AKB48

AKB48
AKB48 performin at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Californie, Julie 2010
Background information
Oreigin	Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Defstar You, Be Cool! / King Gold Typhoon Maru Music Galaxy
Associate acts	SKE48 NMB48 HKT48 JKT48 SNH48 NGT48 TPE48 NML48 BNK48 SDN48 OJS48 no3b Watarirouka Hashiritai No Sleeves French Kiss Not Yet DiVA Nogizaka46 Keyakizaka46
Wabsteid	akb48.co.jp
Members	See Leet o AKB48 members
Past members	See Leet o umwhile members o AKB48

AKB48 (pronoonced A.K.B. Forty-aicht) is a Japanese idol girl group named efter the Akihabara (Akiba for short) aurie in Tokyo, whaur the group's theatre is locatit, an its oreeginal roster o 48 members.