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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2020 21:23:05 GMT
Japanese pop culture is well-known and popular worldwide. Especially, female idol groups are one of the symbols of J-POP and the pop culture. Here 3 popular Japanese girl idol groups in 2020. Japanese culture has been getting known and popular among all over the world recently. In addition to the good-old traditional culture like Geisha and Kabuki, the new pop culture such as manga, anime and girl groups is one of the most attracting things in Japan. The government of Japan has promoted the newer Japanese culture abroad as “Cool Japan” for the last years. Japanese girl groups, which usually mean pop star singers, are one of the symbols of Cool Japan as well as manga and anime. AKB is an abbreviation for the mecca of Japanese pop culture Akihabara where AKB48 is based and has their own theater to perform. Akihabara is one of the most famous towns in Tokyo for Japanese pop culture where a great number of foreign visitors travel seeking for manga and anime and other cool and geeky items. The girl group AKB48 is the symbol of the town. AKB48 is the first group that Yasushi Akimoto, the producer and lyricist, has produced as “48 group”, and there are many 48 groups all around Japan and even in other Asian countries: SKE48 (Sakae, Aichi), NMB48 (Namba, Osaka), HKT48 (Hakata, Fukuoka), STU48 (Setouchi), NGT48 (Niigata), JKT48 (Jakarta, Indonesia), BNK48 (Bangkok, Thailand), TPE48 (Taipei, Taiwan), MNL48 (Manila, Philippines), MUM48 (Mumbai, India) The first 48 group has made the 48 groups even more famous internally and internationally as an undoubted fact since the first group was founded in 2005. In 2017, AKB48 has become the number one female singer with over 51 million CDs in sales totally. The charisma of Atsuko Maeda and the cheerful character of Yuko Oshima attracted a large number of fans and there was no one who didn’t know them in Japan. After they graduated from AKB48, the girl group has released the best-selling CDs which are over a million sales.
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Post by Admin on Jun 22, 2020 1:24:12 GMT
Nogizaka 46 Nogizaka 46 (乃木坂46) is one of the hottest and most popular girl groups in Japan. It was founded in 2011 by Yasushi Akimoto as the official rival of AKB48, but it doesn’t belong to the “48 group”. Do you notice something odd about the group name? Yes, Nogizaka is not represented by 3 letters like AKB but Japanese Kanji like “乃木坂” for the name of the rival group to have a clear distinction from AKB48. It’s also followed by 46 instead of 48, which means Nogizaka 46 can beat AKB48 with 2 less members. There are just 46 members in the group in 2017 (43 as of May in 2018), and they are visually attractive simply. Nogizaka46 is ofter said that the group members are formed by the cutest girls in a school from all over the country. Taking their achievements and the sales into consideration, their music is fantastic without a doubt. But the reason why they are so popular is more than that. There are just 46 members in the group in 2017 (43 as of May in 2018), and they are visually attractive simply. Nogizaka46 is ofter said that the group members are formed by the cutest girls in a school from all over the country. Competitive Girl Group Therefore, the top girl group is very competitive due to the visually top-level members. Around 20 (16–21) members are picked in every time a new single is released, and the well-selected members are given priority for singing the song and appearing on TV show to promote it. And the number one member is placed at the “center” position when they perform. It’s very hard every time for fans and producers to pick some of around 40 members. Nogizaka46 has got more competitive since the 3rd generation members joined the group in 2016, and 4 members have been already selected for the 20th single. Some join and stimulate the group, and others graduate from it unfortunately. The graduations of the main members Mai Fukagawa and Nanami Hashimoto surprised their fans in 2016 and 2017. And one the leader members Rina Ikoma, who had led the group as the center position from the early period, finally graduated in this year.
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Post by Admin on Jul 23, 2020 4:38:18 GMT
A 50-year-old man from the capital's Shinjuku Ward was arrested for allegedly spreading fake rumors on Twitter with posts implying some members of the idol group NGT48 are addicted to stimulants. The Metropolitan Police Department's first criminal investigation division announced the arrest of Akihiro Sumi on July 21. He is specifically accused of defaming members Marina Nishigata, Minami Kato, Yuka Ogino, Noe Yamada and Ayaka Tano. Sumi is suspected of posting tweets such as, "Because of the use of stimulants, their thought process and human minds are broken, so it's no use saying anything," along with the names of the five members. Maho Yamaguchi, a former member of NGT48, based in the central Japan prefecture of Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast, had previously been assaulted by two male fans who came to her residence. Sumi mentioned about the incident and admitted to the allegations by telling police, "I felt distrust in the members, and wanted to damage their image."
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Post by Admin on Jan 17, 2023 17:18:28 GMT
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Post by Admin on May 29, 2023 14:23:34 GMT
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