AKB48 History

2005

• In July, the Akihabara 48 project started. In the September 2005 issue of "Monthly Debut", recruitment advertisements were posted on one black and white page, "Audition", "JJ bis", etc., and recruitment of the first term members started.
• In August, it was decided to build 48 theaters on the 8th floor of Don Quijote, Akihabara.
• The deadline for recruiting opening members is October 8th.
• On October 9, recruitment of additional members (2nd gen members) started.
• The final audition will end on October 30th. Of the 7,924 applicants, 24 passed.
• Vocal dance lessons will begin on November 3rd for the opening of the theater.
• Recorded on November 18th.
• Public rehearsals on November 28th and 30th. The grand opening was scheduled for December 1, but it was announced that it would be postponed for a week.
• December 7, press release & public rehearsal. Twenty first-year students will be on stage for the first time. The first is a performance for the media, and the second is a performance for the general public.
• Grand opening on December 8th. Two performances on the first day. The number of spectators is 72 (this includes 65 people involved, and the actual number of guests is only 7). It was a tough departure. Template:Citation needed.
• On December 16th, the first "handshake event" was held because the stage set broke down and the performance was canceled. The number of customers is about 50 <ref name = "AKBINGO20100707"> Nippon Television Network System "AKBINGO!" Broadcast on July 7, 2010. AKB48 chronology quiz </ ref>.
• December 17-Performance at Odaiba Hot ☆ Fantasy. Members distribute villas themselves.
• On December 27, the PV of "Sakura no Hanabiratachi" will be screened after the theater performance.
• Announced MVP system on December 31st. After watching the performance 100 times, a photo shoot with the MVP T-shirt and all the members (currently, the highest priority admission ticket will be presented). Selected as a character for NTT DoCoMo's videophone.

