NMB48 is a Japanese idol girl group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group performs at the NMB48 Theater which is located in the basement of the Yes-Namba Building in Namba, Osaka. The name “NMB” comes from “Namba” in the Minami district in Osaka.
NMB48
Background Information
Native Name NMB48
Also known as NMB
Years active 2011 – Present
Origin Osaka, Japan
Official Website http://www.nmb48.com/
YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/NMB48official
Current Members
TEAM N
Kei Jonishi (上西 恵 Jonishi Kei)
Yuki Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀 Kashiwagi Yuki)
Yuuka Kato (加藤 夕夏 Kato Yuuka)
Rika Kishino (岸野 里香 Kishino Rika)
Koga Narumi (古賀 成美 Koga Narumi)
Saki Kono (河野 早紀 Kono Saki)
Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩 Kotani Riho)
Anna Murashige (村重 杏奈 Murashige Anna)
Kanako Muro (室加 奈子 Muro Kanako)
Aika Nishimura (西村 愛華 Nishimura Aika)
Yuuri Ota (太田 夢莉 Ota Yuuri)
Ririka Sutou (須藤 凛々花 Sutou Ririka)
Natsumi Yamagishi (山岸 奈津美 Yamagishi Natsumi)
Yuki Yamaguchi (山口 夕輝 Yamaguchi Yuki)
Sayaka Yamamoto (山本 彩 Yamamoto Sayaka)
Tsubasa Yamauchi (山内 つばさ Yamauchi Tsubasa)
Keira Yogi (與儀 ケイラ Yogi Keira)
Akari Yoshida (吉田 朱里 Yoshida Akari)
TEAM M
Yuki Azuma (東 由樹 Azuma Yuki)
Reina Fujie (藤江 れいな Fujie Reina)
Akari Ishizuka (石塚 朱莉 Ishizuka Akari)
Rena Kawakami (川上 礼奈 Kawakami Rena)
Momoka Kinoshita (木下 百花 Kinoshita Momoka)
Rina Kondo (近藤 里奈 Kondo Rina)
Rina Kushiro (久代 梨奈 Kushiro Rina)
Mao Mita (三田 麻央 Mita Mao)
Arisa Miura (三浦 亜莉沙 Miura Arisa)
Ayaka Murakami (村上 文香 Murakami Ayaka)
Sae Murase (村瀬 紗英 Murase Sae)
Ayaka Okita (沖田 彩華 Okita Ayaka)
Miru Shiroma (白間 美瑠 Shiroma Miru)
Yui Takano (高野 祐衣 Takano Yui)
Sara Takei (武井 紗良 Takei Sara)
Airi Tanigawa (山内 つばさ Tanigawa Airi)
Fuuko Yagura (矢倉 楓子 Yagura Fuuko)
Nana Yamada (山田 菜々 Yamada Nana)
TEAM BII
Momoka Hayashi (林 萌々香 Hayashi Momoka)
Miori Ichikawa (市川 美織 Ichikawa Miori)
Anna Ijiri (井尻 晏菜 Ijiri Anna)
Kanae Iso (磯 佳奈江 Iso Kanae)
Kanako Kadowaki (門脇 佳奈子 Kadowaki Kanako)
Emika Kamieda (上枝 恵美加 Kamieda Emika)
Chihiro Kawakami (川上 千尋 Kawakami Chihiro)
Haruna Kinoshita (木下 春奈 Kinoshita Haruna)
Hazuki Kurokawa ((黒川 葉月 Kurokawa Hazuki)
Konomi Kusaka (日下 このみ Kusaka Konomi)
Kokoro Naiki (内木 志 Naiki Kokoro)
Nagisa Shibuya (渋谷 凪咲 Shibuya Nagisa)
Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音 Takayanagi Akane)
Mirei Ueda (植田 碧麗 Ueda Mirei)
Ayaka Umeda (梅田 彩佳 Umeda Ayaka)
Miyuki Watanabe (渡辺 美優紀 Watanabe Miyuki)
Shu Yabushita (薮下 柊 Yabushita Shu)
Tags: Japanese idol, NMB48, Yasushi Akimoto
Categorised in: J-Pop, Kawaii, Pop Culture
This post was written by Mathew Ryan
NMB48 is a Japanese idol girl group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group performs at the NMB48 Theater which is located in the basement of the Yes-Namba Building in Namba, Osaka. The name “NMB” comes from “Namba” in the Minami district in Osaka.
