AKB48

AKB48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group. As of April 2025, AKB48 has 36 members and 8 Kenkyuusei. Unlike other idol groups in Japan, AKB48 are theatre-based and have their own theatre in Akihabara, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan where they perform once every weekday, and twice on both Saturday and Sunday. The theatre is set up on the 8th floor of Don Quixote. In December 2005, the group debuted in the theatre with only 20 girls, later known as Team A.