On April 18th, AKB48’s Sashihara Rino was appointed as Oita City’s first sightseeing ambassador.
Sashihara, who was born in Oita, was chosen for this position because she has continued to talk about her love for the city through TV programs and her official blog.
During a press conference, mayor Kugimiya Ban welcomed Sashihara to her position saying, ”I want her to send out …
On April 11th, it was announced that the late-night NTV drama ‘Muse no Kagami‘ starring AKB48’s Sashihara Rino will be adapted into a movie.
Sashihara attended the press announcement in Tokyo and nominated child actor Suzuki Fuku as a new addition to the cast. In fact, she would like him to play her love interest in the movie and film some …
Earlier, AKB48’s Sashihara Rino revealed the short PV for her solo debut single, “Soredemo Sukidayo“, and now, the full PV has been released!
In the PV, Sashihara plays 3 different characters: the high school student ‘Rino’, the freeter ‘Sashiko’, and the idol ‘Sashihara Rino’. Rino and Sashiko’s scenes were shot in Sashihara’s hometown of …
AKB48’s Sashihara Rino has revealed the short PV for her solo debut song, “Soredemo Sukidayo“!
As reported earlier, Sashihara will be making her solo debut from avex trax on May 2nd. The title track is the theme song for her first starring drama, “Muse no Kagami“.
“Soredemo Sukidayo” is described as an upbeat song that resembles …
It’s been revealed that AKB48’s Sashihara Rino will be starring in the new CM for Kaou’s toilet cleaning sheet, ‘Toilet Quickle‘.
Sashihara, who says that this was her first time cleaning a toilet, expressed, “If I had known it would get this clean so easily, I would’ve done it sooner. From now on, I want to set an example.”
In the new …
On February 29th, AKB48 member Watanabe Mayu topped the Oricon Daily Charts with her solo debut single, “Synchro Tokimeki“.
The next day, Watanabe updated Watarirouka Hashiritai 7’s official blog with her feelings about her great achievement. First of all, she thanked her fans for watching her special internet live through Ustream and Ameblo Studio.
Watanabe reported, “I have …
On February 22nd, AKB48 member Sashihara Rino attended a press conference for the fashion brand, ‘Samantha Thavasa‘, as their latest Muse.
Sashihara appeared at the event wearing a pastel-colored blouse and a white mini-skirt. She shared that she was taken by surprise to receive the same title as Beyonce and fellow member Itano Tomomi, who are also Muses for the brand. …
On the February 12th episode of Music Japan, the girls of the 48 family (SKE48, NMB48, AKB48’s Iwasa Misaki and Sashihara Rino) dominated this broadcast along with Johnny’s Entertainment group, V6, bringing a lively stage with these idol groups.
Check out their respective performances below!
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<”Kataomoi Finally” – SKE48>
<”Junjou U-19” – NMB48>
<”Mujin Eki” – Iwasa Misaki>
(Performance starts at 0:52 mark)
<”Soredemo …
On January 29th, it was revealed that popular idol group AKB48 will appear in a TV commercial for “Haruyama”, a company that specializes in the distribution of men’s suits and attires. The upcoming endorsement will feature all 12 popular members such as Oshima Yuko in ‘Handsome Men’s Slim Suit’ and even drastically change their usual hairstyles to …
On January 24th, AKB48 member Sashihara Rino held a handshake event to commemorate the release of her 1st photobook, “Sashiko” (released on January 19th).
Sashihara has enjoyed a strong year so far, as she’s landed a lead role in the drama ‘Muse no Kagami‘ for the first time, made a solo debut, and released her own photobook. …
On January 23rd, idol group AKB48 held an event titled, ‘AKB Unit Festival’, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo.
This festival is like an extra concert to their four-day event, ‘Request Hour Set List Best 100’, which ended just recently on the 22nd. This festival featured AKB48 sub-units Watarirouka Hashiritai 7, No Sleeves, and French …
On January 23rd, ‘Seven & I‘ held a press conference for their upcoming “Valentine Fair“. The event was attended by AKB48 members Maeda Atsuko, Takahashi Minami, Itano Tomomi, and Sashihara Rino, who had fun sharing their past Valentine’s Day experiences.
Itano revealed, “Back during 6th grade in primary school, I bought chocolate worth $10 and brought it all the way to …
Popular idol group AKB48 will be starring in a new NTT Docomo CM for the first time in 6 years.
In the CM, Maeda Atsuko will work with her 14-year-old self. No, she isn’t going back in time; the CM will just use past footage of Maeda as part of its production.
Maeda commented, “I’m surprised I haven’t changed …
It was announced that AKB48/Not yet member Sashihara Rino will soon be making her solo debut. This surprising announcement was made during a handshake event for AKB48’s latest single “Ue kara Mariko“. The news was even a shock to Sashihara, who had no idea that she would be getting a solo debut.
Her solo debut single (title unknown yet) will …
It was announced that AKB48 / Not yet member, Sashihara Rino will star in a new NTV drama titled “Muse no Kagami” for the first time.
This drama will be aired confined in the Kanto region, and Fukuda Yuichi (“Yuusha Yoshihiko no Bouken”, “33-pun Tantei”) will also take part in the direction of the drama. Sashihara will play a girl …
