Sakurazaka46
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Sakurazaka46, formerly Keyakizaka46, is a Japanese idol girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was created on August 21, 2015, becoming Nogizaka46's first sister group under the Sakamichi Series. The group was rebranded as Sakurazaka46 after their last concert on October 13, 2020. The group's fans are known as Buddies.
As Keyakizaka46, the group had released 9 singles with only one title track center, eight of which topped the Weekly Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100, with their debut single “Silent Majority” breaking the debut week sales record for female artists in Japan, until being later broken by Hinatazaka46. The group had also released three compilation albums, one of which was released by Hiragana Keyakizaka46, a subgroup who later became an independent group, Hinatazaka46.
As of 11/03/26 as Sakurazaka46, the group has released 14 more singles with 8 different title track centre’s, twelve of which having also topped the Weekly Oricon Singles Chart and eleven of which having topped Billboard Japan Hot 100. Sakurazaka46 has released two compilation albums both featuring W-center’s, “As you know” (2022) and “Addiction” (2025), the latter of which featuring an experimental approach straying from traditional Japanese idol group practices via collaborating with several prominent DJ’s around the world, such as NAELECK, Ninajirachi, Raiden, NURKO, devin and TSAR.
For both 2025 + 2026 the group and selected members were chosen to be official ambassadors for AnimeJapan.
In 2026 they are set to have their debut concert at the National Stadium, being the first female idol group to perform a solo live at the new renovated stadium, as part of their 5th anniversary live (10th anniversary including Keyakizaka46). Additionally, the group hosts multiple variety shows, radio programs, television dramas and a variety youtube channel, where content regularly receives English language subtitles.
