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| Background information | |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2011 (2011)–2015 (2015) |
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| Members | Yuko Oshima Rino Sashihara Rie Kitahara Yui Yokoyama |
| Website | columbia |
Not Yet (stylized asNot yet, pronounced asNotto Yetto (ノット・イェット)) was a sub-unit of the all-female Japanese pop groupAKB48.
The formation of Not Yet was announced at AKB48'sRequest Hour Set List Best 100 2011 on January 21, 2011.[1] Their producerYasushi 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.[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] Their albumalready, released on April 23, 2014, reachednumber one on the WeeklyOricon Albums Chart, selling 68,111 copies.[3]
They performed the Japanese credits song forHop (film) called "Hug Tomo".[4][5][6][7]
| Year | Title | Sales | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| Oricon Singles Charts | BillboardJapan Hot 100 [9] | RIAJ digital tracks [10][failed verification] | ||||
| 2011 | "Shūmatsu Not Yet" (週末Not yet, "Weekend Not yet") | 247,688 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Already |
| "Naminori Kakigōri" (波乗りかき氷) | 208,164 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| "Perapera Perao" (ペラペラペラオ) | 211,686 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2012 | "Suika Baby" (西瓜BABY, "Watermelon Baby") | 171,574 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2013 | "Hirihiri no Hana" (ヒリヒリの花) | 127,855 | 1 | 1[11] | – | |
