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Minami Kato
is a Japanese idol. She is a former member of AKB48's sister group NGT48 as a kenkyūsei and was the 2nd captain of the former Team NIII (pronounced ''N-Three''). Career On January 25, 2015, at the "AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 1035 2015" concert, it was announced that AKB48 would form a new sister group under the name NGT48. Auditions to become a member would be starting in March. The auditions actually held place from April 5 until May 18 and on July 25 the first generation members were announced, one of them being Kato. She was officially promoted from a Kenkyuusei (Research Student) to a member of NGT48 Team NIII (along with 13 other members) on January 10, 2016, which was the day of the NGT48 Theater Opening. On that day she was cast as the female lead for a television series adaptation of Higurashi When They Cry, which was premiered from May 20 on BS Sky PerfecTV!. She made her A-side participation debut for AKB48's 44th Single Tsubasa wa Iranai which was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niigata (city)
is a city located in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture (). It is the capital and the most populous Cities of Japan, city of Niigata Prefecture, and one of the cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, located in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the most populous city on the west coast of Honshu, and the second populous city in Chūbu region after Nagoya. It faces the Sea of Japan and Sado, Niigata, Sado Island. , the city had an estimated population of 779,049, and a population density of 1,072 persons per km2. The total area is . Greater Niigata, the Niigata Urban Employment Area, Metropolitan Employment Area, has a GDP of US$43.3 billion as of 2010. It is the only government-designated city on the west coast of Honshu. It has the greatest habitable area of cities in Japan (). It is designated as a reform base for the large scale agriculture under () initiatives. Overview Niigata was one of the cities incorporated by the legislation effective on April 1, 1889 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haru Wa Dokokara Kurunoka?
"Haru wa Doko kara kuru no ka?" (春はどこから来るのか？) is the third single by Japanese idol girl group NGT48. It was released on April 11, 2018. It was number-one on the Oricon Singles Chart and was also number-one on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and Hanshin Contents Link since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thursday .... Track listing Type A Charts Weekly charts References NGT48 songs 2018 songs 2018 singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles Song articles with missing songwriters {{2018-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Women Singers
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1995 Births
1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government no longer providing public funding, marking the beginning of the Information Age. America Online and Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public. Events January * January 1 ** The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ** Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union. * January 9 – Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard then '' Mir'' space station, breaking a duration record. * January 10– 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people gathering for John Paul II's concl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rena Ryūgū
is a fictional character in the Higurashi When They Cry, ''Higurashi When They Cry'' series. Born as , she adopts the name "Rena" upon moving back to her hometown of Hinamizawa following a mental breakdown. Whilst on the surface, she adopts a naive, cheerful, and innocent persona, Rena is perceptive, strong-willed, and reacts strongly to being lied to. In some arcs, her traumatic background and staunch belief in the curse of Oyashiro culminate in her committing violent crimes. Rena is regarded as a mascot character for 07th Expansion. Her image has substantially inspired the ''Moe (slang), moe'' genre, as well as ''menhera'' and ''Glossary of anime and manga#yandere, yandere''. Development and design According to series creator Ryukishi07, Rena "embodies the world of the story like no other character, a girl trying to be normal in a world that won't allow it". She will kill if she believes she has no choice and is capable of deflecting suspicion under an innocent façade. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HKT48
HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Hakata-ku ward of Fukuoka, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group currently performs at City Bank HKT48 Theater in Fukuoka and has sold nearly 4 million copies of CDs in Japan. History Plans for a group entitled ''HKT48'' were first revealed by AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto on November 19, 2008. HKT48 was officially announced on May 1, 2011, at an AKB48 handshake event. The group was the fourth AKB48 sister group to be launched, after the groups SKE48, SDN48 and NMB48. While the group took its name from its proposed base location of Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, HKT48 was eventually based at a theater in the Hawks Town Mall in neighboring Chūō-ku, Fukuoka. This location is next to the Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome. In addition, it was announced that the group would be accepting applications from girls aged between 11 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKBingo!
