AKB48

Japanese female idol group
Organization girl_group Q51118
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AKB48

Summary

AKB48 is a girl group[1]. AKB48 ranks in the top 7% of girl_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • AKB48 received the Japan Record Awards[3].
  • AKB48 is in the country of Japan[4].
  • AKB48's instance of is recorded as girl group[5].
  • AKB48's instance of is recorded as female idol group[6].
  • AKB48's founder is recorded as Yasushi Akimoto[7].
  • AKB48's genre is J-pop[8].
  • AKB48's genre is bubblegum music[9].
  • Akihabara is named after AKB48[10].
  • AKB48's record label is recorded as King Records[11].
  • AKB48's record label is recorded as Defstar Records[12].
  • AKB48's discography is recorded as AKB48 discography[13].
  • AKB48 is part of AKB48 Group[14].
  • AKB48's Commons category is recorded as AKB48[15].
  • AKB48's country of origin is recorded as Japan[16].
  • AKB48 comprises Mayumi Uchida[17].
  • AKB48 comprises Kana Kobayashi[18].
  • AKB48 comprises Shihori Suzuki[19].
  • AKB48 comprises Mariya Nagao[20].
  • AKB48 comprises Miho Miyazaki[21].
  • AKB48 comprises Sayaka Yamamoto[22].
  • AKB48 comprises Shizuka Ōya[23].
  • AKB48 comprises Nana Ōwada[24].
  • AKB48 comprises Mayu Ogasawara[25].
  • AKB48 comprises Saya Kawamoto[26].
  • AKB48 comprises Asuka Kuramochi[27].

Body

Founding

AKB48's founder is recorded as Yasushi Akimoto[7].

Identity

AKB48 is part of AKB48 Group[14].

Recognition

AKB48 received the Japan Record Awards[3].

Why It Matters

AKB48 ranks in the top 7% of girl_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,170 views/month).[2] AKB48 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] AKB48 is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

AKB48 has been cited as an influence by JKT48[30], a girl group[31], founded in 2011[32] and BNK48[33], a girl group[34], founded in 2017[35].

FAQs

What awards did AKB48 receive?

Honors received include Japan Record Awards[3].

Who did AKB48 influence?

AKB48 has been cited as an influence by JKT48[30] and BNK48[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . akirathedon.com. akirathedon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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