AKB48 adalah grup keroyokan, hampir mirip seperti
Ebisu Muscats, tapi AKB48 lebih banyak lagi membernya,sampai sekitar 53an... bahkan sampai terbagi menjadi beberapa team.
Grup ini diproduseri oleh Yasushi Akimoto. AKB48 sendiri berarti 'Akihabara'.
Berikut member²nya::
Team A* Misaki Iwasa (岩佐 美咲?) (January 30, 1995 in Chiba)
* Haruka Katayama (片山 陽加?) (May 10, 1990 in Aichi)
* Haruna Kojima (小嶋 陽菜?) (April 19, 1988 in Saitama)
* Asuka Kuramochi (倉持 明日香?) (Sept. 11, 1989 in Kanagawa)
* Ami Maeda (前田 亜美?) (June 1, 1995 in Tōkyō)
* Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子?) (July 10, 1991 in Chiba)
* Natsumi Matsubara (松原 夏海?) (June 19, 1990 in Fukuoka)
* Haruka Nakagawa (仲川 遥香?) (February 10, 1992 in Tōkyō)
* Chisato Nakata (中田 ちさと?) (October 8, 1990 in Saitama)
* Sayaka Nakaya (仲谷 明香?) (October 15, 1991 in Iwate)
* Aika Ōta (多田 愛佳?) (December 8, 1994 in Saitama)
* Shizuka Ōya (大家 志津香?) (December 28, 1991 in Fukuoka)
* Rino Sashihara (指原 莉乃?) (November 21, 1992 in Ōita)
* Mariko Shinoda (篠田 麻里子?) (March 11, 1986 in Fukuoka)
* Aki Takajō (高城 亜樹?) (October 3, 1991 in Tōkyō)
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Minami Takahashi (高橋 みなみ?) (April 8, 1991 in Tōkyō)
Team K*
Sayaka Akimoto (秋元 才加?) (July 26, 1988 in Chiba)
* Reina Fujie (藤江 れいな?) (February 1, 1994 in Chiba)
* Tomomi Itano (板野 友美?) (July 3, 1991 in Kanagawa)
* Ayaka Kikuchi (菊地 あやか?) (June 30, 1993 in Tōkyō)
* Sakiko Matsui (松井 咲子?) (December 10, 1990 in Saitama)
* Minami Minegishi (峯岸 みなみ?) (November 15, 1992 in Tōkyō)
* Sae Miyazawa (宮澤 佐江?) (August 13, 1990 in Tōkyō)
* Tomomi Nakatsuka (中塚 智実?) (June 18, 1993 in Saitama)
* Moeno Nitō (仁藤 萌乃?) (July 22, 1992 in Tōkyō)
* Misato Nonaka (野中 美郷?) (April 20, 1991 in Fukuoka)
* Yuko Oshima (大島 優子?) (October 17, 1988 in Tochigi)
* Miku Tanabe (田名部 生来?) (December 2, 1992 in Shiga)
* Mayumi Uchida (内田 眞由美?) (December 27, 1993 in Tōkyō)
* Ayaka Umeda (梅田 彩佳?) (January 3, 1989 in Fukuoka)
* Yui Yokoyama (横山 由依?) (December 8, 1992 in Kyōto)
* Rumi Yonezawa (米沢 瑠美?) (June 6, 1991 in Saitama)
Team B* Rina Chikano (近野 莉菜?) (April 23, 1993 in Tōkyō)
* Natsumi Hirajima (平嶋 夏海?) (May 28, 1992 in Tōkyō)
* Haruka Ishida (石田 晴香?) (December 2, 1993 in Saitama)
* Tomomi Kasai (河西 智美?) (November 16, 1991 in Tōkyō)
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Yuki Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀?) (July 15, 1991 in Kagoshima)
* Rie Kitahara (北原 里英?) (June 24, 1991 in Aichi)
* Kana Kobayashi (小林 香菜?) (May 17, 1991 in Saitama)
* Mika Komori (小森 美果?) (July 19, 1994 in Aichi)
* Amina Satō (佐藤 亜美菜?) (October 16, 1990 in Tōkyō)
* Natsuki Sato (佐藤 夏希?) (July 1, 1990 in Hokkaidō)
* Sumire Satō (佐藤 すみれ?) (November 20, 1993 in Saitama)
* Mariya Suzuki (鈴木 まりや?) (April 29, 1991 in Saitama)
* Yuka Masuda (増田 有華?) (August 3, 1991 in Osaka)
* Miho Miyazaki (宮崎 美穂?) (July 30, 1993 in Tōkyō)
* Mayu Watanabe (渡辺 麻友?) (March 26, 1994 in Saitama)
Regular Members (Teams Not Assigned)
* Anna Mori (森 杏奈?) (March 21, 1994 in Chiba)
* Mariya Nagao (永尾 まりや?) (March 10, 1994 in Kanagawa)
* Shiori Nakamata (仲俣 汐里?) (July 25, 1992 in Tokyō)
* Mariko Nakamura (中村 麻里子?) (December 16, 1993 in Chiba)
* Mina Ōba (大場 美奈?) (April 3, 1992 in Kanagawa)
* Haruka Shimada (島田 晴香?) (December 16, 1992 in Shizuoka)
* Haruka Shimazaki (島崎 遥香?) (March 30, 1994 in Saitama)
* Miyu Takeuchi (竹内 美宥?) (January 12, 1996 in Tokyō)
* Suzuran Yamauchi (山内 鈴蘭?) (December 8, 1994 in Chiba)
Team Kenkyūsei (チーム研究生?)
