In cooperation with Shueisha, Inc. and Weekly Playboy, 12 members of AKB48 are participating in a support video on YouTube in order to raise money for disaster relief. Simply by watching the video, all proceeds collected will be reported on Shueisha's official site and donated to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami.

The video features AKB48 members each saying an encouraging message, such as "Ganbare Nippon!" The members participating are Maeda Atsuko, Itano Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae, Ota Ayaka, Akimoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miku, Nakagawa Haruka, Umeda Ayaka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Masuda Yuka, Hirajima Natsumi, and Takahashi Minami.

Check it out below!