NMB48

NMB48
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2011 (2011)–present
Labels	lough and loud! records (July 2011-)
Associated acts	AKB48
Website	nmb48.com (Japanese)
Members
Team N details Team Kenkyusei details
Past members
Details

NMB48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group performs at NMB48 Theater on the basement of Yes-Namba Building in Namba, Osaka.

About

NMB48 belongs to Kyoraku Yoshimoto Holdings Co., Ltd., a joint corporation of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Kyoraku Sangyo Co., Ltd. The name "NMB" comes from "Namba" in the Minami district in Osaka.

NMB48 debuted on October 9, 2010, and consisted of 26 members as Team Kenkyūsei. However one member resigned from the group due to illness. Of the remaining 25 members, 16 were promoted to Team N on March 10, 2011.

Activities after debut

• December 31, 2010 - Appearance in the 61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen as one of the sister group of AKB48
• January 1, 2011 - The first performance at NMB48 Theater "Dareka no Tame ni"
• February 1, 2011 - Sayaka Yamamoto and Miyuki Watanabe's taking part in the Fukumame-maki Event at Tsutenkaku
• February 14, 2011 - Starting promotion of the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in the Kansai region.
• March 22 and 23, 2011 - Taking part in the 3rd Okinawa International Movie Festival.
• April 16, 2011 - Sayaka Yamamoto and Miyuki Watanabe's taking part in AKB48 handshake event "Sakura no Ki ni Narou" at Kyocera Dome Osaka. Team N performed a mini-live in the event.

• After the 2nd Generation audition, 23 participants debuted as the 2nd Generation Kenkyusei at the AKB48 Group event at Tokyo Dome City Hall on June 5, 2011.

History

2010

On 10 July 2010, AKB48 first announced that they will be forming a second sister national group.^[1][2] This new group will be based in Namba.^[2]

NMB48 officially became active on 9 October 2010.^[1] Yasushi Akimoto announced that the group will have 26 research students for the first generation.^[3] These members made their first appearance at the AKB48 Tokyo Autumn Festival. ^[3]

2011

NMB48 made their debut performance at their theater on New Year's Day 2011.^[1]

NMB48 released their debut single, "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" on 20 July 2011.^[4] On its debut week, the single sold a total of about 218,000 copies, making it the bestselling single on the Oricon weekly charts for the week of 20-27 July 2011.^[4] This makes NMB48 the second girl group after PASSPO to reach number 1 with a debut single.^[4]

Members

All members belong to Kyoraku Yoshimoto Holdings Co., Ltd.

Team N

Captain in bold

1st Generation (promoted to Team N on March 10, 2011)

• Aina Fukumoto (福本 愛菜^?, Ai-nyan (あいにゃん)) (March 25, 1993 in Nara Prefecture)
• Kei Jonishi (上西 恵^?, Keicchi (けいっち)) (March 18, 1995 in Shiga Prefecture)
• Kanako Kadowaki (門脇 佳奈子^?, Kanakichi (かなきち)) (October 24, 1996 in Osaka)
• Haruna Kinoshita (木下 春奈^?, Haru (はる)) (June 9, 1998 in Osaka)
• Rika Kishino (岸野 里香^?, Rika-nyan (りかにゃん)) (June 4, 1996 in Hyogo Prefecture)
• Rina Kondo (近藤 里奈^?, Rii-chan (りぃちゃん)) (February 23, 1997 in Shiga)
• Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩^?, Ripopo (りぽぽ)) (August 24, 1994 in Kyoto Prefecture)
• Shiori Matsuda (松田 栞^?, Shiokichi (しおきち)) (June 18, 1995 in Hyogo)
• Mayu Ogasawara (小笠原 茉由^?, Mā-chun (まーちゅん)) (April 11, 1994 in Osaka)
• Kanna Shinohara (篠原 栞那^?, Kanchiru (かんちる)) (September 22, 1997 in Hyogo)
• Miru Shiroma (白間 美瑠^?, Mirurun (みるるん)) (October 14, 1997 in Osaka)
• Miyuki Watanabe (渡辺 美優紀^?, Milky (みるきー)) (September 19, 1993 in Nara)
• Nana Yamada (山田 菜々^?, Nana (なな)) (April 3, 1992 in Osaka)
• Sayaka Yamamoto (山本 彩^?, Sayaka (さやか)) (July 14, 1993 in Osaka)
• Akari Yoshida (吉田 朱里^?, Akarin (アカリン)) (August 16, 1996 in Osaka)

