Last first-generation member of AKB48 quits: 5 facts about Japanese idol group and Minami Minegishi

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Final first generation member of AKB48 quits: 5 facts about AKB48 and Minami Minegishi

Pop star Minami Minegishi - the last of AKB48's first-generation members - has shocked fans by bidding farewell to the Japanese idol group.

2. Akimoto's concept was to create 'idols you can meet every day' The girls among the 107 members are aged between 13 and 28. They form five teams, A, K, B, 4 and 8. Fans can track each singer's progress, vote for each girl in elections so that she progresses within the tiers of AKB48 and meet them at various sessions. During one of these fan sessions in Iwate, northern Japan, in May 2014, two members of the group were attacked by a man wielding a saw.

4. Who is Minami Minegishi? The Tokyo native, nicknamed Mii-chan, was part of the first generation of AKB48 recruited in 2005. She was also part of the sub-group No Sleeves, also known as no3b.

 

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