AKB48 is a new idol project created by Yasushi Akimoto. Discovering some of the most talented girls of Japan’s next generation, a new idol group was born in the exciting Akihabara area of Tokyo. The concept of AKB48 was imagined as “idols you can meet”. Through open auditions, 73 girls (as of November 1st, 2010) were chosen to make up the members of the group. While performing daily at the AKB48
