''AKB48 Show!'' is a TV variety show produced by

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in Japan, and aired weekly on BS Premium and

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from October 5, 2013 to March 24, 2019. The show featured songs, comedy skits and short dramas performed by

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...

and sister groups. From until , the show aired on BS Premium every Sunday at 10:50 PM JST, with repeats from previous episode every Sunday at 09:30 AM JST. The show ended on March 24, 2019 after 216 episodes.

Episode structure

Episodes usually start with a short skit set in a dressing room, after which the performers run onto the stage for their opening performance, which changes every episode. Generally the 48G groups have two or three musical performances. Some episodes have special performances, solo performances or live band performances. Some episodes (such as Sousenkyo Specials) has no music performances or are broadcast live from a remote location. ;Full Band Performances (as of June 2017, including AKB48 FES) * "One Night Carnival" ( Nogidan - #66) - Original song by

Kishidan , which means "The Knights", are a Japanese rock band. They have a retro image, wearing Japanese school uniforms in the style of bōsōzoku. The lead singer, Sho Ayanokoji (often styled as "Show Ayanocozey"), was DJ Ozma, until he retired in De ...

* "Magirashiteiru" (

Mayu Watanabe is a Japanese former idol, singer, actress, and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 under Team B. In the annual AKB48 General Elections event, she had consistently been voted by fans to rank among the group's top members. She has ...

- #82) * "Bokura no Eureka" & "HA!" ( NMB48 BAND - #113) - Infiltration report from NMB48 Live House Tour 2016 * "First Rabbit" ( AKB48 TEAM 8) Live from AKB48 Fes 2016 * "Iiwake Maybe" (

NGT48 NGT48 (read "N.G.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NGT48 is named after Niigata City of Niigata Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NGT48 Theater which is located in the fourth fl ...

) - Live from AKB48 Fes 2016 * "Melon Juice" (

HKT48 HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city of Fukuoka Prefecture, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group currently performs at ...

) - Live from AKB48 Fes 2016 * "Seishun no Laptime" (

NMB48 NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is base ...

) - Live from AKB48 Fes 2016 * "Kataomoi Finally" (

SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshine Sakae, a s ...

) - Live from AKB48 Fes 2016 * "Ponytail to Shushu" (

) - Live from AKB48 Fes 2016 * "Halloween Night" (

AKB48 GROUP , or AKB48 sister groups, shortened to 48 Group, 48g, refers to the sister groups of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Based on the same concept "idols you can meet", it currently consists of 5 sister groups in locations across Japan and 7 si ...

) - Live from AKB48 Fes 2016 * "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" & "To Be Continued" (

- #130) - Live from AKB48 Fes 2016 * "Rainbow Rose" (

Sayaka Yamamoto is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48, where she served as captain of both the whole group as well as Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Team K. She made ...

- #131) * "Miss You" (

Yuki Kashiwagi is a Japanese idol and singer. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and a former member of NMB48 and NGT48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and is now a member of AKB48's Team B. She was previously the captain of T ...

- #136) * "Ayamachi" (

Junichi Inagaki is a Japanese popular music singer. Biography Inagaki was born and raised in Sendai, the capital of Miyagi Prefecture, and graduated from Miyagi Prefectural Technical High School. One of his earliest musical influences was Stevie Wonder. W ...

- #141) * "Get You!" & "Love Trip" (

Rino Sashihara is a Japanese tarento, singer, producer and actress. She is best known as a former member of idol groups HKT48, AKB48 and STU48, and was the theater manager for HKT48 and STU48. She was also a member of AKB48's unit Not Yet (band), Not Yet and i ...

- #154) - Sasshi solo versions * "First Rabbit" (The Eightles - #190) In the first episodes, were presented episodes of ''AKB Classroom'' in which Ian Moore talks to classes about the 48G universe. Some episodes are focused on a 48G particular event as "Request Hour" or a concert in another country. Episodes 35 and 36 were a TV adaptation of ''Documentary of AKB48: The Time Has Come''. On , to mark the ''Season 3 Premiere'' a new opening title sequence was introduced, with a pink degradée background instead of solid white, and rotating cubes forming the show's logo, followed by a frame attached to a striped band (inherited from the opening sequence of 2014-15 Season) with one of the members shouting the title of the show. On , 48 SHOW was the only TV show to perform the full version of the song "

Shekarashika! , literally "Too Noisy!", is the sixth single by the Japanese girl idol group HKT48. It features the Japanese rock band Kishidan. The single was released in Japan on November 25, 2015, on the label Universal Sigma. The CD single sold roughly 281,0 ...

