Girls’ Generation release Mr Taxi

Korean pop group Girls’ Generation has released their first original Japanese single, Mr Taxi, on April 27.

K-pop artists are huge in Japan. Singers and pop groups like BoA, TVXQ, BigBang and KARA have all topped the charts with their Japanese releases.

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Pop group with most members in the world

AKB48 has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the pop group with most number of members.

Japanese girl group AKB48

The 48-members group was formed in 2005 and is now the most popular girl group in Japan, with hit songs like Beginner and Heavy Rotation etc.