''AKBingo!'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese television variety show featuring Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The show aired weekly on Nippon Television. In each episode, members of AKB48 and occasionally their sister groups participate in activities that include quizzes, games, sports, and news. The original show was cancelled in 2019, and has been succeeded by two different shows since then: ''AKBingo! NEO'' and '' AKB48 Sayonara Mōri-san''. History ''AKBingo!'' is the successor of two previous shows featuring AKB48 with very similar concepts, ''AKB 0ji 59fun'' and ''AKB 1ji 59fun''. The concept of the show was reused for the Sakamichi Series groups with ''NogiBingo!'' for Nogizaka46, ''KeyaBingo!'' for Keyakizaka46 and ''HinaBingo!'' for Hinatazaka46, as well as STU48 with ''SetoBingo!'' and HKT48 with ''HKTBingo!'' in 2018, and SKE48 with ''SKEBingo!'' in 2019. The hosts of the show were changed in June 2016 after 395 episodes, when the ''owarai'' comedy duo Bad B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skirt, Hirari
is Japanese idol group AKB48's second single, released independently through AKS on June 7, 2006. The song was sung by 7 members of AKB48 Team A, Tomomi Itano, Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Rina Nakanishi, Risa Narita, Mai Oshima, and Minami Takahashi, and other members of Team A were back dancers. The center of the song is Minami Takahashi and Atsuko Maeda. Promotion Launching of "Skirt, Hirari" was held at the off-theater live promoting event at Akihabara UDX with some 1,500 attendees on June 4, 2006, 3 days prior the release date. During this event, all AKB48 members, 20 members of Team A and 17 members of Team K, performed on the stage together first time,"AKB48 History (path to major debut)" DVD, included in "Aitakatta" - First edition although "Skirt, Hirari" itself was recorded with Team A members only. They made their first appearances on TV music programs to perform as a group of singers, such as "Music Station", "Music Fighter", etc. on June 9, two days after the releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thumbnail (album)
is the fifth studio album by Japanese idol girl group AKB48, released on 25 January 2017. This album features the singles " Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby", "High Tension", as well as " 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki", the main theme from NHK's ''Asadora'' series, '' Asa ga Kita''. This is the last album to feature long-time member and former AKB48 Team A Haruna Kojima. Track listing Personnel Graduated Members * Haruka Shimazaki * Minami Takahashi * Yuko Oshima * Atsuko Maeda * Tomomi Itano * Mariko Shinoda Guests * Morning Musume , formerly and commonly known as and colloquially referred to as , is a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most to ... '17 * Junichi Inagaki Release history References AKB48 albums 2017 albums 2010s Japanese-language albums {{Japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukinanda
is the 49th single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 30, 2017. The single sold 1,036,551 physical copies on its first day according to Oricon. On November 9, 2024, Thai version of "#sukinanda" has been sung by the members of BNK48. On February 2, 2025, Indonesian version of "#sukinanda" has been sung by JKT48 members with the title #KuSangatSuka. Track listings All lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto. Type A Type B Type C Type D Type E Theater edition Personnel #Sukinanda Center: Sashihara Rino *AKB48 Team A: Yui Yokoyama(7) *AKB48 Team B: Mayu Watanabe(2) *AKB48 Team 4: Nana Okada(9), Juri Takahashi(11) *HKT48: Rino Sashihara(1), Sakura Miyawaki(4) *SKE48: Jurina Matsui(3), Akari Suda(6), Sarina Sōda(8), Nao Furuhata(14), Akane Takayanagi(15) *NGT48: Yuka Ogino(5), Rie Kitahara(10), Hinata Homma(13) *NMB48: Miru Shiroma(12), Akari Yoshida(16) "Darashinai Aishikata" Undergirls (アンダーガールズ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negaigoto No Mochigusare
is the 48th single by AKB48, released on May 31, 2017. The title song was first performed live on NCON, a traditional school choir contest promoted by NHK, and later on other shows '' Minna no Uta'' and '' AKB48 Show'' where this song made their its TV appearances. The single was number-one on the Oricon weekly Singles Chart, with 1,305,747 copies sold, and was also number-one the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100. Abstract The song is reminiscent of Russian folk songs, and moves at an almost waltzing tempo. An original song performed by STU48, "Setouchi no Koe", was included as coupling song, however, as the Theater Edition does not come with bonus DVD included, the full MV was released on the official STU48 channel and later included in the bonus disc from debut single "Kurayami". Release and promotion This single will be released in seven versions: three limited editions (Types A, B and C), three regular editions (Types A, B and C) and Theater edition. All types will include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot Sign
is the 47th single (music), single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on 15 March 2017. The title song is used as the theme song of their drama Tofu Pro-Wrestling premiered on January 21, 2017. History The release of the single was announced at an AKB48's handshake meeting held at Pacifico Yokohama on 4 February 2017. The list of the 32 members who will participate on the title track was also announced at the same meeting. Haruna Kojima was announced as the center performer for the title track, her first time in two years, and third time overall and also her final appearance on an AKB48 Single. This is the first single to release after Shimazaki Haruka graduated from the group. It sold 933,969 copies on its first day, less than their previous single, "High Tension". Four days before official release of "Shoot Sign", AKB48 performed for the first time their 48th and upcoming single "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" during NCON (a school choir contest promoted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
