As of April 2019, the group has sold over 60 million records, including over 6 million albums. For example, their 2012 sales from record and DVD/Blu-ray releases reached $226 million, earning the group the top spot in the 2012 artist ranking. They are among the highest-earning musical acts in Japan, and are the fifth-best-selling girl group worldwide. Akimoto has expanded the AKB48 concept to several girl groups in Mainland China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, and Vietnam.ĪKB48 have been characterized as a social phenomenon. This "idols you can meet" concept includes teams which can rotate performances and perform simultaneously at several events and "handshake" events, where fans can meet group members. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with its own theater and performing daily so fans could always see them live (which is not the case with usual pop groups giving occasional concerts and seen on television). Forty-Eight) is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara ( Akiba for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located.
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