(Outside the famed Webster Hall in Lower Manhattan, NYC)On Sunday, September 27th was the American debut of the hit Japanese Idol group known as AKB48, which was sponsored by the Japanese satellite company, Sky PerfecTV. AKB48 had a private concert located in NYC’s famous Webster Hall, where many noted musicians played. New York Anime Festival VIP and New York Tokyo guests attended the exclusive concert. The concert had over 500 fans from the New York metro area, other locations in the US, and fans from Japan. Many fans waited for several hours before the doors open at 4 pm. Several members of teams A, B, K, and Students got the opportunity to travel to NYC.
AKB48's home theater base is located on the 8th floor at Akihabara’s Don Quijote building. AKB48 always draws large numbers of fans. To buy tickets for their Japanese concert, the tickets have to be made in advance through the troop’s web site.
In addition to the fans, there were a number of Japanese press people. A number of the well know TV stations in Japan, such as MTV and NHK, were on hand to film the concert. In addition to Japanese press, there was also a reporter from South America. A few South American countries, such as Argentina, have a large dedicated fan. Several small US press agencies, such as Project Nippon, were on hand to record the concert.
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