NMB48

NMB48 promoting Takane no Ringo (2014)

NMB48 is a Japanese idol group produced by Akimoto Yasushi. It performs regularly in the NMB48 Theater, previously known as base YOSHIMOTO.

History

NMB48 promoting "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo" (2011)

To continue his plan for a franchise of idol groups in Japan, Akimoto Yasushi announced that he would start an idol group in Nanba, Osaka. NMB48's name comes from NaMBa, an alternate romanization of Nanba.

Auditions were held in August 2010, and were broadcast on the TV show "Starhime Sagashitarou", which featured members of SKE48. Initially, 26 girls passed but there will still be inter-auditions to pick the 16 girls who will be Team N. The 26 girls were introduced on October 9th, 2010 at AKB48's Aki Matsuri.

On December 4, 2010, NMB48 announced that Team N and its captain will be announced at the shonichi performance of Team N's first stage. The remaining members will remain kenkyuusei.

On January 1, 2011, NMB48 started performances of its first stage. On March 10, 2011 Team N was formed.

In June 2011, it was announced that NMB48 would be making their single debut with Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo, several months after their first original song Seishun no Lap Time was being performed in the theater. On June 6, the second generation winners were announced at the end of Team N's performance at TDC Hall. The introduction of the 2nd generation brought the total number of members in NMB48 to their goal number of 48.

In August 2011, photos of 2nd generation member Shimada Rena with a boyfriend surfaced on the internet. Initially, no action was taking regarding the photos, but as more photos surfaced and as other scandals were brought to attention by fans, Shimada was suspended from activities for the rest of 2011 starting in September. At this time, Yoshida Akari and Matsuda Shiori were also suspended due to issues balancing school work with work, and Yoshida, Kondo Rina and Watanabe Miyuki were removed from the preliminary senbatsu for NMB's second single due to undisclosed reasons, and replaced with Yamaguchi Yuuki, Yamagishi Natsumi and Murakami Ayaka.

Members

Team N

NMB48 Team N (2013)

Ichikawa Miori (AKB48 Team B) Ogasawara Mayu Kadowaki Kanako Kishino Rika Kinoshita Haruna Koga Narumi Kotani Riho Kondo Rina

Jonishi Kei Shiroma Miru Nishimura Aika Hayashi Momoka Yamaguchi Yuuki Yamamoto Sayaka (Captain) Yoshida Akari Watanabe Miyuki (AKB48 Team B)

Team M

NMB48 Team M (2013)

Azuma Yuki Okita Ayaka Kawakami Rena Kinoshita Momoka Takano Yui Tanigawa Airi Mita Mao

Murakami Ayaka Murase Sae Yagura Fuuko Yamagishi Natsumi Yamada Nana Yogi Keira

Team BII

NMB48 Team BII (2013)

Akazawa Hono Ishizuka Akari Ijiri Anna Ueda Mirei Ota Yuuri Katou Yuuka Kamieda Emika (Captain) Kusaka Konomi

Kushiro Rina Kurokawa Hazuki Kono Saki Kobayashi Rikako Muro Kanako Yabushita Shu Yamauchi Tsubasa

Kenkyuusei

NMB48 Kenkyuusei (2013)

2nd Generation

• Ishida Yuumi
• Uno Mizuki
• Nishizawa Rurina

3rd Generation

Takayama Riko Miura Arisa

4th Generation

Akashi Natsuko Odan Mai Kawakami Chihiro Shibuya Nagisa Terui Honoka Nakano Reina

Matsuoka Chiho Matsumura Megumi Morita Ayaka Yamao Rina

4.5th Generation

Jo Eriko

Team N

Ota Yuuri Kashiwagi Yuki (AKB48 Team B) Katou Yuuka Kishino Rika Kono Saki Koga Narumi Kotani Riho (AKB48 Team 4) Jonishi Kei (Sub-Captain) Sutou Ririka

Nishimura Aika Murashige Anna (HKT48 Team KIV) Muro Kanako Yamauchi Tsubasa Yamagishi Natsumi Yamaguchi Yuuki Yamamoto Sayaka (Captain) (AKB48 Team K) Yogi Keira Yoshida Akari

Team M

Akazawa Hono Azuma Yuki Ishizuka Akari Okita Ayaka (Sub-Captain) Kawakami Rena Kinoshita Momoka Kushiro Rina Kondo Rina Shiroma Miru Takano Yui

Takei Sara Tanigawa Airi Fujie Reina Mita Mao Murakami Ayaka Murase Sae Yagura Fuuko (AKB48 Team A) Yamada Nana (Captain) (SKE48 Team KII)

Team BII

Ijiri Anna Iso Kanae Ichikawa Miori Ueda Mirei Umeda Ayaka (Sub-Captain) Kadowaki Kanako Kamieda Emika (Captain) Kawakami Chihiro Kinoshita Haruna

Kusaka Konomi Kurokawa Hazuki Kobayashi Rikako Shibuya Nagisa (AKB48 Team 4) Takayanagi Akane (SKE48 Team KII) Naiki Kokoro Hayashi Momoka Yabushita Shu Watanabe Miyuki (SKE48 Team S)

Transfered

• Ogasawara Mayu (Transfered to AKB48 Team B)

Former Members

Official Members

• Mori Ayaka (Graduated July 10, 2011)
• Kodakari Yuuka (Graduated May 6, 2012)
• Jo Eriko (Graduated September 28, 2012, Re-joined in October 2013)
• Fujita Runa (Graduated October 3, 2012)
• Matsuda Shiori (Graduated October 28, 2012)
• Ota Riona (Graduated October 28, 2012)
• Hikawa Ayame (Graduated December 22, 2012)
• Shinohara Kanna (Graduated April 12, 2013)
• Yamamoto Hitomi (Graduated May 30, 2013)
• Fukumoto Aina
• Koyanagi Arisa (Graduated March 2, 2014)
• Umehara Mako (Graduated March 2, 2014)
• Shimada Rena

