# Akishibu Project

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.

## History
### 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.

## Members
### Current members

Update: July 2018.
| Name | Nickname | Birthdate | Age | Member color* | Twitter | Instagram | Notes |
| Hinako Kera | Hinahi | (1992-11-05)November 5, 1992 | 31 | Orange | @aksb_kera | @kerahinako1105 | |
| Yue Miyatani | Yuechi | (1995-07-20)July 20, 1995 | 29 | Red | @aksb_miyatani | @yue_miyatani | Leader |
| Miiro Taguchi | Miichan | (1997-06-26)June 26, 1997 | 27 | Pink | @aksb_taguchi | @miiro_taguchi | |
| Mahiro Hoshino | Honi | (1996-03-08)March 8, 1996 | 28 | Blue | @aksb_honii | @mhr_honi | |
| Ruka Okonogi | Ruururu | (1998-04-16)April 16, 1998 | 26 | Silver※White | @aksb_ruka | @okonogi_ruka | |
| Mizuki Tsushiro | Tsushiro | (2000-10-16)October 16, 2000 | 23 | Emerald Green | @aksb_mizuki | @__tsushiromizuki | |
| Fukuyama Rino | Rinomaru | (1997-12-24)December 24, 1997 | 26 | Light Blue | @aksb_rino | @rinomaru_ | |
| Kanno Serina | | (1999-01-07)January 7, 1999 | 25 | Light Green | @aksb_serina | @serina_kanno | |
| Mashiro Riho | Rittan | (1999-12-20)December 20, 1999 | 24 | Purple | @aksb_masiro | @mashiro_riho | |
| Morishita Kanon | Nonchan | (2001-06-29)June 29, 2001 | 23 | Yellow | @aksb_kanon | @morisita_kanon | |
* 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 )

## Discography
### Albums

| Release date | Title | Oricon | Ref. |
| April 14, 2015 | 乱れ髪ファイティングガール | 29 | |
| February 23, 2016 | New World | 56 | |

### Singles

| Release date | Title | Oricon |
| August 9, 2016 | "Summer☆Summer/セツナツリ" | 9 |
| August 30, 2017 | "Abanchu!/Natsu Love" | 18 |
| August 15, 2018 | "Hola! Hola! Summer" | 9 |
| August 28, 2019 | "The First Summer" | 14 |