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AKB48 member Yokoyama Yui (29) a.k.a. “Yuihan” has officially graduated from the group. The second generation AKB48G general director, Yokoyama Yui performed her last time as an AKB48 member at the AKB48 Theater in Akihabara. And joining her on the final stage performance was the Read More …
AKB48 veteran Yokoyama Yui announced at the “MX Natsu Matsuri AKB48 2021-nen Saigo no Summer Party” (MX Summer Festival AKB48 2021 Last Summer Party) at the Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall in Tokyo on the 12 that she is graduating from the group. Yokoyama said, Read More …
AKB48’s Yokoyama Yui is known for her long hair. But this time around, she decided to go short. Yokoyama posted on Twitter, ” I cut my hair for the summer! I haven’t had short hair in a long time. Refreshing. Thank you Makita”. Yokoyama showcased Read More …
In Japan, there is a lot of makeup trends and the latest is the Chinese-style makeup trend known as Chiborg (Beautiful Chinese women who look like dolls). As TikTok becomes more popular in Japan, and with YouTubers such as Shikanoma showcasing makeup trends, Japanese are Read More …
The visual for AKB48’s stage presentation of “Jinginaki Tatakai ~Kanojo (onna)-tachi no shito-hen~” was released. The story is inspired by the popular non-fiction novel “Jingi Tatakai” by Iiboshi Koichi, which was made into a film back in 1973 and became a huge hit. The original Read More …
AKB48 Yokoyama Yui is one of the veterans, who is one of the most responsible members of the group. But when she went to go to a convenience store with her “Utsukushiku aoku” co-star, actor Daito Shunsuke, paparazzi took photos of the two walking to Read More …
Yokoyama Yui announced at the most recent Team A performance that AKB48 Team A member Mukaichi Mion will be taking over as the new General Director on April 1st. Yokoyama thanked everyone on Twitter for supporting her as the second generation General Director. While Yokoyama Read More …
AKB48 is celebrating their 13th anniversary and Yokoyama Yui (26) announced that she will be nominating the next General Director of AKB48 (the third in the group’s history after Takahashi Minami and Yokoyama) and Mukaichi Mion (20) was nominated and selected as her successor. Yokoyama Read More …
AKB48’s short music video for songs featured on their 52nd maxi-single “Teacher Teacher” are up on YouTube. AKB48’s “Romantic Junbichu” (Romantic Preparation) music video (Short Version) was posted on YouTube. The short version of Team K’s “Shuden no Yoru” (The last train of the Read More …