On December 26, former AKB48 members and currently JKT48 members Takajo Aki and Nakagawa Haruka made their stage performance debut with the setlist of “Renai Kinshi Jourei” as a part of Team J at the JKT48 theater. The performance was done completely in Indonesian.
Takajo expressed her strong determination with, “I am extremely happy that everyone …
Jakarta, Indonesia-based sister group JKT48 members Takajo Aki and Nakagawa Haruka are set to make their JKT48 stage debut on December 26th.
On December 9th, Takajo and Nakagawa appeared on one of Indonesia’s most popular music programs, RCTI’s “dahsyat”, and performed for the first time with other JKT members the song “Gomen ne Summer” (originally an SKE48 song) in …
On November 3, AKB48’s overseas Jakarta, Indonesia-based sister group JKT48 ended their second generation auditions. The auditions took place at a studio in Tokyo and all 31 finalists passed their auditions.
The 31 finalists were selected to go to the final round of auditions in Japan from 4,500 applicants who were judged on their singing and dancing skills in Indonesia. …
It was revealed that Takajo Aki and Nakagawa Haruka, who have transferred to JKT48, are making an appearance in a TV CM for “POCARI SWEAT” (Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) that will be aired in Indonesia.
This will mark the third “POCARI SWEAT” CM that JKT48 members have starred in, and other JKT48 members Melody and Shania are also appearing in the CM with …
On September 8th, Takajo Aki and Nakagawa Haruka made a surprise guest appearance at JKT48’s first performance at the JKT48 Theater in Jakarta, Indonesia.
During the 1st day of AKB48’s 3-day concert at Tokyo Dome, it was announced that Takajo and Nakagawa would be transferring to JKT48. In Indonesian, Takajo greeted the fans, “Everyone, I’m pleased to meet you. I’m Takajo …
On September 2nd, AKB48 Theater manager Togasaki Tomonobu commented on members Miyazawa Sae and Takajo Aki’s transfers overseas through his Google+ account.
During AKB48’s concert at Tokyo Dome on August 24th, there was a surprise announcement that Takajo and Nakagawa Haruka would be transferring to JKT48 (Jakarta, Indonesia), and Miyazawa and Suzuki Mariya to SNH48 (Shanghai, China).
In response to …
AKB48 announced a big team shuffle on the first day of their 3-day concert at Tokyo Dome, ‘AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~‘. On the same night, members Miyazawa Sae, Takajo Aki, Nakagawa Haruka, and Suzuki Mariya each expressed their thoughts about their transfer through their official blogs and Google+ accounts.
On her transfer to SHN48 (Shanghai, China), Miyazawa …
French Kiss, sub-unit of popular idol group AKB48, threw the first pitch for the baseball match between Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Tokyo Yakult Swallows at Yokohama Stadium on July 18th.
Kuromochi Asuka is the daughter of Kuromochi Akira, a former pitcher for the Yakult Swallows. It’s been close to two years since she last pitched, and Kuromochi threw the ball with …
On May 27th, AKB48’s Takahashi Minami, Shinoda Mariko, and Takajo Aki turned up at Tokyo Racecourse to be derby presenters for this day.
This was the first time for Takahashi to watch a horse race live and she commented on the experience with, “There was a lot of excitement in the atmosphere and I was surprised when I heard the audience,” …
On May 18th, AKB48’s Itano Tomomi and popular sub-unit French Kiss attended the release party for Seven and I Group’s “Rain Style Collection“.
When asked questions by the press about her close friend Maeda Atsuko’s upcoming graduation, the date for which was just recently confirmed, Itano remained tight-lipped from beginning to end about the topic. Since the AKB48 member was …
Takajo Aki & Kuramochi Asuka
Takajo Aki & Kuramochi Asuka
On April 2nd, it was reported that AKB48 members Kashiwagi Yuki, Takajo Aki, Kuramochi Asuka, Oya Shizuka, and Sato Natsuki will become weather reporters for the TBS news program, “Hiru Obi!“.
The show airs every Monday to Friday at 11:00 am, and the members will take turns reporting the weather everyday.
Kuramochi commented, “I like baseball and …
L to R: Hirata Rina, Miyazawa Sae, Takajo Aki
L to R: Hirata Rina, Miyazawa Sae, Takajo Aki
On March 26th, various members of AKB48 arrived in Washington DC and paid a visit to Thomson Elementary School participating in a cultural exchange with the school children. The group is visiting to show their gratitude for all the support received after the Tohoku Earthquake. AKB48 displayed various “energetic” pop culture …
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 December 8th, AKB48 members Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Sashihara Rino, and Takajo Aki attended a press conference for their new project with Google+.
Using Google+, the members will update information in various ways, allowing them to interact with overseas fans. Maeda commented, “I’m excited. I want to be able to have various interactions in order to be loved …
On November 22nd, AKB48 sub-unit French Kiss held a release event for their latest single, “Saisho no Mail“.
French Kiss performed their new song in front of 50 fans who were invited to the event through a lottery. Regarding the song, member Takajo Aki commented, “It’s a song about destined love that starts with one mail. It has lovely lyrics like …
