AKBINGO!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

AKBINGO! is a Japanese television variety show starring Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and hosted by owarai duo Bad Boys (Baddo Bōizu?). Its opening theme song is called Aitakatta (I've Been Waiting), which is performed by the group themselves. In every episode, the group does many activities which include quizzes, sports, and news from the groups.

Series details

• Title: AKBINGO!
• Format: Variety
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2008-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-09-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12203
• IMDb ID: tt5600618
• TVDB ID: 265431

Cast and credited roles

• Masaki Sada — Masaki Sada
• Atsuko Maeda — Maeda Atsuko

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2008: premiered 2008-10-01; final listed air date 2008-12-31.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-01-08; final listed air date 2009-12-30.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-01-06; final listed air date 2010-12-29.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-01-05; final listed air date 2011-12-28.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-01-04; final listed air date 2012-12-26.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-01-02; final listed air date 2013-12-24.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-01-07; final listed air date 2014-12-23.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-01-06; final listed air date 2015-12-22.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-05; final listed air date 2016-12-27.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-01-10; final listed air date 2017-12-26.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-01-09; final listed air date 2018-12-25.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-01-08; final listed air date 2019-09-24.

Source and licence

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