Not yet has their 4th single “Suika BABY” (Watermelon BABY) set for delivery on May 30th. This is the unit’s first release of 2012 and it will be offered in four different editions. They have also exposed a preview music video for the the title track (below). The unit...

This week’s singles charts are topped by idol group Nogizaka46 with “Oide Shampoo” -  their 2nd single and first number one charting single with over 155,000 copies sold (release details). In second is AKB48 member Sashihara Rino’s solo release “...

How do AKB48 members keep up their energy? Nissin Cup Noodle ad campaign “REAL” has the answer. Just posted are five CM videos featuring AKB48 members - Atsuko Maeda, Shimazaki Haruka, Iwata Karen, Takahashi Minami, and Sashihara Rino....

Voice actress and talento Aya Hirano will star along with AKB48 member Sashihara Rino in a live-action TV series Muse no Kagami (Muse’s Mirror). The show will air on NTV being January 14th in a late night time slot of 1:55am and the series will run for...

AKB48 will be releasing a calendar for 2011 titled “PRESENT ~Kamisama karano Okurimono” on December 14th. 14 out of the 48 members have been selected for the calendar: Oshima Yuko, Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Itano Tomomi, Watanabe Mayu, Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Kashiwagi Yuki, Miyazawa Sae, Matsui Jurina, Kasai Tomomi, Takajo Aki, Minegishi Minami, and...