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)

Reset
AKB48 Lyrics

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ねえ君は
覚えてるだろうか?
慣れて来てしまった
あのステージ
そうメンバー
気づいていなかった
恵まれたまわりに
甘えてたあの頃さ

目の前には
いつも沢山
見守る人がいて
仲間たちが
支え合った
抜け出せない
生ぬるい水
風を入れろ!
チームよ、目を覚ませ!
今の場所で立ち上がれ!
風を入れろ!
今日からは新しい
OH- われらがチームK

そう君は
戸惑っただろうが
突然のシャッフルは
この日のためさ
さあここで
言いたいことを言え!
ぶつかった分だけ
磨かれてゆくだろう
築き上げた
歴史なんか
振り返る暇はない
夢はいつも
未来にある
RESET して
また振り出しへ
気合い入れろ!
チームよ汗をかけ!
ゼロに戻ってがむしゃらに
気合い入れろ!
力を見せつけよう
OH- われらがチームK

風を入れろ!
チームよ勝負だぜ
誰も見たことないパフォーマンス
風を入れろ!

今日からは生まれ変わった
OH- われらがチームK

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of AKB48's song "RESET" are about a group of individuals, the members of Team K, who have become too comfortable with their surroundings and have forgotten to grow and challenge themselves. The song opens with a question asking if they remember the early days where they were naive and relied heavily on the support of their peers. The chorus encourages the team to wake up, stand up, and put forth their best effort. The lyrics urge the group to embrace change, forget about their past accomplishments, and focus on the future.

The second verse addresses the uncertain times caused by a significant shuffle within the team. The song suggests that the shuffle was ultimately for their benefit, to push them towards growth, and to eliminate complacency. They were given a chance to start anew, to express themselves, to collide and grow stronger. The lyrics recommend that they forget the past entirely and concentrate on honing their passion and skill sets.

In conclusion, "RESET" encourages individuals to push themselves towards growth, embrace change, and not settle for the status quo. It urges that destruction is not to be afraid of, but to be embraced as a gateway for growth.

Line by Line Meaning

ねえ君は
Hey, do you remember?

覚えてるだろうか?
Have you memorized it?

慣れて来てしまった
We became familiar with it

あのステージ
That stage over there

そうメンバー
Yes, the members

気づいていなかった
We didn't notice

恵まれたまわりに
We were surrounded by blessings

甘えてたあの頃さ
Back when we were naive and dependent

目の前には
Right in front of us

いつも沢山
There were always so many

見守る人がいて
People watching over us