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AKB48 at the New York Anime Festival
Posted by Christian Liendo on Sep 28, 2009 in Fandom, Japanese TV
All 48 team members of AKB48 didn’t show up for the New York Anime Festival, but we were very happy to have even just a few of the ever so cute J-pop divas at the show! Read more… AKBINGO! Can We Sneak This J-Pop Band Into a High School?
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 12, 2009 in Japanese TV
This latest action packed episode of AKBINGO! starts off with the girls attempting to sneak into a high school — it sort of reminded me of how Josie and the Pussycats might come up with a solution. Later in the episode there’s a museum sketch where the J-pop girls get paint all over their face: Read more… AKBINGO! Jumping Rope J-Pop Style
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jun 14, 2009 in Japanese TV
AKBINGO! a variety show which features the J-Pop group AKB48 which has so many members that they actually divide them up into different teams. In this episode the competing diva troupes has a show down by jumping rope! The fate of the young lady who is hot by the rope? Well she’s forced to dress up in nerdy eye glasses and must face the taunts of her fellow team members: Read more… AKBINGO! Top Idol Competition
Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 28, 2009 in Japanese TV
Shown above is a segment from the March 25th episode of AKBINGO! a variety show which features the J-Pop group AKB48 which includes some 46 divas (well they started with 48 young ladies but that was several years ago) divided into three teams. The group is unusual in that once a week they preform at their own theater which is located in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. Read more… AKBINGO!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 17, 2008 in Japanese TV
AKBINGO! is an NTV variety show that just went on the air this October. In the show participants go through various game show stunts — however the twist is that in the second half of the show turns into a musical showcase of sorts. So far the show has featured musical acts like AKB48 and the Bad Boys. Here’s a recent episode from October 15th: Akihabara48: An Army of J-Pop
Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 12, 2007 in Japanese TV
Akihabara48 (often shortened to AKB48) is an idol girl group produced by Akimoto Yasushi. Though their name implies they have 48 members, they started in December 2005 with only 20 girls. Currently, AKB48 has 53 members divided into 3 teams: Team A, Team K and Team B. Right now DoCoMo mobile phone in Japan has an American Idol style commercial which features A48: |
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