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== Nogizaka46 (乃木坂46?, read "Nogizaka Forty-six") is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, and it is billed as the "official rival" (公式ライバル kōshiki raibaru?) of the group AKB48. == Nogizaka46 was named after the place where the SME Nogizaka Building, which houses Sony Music Japan’s office, is located in. Their producer Yasushi Akimoto also said that the number "46" was chosen as a direct challenge to AKB48. ==
History[]
2011[]
The formation of Nogizaka46 was first announced on 29 June 2011, when it became the first group to be labelled as the "official rival" to the group AKB48. This is unlike other groups related to AKB48, like NMB48 and SKE48, because these groups are created as AKB48's sister groups. Even their name "Nogizaka46" also carries the meaning that "even with fewer members than AKB48, we won’t lose".
The final auditions for the group was held over the weekend of 20–21 August, where 56 finalist competed for the 36 available places. Overall, 38,934 people applied to join their auditions. The list of the 36 selected members was announced on 22 August. In a surprise announcement, it was also announced that another 16 girls would be joining the group as a provisional “senbatsu” member.
Nogizaka46 have their own variety show on television, hosted by the comedian duo Bananaman, which started to air on October 2, 2011. This variety show is entitled Nogizakatte, Doko? (乃木坂って、どこ? Lit: Where is Nogizaka??), and is aired on the main television stations in the TX network; mainly TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ Kyushu Hoso.
2012[]
On June 25, 2012, Nogizaka46 took part in Yubi Matsuri, an idol festival produced by Rino Sashihara from AKB48.[4] The concert was held at Nippon Budokan before a crowd of 8,000 people and featured such girl groups as Idoling!!!, Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, Super Girls, Tokyo Girls' Style, Passpo, Buono!, Momoiro Clover Z, and Watarirouka Hashiritai 7.
2013[]
On April 7, Nogizaka46 began a radio program. This program is entitled Nogizaka46no, No (乃木坂46の「の」 Lit: Nogizaka46's No?) and produced by Nippon Cultural Broadcasting. On the final leg of their national tour 「真夏の全国ツアー2013 FINAL!」 Nogizaka 46 announced their upcoming concert at the famed Tokyo Nippon Budokan which will take place on December 20.
Controversies[]
In April 2012, the choreography for Nogizaka46's second single "Oide Shampoo" has been the subject of criticism. When the music video for the song was published on YouTube, it became a hot topic on the Internet, receiving negative response from many viewers. As part of choreography, the girls lift their skirts over their faces, fully exposing their petticoats. Some commenters found the video obscene and stated that they felt uncomfortable watching it. Some also found that the dance was sexually suggestive.
On February 24, 2014, AKB48 group's big team shuffle, a.k.a. "AKB48 Group Dai Sokaku Matsuri", was held at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. It was announced that Rina Ikoma would join AKB48's Team B, much to the audience's shocking surprise reaction. Also in the same event, it was announced that Rena Matsui from SKE48's Team E would hold a concurrent position with Nogizaka46.