* Maria Abe (阿部 マリア?) (November 29, 1995 in Kanagawa)
* Nana Fujita (藤田 奈那?) (December 28, 1996 in Tokyō)
* Miori Ichikawa (市川 美織?) (February 12, 1994 in Saitama)
* Anna Iriyama (入山 杏奈?) (December 3, 1995 in Chiba)
* Rina Izuta (伊豆田 莉奈?) (November 26, 1995 in Saitama)
* Rena Katō (加藤 玲奈?) (July 10, 1997 in Chiba)
* Rina Kawaei (川栄 李奈?) (February 12, 1995 in Kanagawa)
* Marina Kobayashi (小林 茉里奈?) (February 24, 1996 in Tokyō)
* Natsuki Kojima (小嶋 菜月?) (March 8, 1995 in Chiba)
* Ayaka Morikawa (森川 彩香?) (March 24, 1996 in Saitama)
* Wakana Natori (名取 稚菜?) (June 7, 1995 in Tokyō)
* Shihori Suzuki (鈴木 紫帆里?) (February 17, 1994 in Kanagawa)
* Sara Ushikubo (牛窪 紗良?) (February 15, 1995 in Tokyō)
* Nau Yamaguchi (山口 菜有?) (January 19, 1994 in Kanagawa)
Selain itu masih ada unit² lain yg termasuk AKB48
Single Units* Under Girls (アンダーガールズ?)
* Theater Girls (シアターガールズ?)
* Team PB (チームPB?)
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48, Shueisha and Weekly Playboy
* Team YJ (チームYJ?)
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48, Shueisha and Weekly Young Jump
* Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ?)
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Kagome Co.
* MINT
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Ameba
* DIVA
Units* Chocolove from AKB48
* No3b (ノースリーブス?)
* Watarirouka Hashiritai (渡り廊下走り隊?)
o Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 (渡り廊下走り隊7?)
* French Kiss (フレンチ・キス?)
* Not Yet
* DiVA
Derivation Units* Honegumi from AKB48 (ほね組 from AKB48?)
* ICE from AKB48
* Crayon Friends from AKB48 (クレヨンフレンズ from AKB48?)
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Crayon Shin-chan
* Okashina Sisters (お菓子なシスターズ?)
* AKB Idoling!!! (AKBアイドリング!!!?)
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Idoling!!!
* AKB Table Tennis Club (AKB卓球部?)
* The 75th Anniversary Yomiuri Giants Foundation Support Unit (読売巨人軍創立75周年応援隊?)
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Yomiuri Giants
* Natto Angel (ナットウエンジェル?)
* Queen & Elizabeth
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Kamen Rider W
* Team Dragon from AKB48 (チームドラゴン from AKB48?)
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Dragon Ball
* AKB Table Tennis Club 2010 (AKB卓球部2010?)
* Natto Angel Z (ナットウエンジェルZ?)
* Miniskirt (ミニスカート?)
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Takara Tomy
* AKB48 Kaspersky Institute (AKB48カスペルスキー研究所?)
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Kaspersky Lab
* Team KISHIN from AKB48
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Kishin Shinoyama
* Team Z
o Special collaboration unit by AKB48 and Kyoraku Sangyo for "Pachinko Zenigata Heiji"
Albums* 2008: Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007
* 2010: Kamikyokutachi -
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* 2010: Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban -
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* 2011: Koko ni Ita Koto
Number one singles* 2009: "
River"
* 2010: "
Sakura no Shiori"
* 2010: "
Ponytail to Shushu"
* 2010: "
Heavy Rotation"
* 2010: "
Beginner"
* 2010: "
Chance no Junban"
* 2011: "Sakura no Ki ni Narō"
