is a

Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements b ...

group produced by

Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, maki ...

. It was created on February 21, 2018. It is

Nogizaka46 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, created as the of the group AKB48. They are the first group from the Sakamichi Series, which also includes sister groups Sakurazaka46 (formerly Keyakizaka46), Yoshimotozaka46, and ...

's second sister group, after Keyakizaka46 (now split between

Sakurazaka46 , formerly , is a Japanese idol girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was created on August 21, 2015, becoming Nogizaka46's first sister group under the Sakamichi Series. Following the resignation of group's center Yurina Hirate and ...

and

Hinatazaka46 is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was established as a subgroup of Keyakizaka46 named Hiragana Keyakizaka46 on November 30, 2015, and was renamed and spun off into its own group on February 11, 2019. The group's ...

). This was named after the Osaka-based entertainment company, Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings.

History

On February 21, 2018, the Sakamichi Series wanted to make a third overall group that will change idol history, with its unisex concept that fits all genders and ages with not just only the usual musical acts, but also with

Owarai is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word ''owarai'' is the honorific form of the word ''warai'' (by adding o- prefix), meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". ''Owarai'' is most common on Japanese variety shows ...

comedy concept. On October 29, 2021, it was announced the group would go on hiatus after a concert at Zepp Haneda on February 5, 2022.

Members

Generation 1

Generation 2

* Tokio Uenishi * Asami Osako * Yoshio Obara * Hayate Kajiwara * Madoka Kabasawa * Kosuke Kikuchi * Miyu Kihara * Junichi Sakamoto * Masafumi Satake * Sota Yamamoto * Kazushi Toguchi * Tojima Repeat * Hirota Hara * Ruruka Higa * Renge Fujimori * Keiko Matsuura * Maruirui * Kana Minosako * Rossy

History

Members

Generation 1

Generation 2

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links