Biography
Nogizaka46 (乃木坂46) is a 33-member Japanese idol group produced by Akimoto Yasushi. They are labeled as AKB48's "Official Rivals." At the end of 2011, Akimoto Yasushi decided to start a new idol group to challenge AKB48. Named after the Sony Nogizaka Building in Tokyo, and with the number 46 to 'Challenge AKB even with fewer members,' Nogizaka46 was created.
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