AKB48 - WikipediaAKB48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. AKB48 currently consists of 48 members divided into three teams: Team A, Team K and Team B. Each team contains 16 members. Unlike other idol groups in Japan, AKB48 is theatre-based and has their own theatre in Akihabara (a district in Tokyo) where they perform once every weekday, and twice on both Saturday and Sunday. The theater is set up in on the 8th floor of Don Quixote. Tickets are 2000 yen for men, and 1000 yen for women and children. The special prices for Himawari-gumi shows are fixed at 3000 yen for men, and 2000 yen for women and children.
Currently, there are 18 members in Team A, 16 members in Team K, and 16 members in Team B, getting to the total of 50 members in AKB48.
Akiko Shikata - WikipediaAkiko Shikata (志方あきこ, Shikata Akiko?) is a Japanese composer and singer-songwriter born in Tokyo, Japan, currently signed to the HATS UNLIMITED label. She is most well known for her contributions to the Ar tonelico and Shadow Hearts video games series
Yōsui Inoue (井上陽水, Inoue Yōsui?) (born August 30, 1948 - ) is an influential Japanese singer-songwriter, and record producer, who is an important figure in Japanese music.[1]
He first began performing in 1969, and quickly gained recognition as a folk-rock singer, and released his first album Danzetsu (断絶, Danzetsu?) in 1972. He is renowned for his unique tone, eccentric lyrics, and dark sunglasses which he always wears. As a recording artist, Inoue has had a commercially successful career, having sold more than 20 million records.[2] His first million-selling album was Kōri no Sekai (氷の世界, Kōri no Sekai?) released in 1973. He often performs live with several other musicians, particularly with his friends Koji Tamaki, and Takuro Yoshida. In 1994 he took a break from recording to collaborate with Tamio Okuda, and together they produced the music duo Puffy AmiYumi. His daughter Ifu Sarasa (依布サラサ, Ifu Sarasa?) has also become a singer-songwriter and is signed to Sony Music.