AKB48 Yuki Kashiwagi’s First Photobook

Popular J-pop idol group AKB48 member Yuki Kashiwagi (柏木由紀) will have her own solo photobook out next Monday.  The 18 year old Kagoshima Prefecture native went to the Japanese southern islands of Okinawa for the photoshoot back in June.  Yuki, who belongs to Team B is usually known as the girl who brings rain to every AKB48 photoshoot.  But this time luck was on her side as there was no cloud in sight and the mission was completed without a hitch. 

The baby face U-19 Japanese singer idol claims, “You’ll see a lot of Yuki Kashiwagi that you don’t usually get to see!”  All I know is the typical AKB48 stage costumes wrap the girls pretty tight, but I saw a lot of boobs in these teaser pics.  If you want to meet Yuki in person and get her autograph you can go to Shosen Bookmart (書泉ブックマート) which is a skip and a hop away from Akihabara Station, located in the Jinbocho district of Tokyo on either the 11th or 18th of next month.

AKB48’s Yuki Kashiwagi Releases First Photobook

Japanese Idol Singer Minami Minegishi x Up To Boy

Lord have mercy! Could he have made Japanese idol Minami Minegishi (峯岸みなみ) any cuter?! The extremely popular U-15 (under 15) AKB48 Team A member is one of its original members. I don’t usually follow AKB48 but I can picture myself going to a concert of the popular Akihabara based Japanese pop idol group just to get a glimpse of this cutie pie!

Seriously, I think staring at those huge innocent eyes and her petite, cheeky face for more than a few seconds will lead to possible cardiac arrest! Japanese idol pimping machine Up To Boy (アップトゥボーイ) ran this spread of Mii-chan when she was still a junior high school student.

AKB48 Member Ayaka Kikuchi Canned

Like many naive young girls who have fallen before her, Japanese idol Ayaka Kikuchi committed the cardinal sin of Japanese idol world by getting caught with a boy. And now she’s got to take the punishment.

Ayaka Kikuchi got the boot because of this “purikura”, or picture sticker. The writing says, “We’re always together these past 3 months.”

Ayaka Kikuchi (菊地彩香), B Team member of the popular Japanese idol group AKB48 finally got served her walking paper yesterday. AKB48’s official website didn’t give a clear explanation, only stating that “she had committed something that was unbecoming of an AKB48 member”. But it has been widely known that the 15 year old was caught having a romantic relationship with a boy, which is a huge no-no in Japan if you want to remain being an idol.

Nicknamed “Ayarin” (あやりん), the Tokyo native joined AKB48 in December of ‘06

Ayaka Kikuchi has been absent from all AKB48 activities since details and photos of the scandal were leaked on the internet late last month. All of her photos and information have been removed from the idol group’s website. Furthermore, AKB48’s official blog added the comment that the managing staff also feels a deep sense of responsibility and will provide “thorough education and guidance” to the girls’ lifestyle.

Poor Ayaka…all she wanted was some man meat to sooth her raging hormone