no3b

For the article of clothing, see Sleeveless shirt.

no3b ノースリーブス
Also known as	no3b
Origin	Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Pop
Years active	2008-present
Labels	Epic Sony (Sony Music Entertainment Japan)
Associated acts	AKB48
Website	no3b
Members
Haruna Kojima Minami Takahashi Minami Minegishi

no3b (ノースリーブス, Nōsurībusu^?, "No Sleeves") is a subunit from idol group AKB48's original team A, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. They debuted in 2008, and have had three Oricon top 10 singles to date. The group has released two digital singles under the name Persona (ペルソナ, Perusona^?).

The band's name is a stylised version of the phrase No Sleeves, which is a Wasei-eigo term for sleeveless clothes.

Members

• Haruna Kojima
• Minami Takahashi
• Minami Minegishi

Discography

Albums

Year	Album Information	Oricon Albums Charts [1]	Reported sales [1]
2011	No3b (ノースリーブス, Nōsurībusu?) Released: January 1, 2011 Label: Sony (ESCL-3541) Formats: CD, digital download	1[2]	100,000+

Singles

Release	Title	Notes	Chart positions			Album
			Oricon Singles Charts [1]	Billboard Japan Hot 100 [3]	RIAJ digital tracks* [4]
2008	"3seconds"	Digital single as Persona.	–	–	–	No3b
	"Relax!"		13	24	–
	"Christmas Present" (クリスマスプレゼント, Kurisumasu Purezento?)	Digital single as Persona.	–	–	–
2009	"Tane" (タネ?, "Seed")		9	46	–
	"Kiss no Ryūsei" (キスの流星?, "A Kiss Shooting Star")		8	17	72
2010	"Lie"		5	10	41
	"Kimi Shika" (君しか?, "Only You")		6	12	94	TBA
2011	"Answer"		2	3	7
	"Kuchibiru Furezu..." (唇 触れず…?, "Don't Touch Lips")		3	4	18

*RIAJ Digital Tracks established April 2009.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-04-26.  (subscription only)
2. ^ (Japanese) "AKB48派生ユニット・ノースリーブスが結成3年目で初首位". Oricon. January 6, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/83652/full/. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
3. ^ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard. http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/. 
4. ^ "有料音楽配信チャート" (in Japanese). RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/weekly_chart/index.html. 

External links

• No3b Official Site
• Oricon interview in Japanese