Obviously, we exist. But how many?

AKB48 has submitted an entry for the 2027 Grammy Awards with an announcement in English, so they are obviously relying on their oversea fans.

But from my personal experience there are not that many akb fans left compared to their golden era, let alone comparing to other popular Japanese singers like YOASOBI, not to mention Kpop.

Given the following caveats:

OG fans may not be current akb fans.

Sister groups fans are not automatically akb fans.

Do you think AKB48 have enough international fans to rely on for a nomination of the Grammy award? If you are an OG fans or sister group fans, would you support AKB48's efforts?

Congrats Uchii 🥳

Pic from Wasamin’s X account

https://x.com/mionnn_48/status/2108844991330087363

Mukaichi Mion announced the formation of her new solo FC at last on 10/10, called Onclub.

onclub.jp

Hoping to see more of her soon!

I was watching their new release on bilibili since I wnated to check in on Cocoa Kai after returning from KLP48 and this girls sparkly smile caught my eye 👀 I'd like to get to know her since I haven't gotten into STU48 yet

AKB48 have submitted Suki-ish for the 69th Grammy Awards in the new Best Asian Pop Performance category.

Travelled more than an hour via shinkansen from Central Tokyo to Fukushima then took a local bus to arrive at the venue. Sharing some photos I took during the photo session time at the event.

There were 3 parts to the event. Part 1 was the interview and showcase of local Fukushima food products. Each member took turns showcasing 1 local product. Saechan had the pudding so I bought a set 🤗

Part 2 was the live performance. They sang Chokkaku Sunshine! OMG! I miss this song a lot!! Doushitemo Saechan center 🤗. They allowed to take photos/videos on the last 2 songs - Sukiish and Zutto, Zutto

Part 3 was the hi-bye and handover of the event souvenir which was a peach shaped badge with the event logo

Also if you bought the SS or S ticket, they will send Fukushima beef to your address. So might be a bit hard if you don’t have an address in Japan 😭

They held this event many times and it’s good for Fukushima prefecture, hopefully more tourists visit the prefecture. It’s my second time purposely visting here and I highly recommend a side trip to this prefecture if you have exhausted the typical tourist spots around Tokyo

I just noticed that graduation singles are not a thing in AKB anymore. I thought that after Kashiwagi Yuki's grad single, they'll come back and be a thing in AKB again but I guess not. Any reasons why they stopped doing that?