Keyakizaka46
| Keyakizaka46 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 21 August 2015 – present |
| Labels | Sony Music Records |
| Associated acts |
Nogizaka46 |
| Website | www |
Keyakizaka46 (欅坂46?, Keyakizaka Forty-six) is a Japanese girl idol group, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. It was created on August 21, 2015. It is Nogizaka46's first sister group.
On February 22, 2015, during the Nogizaka46 3rd Year Birthday Live at Seibu Dome, Nogizaka46 announced plans to recruit the first generation members for their new project. It was revealed that the new group's name was Toriizaka46 (鳥居坂46?) and the recruitment was started on July 28. The final examination of the audition took place on August 21, the same day as Nogizaka46 was created, and 22 passed out of 22,509 candidates. At the same time, it was announced that the group's name was suddenly changed to Keyakizaka46; however, its reason is unclear.
Since October 4, the group has its own Sunday television show titled Keyakitte, Kakenai? (?) on TV Tokyo. In this show, Keyakizaka46 announced a new member Neru Nagahama (長濱ねる?) on November 29. She debuted as a member of their under group Hiragana Keyaki (けやき坂46(ひらがなけやき)?) and it's audition was started.
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