AKB48 unveiled jacket covers and preview music video for new single Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー). Their 43rd single celebrates the idol group's 10th anniversary returning key founding members for the song and music videos. Single Kimi wa Melody comes on 5-pairs of editions releasing March 9th 2016. Their new...

AKB48 has updated the release details for their General Election single “Koisuru Fortune Cookie” - jacket covers, full track list revealed. Their 32nd single comes on 3-pairs of editions with type B including graduation songs for Itano Tomomi and Shinoda Mariko. The single has...

AKB48 recently added the title and more details for their 32nd single “Koisuru Fortune Cookie” that’s tied to their 5th General Election. The General Election (fan voted) selected 64 members to participate on the title track and coupling songs for the new single. Single “Koisuru Fortune Cookie” comes on...

AKB48 finished up their 5th General Election last night with the results determining the participants of their 32nd single. The single is announced for pre-order though not yet titled it will come on three Limited editions and three Regular editions all which will hit stores August 21st 2013. Read on...

AKB48 has revealed a preview music video for new single “Eien Pressure” that features the 16 AKB48 idols who survived their annual Janken Taikai (Rock-Paper-Scissors) tournament. The winner Shimazaki Haruka and the rest of the 16 tournament survivors are listed below. Also the hastily announced...

AKB48’s 24th single titled “Uekara Mariko” (上からマリコ ) is set for release December 7th and will feature Shinoda Mariko both in the title track song title but also on all 4 cover jacket versions. Shinoda won the center position during the “Senbatsu...

AKB48′s Shinoda Mariko is making her big screen debut with a starring role in the omnibus movie “Inu to Anata no Monogatari: Inu no Eiga.” The movie is a sequel to the 2005 film “Inu no Eiga,” which tells various stories about people and their dogs. It was revealed in June that Nao Omori (38)...

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...

AKB48 member Shinoda Mariko has been given her first solo emcee duties, as she will be hosting an informational show called “LISMO Channel (Video).” The 5-minute program, which is available only on mobile phones, introduces the latest dramas and movies in Japan. During the press announcement for the show, Shinoda commented, “In the future, I...