NMB48
Background Information
Native Name NMB48
Also known as NMB
Years active 2011 – Present
Origin Osaka, Japan
Official Website http://www.nmb48.com/
YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/NMB48official
Current Members
TEAM N
Kei Jonishi (上西 恵 Jonishi Kei)
Yuki Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀 Kashiwagi Yuki)
Yuuka Kato (加藤 夕夏 Kato Yuuka)
Rika Kishino (岸野 里香 Kishino Rika)
Koga Narumi (古賀 成美 Koga Narumi)
Saki Kono (河野 早紀 Kono Saki)
Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩 Kotani Riho)
Anna Murashige (村重 杏奈 Murashige Anna)
Kanako Muro (室加 奈子 Muro Kanako)
Aika Nishimura (西村 愛華 Nishimura Aika)
Yuuri Ota (太田 夢莉 Ota Yuuri)
Ririka Sutou (須藤 凛々花 Sutou Ririka)
Natsumi Yamagishi (山岸 奈津美 Yamagishi Natsumi)
Yuki Yamaguchi (山口 夕輝 Yamaguchi Yuki)
Sayaka Yamamoto (山本 彩 Yamamoto Sayaka)
Tsubasa Yamauchi (山内 つばさ Yamauchi Tsubasa)
Keira Yogi (與儀 ケイラ Yogi Keira)
Akari Yoshida (吉田 朱里 Yoshida Akari)
TEAM M
Yuki Azuma (東 由樹 Azuma Yuki)
Reina Fujie (藤江 れいな Fujie Reina)
Akari Ishizuka (石塚 朱莉 Ishizuka Akari)
Rena Kawakami (川上 礼奈 Kawakami Rena)
Momoka Kinoshita (木下 百花 Kinoshita Momoka)
Rina Kondo (近藤 里奈 Kondo Rina)
Rina Kushiro (久代 梨奈 Kushiro Rina)
Mao Mita (三田 麻央 Mita Mao)
Arisa Miura (三浦 亜莉沙 Miura Arisa)
Ayaka Murakami (村上 文香 Murakami Ayaka)
Sae Murase (村瀬 紗英 Murase Sae)
Ayaka Okita (沖田 彩華 Okita Ayaka)
Miru Shiroma (白間 美瑠 Shiroma Miru)
Yui Takano (高野 祐衣 Takano Yui)
Sara Takei (武井 紗良 Takei Sara)
Airi Tanigawa (山内 つばさ Tanigawa Airi)
Fuuko Yagura (矢倉 楓子 Yagura Fuuko)
Nana Yamada (山田 菜々 Yamada Nana)
TEAM BII
Momoka Hayashi (林 萌々香 Hayashi Momoka)
Miori Ichikawa (市川 美織 Ichikawa Miori)
Anna Ijiri (井尻 晏菜 Ijiri Anna)
Kanae Iso (磯 佳奈江 Iso Kanae)
Kanako Kadowaki (門脇 佳奈子 Kadowaki Kanako)
Emika Kamieda (上枝 恵美加 Kamieda Emika)
Chihiro Kawakami (川上 千尋 Kawakami Chihiro)
Haruna Kinoshita (木下 春奈 Kinoshita Haruna)
Hazuki Kurokawa ((黒川 葉月 Kurokawa Hazuki)
Konomi Kusaka (日下 このみ Kusaka Konomi)
Kokoro Naiki (内木 志 Naiki Kokoro)
Nagisa Shibuya (渋谷 凪咲 Shibuya Nagisa)
Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音 Takayanagi Akane)
Mirei Ueda (植田 碧麗 Ueda Mirei)
Ayaka Umeda (梅田 彩佳 Umeda Ayaka)
Miyuki Watanabe (渡辺 美優紀 Watanabe Miyuki)
Shu Yabushita (薮下 柊 Yabushita Shu)
Tags: Japanese idol, NMB48, Yasushi Akimoto
Categorised in: J-Pop, Kawaii, Pop Culture
This post was written by Mathew Ryan