NGT48
NGT48 | |
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Origin | Niigata, Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | Since October 2015 |
Labels | Ariola Japan |
Members | Team NIII Team G |
Website | ngt48 |
NGT48 (read "N.G.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol girl group formed in October 2015 in Niigata produced by Yasushi Akimoto.[1] The group performs at the NGT48 Theater which is located in the fourth floor of the LoveLa2 shopping mall in Niigata city.[2][3]
History
The creation of the group was announced on January 25, 2015 on the final, fifth day of a traditional series of AKB48 concerts entitled AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015.[4] In October 2015, the Niigata-based company Kuriyama Beika Co., Ltd. (栗山米菓) appointed NGT48 a "bakauke PR ambassador", a PR ambassador for its product named bakauke.[5] As of December 2015, NGT48 is collaborating with McDonald's on a 48-piece bucket of Chicken McNuggets sold in Japan. Each bucket features photos of NGT48[6][7][8] and comes with a collectable card with a photo of a random member of the group.[9] NGT48's own theater opened in Niigata on January 10, 2016.[3][10][11]
The group's members are part of the cast of a television series adaptation of Higurashi When They Cry,[12] which was premiered from May 20 on BS Sky PerfecTV!.[13][14] The group also recorded the theme song for the series. It is titled "Kimi wa Doko ni Iru?" and is included on the Theater Edition of the 44th single by AKB48, "Tsubasa wa Iranai", which was released on June 1, 2016.[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Their debut single, "Seishun Dokei", was released on April 12, 2017 under Ariola Japan.
Members
As of June 2018, according to the official website.[19]
Team NIII
Minami Kato and Yuka Ogino are the captain and the co-captain of Team NIII respectively.
Name | Birth date (age) | Election rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 9 | 10 | ||
Yuka Ogino (荻野由佳) | February 16, 1999 | 95 | 5 | 4 |
Yuki Kashiwagi (柏木由紀) | July 15, 1991 | 5 | ||
Minami Kato (加藤美南) | January 15, 1999 | 76 | 71 | 30 |
Anju Satō (佐藤杏樹) | November 5, 2001 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Reina Seiji (清司麗菜) | April 19, 2001 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Moeka Takakura (高倉萌香) | April 23, 2001 | N/A | 25 | 67 |
Ayaka Tano (太野彩香) | July 20, 1997 | N/A | N/A | 53 |
Marina Nishigata (西潟茉莉奈) | October 16, 1995 | N/A | 41 | 24 |
Nanako Nishimura (西村菜那子) | August 11, 1997 | N/A | N/A | 43 |
Noe Yamada (山田野絵) | October 7, 1999 | N/A | N/A | 91 |
Team G
Hinata Honma and Maho Yamaguchi are the captain and the co-captain of Team G respectively.
Name | Birth date (age) | Election rank | ||
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8 | 9 | 10 | ||
Tsugumi Oguma (小熊倫実) | December 15, 2002 | N/A | N/A | 69 |
Yuria Kado (角ゆりあ) | May 22, 2000 | N/A | 77 | N/A |
Aina Kusakabe (日下部愛菜) | February 6, 2002 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Riko Sugahara (菅原りこ) | November 23, 2000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Rika Nakai (中井りか) | August 23, 1997 | 96 | 23 | 37 |
Ayuka Nakamura (中村歩加) | July 28, 1998 | N/A | N/A | 64 |
Miharu Nara (奈良未遥) | March 20, 1998 | N/A | N/A | 21 |
Rena Hasegawa (長谷川玲奈) | March 15, 2001 | N/A | N/A | 77 |
Hinata Honma (本間日陽) | November 10, 1999 | N/A | 13 | 16 |
Fūka Murakumo (村雲颯香) | July 5, 1997 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Maho Yamaguchi (山口真帆) | September 17, 1995 | N/A | 53 | 70 |
Kenkyuusei
Name | Birth date (age) | Election rank |
---|---|---|
10 | ||
Chikana Ando (安藤千伽奈) | January 13, 2001 | |
Kairi Satō (佐藤海里) | August 5, 2000 | |
Nanami Takahashi (高橋七実) | July 7, 2001 | |
Yunako Tsushima (對馬優菜子) | August 20, 2001 | |
Miyu Fujisaki (藤崎未夢) | November 17, 2000 | |
Nanami Ōtsuka (大塚七海) | November 7, 2000 | |
Haruka Ogoe (小越春花) | June 26, 2004 | |
Sayaka Kawagoe (川越紗彩) | October 14, 2000 | |
Sara Komiyama (小見山沙空) | July 27, 2004 | |
Yume Sogabe (曽我部優芽) | March 16, 2002 | |
Tomoka Takazawa (高沢朋花) | June 1, 2003 | |
Hina Terada (寺田陽菜) | March 13, 2004 | |
Yū Tominaga (富永夢有) | July 16, 2002 | |
Runa Hagiri (羽切瑠菜) | November 29, 1999 | |
Ai Furusawa (古澤愛) | October 1, 2000 | |
Aoi Furutate (古舘葵) | August 10, 2004 | |
Kaho Mashimo (真下華穂) | November 8, 1999 | |
Hino Mimura (三村妃乃) | June 15, 2002 | |
Hinata Morohashi (諸橋姫向) | January 4, 2003 | |
Mirii Yamazaki (山崎美里衣) | November 21, 2000 | |
Ayusa Watanabe (渡邉歩咲) | March 9, 2001 |
Graduated Member
Team NIII
Name (Birthdate) | Election | Notes | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
Rie Kitahara (北原里英) ( June 24, 1991) | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 10 | Graduated on April 18, 2018. | |
Aya Miyajima (宮島亜弥) ( November 27, 1997) | N/A | 70 | Graduated on August 7, 2018. | ||||||||
Mau Takahashi (髙橋真生) ( June 3, 2001) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Graduated on October 6, 2018. |
Kenkyuusei
Name (Birthdate) | Election | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
8 | 9 | ||
Ayaka Mizusawa (水澤彩佳) ( November 5, 1994) | N/A | Graduated on March 31, 2017. | |
Yuria Ōtaki (大滝友梨亜) ( April 21, 1995) | N/A | N/A | Graduated on October 31, 2017. |
Discography
Singles
No. | Title | Release date | Chart positions | Sales (Oricon) |
Billboard JAPAN Sales | ||
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JP Oricon [20] |
JP Billboard |
First week | Total | ||||
1 | "Seishun Dokei" (青春時計) | April 12, 2017 | 1 | 1 | 160,271 | 208,247 | 277,180 |
2 | "Sekai wa Doko Made Aozora na no ka?" (世界はどこまで青空なのか?) | December 6, 2017 | 2 | 2 | 148,442 | 201,800 | 266,946 |
3 | "Haru wa Dokokara Kurunoka?" (春はどこから来るのか?) | April 11, 2018 | 1 | 1 | 109,012 | 165,917 | 189,405 |
4 | "Sekai no Hito e" (世界の人へ) | October 3, 2018 |
Filmography
Television shows
- HKT48 vs NGT48 Sashikita Gassen (NTV and Hulu Japan, 12 January – 29 March 2016)[21]
- Higurashi When They Cry (SKY PerfecTV!, 20 May – 24 June 2016)[22]
- Higurashi When They Cry Kai (SKY PerfecTV!, November 2016 –)[23]
See also
References
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