" from HKT48, four days prior official release. However, this episode wasn't aired on NHK World Premium, due to sports coverage. The Full MV from "

" was released in April 2016. ''48 SHOW'' is also the only TV show to air

's "Max Toki 315 Gou" edited MV, and NGT48 Official Channel wasn't released a full version (available only in single). On ,

performed live "

Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (金の愛、銀の愛 ''Golden Love, Silver Love'') is the 20th single from Japanese idol girl group SKE48, being released on . The song reached number one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, selling 251,639 copies in the fir ...

", thus making the only show to present the full-length song 4 days before its official release. "

Bagutte Iijan is the 9th single by the Japanese idol girl group HKT48. It was released on February 15, 2017. The title song is used as the opening theme of the animated television series ''Kamiwaza Wanda''. The choreographic center is performed by Rino Sashih ...

" (

) is the only 48G single not performed yet on the show. From episode #128 to #163, a new opening was introduced, based on "Colorful Garden" animations, using footage from latest episodes, and the show's logo on white background with moving colored flowers. A 5th opening movie was introduced on episode #164 and lasted until episode #180. From episodes #181 to #198, a new title sequence using the song "Jyuryoku Sympathy" was introduced for the show's new timeslot. From episodes #199 to #216, the seventh and final opening sequence features the instrumental section of "Matenrou no Kyori" and clips from music videos from "Teacher Teacher", "Ikinari Punchline", "Hayaokuri Calendar", "Sekai no Hito e", "Kurayami" and "Yokubomono". The last song performed on the show (episode #216) is "Yakusoku yo", performed by 56 members from 48G, and the final recording was held on .

AKB48 Show Remix

Starting from April 2017 and lasting until February 2019, ''AKB48 SHOW REMIX'' presents a compilation with some of the performances presented in past episodes of the show, always with a single theme. 21 episodes from ''Remix Series'' were aired. ;Remix Series episodes aired (2017–18) # Graduating Members I () # Team 8 SP I () # Nogizaka46 Show I () # Keyakizaka46 Show I () # Acoustic SP () # Team 8 SP II () # Fall & Winter Songs () # Nogizaka46 Show II () # NGT48 () # Fresh Members # Graduated Members II () # Greatest Hits () ;Remix Series episodes aired (2018–19) # SKE48 - Part 1 () # Rina Ikoma () # SKE48 - Part 2 () # Summer Songs () # Acoustic & Live Band versions () # Solo Performances () # Original Member Unit - Part 1 () # Original Member Unit - Part 2 () # NOT AIRED # Special Edition ()

Segments

Last Segments

* Dressing Room opening skit * General Manager Yui Yokoyama's Lecture Room * Captain Reika Sakurai's Lecture Room * 48G Daily Series * Infiltration Reports * Yuri Yokomichi's Dance Classroom * Mirumiru Art Club

Former Segments

* Opening Challenger * AKB News * AKB48 Intense Classroom * General Manager Minami Takahashi's Lecture Room * Miki Nishino's Dance Classroom

The Lecture Room

During their series, the Lecture Room was one of the most important segments from AKB48 Show. From the first 3 seasons, this segment was host by AKB48 TEAM A/SOUKANTOKU

Minami Takahashi is a Japanese idol, singer, tarento and a former member of the Japanese girl idol group AKB48. She is in Team A of AKB48. She became the first of AKB48 and its sister groups. In an interview with Nippon Television in June 2010, AKB48 produce ...

until her graduation, on . Starting from until the series finale, AKB48 TEAM A/SOUKANTOKU

Yui Yokoyama Yui may refer to: People *Yui (name), a Japanese name *Yui (singer) (born 1987), Japanese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress *Yui people or Ibi, a Timucuan-speaking people in what now is Georgia, United States Places *Yui, Shizu ...

take over the segment, which interviews one random 48G Member. In ''Nogizaka46 Show'' episodes, this segment was host by NOGIZAKA46 CAPTAIN

Reika Sakurai is a Japanese idol singer, actress and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. She was also the captain of the group before her departure. Career In 2011, Sakurai auditioned for Nogizaka46 and was chosen as one of the first ...

Broadcast overview

;OPENING THEME SONG * "Juryoku Sympathy" * "Matenrou no Kyori" * "Influencer"

Episode List

A total of episodes aired on NHK BS Premium
Click here for a complete episode listing
(Source by IMDB)

References

External links

* {{AKB48 AKB48 2013 Japanese television series debuts 2019 Japanese television series endings Japanese variety television shows NHK original programming