1st Generation (promoted to Team N on June 25, 2011)

• Yuuki Yamaguchi (山口 夕輝^?, Yuppi (ゆっぴ)) (October 17, 1993 in Osaka)

Team Kenkyusei

1st Generation

• Mizuki Hara (原 みづき^?, Mizuki (みづき)) (August 19, 1997 in Hyogo)
• Ayame Hikawa (肥川 彩愛^?, Aya-nyan (あやにゃん)) (November 8, 1994 in Hyogo)
• Rena Kawakami (川上 礼奈^?, Rena-pyon (れなぴょん)) (September 16, 1995 in Kagawa Prefecture)
• Momoka Kinoshita (木下 百花^?, Kinoshita (きのした)) (February 6, 1997 in Hyogo)
• Arisa Koyanagi (小柳 有沙^?, Arii (ありぃ)) (April 28, 1995 in Hyogo)
• Ayaka Okita (沖田 彩華^?, Ā-pon (あ～ぽん)) (October 11, 1995 in Hiroshima Prefecture)
• Riona Ota (太田 里織菜^?, Riona (りおな)) (December 31, 1996 in Gifu Prefecture)
• Natsumi Yamagishi (山岸 奈津美^?, Natsumin (なつみん)) (September 16, 1994 in Osaka)

2nd Generation

• Yuki Azuma (東 由樹^?, Yuki yuki (ゆきゆき)) (February 27, 1996 in Hyogo)
• Runa Fujita (藤田 留奈^?, Rutan (るーたん)) (November 15, 1997 in Osaka)
• Momoka Hayashi (林 萌々香^?) (September 11, 1998 in Kyoto)
• Yuumi Ishida (石田 優美^?) (October 12, 1998 in Hyogo)
• Eriko Jo (城 恵理子^?) (November 27, 1998 in Hyogo)
• Yuuka Kodakari (小鷹狩 佑香^?) (August 5, 1997 in Osaka)
• Narumi Koga (古賀 成美^?) (March 30, 1998 in Osaka)
• Mao Mita (三田 麻央^?) (September 9, 1995 in Osaka)
• Ayaka Murakami (村上 文香^?) (June 2, 1993 in Hyogo)
• Sae Murase (村瀬 紗英^?) (March 30, 1997 in Osaka)
• Hiromi Nakagawa (中川 紘美^?) (November 19, 1994 in Osaka)
• Rurina Nishizawa (西沢 瑠莉奈^?) (July 27, 1999 in Osaka)
• Risako Okada (岡田 梨紗子^?) (October 28, 1995 in Osaka)
• Riko Otani (大谷 莉子^?) (December 11, 1996 in Nara)
• Sorai Sato (佐藤 天彩^?) (July 4, 1998 in Osaka)
• Rena Shimada (島田 玲奈^?) (August 5, 1993 in Osaka)
• Yui Takano (高野 佑衣^?) (December 6, 1993 in Osaka)
• Akane Takiyama (瀧山 あかね^?) (May 10, 1994 in Hyogo)
• Airi Tanigawa (谷川 愛梨^?) (December 5, 1995 in Osaka)
• Mizuki Uno (鵜野 みずき^?) (October 23, 1996 in Nara)
• Fuuko Yagura (矢倉 楓子^?) (February 24, 1997 in Osaka)
• Hitomi Yamamoto (山本 ひとみ^?) (November 8, 1998 in Osaka)
• Keira Yogi (與儀 ケイラ^?) (October 18, 1999 in Osaka)

Past members

Graduated

• Ayaka Mori (森 彩華^?, Ā-nyan (あーにゃん)) (May 23, 1996 in Osaka) - Graduated on June 25, 2011

Resigned

1st Generation

• Ayaka Yamauchi (山内 彩花^?) - Resigned on November 5, 2010, because of illness.

Discography

Singles

Release	Title
July 20, 2011	"Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" (絶滅黒髪少女?, "Extinct Black-hair Girls")
October 19, 2011	"Oh My Gā!" (オーマイガー!?, "Oh My God!")

