Maeda Atsuko (前田敦子), nickname "Acchan" (あっちゃん), born July 10, 1991 in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan is a Japanese idol singer, model, and actress, as well as a former member of idol group AKB48. In 2011, she debuted as a solo artist with the single, "Flower". Maeda was one of these selected members for AKB48's first major single, and she performed a leading role in the promotional video of this song. She has appeared at the front of every single ever since.