Ami Maeda

Maeda Ami is a Japanese idol singer. She is a part of AKB48's Team K. Name: Maeda Ami (前田亜美). Nickname: Aamin (あーみん). Birthdate: June 1, 1995. Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan. Blood Type: O. Hobbies: Shopping and listening to music. Height: 163cm. Bust: 73cm. Waist: 56cm. Hips:' 82cm. Units: Team PB, Yasai Sisters. AKB48 Singles Senbatsu: Chance no Junban, Ue kara Mariko, Other: Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (Under Girls), Enkyori Poster (Team PB), Nusumareta Kuchibiru (Under Girls), Yasai Sisters (Yasai Sisters), Boku dake no value (Under Girls), Yoyakushita Christmas, Kurumi to Dialoge (Team A).

Aki Takajo

Aki Takajō (高城亜樹 Takajō Aki?, born October 3, 1991 in Tokyo) is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She auditioned for the 6th generation of AKB48 and is currently a member of Team A. Her talent agency is Watanabe Productions. She is also a member of the sub-unit French Kiss. 2008 Aki Takajō joined AKB48 after the AKB48 3rd Generation Research Girls（6th Gen）Audition On August 23, she debuted in the concert "Live DVD wa Derudarou kedo, Yappari Nama ni Kagiruze". On October 19, she appeared in the AKB Theater Performance for the first time as a substitute for Haruna Kojima in the A5th stage, "Renai Kinshi Jorei". 71 days after her theater debut, on December 29, she was promoted to Team A (It was the fastest promotion in AKB48) 2009 She was ranked number 23 in the "AKB48 13th Single Senbatsu General Elections" held in between June and July, and acquired a spot in the Undergirls song 2010 She was handpicked for the first time to be a Senbatsu member, for the 16th single "Ponytail to Shushu" She was ranked number 13 in the "AKB48 17th Single Senbatsu General Elections" held in between May and June, and acquired a spot as a Senbatsu member As of June 28, she formed the sub-unit, "French Kiss" together with Team B's Yuki Kashiwagi and Team A's Asuka Kuramochi On September 8, French Kiss debut single, "Zutto Mae Kara" was released She was ranked number 8 in the "AKB48 19th Single Senbatsu Janken Tournament" held on September 21, and acquired a spot as a Senbatsu member 2011 She was ranked number 12 in the "AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu General Elections" held in between May and June, and acquired a spot as a Media Senbatsu member Year 2012 She was ranked number 17 in the "AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu General Elections" held in between May and June, earning the center position in the Undergirls song. Moved to JKT48 (Jakarta, Indonesia) after the team shuffle.

Rie Kitahara

Rie Kitahara (北原里英 Kitahara Rie, born June 24, 1991 in Ichinomiya, Aichi) is a Japanese singer, actor and voice actor. member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She debuted in 2008 in Team A and now is in Team B. She is part of the senbatsu, having been voted number 13, 16, 13 and 13 in the AKB48 senbatsu elections. Since 2011, Kitahara is also a member of the group Not Yet. 2008 Kitahara placed 13th in the 13th single members selection which took place in the end of June - beginning of July, 2009. 2010 On August 13, 2010, Rie Kitahara debuted as a voice actress in the anime series Gakkō no Kowai Uwasa: Shin Hanako-san ga Kita!!. 2012 In AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election, Rie Kitahara placed 13th with 26,531 votes. Rie Kitahara will make her true acting debut in the movie, Graffreeter Toki, which will be released on July 14, 2012 in Japan. On August 24, 2012, the first day of the long-awaited 3-Tokyo-Dome-concert series, a big AKB48 teams' rearrangement was announced. As part of it, Rie Kitahara becomes member of both AKB48 and SKE48 at the same time. In AKB48, she is being transferred from Team B to Team K.

Jurina Matsui

Jurina Matsui (松井 珠理奈 Matsui Jurina?, born March 8, 1997 in Aichi Prefecture) is a member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48. Currently, she is also a temporary member of SKE48's sister girl group AKB48. In SKE48, she is in Team S, in AKB48 — in Team K. In July 2008, Matsui participated in the first audition for SKE48. She passed along with 22 other participants. The group debuted on October 5, 2008. In the same year, she was selected to take part in the recording of AKB48's single "Ōgoe Diamond". It was the first AKB48 single to feature a member of a sister group. Since then, she is a regular AKB48 senbatsu (CD single selection) member. On March 25, 2012, at AKB48's concert at Saitama Super Arena, Matsui suddenly left in the middle of a song. She was diagnosed with "dizziness due to anemia, overwork" and was hospitalized for a few days. According to the event manager, in the past few months there had been reports of her poor physical condition, but she had stated that she "absolutely did not want a break". She has been absent from AKB48's activities since then. AKB48's producer Yasushi Akimoto informed the group's fans that he had let her rest for an indefinite period of time. At the AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election in 2012, Jurina Matsui placed 9th with 45,747 votes.

Rena Matsui

Rena Matsui (松井 玲奈 Matsui Rena? born July 27, 1991 in Toyohashi, Aichi) is a member of the Japanese idol group SKE48. She is in Team S. She takes part in not only SKE48 but AKB48 selection members for CD. Rena Matsui participated in the first SKE48 audition in July 2008, which she passed along with 22 other participants. The group made their debut in October 5, 2008. She was chosen as the selection member of AKB48 for CD by "10nen Zakura" for the first time.

Mariko Shinoda

Mariko Shinoda (篠田 麻里子 Shinoda Mariko?, born March 11, 1986 in Maebaru, Fukuoka, Japan) is a singer, actress, fashion model, and one of members of the Japanese idol group AKB48. In October 2005 she failed an audition to be one of founding members of AKB48. She started working at a café in then-Akihabara 48 Theater (renamed and currently known as the "AKB48 Theater") as a staff member. Although she was not a member of AKB48, she won a popularity contest voted on by fans visiting the theater. Hearing that, Yasushi Akimoto, General Producer of AKB48, came to her and gave her conditional permission to join AKB48 if she could remember and perform all 12 songs and choreographies performed at the theater in 4 days. She did nothing but practice for next 4 days and made her debut on January 22, 2006. She is part of the "Senbatsu" group in the most singles released as AKB48, since AKB48's 1st single under major label, "Aitakatta". From March 30, 2011, she started hosting a show with her own name, "Mariko-sama no Orikou sama" (麻里子様のおりこうさま!?) on NHK

Takahashi Minami

Minami Takahashi (高橋 みなみ Takahashi Minami?, born April 8, 1991 in Tokyo) is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is also the General Director of the whole AKB48 group including all sister groups. She was described as the "eldest daughter of the 48 sisters (48人姉妹の長女?)" in the group by Yasushi Akimoto during an interview carried out by the Nippon Television network in June 2010. Minami is commonly part of the "Senbatsu" group of singers in the singles released by AKB48. She is also a member of the sub-group no3b, along with AKB48 members Haruna Kojima and Minami Minegishi. On August 25, 2012, the second day of AKB48 Tokyo Dome Concert, it was announced that Takahashi Minami will be having a Solo debut with the music company 'Universal Music'. The date of release of this single is yet undecided.