Akishibu Project
Native nameアキシブproject
OriginJapan
Genre
Years active2012–present
LabelTwin Planet Entertainment (2012-2017)
KING RECORDS (2018-present)[1]
Websiteakishibup.net
Current membersFuu Aoi
Nana Kisaragi
Run Kiyomi
Rana Matsui
Manami Mikoto
Hotaru Amakawa
Arisa Yumesaki
Past membersRina Yokoyama
Ami Iseki
Emiri Otani
Emiri Suzuki
Rena Hayashi
Miki Fujimoto
Kaori Miyako
Sara Murayama
Saori Funaki
Yuuna Arakawa
Natsumi Ishikawa
Yurina Kato
Saori Funaki
Yuringo
Mahiro Hoshino
Hinako Kera
Yue Miyatani

Kanon Morishita
Serina Kanno
Mahiro Hoshino
Ruka Okonogi
Mizuki Tsushiro
Riho Mashiro
Rino Fukuyama

Akishibu Project (アキシブproject) is a Japanese idol girl group. They aim to "bring the cultures of Shibuya and Akihabara together". The group was formed by a former member of BiS and there are currently eight active members. The group performs regularly at TwinBoxAkihabara, in addition to performing live concerts in and outside of Japan. The group performed in Thailand at Japan Expo 2016.[2] Their single "Summer☆Summer/セツナツリ" reached the 9th place on the Weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[3]

They are now under the combined group HEROINES.

History

2012: Formation and debut

Akishibu Project was formed in the late 2012, and debuted officially with Thirteen members on May 24, 2013. However, the group's full scale start up begins in March 2014.

2018: Auditions and major debut

Auditions were held in early 2018 to find members to join the group prior to their major debut. Out of over 1,200 applicants, 21 were chosen to participate in the second round of auditions on SHOWROOM Live, a live-streaming website.[4] Four girls were chosen from the 21 as new members. During their stage debut, Akishibu Project announced their major debut single, "Hola! Hola! Summer",[5] would be released on August 15, 2018.[6][7]

Members

Current members

Update: July 2018.[8][9]

NameNicknameBirthdateAgeMember color*TwitterInstagramNotes
Hinako KeraHinahiNovember 5, 199233Orange@aksb_kera@kerahinako1105
Yue MiyataniYuechiJuly 20, 199531Red[10]@aksb_miyatani@yue_miyataniLeader
Miiro TaguchiMiichanJune 26, 199729Pink@aksb_taguchi@miiro_taguchi
Mahiro HoshinoHoniMarch 8, 199630Blue@aksb_honii@mhr_honi
Ruka OkonogiRuururuApril 16, 199828Silver※White@aksb_ruka@okonogi_ruka
Mizuki TsushiroTsushiroOctober 16, 200025Emerald Green@aksb_mizuki@__tsushiromizuki
Fukuyama RinoRinomaru[11]December 24, 199728Light Blue@aksb_rino@rinomaru_
Kanno SerinaJanuary 7, 199927Light Green@aksb_serina@serina_kanno
Mashiro RihoRittan[12]December 20, 199926Purple@aksb_masiro@mashiro_riho
Morishita KanonNonchanJune 29, 200125Yellow@aksb_kanon@morisita_kanon

* All colour values are approximate.

1st Generation Members

  • Rina Yokoyama (October 2012 – May 11, 2014)
  • Hinako Kera
  • Yue Miyatani
  • Yuuna Arakawa
  • Ishikawa Natsumi
  • Ami Iseki
  • Emiri Otani
  • Emiri Suzuki
  • Miiro Taguchi
  • Rena Hayashi
  • Miki Fujimoto
  • Saori Funaki
  • Kaori Miyako
  • Sara Murayama

Timeline

Note(s):

  • On February 4, 2018, 4 members changed their member colors:
    • Miyatani Yue (→), Okonogi Ruka (→), Yuringo (→)

Discography

Albums

Release dateTitleOricon[note 1]Ref.
April 14, 2015乱れ髪ファイティングガール29[13]
February 23, 2016New World56[14]

Singles

Release dateTitleOricon[note 2]Ref.
August 9, 2016"Summer☆Summer/セツナツリ"9[3]
August 30, 2017"Abanchu!/Natsu Love"18[15]
August 15, 2018"Hola! Hola! Summer"9[16]
August 28, 2019"The First Summer"14[17]

Notes

  1. ^ Peak ranking on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart.
  2. ^ Peak ranking on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.

References

  1. ^ "アキシブproject夏にキングレコードよりメジャーデビュー、新メンバー募集も" (in Japanese). Natalie音楽. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Akishibu project | Japan Expo Thailand". Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  3. ^ "Summer☆Summer/セツナツリ(通常盤A)" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "アキシブproject、オーディション最終結果発表。4名が新メンバーに" (in Japanese). Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. ^ "アキシブproject KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. ^ Takeuchi Michimaro (July 2018). "アキシブProject、水着姿で10人体制をお披露目＆メジャーデビューシングルの曲名を発表！" (in Japanese). RBB Today. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ^ "「アキシブproject」宮谷優恵、新体制で「紅白歌合戦に出たい」" (in Japanese). Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ^ "アキシブproject メンバーTwitterアカウント" (in Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Natalie音楽" (in Japanese). アキシブproject由比ガ浜で10人体制お披露目、メジャーデビューシングルを告知. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  10. ^ "宮谷優恵（アキシブproject）" (in Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  11. ^ "りのまる (@rinomaru_) • Instagram photos and videos" (in Japanese). Instagram. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  12. ^ "真城里帆 (@mashiro_riho) • Instagram photos and videos" (in Japanese). Instagram. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  13. ^ "乱れ髪ファイティングガール(A-Type)" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  14. ^ "NEW WORLD[A-Type]" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  15. ^ "アバンチュっ!/ナツラブ(タイプA)" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  16. ^ "アキシブproject" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年09月09日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for September 9, 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2019.