AKB48‘s Watanabe Mayu will be the narrator in Pokemon‘s upcoming short movie Pikachu, What’s this Key for? (ピカチュウ、これなんのカギ？).
The short movie will be screened at the same time as Pokemon XY The Movie : Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (ポケモン・ザ・ムービーＸＹ「破壊の繭とディアンシー」).
Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku‘s new single Butterfly Effect (バタフライエフェクト) will be released on June 4.
It is the opening theme song for the anime Nanana’s Buried Treasure (龍ヶ嬢七々々の埋蔵金) broadcast on Fuji TV. Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku member Mayama Rika performs as a seiyū (voice actress) in this anime series.
The music video and its dance version have been released.
It was announced on April 17 that Tsukamoto Mariko won the Otona AKB48 audition.
Otona AKB48 (大人AKB48) is a project made in collaboration between the idol group and Glico.
All the members of Super☆Girls participated in Honolulu Half Marathon Hapalua 2014 (ホノルルハーフマラソン・ハパルア2014) in Hawaii on April 14.
The 12 members of Super☆Girls fully ran the distance of 21.0975 km.
Check out some photos of the event.
Akazawa Hono announced her graduation from NMB48. She left the idol group on April 16.
Akazawa Hono explained on her blog that she took this decision because of her poor physical health.
She was a member of NMB48 Team BII.
asfi‘s new single Jimoto=Kazoku / Ni Dome Mashite! San Dome Mashite! (Jimoto＝Kazoku / 二度目まして！三度目まして！) will be released on April 18.
This is the first single of asfi since the graduation of Hoshikawa Dariru and Watase Jun.
A video of the title song recorded during a live performance has been released.
One Little Kiss‘ new single Realize!! will be released on April 30.
This is the first single from One Little Kiss for 7 months.
The MV has been released.