Members[]
Name | Birth date (age) | Native | Blood type | Height | Generation | Class | Withdrawal date | Manatsu Akimoto (秋元真夏?) | August 20, 1993 (age 21) | Saitama | B | 156cm | 1 | Regular | |
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Mikumo Andō (安藤美雲?) | May 21, 1993 (age 21) | Kanagawa | O | 156cm | 1 | Regular | June 16, 2013 | ||||||||
Erika Ikuta (生田絵梨花?) | January 22, 1997 (age 18) | Tokyo | A | 160cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Rina Ikoma (生駒里奈?) | December 29, 1995 (age 19) | Akita | AB | 153cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Rena Ichiki (市來玲奈?) | January 22, 1996 (age 19) | Chiba | A | 153cm | 1 | Regular | July 21, 2014 | ||||||||
Nene Itō (伊藤寧々?) | December 12, 1995 (age 19) | Gifu | B | 148cm | 1 | Regular | October 19, 2014 | ||||||||
Marika Itō (伊藤万理華?) | February 20, 1996 (age 19) | Kanagawa | O | 155cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Sayuri Inoue (井上小百合?) | December 14, 1994 (age 20) | Saitama | B | 154cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Yumiko Iwase (岩瀬佑美子?) | June 12, 1990 (age 24) | Saitama | A | 153cm | 1 | Regular | November 18, 2012 | ||||||||
Misa Etō (衛藤美彩?) | January 4, 1993 (age 22) | Ōita | AB | 162cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Yukina Kashiwa (柏幸奈?) | August 12, 1994 (age 20) | Nagasaki | B | 158cm | 1 | Regular | November 17, 2013 | ||||||||
Hina Kawago (川後陽菜?) | March 22, 1998 (age 17) | Nagasaki | O | 158cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Mahiro Kawamura (川村真洋?) | July 23, 1995 (age 19) | Osaka | A | 156cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Asuka Saitō (齋藤飛鳥?) | August 10, 1998 (age 16) | Tokyo | O | 154cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Chiharu Saitō (斎藤ちはる?) | February 17, 1997 (age 18) | Saitama | A | 166cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Yūri Saitō (斉藤優里?) | July 20, 1993 (age 21) | Tokyo | O | 156cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Reika Sakurai (桜井玲香?) | May 16, 1994 (age 20) | Kanagawa | A | 156cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Mai Shiraishi (白石麻衣?) | August 20, 1992 (age 22) | Gunma | A | 161cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Kazumi Takayama (高山一実?) | February 8, 1994 (age 21) | Chiba | A | 161cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Seira Nagashima (永島聖羅?) | May 19, 1994 (age 20) | Aichi | O | 158cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Kana Nakada (中田花奈?) | August 6, 1994 (age 20) | Saitama | A | 157cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Himeka Nakamoto (中元日芽香?) | April 13, 1996 (age 18) | Hiroshima | O | 158cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Nanase Nishino (西野七瀬?) | May 25, 1994 (age 20) | Osaka | O | 159cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Ami Nōjō (能條愛未?) | October 18, 1994 (age 20) | Kanagawa | A | 163cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Seira Hatanaka (畠中清羅?) | December 5, 1995 (age 19) | Osaka | B | 150cm | 1 | Regular | April 4, 2015 | ||||||||
Nanami Hashimoto (橋本奈々未?) | February 20, 1993 (age 22) | Hokkaido | B | 163cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Hina Higuchi (樋口日奈?) | January 31, 1998 (age 17) | Tokyo | A | 157cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Mai Fukagawa (深川麻衣?) | March 29, 1991 (age 23) | Shizuoka | O | 162cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Minami Hoshino (星野みなみ?) | February 6, 1998 (age 17) | Chiba | B | 152cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Sayuri Matsumura (松村沙友理?) | August 27, 1992 (age 22) | Osaka | B | 162cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Seira Miyazawa (宮澤成良?) | October 29, 1993 (age 21) | Chiba | O | 166cm | 1 | Regular | November 17, 2013 | ||||||||
Rina Yamato (大和里菜?) | December 14, 1994 (age 20) | Miyagi | O | 162cm | 1 | Regular | December 15, 2014 | ||||||||
Honoka Yamamoto (山本穂乃香?) | March 31, 1998 (age 16) | Aichi | O | 162cm | 1 | Regular | September 22, 2011 | ||||||||
Ayaka Yoshimoto (吉本彩華?) | August 18, 1996 (age 18) | Kumamoto | A | 147cm | 1 | Regular | September 22, 2011 | ||||||||
