It was announced that the music video for AKB48's upcoming single "Gingham Check" will be directed by famous Korean music video director�Joseph Kahn.
Joseph Kahn has worked with various big artists for their music videos, such as U2, Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Backstreet Boys, and more. He also won a Grammy for�Eminem's "Without Me" music video. �Mr. Kahn who claims that he grew up watching Japanese pop culture since his childhood days, commented, "I wanted to make the MV very Japanese-like. I hope the fans see it as new style J-POP music video, just like a joyful dreamland which is big scaled and enjoyable."
The jacket covers for the 27th single were also revealed. There will be "Type-A" which will be Oshima Yuko solo version, and "Type-B" which will feature top 16 members from the general election. �Each type will have 2 different editions.
"Gingham Check" is�scheduled�for a release on August 29th that will be right after Maeda Atsuko's graduation from the group, and one of the coupling tracks for "Type-A" titled "Yume no Kawa" is said to be the send-off song for Maeda.
Check out the jacket covers for AKB48's 27th single "Gingham Check"!
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Thursday, August 2, 2012 AKB48 reveals the jacket covers for their upcoming single, MV to be directed by Joseph Kahn
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