DVDs

Stage

Release	Title
June 22, 2011	NMB48 1st Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" (NMB48 1st公演「誰かのために」?, "What Can I Do for Someone?")

Tie-up

Title	Tie-up	Recorded in
Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo	Imaging song for "AEON High School Manzai"	1st single "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo"
Seishun no Lap Time (青春のラップタイム?, "Youthful Lap Time")	Promotion of the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in the Kansai region: MIC
Oh My Gā!	Commercial song of the sports facilities Round One: "Round 1 × NMB48" Ending theme song of the following TV programs in October 2011 Ima-chan's "Jitsu wa..." (ABC) Smyle Stadium NST (Niigata Sogo TV) Doyo wa Koredane! (Nagano Broadcasting) Araara Kashiko (Sendai TV) Sound Kids (RKK) Recommended song by "Chart Busters R!" (RKB)	2nd single "Oh My Gā!"

Media appearances

TV

• Star Hime Sagashi Taro (スター姫探し太郎^?, September 11, 2010–September 24, 2011, TV Tokyo)
• AKBingo! (since February 2, 2011, Nippon TV) - Sayaka Yamamoto and Miyuki Watanabe
• Good Morning, This is ABC. (おはよう朝日です^?, since March 22, 2011, ABC) - Nana Yamada and 2 subsituated members appear on Tuesday.
• AKB to Chome Chome! (AKBと××!^?, since March 24, 2011, Yomiuri TV) - Sayaka Yamamoto, Miyuki Watanabe, and Haruna Kinoshita (since April 21)
• Dameyo! on Saturday (発見!仰天!!プレミアもん!!! 土曜はダメよ!^?, since April 16, 2011, Yomiuri TV)
• Docking 48 (どっキング48^?, since April 19, 2011, Kansai TV) - Team N
• Midnight Panchy (真夜中パンチィ^?, April 12–May 26, 2011, MBS) - 1 member every day
• Naruhodo! High School (なるほど!ハイスクール^?, since April 21, 2011, Nippon TV) - Sayaka Yamamoto and Miyuki Watanabe
• Yakasete! Sausage (やかせて!ソーセージ^?, May 31–September 30, 2011, MBS) - 1 member every day
• Naniwa Nadeshiko (なにわなでしこ^?, since July 12, 2011, Nippon TV) - about 6 members from Team N
• The Karyudo (ザ・狩人^?, since July 15, 2011, Yomiuri TV) - 1 member every week

Radio

• Music Coaster (あつまれ! MUSIC COASTER^?, since April 4, 2011, FM Osaka)
• MBS Utagumi Smile×Songs (MBSうたぐみ Smile×Songs^?, since April 6, 2011, MBS)
  • "NMB48 Magical Music (NMB48マジカル・ミュージック^?)" (Wednesdays, April 6–October 19, 2011) - 3 members appeared and one of them was replaced every week
  • "NMB48 TEPPEN Radio (NMB48のTEPPENラジオ^?)" (Monday to Wednesday, since April 24, 2011) - Miyuki Watanabe and Aina Fukumoto
• NMB48 Gakuen (NMB48学園〜教えて千鳥先生〜^?, since April 9, 2011, ABC) - Nana Yamada and Sayaka Yamamoto

Image character

• Promotion idol of the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in the Kansai region (2011)
• Misaki Park (July 16–August 31, 2011)

TV Commercials

• Ezaki Glico "BREO"
• Ad Council Japan "Kansai Dekirukoto 48" (Kansai region)
• Round 1 "Round 1 × NMB48"

See also

• AKB48
• SKE48
• SDN48
• Yoshimoto Kogyo

Reference

1. ^ ^{a b c} "NMB48、来年元日デビュー公演決定！ 大阪baseよしもと跡地に専門劇場オープン" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-12-04. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/82684/full/. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "AKB48、SKE48に続け！大阪拠点のアイドルNMB48始動" (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc.. 2010-07-10. http://natalie.mu/music/news/34571. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "NMB48第1期生26名、AKB48秋祭りでサプライズ披露" (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc.. 2010-10-09. http://natalie.mu/music/news/38903. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "【オリコン】NMB48、女性歌手史上最高デビュー　初週売上21.8万枚で首位" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-07-27. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2000139/full/. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 

External links

• NMB48 Official website (Japanese)