AKB48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group. As of January 31, 2021,… Read Full Bio ↴AKB48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group. As of January 31, 2021, the group consists of 98 members, divided among several teams: Team A with 20 members, Team K with 20 members, Team B with 21 members, and Team 4 with 25 members, Team 8 with 42 members, the last of which have 30 members serving concurrently with other AKB48 teams. Unlike other idol groups in Japan, AKB48 are theatre-based and have their own theatre in Akihabara, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan where they perform once every weekday, and twice on both Saturday and Sunday. The theatre is set up on the 8th floor of Don Quixote.

In December 2005, the group debuted in the theatre with only 20 girls, later known as Team A. A new audition was announced, this audition was held in cooperation with Japanese telecom company NTT DoCoMo. It was the first audition ever where the applicants had to send in their audition video with their mobile phones. 19 of the 11,892 applicants were chosen to join AKB48, but in the end, only 18 girls joined the group to become Team K in April 2006.

Their debut single dropped in February 2006, which made it to #10 on Oricon charts and sold 22,011 units in its first week. By far, all title songs released as a single has been made a tie-up song for a tv show, a movie or for a commercial. On December 31, 2007, 46 members of AKB48 appeared on the 58th Annual Kohaku Uta Gassen for the first time. They sang as part of the Akihabara performance, they became the most number of people in a single group to be on stage at one time.

AKB48's 13th single '10年桜' (Junen Sakura) which was released on March 04 2009, made into number three of Oricon chart in the first week, becoming the first single for AKB48 to sell over 100,000 copies. AKB48's latest single 'ポニーテールとシュシュ' (Ponytail and Chou Chou or Ponytail to Shushu) was first on Oricon weekly singles sales and has sold over 600,000 copies so far.

AKB48 has several spin-off groups, including DiVA, ノースリーブス (No Sleeves), 渡り廊下走り隊 7 (Watarirouka Hashiritai 7), Not yet and フレンチ・キス (French Kiss). AKB48 also have "temporary" spin-off groups, including AKBアイドリング!!! (AKBIdolling!!!), Queen & Elizabeth and ナットウエンジェル (Nattou Angels).

AKB48 also have the sister groups SKE48, SDN48 and NMB48. There also a group called OJS48. But in 2011 it was announced 3 new groups: HKT48 (in Fokuoka, Japan), JKT48 (the first 48 group outside of Japan, in Jakarta - Indonesia) and SNH48 (second 48 group outside of Japan, in Shanghai-China)

Confession
AKB48 Lyrics

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I hate you, Baby
Don't make me love!

縋(すが)るような目をされたって
あんたのママじゃない
慰めてそう欲しいなら
誰かを当たりなよ
強い雨に打たれ

膝を突きながら
愚かな男がゴミになる
懺悔はいらない
ずぶ濡れのままで
地上のすべての罪
被れ!
懺悔はいらない
愛が冷えるまで
祈りは通じないよ
I hate you, Baby
Don't make me love!

星の数ほど裏切って
あんたは生きて来た
どの面(つら)を下げて今更
私に会いに来た?
過去の傷が染みて
涙思い出し
いつしか女は強くなる
天使になれない
翼は折れてる
いつかは空飛ぶ夢
消えた
天使になれない
愛が錆びるまで
許せはしないだろう
I hate you, Baby
Don't make me love!

神の存在さえ
信じられぬまま
選んだ孤独のフォルティッシモ
懺悔はいらない
ずぶ濡れのままで
地上のすべての罪
被れ!
懺悔はいらない
愛が冷えるまで
祈りは通じないよ

I hate you, Baby
Don't make me love!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Confession" by AKB48's Himawari Group delve into the pain of heartbreak and the reluctance to fall in love again. The song starts with a bitter declaration of "I hate you" followed by a plea to not make the singer fall in love again. She questions why someone who betrayed her would come back into her life now, and wonders if he is looking for comfort. She advises him to take out his anger on someone else as she falls to her knees in the rain and laments "all the sins on Earth". However, she acknowledges that she doesn't need to repent for these feelings and wants to hold onto her anger until the love stagnates.

The second verse is more introspective as she looks back on the past hurt and how it has changed her. She remembers her past pain and how it has toughened her up. The singer then admits that she can never be an angel - her wings broken - and wonders if her dreams of flying have disappeared altogether. She realizes that her love may never rust or disappear, and cannot forgive the person for causing that hurt.

Overall, "Confession" is a contemplative and challenging look at moving on from a traumatic experience, urging listeners to hold onto their anger until they are ready to let go.

Line by Line Meaning

縋(すが)るような目をされたって
Even if you look as if you are begging, I won't give in.

あんたのママじゃない
I am not your mother, so don't expect me to comfort you.

慰めてそう欲しいなら
If you want comfort, go find someone else.

誰かを当たりなよ
Take your frustration out on someone else.

強い雨に打たれ
Getting caught in the rain.

膝を突きながら
Kneeling in the rain.

愚かな男がゴミになる
Anyone who is foolish will be thrown away.

懺悔はいらない
There's no need to confess your sins.

ずぶ濡れのままで
Soaked through and through.

地上のすべての罪
All the sins of the world.

被れ!
Take them on!