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246 members of popular idol group AKB48 and its sister units held special concerts in four cities in support of the recovery effort in the Tohoku region on Sunday.
At AKB48 theater in Akihabara in Tokyo, 90 members of AKB48, led by Minami Takahashi offered a pray for the victims of the tsunami. Then AKB48 singer Atsuko Maeda led a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. Group member Karen Iwata, who is from Sendai, said in between tears that she wants to become a light of hope for the Tohoku area.
In the other concerts, 68 members of SKE48 performed in Osaka, 67 NMB48 members sang in Nagoya and 21 singers from HKT48 performed in Fukuoka.
© Japan Today
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Noripinhead
How can there be 246 member of AKB48? Don't they have only 48 members?
nath
It says and sister groups too.
KobeGrandad
All self penned as usual i hope. Hope they can all help raise awareness to the nuclear debate with their meningfull lyrics and appearances on current affairs shows.
How did Japan survive before AKB48?
jumpultimatestars
I also cannot quite understand how this group works. AKB48 has how many members in total? Who knows. Sometimes they call them sister groups but sometimes they call them all under the umbrella term "AKB48"... I have no idea what's going on...
keika1628
Meanwhile Heinz 57 and a dozen or more Elvis Presleys who fronted 300 Yoko Ono's had a standing ovation to mark the day at Saitama Stadium, the applause was so thunderous that the Government sent out a second tsunami warning .
lostrune2
Quick! Name them!
Just according to plan. Soon in a not too far future, every Japanese teenage girl will belong to a pop group!
Greapper1
AKB246
Oh god, please make it stop!
Foxie
This is getting more ridiculous every day.
nath
haven't these people suffered enough!?
yasukuni
Morning Musume must be feeling really jealous these days.They even missed out on the kimigayo gig.
Do you think I could start up a group called Gaijin100? Kinpatsu50? How about 48 gaijin oyaji wearing speedos?
my2sense
I saw this in the New York Times and the Washington and LA Post and there were no comments. Please advise.
Serrano
"How did Japan survive before AKB48?"
Don't ask such questions, ha ha!
Bartholomew Harte
Does it Really matter HOW many members are in the group ? These young people are doing Positive things for the victims of this disaster ! You Go, Girls!!
Albert Lazzaris
It is just sad has in Japan such a kind of rubbish can go this far. When people have a easy and superficial life style, they start to love any crap as their life is meaningless."
If it is a young girl that likes, it is OK. But males over 12y old, there are some areas badly screwed on their brains.
Stephen Jez
Lame, people still buy their albums?
Ranger_Miffy2
Albums?
Max Milanisti
what relation between JKT48-Indonesia- and AKB48 -Japan-....???
sensei258
Very soon, we will all be members of AKB48.
lrodriguezsosa
One monumental concert! Stuff for Guinness Book of Records.
Wolfpack
@Batholomew
For those that take their Pop music seriously, yes it does matter. Let's face it, Pop music can be so very important to people that they can't help but to come to the defense of the genre when faced with a group that seeks to change the industry. AKB48 is one of the biggest selling groups in the world - yes, in the world. There are a lot of members and they are making a lot of money. They are also doing some good things for people in need. There are a surprising number of people that don't seem to like that...