Sakura no Hanabiratachi
Sakura no Hanabiratchi (桜の花びらたち) is AKB48’s first indies release. The title of the song translates as “Cherry Blossom Petals”, a ballad set to the bittersweet theme of graduation, despite being the...
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Four months after Sakura no Hanabiratchi, AKB48 released their second indies single, a cheeky song from their stage performances called Skirt, Hirari (スカート、ひらり, Skirt Flutter). (more…)
View ArticleAitakatta
Following Skirt, Hirari AKB48 got their break when they signed up with Sony Music Entertainment’s DefStar Records. And in October 2006, the group released their first major single, Aitakatta (会いたかった/I...
View ArticleSeifuku ga Jama wo Suru
Now part of DefStar Records, AKB48 began producing singles on a 3 month basis. Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru (制服が邪魔をする), was the surprising followup release to AKB48’s major debut. Translated as “The uniform...
View ArticleKeibetsu Shiteita Aijou
AKB48’s next single, Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou (軽蔑していた愛情) continued with their new gritty image but one upped the last by touching upon not just one but multiple taboo topics. The song (which translates...
View ArticleBINGO!
On July 18th 2007, AKB48 released their next single BINGO!. It would be the first release to include the recently formed Team B into the mix. 18 members across the 3 teams were selected to participate...
View ArticleBoku no Taiyou
To counter busying schedules, it was decided in June 2007, that all three AKB48 teams were to be dissolved into a single group. And on the 1st of July, the newly formed Himawari (Sunflower) group began...
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