AKB48

AKB48 is a Japanese all-female idol group based in, , where they have their own theater in Don Quixote. The group, established in 2005, is produced by Akimoto Yasushi and signed under, originally from DefSTAR RECORDS/Sony Music Japan. Currently the group consists of five teams: Team A, Team K, Team B, Team 4 and Team 8. In addition, the group also has trainees called Kenkyuusei, and an international transference team, Team Kaigai. They hold the record for highest overall single sales for a female group on the Oricon charts and also hold the Guinness World Record for world's "largest pop group".The group also has five sub-units
 * No Sleeves
 * Watarirouka Hashiritai 7
 * French Kiss
 * Not yet

Iwasa Misaki, Watanabe Mayu, Kashiwagi Yuki, Takahashi Minami, Fujita Nana, Kuramochi Asuka, Itano Tomomi, Kasai Tomomi, Maeda Atsuko, Oshima Mai, Ono Erena and Hayano Kaoru have debuted as soloists.
 * DiVA

Active

 * BNK48 (Thai Sister Group)
 * JKT48 (Indonesian Sister Group)
 * MNL48 (Filipino Sister Group)
 * AKB48 China (Upcoming chinese sister Group)
 * AKB48 Team TP (New Taiwanese Sister Group)

Former

 * TPE48 (Taiwanese Group)
 * SNH48 (Chinese Sister Group) (Become independent in 2016)

AKB48's Sister Groups

 * HKT48 (Fukuoka Sister Group)
 * NMB48 (Osaka Sister Group)
 * NGT48 (Niigata Sister Group)
 * SKE48 (Nagoya Sister Group)
 * STU48 (Setouchi Sister Group)

Rival Groups

 * Nogizaka46
 * Keyakizaka46 (Sister group)
 * Yoshimotozaka46 (upcoming sister group)

Disbanded AKB48 related Group

 * SDN48 (Disbanded "Mature" Sister Group)
 * OJS48