History Music / AKB48

** Also, sister group JKT48 (based in Jakarta, Indonesia) only does Music/AKB48 songs translated into Indonesian. However, the music videos produced for each are significantly different- compare Heavy Rotation as done by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkHlnWFnA0c AKB48]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0SOevO2N68 JKT48]].

* BookEnds: Maeda Atsuko's first single participation in AKB48 was the group's debut single, Sakura no Hanabiratachi. A week before Atsuko's graduation from the group six years later, AKB48 released an album on which Atsuko recorded a solo, more melancholy reprise of the same song. Sakura no Hanabiratachi was also the final song performed during Atsuko's graduation performance.

** Also, sister group JKT48 (based in Jakarta, Indonesia) only does AKB48 songs translated into Indonesian. However, the music videos produced for each are significantly different- compare Heavy Rotation as done by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkHlnWFnA0c AKB48]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0SOevO2N68 JKT48]].

* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: An implied theme, as the girls cannot have boyfriends and most of the romantic scenes in the PVs are played by the members themselves. Taken to the extreme in SKE48's "[[SchoolgirlLesbians Kataomoi Finally]]", with the members playing a LoveTriangle in an all-girls school.

* HotterAndSexier: The basis of [=SDN48=], which is where [=AKB48=] girls (e.g. Megumi "Meetan" Ohori) went once they turned into a Christmas Cake. However, all the members graduated from this group in February 2012 and it was disolved, but the sub-unit DIVA still follows this theme with songs and outfits more similar to K-Pop groups.

* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: An implied theme, as the girls cannot have boyfriends and most of the romantic scenes in the PVs are played by the members themselves. Taken to the extreme in SKE48's "[SchoolgirlLesbians Kataomoi Finally]", with the members playing a LoveTriangle in an all-girls school.

* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: An implied theme, as the girls cannot have boyfriends and most of the romantic scenes in the PVs are played by the members themselves. Taken to the extreme in SKE48's "[SchoolgirlLesbians Kataomoi Finally", with the members playing a LoveTriangle in an all-girls school.

* HotterAndSexier: The basis of [=SDN48=], which is where [=AKB48=] girls (e.g. Megumi "Meetan" Ohori) went once they turned into a Christmas Cake. However, all the members graduated from this group in February 2012 and it was disolved, but the sub-unit DiVA still follows this theme with songs and outfits more similar to K-Pop groups.

* HotterAndSexier: The basis of [=SDN48=], which is where [=AKB48=] girls (e.g. Megumi "Meetan" Ohori) go once they turn into a Christmas Cake.

* HotterAndSexier: The basis of [=SDN48=], which is where [-AKB48=] girls (e.g. Megumi "Meetan" Ohori) go once they turn into a Christmas Cake.

* RockPaperScissors: Since 2010 the lineup for singles released in Decemeber have been decided by this.

* RockPaperScissors: The lineup for the 19th and 24th singles were decided by this.

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[[caption-width-right:306:Yes, there are more than that but the picture's too damn small to get them ALL!]]

** The PV for "Beginner" was apparently supposed to be ''much more'' violent than the standard idol fare [=PVs=] but was not used in the end, though the dance shots were kept and the shots of the members getting violently killed off in a technological atmosphere complete with blood and shots of them being crushed under various devices were fortunately cut out. But for you {{nightmare fetishist}}s, here's a CM of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KWEbMNpk_w the original]] ...AND [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cf7BD1sfDQ the original itself]]!

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[[caption-width-right:350:Yes, there are more than that but the picture's too damn small to get them ALL!]]

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Half-Filipino, Half-Japanese Sayaka Akimoto in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhAluQHn3dc this video]]. Obviously her mother taught her the language well.

Now has an [[Anime/AKB0048 anime]].

* HotterAndSexier: The basis of [=SDN48=].

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Naturally, with sister groups across Japan.

* AnimeAdaptation: ........ VERY loose adaptation.

* CatSmile: Tomomi Itano

** The PV for "Beginner" was apparently supposed to be ''much more'' violent than the standard idol fare [=PVs=] but was not used in the end, though the dance shots were kept and the shots of the members getting violently killed off in a technological atmosphere complete with blood and shots of them being crushed under various devices were fortunately cut out. But for you {{nightmare fetishist}}s here's a CM of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KWEbMNpk_w the original!]]

* BeachEpisode: The [=PVs=] for "BINGO!", "Ponytail to Shushu" and "Everyday, Katyusha" all take place at the beach.

* {{Fanservice}}: Heavy Rotation's PV is ''packed'' with it [[LesYay from girls in lingerie to girls dressed as cats to girls kissing each other]]... you get the point.

* PantyShot: The PV for "Skirt, Hirari". It's evident even in the title!

* PlayingToTheFetishes: "Heavy Rotation" is ''made'' on this.

* RockPaperScissors: The lineup for the 19th single was decided by this. They are doing this competition again to determine the lineup of the 24th single.