Shinoda Mariko - Kaze wa Fuiteiru

SAITAMA--They have been disparagingly described as self-centered, obsessive nerds lacking social skills.

But Kaoru Takahashi, a 47-year-old homemaker in the city of Saitama, disputes this image of AKB48 fans.

In a letter titled “I have become a ファン of AKB48 fans” that ran in The Asahi Shimbun’s Voice column, Takahashi expressed gratitude to the ファン who helped her 15-year-old daughter, nicknamed Shiitan, at the idol group’s “general election” event on June 7 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, Tokyo.

The letter spread around Twitter. And some with negative opinions of the 音楽 idol fans...

Position Reference

01 – 16: Senbatsu
17 – 32: Under Girls
33 – 48: 次 Girls
49 – 64: Future Girls
65 – 80: Upcoming Girls
NR: Not Ranked


01    01 ( = )    Sashihara Rino    37,582    150,570
02    03 ( ↑ )    Watanabe Mayu    25,283    101,210
03    06 ( ↑ )    Matsui Jurina    23,012    77,170
04    04 ( = )    Kashiwagi...