What is AKB48?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = AKB48 | Img = Ax10akb18.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = AKB48 performing at Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, in July 2010 | Img_size = 270px | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Akihabara]], Tokyo, Japan | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[J-pop]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 2005–present | Label = [[AKS Co., Ltd.]] (Japan)<br />[[DefStar Records]] (Japan)<br />You,&nbsp;Be Cool!/[[King Records (Japan)|King Records]] (Japan)<br /><br />Subunits' labels:<br />[[Avex Trax]]<br />[[Universal Music Japan|Nayutawave]]<br />[[Pony Canyon]]<br />[[Nippon Columbia]]<br />[[Epic Records Japan|EPIC Japan]] | Associated_acts = [[MNL48]]<br />[[SKE48]]<br />[[BNK48]] <br />[[SDN48]]<br />[[NMB48]]<br />[[JKT48]]<br />[[HKT48]]<br />[[SNH48]]<br>[[TPE48]]<br />[[OJS48]]<br />[[Nogizaka46]]<br />[[no3b]]<br />[[Watarirouka Hashiritai]]<br />[[French Kiss (band)|French Kiss]]<br />[[Not Yet (band)|Not Yet]]<br />[[DiVA]] | URL = [https://www.youtube.com/akb48 AKB48's on YouTube]<br />{{URL|www.akb48.co.jp}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = [[#Team A|Team A <small>Details</small>]]<br>[[#Team K|Team K <small>Details</small>]]<br>[[#Team B|Team B <small>Details</small>]]<br>[[#Team 4|Team 4 <small>Details</small>]] | Past_members = [[#Members|Former Members]] }} '''AKB48''' is a [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese idol|idol group]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hubpages.com/hub/AKB48-Japan-idol-group | title=AKB48 - Japan's Hot, All Girl Idol Group | work=hubpages.com | access-date=2012-12-18 | archive-date=2011-04-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429203740/http://hubpages.com/hub/AKB48-Japan-idol-group | url-status=dead}}</ref> produced by [[