AKB48 is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. He searched Akihabara to find members who are innovative, because the area has been energetic recently. They are very popular in Japan. The "AKB" name comes from Akihabara, which is their home ground. (Japanese: 秋葉原).
On 2012-10-31, AKB48 sold over 20,000,000 records in Japan and became the best selling female group in J-POP history.
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