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Idol group AKB48 has just shattered the record for highest one-day sales of a single. Their 20th single, “Sakura no Ki ni Narou,” sold more than 655,000 copies during its first day on record store shelves. Ever since Oricon started publishing daily sales numbers in March 2009, this is the first time that any artist [...]

AKB48 founder Akimoto Yasushi is expanding his “AKB” empire all the way to Fukuoka! At this time, he’s produced AKB48, SKE48, and NMB48; now he’s added “HKT48” (short for “HAKATA”) to the list.

アイドルグループ・AKB48の姉妹ユニットとして福岡県・博多を活動の拠点とする「HKT48」の結成が発表されている。 公式Webサイトでは第一期生を決めるオーディションの開催に伴い、今月31日(火)までを受付期間とし、11歳から22歳までの女性を募集している。 Article source: http://www.terrafor.net/news_eBhXHo3O5q.html?rightIncoming search terms:HKT48博多AKB博多 姉妹ユニット スケジュール

Sawako Hata is a member of statue organisation SKE48, a Nagoya-based spin-off of statue juggernaut AKB48. Previously, SKE48 members were roped in to foster Kinect in Japan. If Sony is looking for someone to foster a PSP, it should ring Hata. She’s got a bag bucket of them. Seven, to be exact. In a new [...]