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AKB48 History
Description: AKB48 History
CONCEPTION & DEBUT 2005-2008 | AKB48's early struggles AKB48 theater opening and original teams formation: ★ Team A from the 1st generation ★ Team K from the 2nd generation ★ Team B from the 3rd generation On AKB48's first theater performance, their audience consists of only 7 actual guests, with the rest of the spectators being guests from the media. Nevertheless, they persevered! During this time, founding members lead the group, most notably AKB48 original center Maeda Atsuko and 2nd generation ace Oshim
AKB48 starts to gain important momentum! ★ Signed to major labels (Defstar, then KingRecords) ★ Release of karaoke hit Heavy Rotation ★ Invited to Kouhaku Uta Gassen as their own act¹ AKB48 also holds their groundbreaking signature events, the Senbatsu Sousenkyo (SSK) and Janken Taikai for the first time and conducts the first group-wide Team Shuffle in 2009. The term Kami7 or "Godly 7" to refer to the original legendary members becomes more common, after the Top 7 of the Senbatsu Sousenkyo remain the same
AKB48 becomes the top idol group in Japan! ★ Wins Japan Record Awards Grand Prix 2 times ★ Performed a concert at Tokyo Dome ★ Sells more CDs than top group Morning Musume ★ Start of 1mio sales streak (Sakura no ki ni narou) And after establishing the first 3 teams in the first year of debut, a new Team 4 debuts in 2011! The Golden Era closes with Maeda Atsuko's graduation and Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle in 2012, where Takahashi Minami is made Soukantoku (General Manager) of AKB48.
48DIRECTORY
AKB48 History