Yamaguchi Momoe, the duo Pink Lady, and Matsuda Seiko were among the most popular pop music ... out in the Japanese entertainment industry is now filled by popular idol groups like AKB48 ...

A man wielding a saw injured two members of the immensely popular Japanese girl band AKB48 at a fan event in ... attempted murder A statement on the pop group's official blog said Anna Iriyama ...

Kojima, a former member of the pop group AKB48, was not injured in the incident ... arrested and is continuing to investigate ...