What is AKB48 known for?

What is AKB48 known for?

AKB48 is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. He searched Akihabara to find members who are innovative, because the area has been energetic recently. They are very popular in Japan. On 2012-10-31, AKB48 sold over 20,000,000 records in Japan and became the best selling female group in J-POP history.

What is graduation in AKB48?

Graduation (卒業 Sotsugyou) is a term used to refer to when a member of AKB48, Sakamichi Series, SNH48 and their respective national and international sister groups leaves their respective group. The term is not exclusive to these groups, and is used by other idol groups as well.

What happened to AKB48’s popularity?

For example, the Shanghai group SNH48 was established in 2012. In 2018, AKB48 idols took part in South Korean music channel Mnet Media’s reality show Produce 48. Over the years, however, the constant turnover of members and a series of scandals have had their impact on the group’s popularity.

How does AKB48 recruit new members?

Besides the regular auditions, AKB48 also participates in the AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi to recruit new members. They also had a special audition to recruit Team 8 and two auditions to recruit temporary members ( Otona AKB48 and Baito AKB ). Team 8, having one member from each prefecture, holds separated auditions everytime a member graduates.

Are there any sister groups in AKB48?

AKB48 also has Concurrent Members, members from sister groups who have a concurrent position in AKB48. However, after the AKB48 Team Shuffle 2017, no sister group members hold Concurrent positions on AKB48.

What is AKB48 face-to-face idols?

AKB48 idols are often referred to as “face-to-face” idols, which means these groups have their own theaters where they often hold smaller-scale intimate performances and hold fan meets where fans have the opportunity to shake hands and talk with their idols.