Former AKB48 member Nakaya Sayaka makes her 1st public appearance after the graduation

On April 30th, former AKB48 member Nakaya Sayaka held a release event for her book “Hisenbatsu datta Watashi wo Sukutta 48 no Kotoba” attended by 400 fans.

Nakaya graduated from the group back in March in order to pursue her dream to become a voice actress, however, she could not pass the audition she was aiming for.

This day was …


AKB48′ Nakaya Sayaka to graduate from the group

AKB48 member Nakaya Sayaka announced during a recent performance at the AKB48 theater that she would be graduating from the group after the upcoming theater performance on March 6.

The reason for her graduation is because she wants to pursue her dream to become a voice actress. Nakaya joined AKB48 back in 2006 as a third generation member, and she was …


Japan Box Office Report – November 17th/18th

(02) 'Aku no Kyoten' / (01) 'Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo.' / (03) 'Nobou no Shiro'

(02) 'Aku no Kyoten' / (01) 'Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo.' / (03) 'Nobou no Shiro'

‘Evangelion’ establishes itself in first place and even beat the opening weekend of ‘Umizaru’.

If there is one anime movie everyone has been waiting for, it has to be ‘Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo.‘ The movie opened on 224 screens on Saturday and …


Actor Katsuno Hiroshi praises AKB48’s Nakaya Sayaka and Tanabe Miku

On November 6, actor Katsuno Hiroshi (63) appeared at a press conference in Tokyo for his play “Poppoya” (runs February 2-10 of next year at the Nihonbasi Kokaido).

The play is based on Asada Jiro’s (60) novel of the same name. Two AKB48 members, Nakaya Sayaka (21) and Tanabe Miku (19) who will co-star with Katsuno for the first time, commented that the actor is …


Four AKB48 members attend a special fan event

L to R: Nakaya Sayaka, Nakata Chisato, Uchida Mayumi, Tanabe Miku

L to R: Nakaya Sayaka, Nakata Chisato, Uchida Mayumi, Tanabe Miku

Four of AKB48’s closest members Nakaya Sayaka, Nakata Chisato, Uchida Mayumi, and Tanabe Miku attended a special fan event. The girls sang, played mini games and had a witty ‘girls talk’ in front of 700 fans.

Nakaya wrote a best-selling book, titled “Non-Senbatsu Idol”, expressing what it was like not …


Maeda Atsuko returns to her hometown for AKB48 performance

On June 11th, AKB48’s Team A took their nationwide tour to Ichikawa City in Chiba.

AKB48’s ace and soon-to-be graduate, Maeda Atsuko (20), is from Ichikawa City. She has visited the city various times for handshake events and other outings, but this will be her first time there for an AKB solo performance. 1,900 fans did an “Acchan Call” as the …


Watanabe Mayu, Nakaya Sayaka, and Ishida Haruka attend event for ‘AKB0048′

On April 29th, AKB48 members Watanabe Mayu, Nakaya Sayaka, and Ishida Haruka held an event at Shinjuku Balto 9 to commemorate the start of their anime series, ‘AKB0048‘. The girls appeared at the event dressed as their characters, and excited the crowd of 400 people.

The anime is set in the 21st Century, and it’s story revolves around 9 …


New unit from AKB48 ‘NO NAME’ to make their debut

It has been revealed a new unit from AKB48 called NO NAME will be making their debut! They will be providing the theme songs for AKB48’s animation ‘AKB0048‘ (scheduled to start airing April 29th). NO NAME includes Watanabe Mayu and the voice actresses of ‘AKB0048′, for a total of nine members.

New unit will sing the opening song “Kibou …


AKB48’s Nakaya Sayaka to release an autobiography

It’s been revealed that AKB48 member Nakaya Sayaka will be releasing her autobiography, “Hisenbatsu Idol” (Non-Senbatsu Idol), on April 2nd.

Nakaya was one of the 13,000 girls who entered the 3rd Generation auditions back in 2006. Almost a year after joining the group, she made her theater debut as a member of Team B in April of 2007. She …


AKB48’s Nakaya Sayaka & Tanabe Miku to form a new unit “BABY GAMBA”

On August 1st, it was revealed that AKB48’s Nakaya Sayaka and Tanabe Miku will form a new unit, titled “BABY GAMBA”!

The girls will release a DVD single named “Ee Janaika” on September 14th. In the PV for the song, the two will be featured dancing with “Gamba”, based on a children’s book written by Saito Atsuo titled, “Boukenshatachi: Gamba to …


AKB48 Mousa gets their own cable show!

The AKB48 girls apart of the Mousa talent agency - Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Tanabe Miku and Uchida Mayumi – will get their own TV show on PigooHD, a girls’ entertainment channel from Sky Perfect!HD.

Their show will be a talk show titled, “PigooRadio Mousa”. Run like a radio-style talk program, “PigooRadio Mousa” will be 30 minutes long, and sees the girls tackling …