Akishibu Project

Biography

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. Their single "Summer☆Summer/セツナツリ" reached the 9th place on the Weekly Oricon Singles Chart.
They are now under the combined group HEROINES.

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. Four girls were chosen from the 21 as new members. During their stage debut, Akishibu Project announced their major debut single, "Hola! Hola! Summer", would be released on August 15, 2018.

Current members

Update: July 2018.

• 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 )