Yumi Wakatsuki (若月佑美?) | June 27, 1994 (age 20) | Shizuoka | O | 157cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Maaya Wada (和田まあや?) | April 23, 1998 (age 16) | Hiroshima | O | 157cm | 1 | Regular | |||||||||
Karin Itō (伊藤かりん?) | May 26, 1993 (age 21) | Kanagawa | O | 154cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Junna Itō (伊藤純奈?) | November 30, 1998 (age 16) | Kanagawa | A | 165cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Hinako Kitano (北野日奈子?) | July 17, 1996 (age 18) | Chiba | O | 157cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Iori Sagara (相楽伊織?) | November 26, 1997 (age 17) | Saitama | O | 164cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Kotoko Sasaki (佐々木琴子?) | August 28, 1998 (age 16) | Saitama | A | 161cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Mai Shinuchi (新内眞衣?) | January 22, 1992 (age 23) | Saitama | B | 164cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Ayane Suzuki (鈴木絢音?) | March 5, 1999 (age 16) | Akita | O | 157cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Ranze Terada (寺田蘭世?) | September 23, 1998 (age 16) | Tokyo | ? | 155cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Nanami Nishikawa (西川七海?) | July 3, 1993 (age 21) | Tokyo | A | 165cm | 2 | Trainee | March 22, 2014 | ||||||||
Miona Hori (堀未央奈?) | October 15, 1996 (age 18) | Gifu | O | 160cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Risako Yada (矢田里沙子?) | March 18, 1995 (age 20) | Saitama | A | 158cm | 2 | Trainee | October 18, 2014 | ||||||||
Rena Yamazaki (山﨑怜奈?) | May 21, 1997 (age 17) | Tokyo | B | 164cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Kyouka Yonetoku (米徳京花?) | April 14, 1999 (age 15) | Kanagawa | AB | 163cm | 2 | Trainee | October 18, 2014 | ||||||||
Miria Watanabe (渡辺みり愛?) | November 1, 1999 (age 15) | Tokyo | O | 151cm | 2 | Regular | |||||||||
Rena Matsui (松井玲奈?) | July 27, 1991 (age 23) | Aichi | O | 162cm | Students | Regular |
Discography[]
Singles[]
Release Date | Title | Chart positions | Oricon sales |
Album | |||
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Oricon Weekly |
Billboard Japan Hot |
First Week | Total sales | ||||
February 22, 2012 | "Guruguru Curtain" (ぐるぐるカーテン?, "Coil the Curtain") | 2 | 3 | 136,309 | 214,373 | Tōmei na Iro | |
May 2, 2012 | "Oide Shampoo" (おいでシャンプー?, "Come on Shampoo") | 1 | 2 | 155,677 | 225,383 | ||
August 22, 2012 | "Hashire! Bicycle" (走れ! Bicycle?, "Run! Bicycle") | 1 | 1 | 186,613 | 245,069 | ||
December 19, 2012 | "Seifuku no Mannequin" (制服のマネキン?, "Mannequin in Uniform") | 1 | 1 | 232,961 | 312,677 | ||
March 13, 2013 | "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" (君の名は希望?, "Your Name Is Hope") | 1 | 3 | 242,053 | 318,162 | ||
July 3, 2013 | "Girl's Rule" (ガールズルール?) | 1 | 1 | 337,138 | 459,310 | ||
November 27, 2013 | "Barrette" (バレッタ?) | 1 | 1 | 395,127 | 516,469 | ||
April 2, 2014 | "Kizuitara Kataomoi" (気づいたら片想い?) | 1 | 1 | 457,837 | 546,832 | ||
July 9, 2014 | "Natsu no Free & Easy" (夏のFree&Easy?) | 1 | 1 | 421,622 | 526,564 | ||
October 8, 2014 | "Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か??) | 1 | 1 | 478,788 | 616,555 | ||
March 18, 2015 | "Inochi wa Utsukushii" (命は美しい?) |
Album[]
- Tōmei na Iro. Tokyo: Sony Music Records, 7 January 2015. ASIN B00P9N3OD8
DVD[]
- Nogizaka46 1ST YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE 2013.2.22 MAKUHARI MESSE. Tokyo: Sony Music Records, 2014. ASIN B00H6WND1S
- NOGIBINGO!. Tokyo: Vap, 2014. ASIN B00IAQXO36
- NOGIBINGO! 2. Tokyo: Vap, 2014. ASIN B00M360OCS
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Photo book[]
- NogizakaHa. Tokyo: Futabasha, 2013. ISBN 978-4-575-30587-6
- Quarterly Nogizaka vol.1 Early Spring, Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, 2014. ISBN 978-4-86336-387-8
- Quarterly Nogizaka vol.2 Early Summer, Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, 2014. ISBN 978-4-86336-409-7
- Quarterly Nogizaka vol.3 Ryoshu, Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, 2014. ISBN 978-4-86336-426-4
- Quarterly Nogizaka vol.4 Winter, Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, 2014. ISBN 978-4-86336-451-6
Trading card[]
- Nogizaka 46 Trading Collection. Saitama: ensky, 2013. ASIN B00CY8QJOW
- Nogizaka 46 Trading Collection Part 2. Saitama: ensky, 2014. ASIN B00JL49IO0
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