The group was named after the place where the sme nogizaka building, which used to house sony music japan’s office, is located They were the first group in the. The said building used to be under sony music, but was sold in 2018, and is now owned by the entertainment agency.
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Nogizaka46 profile and facts (乃木坂46) is a japanese girl group managed by nogizaka46 llc and releasing under sony music
The group debuted in august 2011 with 36 members and currently consists of 40 members divided in 4 generations
At the beginning, they were established as an official rival to akb48, but all aspects of their rivalry are now gone