2006

• The Odaiba performance will end on January 3rd.
• On January 3rd, it was announced that "Sakura no Hanabiratachi" was decided as the ending of the TBS TV drama "Ain't It." "Videophone x AKB48", a videophone usage promotion campaign site produced by Perfect Advertising Company, which is the stage of the drama, has opened.
• AKB48 will be featured in the January 17th issue of Tokyo on January 6th.
• On January 11, "Dear my teacher" was decided as the ending theme for TV Asahi's "Mitake Fortune-telling".
• On January 12, "AKB48 Diary" started.
• On January 17, the comment section of the AKB48 official blog was closed due to vandalism.
• On January 22, Mariko Shinoda, who was a clerk at 48 cafes, joined Team A.
• On January 25, the "popularity vote" to decide the members of the 1st army and the members of the 2nd army started. It will be used as a reference for the composition of the new performance from April.
• On February 1st, her debut single (indies) "Sakura Petals" was released. A release commemorative event will be held at the theater. </ span>
• On February 4, her first full theater attendance was reached. Chorus "Sakura no Hanabiratachi" with the audience.
• On February 7, a person who stole a poster on a station and sold it at a theater appeared. <Ref name = "ameba10008843361"> sorry ... --AKB48 Official Blog February 7, 2006 </ ref>.
• On February 11th, a project to "videophone" with members started (until the end of March).
• February 14, Valentine's Day Surprise. Introduced supporter's card.
• On February 19, in the 2nd gen member audition, the world's first attempt "Videophone audition" was held, and 54 out of 11,892 people advanced to the final examination.
• On February 26, 19 people passed the final examination.
• On March 1st, her photobook "Adhesion!" AKB48 "Photobook Vol.1 the debut" was released.
• March 2nd, the lesson for the 2nd gen member will start.
• March 3rd, Hinamatsuri event. Members present hina-arare.
• March 14, 48 theater renovations. A White Day event will be held, and gifts can be handed to members after the performance.
• On March 23, it was announced that Yuki Usami will graduate in March.
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• On March 28, the 1st and 2nd army systems were reviewed. Announced that it will be a two-team system of A team and K team from April.
• On March 31, Yuki Usami graduated with A1st Chiakiraku (her first graduate as AKB48 and 48 groups).
• On March 31, the staff made a successful bid for the Chiakiraku ticket from a person who was reselling it at an online auction. Exhibitors are prohibited from entering and exiting <ref name = "ameba10010810413"> Chiakiraku --AKB48 Official Blog April 1, 2006 </ ref>.
• On April 1st, 17 members of K Team (then called it, now Team K) were unveiled. The first day of the performance. It will be full thanks only on this day, but the number of customers will be reduced by half in 3 days.
• April 8th, 1st gen member Minami Takahashi's birthday surprise. She jumped in and participated in the K team performance in plain clothes.
• On April 8th, a "Popularity Voting Box" will be set up in the theater where members can vote on their popularity. It will be used as a reference for the performance meeting.
• The first MVP was born on April 8 (100 performances).
• The official website was renewed on April 10. Changed from FLASH format to HTML format.
• On April 15th, the 1st gen member debuted as "New Team A" (A2nd "I wanted to meet" performance started).
• On April 25th, the "1st AKB Theater MTG" was held. Discuss problems, requests, opinions, etc. with about 40 fans who came to the performance for 3 hours.
• On April 29, "Send off" after the performance was abolished.
• April 29-May 7, "Skirt, Hirari" will be the theme song for the Fuji TV event "Odaiba Gakuen". Perform a mini-live at an event.
• On April 30th, it was announced that videophone calls with members will be extended until May 31st.
• On May 4, Team K achieved her first full thanks (except the first day of her debut).
• On June 1st, open recruitment for fan club names began.
• On June 4, Team A and Team K will hold their first joint live at "Akiba Square". 1200 fans (there is also a theory that it is 1500) gather.
• On June 7th, her 2nd single (indie) "Skirt, Hirari" was released. </ span>
• On June 7, the domain (address) of the official website changed from Akihabara48 (akihabara48.com) to AKB48 (akb48.co.jp) (it seems that the domain was acquired around April).
• On June 7, Tomonobu Togasaki changed the team name from "A team" and "K team" to "Team A" and "Team K". .jp / akihabara48 / entry-10013284858.html Posted on June 6, 2006], Posted on June 7, 2006 </ ref> ( However, the names are still mixed after that).
• On June 9th, she appeared in her first music program "Music Station" (20:00 to 21:00) and "Music Fighter" (midnight 1:05 to 2:00).
• On June 16th, a winning ticket-filled Gachapon "AKB48 Dokidoki Can Batch Part 1" was set up at the theater. The ¥ 500 version (2 units) is an answering machine message recording. Videophone for 3 minutes. Play games with members! (Tetris or Super Mario). The ¥ 300 version (3 units) is a letter from the members. 2 shot polar. The total number is 7,500, and the hit is 75. The probability is 1/100.
• On June 16th, Saeko Kamimura withdrew (released as her only "withdrawal" including 48 groups).
• July 5th, Team K1st Chiakiraku (The first schedule was June 28th, but it was postponed due to the stage lighting version upgrade).
• On July 8th, the price of tickets for performances, which used to be 1000 yen, has been raised to 2000 yen.
• Fans who watched the performance 200 times on July 12 took 10 shots with Instax. Fans who watched it 300 times announced that they would drive (the car is prepared by the management, the driver is also a staff member, and of course it is not alone).
• On July 15th, "AKB48 Pounding Can Batch Part 1" was completed.
• On July 23, 300 people from "Skirt, Hirari" purchasers were invited to the "Hanayashiki Tour with AKB48" by lottery.
• Start accepting alarm clock reservations on July 25th. The selling price is 10,000 yen. Limited to 200 for both Teams A and K.
• July 27, Gacha Gacha Part 2 starts. Special prize: August 19 Two invitation tickets for dress rehearsal. First prize: 2 2-shot polars. Second prize: 5 lucky bags. Third prize: 36 autographed T-shirts. Fourth prize: 72 autographed CDs. Other surprise prizes include Togasaki and Izakaya as soon as you go down to the first floor with the members.
• August 8th, Gacha Gacha Part 2 ends.
• August 9th, Gachapon Part3 "Petapeta Seal" started.
• August 11, A2nd "I wanted to meet you" Performance Chiaki Raku.
• On August 19, the A3rd performance of Genepro will be held. The song "Rider" dedicated to the so-called "Rider" who has been a fan since the opening of the theater, who passed away on July 1, was also included in the performance song, and was his recommendation Shiho Watanabe. It is a unit song of Hitomi Komatani. In addition, the front row center of the day was vacant as his seat <ref name = "ameba10016007348"> Notice about today's Genepro --AKB48 Official Blog August 19, 2006 </ ref> <ref> AKB48 "Rider" sung by NMB48, the fan who supported the dawn of AKB48 Birth secret story --Daily Cyzo December 30, 2010 </ ref>.
• August 20, A3rd "For Someone" Performance First day.
• On August 20, it was announced that Defstar Records would make a major debut. At the same time, the subtitle of her official blog was changed from "AKB48 ~ Trajectory to Major Debut" to "AKB48 ~ Trajectory to TOKYO DOME".
• On August 22, the official fan club "Pillar Club (Hashira no Kai, derived from the two pillars in the theater)" was launched.
• On August 30, her debut song was decided to be Team A 2nd's original song "I wanted to meet". For the first time, 20 selection members will be selected from Teams A and K.
• On September 2, Team K performed 100 times.
• On September 25, Togasaki asked CyberAgent to join her ameba blog "Official Blog".
• On September 29, five people, Mai Oshima, Haruna Kojima, Yukari Sato, Mariko Shinoda, and Minami Minegishi, will appear in the commercial for the NHK Environmental Campaign (AC joint campaign).
• Announced that Team A and Team K will be reclassified after the night performance on September 29th and November 4th.
• October 3, Team A performances 2