| Not Yet | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Nippon Columbia |
| Associated acts | AKB48 |
| Website | columbia.jp/notyet/ |
| Members | |
| Yuko Oshima Rie Kitahara Rino Sashihara Yui Yokoyama |
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Not Yet (stylized Not yet) is a sub-unit of the all-female Japanese pop group AKB48.
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The formation of Not Yet was announced at AKB48's Request Hour Set List Best 100 2011 on January 21, 2011.[1] Their producer Yasushi Akimoto, who is also the producer of AKB48, revealed he named the group "Not Yet" because the members' dancing and singing skills are were, as he described, not very good yet.[1] They released their debut single "Shūmatsu Not Yet (週末Not yet, "Weekend Not Yet") on March 16, 2011.[2] The song, written by Akimoto, is about lovers who cannot wait for the weekend.[1]
| Release | Title | Copies Sold | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| Oricon Singles Charts [3] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [4] |
RIAJ digital tracks* [5] |
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| 2011 | "Shūmatsu Not Yet" (週末Not yet, "Weekend Not yet") | 246,129 | 1 | 1 | 2 | TBA |
| "Naminori Kakigōri" (波乗りかき氷) | 205,645 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| "Perapera Perao" (ペラペラペラオ) | 200,000+ | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
*RIAJ Digital Tracks established April 2009.
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