Not Yet (band) explained

Not Yet (stylized as Not yet, pronounced as) was a sub-unit of the all-female Japanese pop group AKB48.

History

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 were, as he described, not very good yet. They released their debut single on March 16, 2011.^[2] The song, written by Akimoto, is about lovers who cannot wait for the weekend. Their album already, released on April 23, 2014, reached number one on the Weekly Oricon Albums Chart, selling 68,111 copies.^[3]

They performed the Japanese credits song for Hop (film) called "Hug Tomo".^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Members

• Yui Yokoyama (AKB48's Team A, NMB48)
• Rino Sashihara (AKB48's Team B, HKT48)
• Yuko Oshima (AKB48's Team K)
• Rie Kitahara (AKB48's Team A, Team B, Team K, SKE48, NGT48)

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Sales	Chart positions			Album
			Oricon Singles Charts [8]	Billboard Japan Hot 100 [9]	RIAJ digital tracks [10]
2011		247,688	1	1	2	Already
		208,164	1	1	6
		211,686	2	2	14
2012		171,574	1	2	9
2013		127,855	1	1[11]	–

External links

• Not yet Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: AKB48大島優子率いる新ユニット「Not yet」デビュー決定！. Oricon. ja. February 7, 2011. January 21, 2011.
2. Web site: AKB48からまたも新ユニット誕生、Not yetが3/16デビュー. Barks. ja. February 7, 2011. January 24, 2011.
3. Web site: 2014年04月21日～2014年04月27日のCDアルバム週間ランキング（2014年05月05日付）. Oricon Style. Oricon. 30 April 2014. ja.
4. Web site: イースターラビットのキャンディ工場 : 作品情報 .
5. Web site: 演じたのは誰？ Not yetのメンバーがアニメ声優に初挑戦 | チケットぴあ[映画 洋画] .
6. Web site: AKB48最強ユニット・Not yet、ハリウッド映画の日本語主題歌に！ウサギの冒険を描いたエンターテインメント｜シネマトゥデイ . 4 July 2011 .
7. natalie.mu/music/news/52496
8. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/534214/rank/. ja:Not yet シングル売上ランキング. Not yet singles sales ranking. 2015-06-01. Oricon. oricon ME inc.. ja.
9. Web site: Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN. Billboard . ja.
10. Web site: http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/weekly_chart/index.html. ja:有料音楽配信チャート. RIAJ . ja.
11. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100│Charts│Billboard JAPAN . Billboard-japan.com . October 7, 2013 . 2013-10-04.