Akishibu Project

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]

Akishibu Project アキシブproject
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Background information
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop pop
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Twin Planet Entertainment (2012-2017) KING RECORDS (2018-present)[1]
Members	Hinako Kera Yue Miyatani Miiro Taguchi Mahiro Hoshino Ruka Okonogi Mizuki Tsushiro Mashiro Riho Fukuyama Rino Morishita Kanon Kanno Serina
Past members	Rina Yokoyama Ami Iseki Emiri Otani Emiri Suzuki Rena Hayashi Miki Fujimoto Kaori Miyako Sara Murayama Saori Funaki Yuuna Arakawa Ishikawa Natsumi Yurina Kato
Website	akishibup.net

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]

Name	Nickname	Birthdate	Age	Member color*	Twitter	Instagram	Notes
Hinako Kera	Hinahi	(1992-11-05)November 5, 1992	32	Orange	@aksb_kera	@kerahinako1105
Yue Miyatani	Yuechi	(1995-07-20)July 20, 1995	30	Red[10]	@aksb_miyatani	@yue_miyatani	Leader
Miiro Taguchi	Miichan	(1997-06-26)June 26, 1997	28	Pink	@aksb_taguchi	@miiro_taguchi
Mahiro Hoshino	Honi	(1996-03-08)March 8, 1996	29	Blue	@aksb_honii	@mhr_honi
Ruka Okonogi	Ruururu	(1998-04-16)April 16, 1998	27	Silver※White	@aksb_ruka	@okonogi_ruka
Mizuki Tsushiro	Tsushiro	(2000-10-16)October 16, 2000	24	Emerald Green	@aksb_mizuki	@__tsushiromizuki
Fukuyama Rino	Rinomaru[11]	(1997-12-24)December 24, 1997	27	Light Blue	@aksb_rino	@rinomaru_
Kanno Serina		(1999-01-07)January 7, 1999	26	Light Green	@aksb_serina	@serina_kanno
Mashiro Riho	Rittan[12]	(1999-12-20)December 20, 1999	25	Purple	@aksb_masiro	@mashiro_riho
Morishita Kanon	Nonchan	(2001-06-29)June 29, 2001	24	Yellow	@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 ( Yellow → Red ), Okonogi Ruka ( Silver → White ), Yuringo ( Turquoise Blue → Purple )

Discography

Albums

Release date	Title	Oricon[note 1]	Ref.
April 14, 2015	乱れ髪ファイティングガール	29	[13]
February 23, 2016	New World	56	[14]

Singles

Release date	Title	Oricon[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.