AKB48 member Airi Sato is featured on the February 9, 2026 issue of Weekly Playboy, marking her first time on the magazine’s cover. She also appears in the magazine’s opening photo spread.
The issue includes a 34-minute DVD with behind-the-scenes footage from the photo shoot with Sato. Weekly Playboy 2026 No. 6 goes on sale January 26.
Sato’s appearance coincides with the scheduled release of her first photo book, Tenshi no Hanshakodo (Angel’s Angle of Reflection), set for January 28, 2026.
The same issue also features gravure photo contributions from #YOYOYO’s Yura Yura and NMB48’s Yayoi Tatsumoto.
AKB48 Airi Sato: photo copyright Hosoi Kojiro/Shueisha
NMB48 Yayoi Tatsumoto: photo copyright Takahiro Karaki/Shueisha
Watch Airi Sato’s photobook signing session on Weekly Playboy’s YouTube channel
