48G - 仲川遥香 POPCORN DREAMS - TV ASAHI ( 02 of 02 )

  • 9 years ago
Director: Naoto Ueda, TV Asahi

This episode showcases the global expansion of the J-POP idol group, AKB48 from Akihabara, Tokyo, and examines its first overseas venture, sister group JKT48 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Follow Melody Nurramdhani Laksani, a local JKT48 member as she hones her performing skills to become a pop idol sensation in Indonesia; and Haruka Nakagawa, a Japanese girl who transferred from AKB48 to JKT48 to help the Indonesian girls replicate the AKB songs and dance moves -- and whose character and efforts to learn the local language is attracting a growing fan base.

Also featuring Yasushi Akimoto, the producer who invented the AKB formula, this episode offers unique insight into Japan's pop idol culture.

from: http://www.discoverychannelasia.com/shows/super-japan/