Research Students

• Yamauchi Ayaka (Withdrew November 5, 2010)
• Takiyama Akane (Graduated January 15, 2011)
• Otani Riko (Graduated January 15, 2012)
• Okada Risako (Graduated February 18, 2012)
• Ishikawa Kokoro (Graduated April 28, 2012)
• Hara Mizuki (Graduated April 28, 2012)
• Sasaki Nanami (Graduated July 4, 2012)
• Togo Sora (Withdrew October 11, 2012)
• Sato Sorai (Graduated December 21, 2012)
• Sugimoto Kano (Withdrew December 6, 2012)
• Sugino Risa (Withdrew February 21, 2013)
• Hirose Sena (Withdrew February 21, 2013)
• Hisada Riko (Graduated March 15, 2013)
• Ishihara Masako (Withdrew June 27, 2013)
• Ogawa Noa
• Nakagawa Hiromi (Graduated March 13, 2014)
• Shimazaki Momoka (Graduated March 14, 2014)

AKB48 Senbatsu Events

Senbatsu Elections

• [2011.06.08] AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu"
• [2012.06.06] AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki"
• [2013.06.08] AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai"

Senbatsu Janken Taikai

• [2011.09.20] AKB48 24th Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai
• [2012.09.18] AKB48 29th Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai

Discography

NMB48 promoting "Kitagawa Kenji" (2012)

NMB48 promoting "Bokura no Eureka" (2013)

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NMB48 promoting Kamonegix (2013)

Albums

• [2013.02.27] Teppen Tottande! (てっぺんとったんで!)

Stage Albums

• [2014.01.01] Team N 1st Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" (Team N 1st Stage「誰かのために」)
• [2014.01.01] Team N 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" (Team N 2nd Stage「青春ガールズ」)
• [2014.01.01] Team M 1st Stage "Idol no Yoake" (Team M 1st Stage「アイドルの夜明け」)
• [2014.01.01] Team BII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" (Team BII 1st Stage「会いたかった」)
• [2014.01.01] Team BII 2nd Stage "Tadaima Ren'aichuu" (Team BII 2nd Stage「ただいま恋愛中」)
• [2014.03.31] Team N 3rd Stage "Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru" (チームN 3rd Stage「ここにだって天使はいる」)

Singles

• [2011.07.20] Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo (絶滅黒髪少女; Extinct Black-haired Girl)
• [2011.10.19] Oh My God! (オーマイガー!)
• [2012.02.08] Junjou U-19 (純情U-19; Innocence Under 19)
• [2012.05.09] Nagiichi (ナギイチ; The Cutest Girl on the Beach)
• [2012.08.08] Virginity (ヴァージニティー)
• [2012.11.07] Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
• [2013.06.19] Bokura no Eureka (僕らのユリイカ; Our Eureka)
• [2013.10.02] Kamonegix (カモネギックス)
• [2014.03.26] Takane no Ringo (高嶺の林檎)

Video Releases

• [2012.03.27] NMB48 1st Anniversary Special Live
• [2013.09.25] AKB48 Group Rinji Sokai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyojyanaika!~ (NMB48 Tandoku Koen) (AKB48グループ臨時総会 〜白黒つけようじゃないか!〜 (NMB48単独公演))

Stage Video Releases

• [2011.06.24] Team N 1st Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" (チームN 1st Stage「誰かのために」)
• [2012.08.21] 2nd Generation Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" Senshuuraku (2期生公演「PARTYが始まるよ」千秋楽)
• [2012.09.25] Team N 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" (チームN 2nd Stage「青春ガールズ」)
• [2014.01.01] NMB48 Team BII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" Senshuraku -2013.10.17-
• [2014.03.31] NMB48 Osaka Juban Shoubu
• [2014.03.31] NMB48 Kinki Concert ~Minnasan, Chapuchapu Shimasho~
• [2014.03.31] NMB48 8 Live Collection

Stages

Team N

• [2011.01.01-2011.05.16] Team N 1st Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" (チームN 1st Stage「誰かのために」)
• [2011.05.19-2012.xx.xx ] Team N 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" (チームN 2nd Stage「青春ガールズ」)
• [2013.11.19- ] Team N 3rd Stage "Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru" (チームN 3rd Stage「ここにだって天使はいる」)

Team M

• [2012.05.05- ] Team M 1st Stage "Idol no Yoake" (チームM 1st Stage「アイドルの夜明け」)

Team BII

• [2012.10.10-2013.10.17] Team BII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" (チームBII 1st Stage 「会いたかった」)
• [2013.11.01-] Team BII 2nd Stage "Tadaima Ren'aichuu" (チームBII 2nd Stage 「ただいま　恋愛中」)

Kenkyuusei

• [2011.08.13-2012.05.02] NMB48 2nd Gen Kenkyuusei Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" (NMB48 Stage 「PARTYが始まるよ」)
• [2012.04.29-2012.10.06] NMB48 3rd Gen Kenkyuusei Stage "Aitakatta" (NMB48 Stage 「会いたかった」)
• [2013.02.01-] NMB48 Kenkyuusei 1st Stage "Seishun Girls" (NMB48研究生 1st Stage「青春ガールズ」)

See Also

• AKB48
• SKE48
• SDN48
• HKT48
• OJS48

External Links

• NMB48 Official Website
• Official Blog
• Official Google+
• Official Youtube