AKB48
Formed Date
December 8, 2005
Origin
Tokyo, Japan
Genre
Pop
Members
Aki Takajo,
Anna Iriyama,
Atsuko Maeda,
Chiba Eri,
Erena Ono,
Haruka Shimazaki,
Haruna Kojima 小嶋 陽菜,
Jurina Matsui,
Manami Oku,
Mariko Shinoda,
Mayu Watanabe,
Minami Minegishi,
Minami Takahashi 高橋 みなみ,
Oshima Yuko,
Rie Kitahara,
Rina Izuta,
Rino Sashihara,
Sayaka Akimoto,
Takahashi Juri,
Tomomi Itano,
Tomomi Kasai,
Yuki Kashiwagi
About AKB48
About
Their single "Sugar Rush" appeared in the 2012 film Wreck It Ralph. They won Artist of the Year at the 2013 Billboard Japan Music Awards. Then in 2017, their album sales surpassed 6 million.
Trivia
They were named the largest pop group in the Guinness World Records in November 2010.