AKB48 Group

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AKB48 Group
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Thailand
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India
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Vietnam

AKB48 Group (Japanese: AKB48グループ, Hepburn: AKB48 gurūpu), or AKB48 sister groups, shortened to 48 Group or ALL48, refers to the sister groups of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Based on the same concept "idols you can meet", it currently consists of 5 sister groups in locations across Japan and 7 sister groups in major Asian cities overseas from Indonesia to India. The Japan-based sister groups not only release their own singles, but also perform on some of the AKB48 singles and events. They also send participants in the AKB48 annual events such as the AKB48 general election. The sister groups outside Japan release local-language versions of the AKB48 singles.[1][2] In their early development, they are often supported by temporary, concurrent members of AKB48, such as Jurina Matsui and Miyuki Watanabe.[3]

History

AKB48's first sister group, SKE48, was formed in 2008 with its theater in Sakae, Nagoya.[4][5] SDN48 ("Saturday Night"), NMB48[6] ("Namba") and HKT48[7] ("Hakata") were later formed. NGT48 was launched in 2015, and is located in Niigata.[8] STU48, the latest Japanese sister group, was announced during the AKB48 rock-paper-scissors tournament on October 10, 2016. It is based on the seven prefectures adjoining the coast of the Seto Inland Sea and they will have a theater on a ship.[9]

In 2011 AKB48's first sister group outside Japan, JKT48,[10] was announced; the group is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. JKT48 was followed by another overseas AKB48 sister group: SNH48,[11] based in Shanghai, China. On June 6, 2016, AKB48 announced it had suspended its partnership with SNH48 due to contract violations.[12] Following the statement, SNH48 declared that it had been completely independent from AKB48 from the beginning and SNH48 management had never made any form of partnership with AKB48.[13] On October 12, 2016, AKS established AKB48 China, based in Shanghai, and named its group AKB48 Team SH.[14]

Three new upcoming overseas sister groups were announced in March 2016: BNK48, based in Bangkok, Thailand; MNL48, based in Manila, the Philippines and TPE48, based in Taipei, Taiwan.[15] On July 30, 2018, AKS canceling a joint venture and license agreement with TPE48's management and created AKB48 Team TP.[16]

On December 27, 2017, Yui Yokoyama, the general manager of AKB48 and currently the captain of Team A, announced the formation of MUM48, based in Mumbai, India, in 2018, through a Showroom live broadcast.[17]

On June 21, 2018, AKS announced the formation of SGO48, based in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.[18]

Current groups

List of AKB48 groups based in Japan
Group name Years active Teams
(if split) 		Location Notes
AKB48 2005–present Team A, Team K, Team B, Team 4, Team 8 Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan
SKE48 2008–present Team S, Team KII, Team E Sakae, Nagoya, Japan First sister group
NMB48 2010–present Team N, Team M, Team BII Namba, Osaka, Japan
HKT48 2011–present Team H, Team KIV, Team TII Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
NGT48 2015–present Team NIII, Team G Niigata, Niigata, Japan
STU48 2017–present (pending debut) — Setouchi Region, Japan Theater is inside a ship for mobility
List of AKB48 groups based outside Japan
Group name Years active Teams
(if split) 		Location Notes
JKT48 2011–present Team J, Team KIII, Team T Jakarta, Indonesia First overseas sister group
BNK48 2017–present Team BIII Bangkok, Thailand
MNL48 2018–present Team MII, Team NIV, Team L Manila, Philippines
AKB48 Team TP 2018 — Taipei, Taiwan Formerly TPE48
MUM48 2018 (pending debut) — Mumbai, India
AKB48 Team SH 2018 (pending debut) — Shanghai, China 1st generation members selected[19]
SGO48 2018 (pending debut) — Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

Former groups

List of former AKB48 groups based in Japan
Group name Years active
with AKB48 Group 		Teams
(if split) 		Location Notes
SDN48 2009–2012 1st Gen, 2nd Gen (later 2nd+3rd Gen)[a] Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan Shows for fans age 18 and up,[20] dissolved in 2012
List of former AKB48 groups based outside Japan
Group name Years active
with AKB48 Group 		Teams
(if split) 		Location Notes
SNH48 2013–2016 Team SII, Team NII, Team HII, Team X, Team XII[b] Shanghai, China declared independent from AKB48 in 2016, still active

Distribution map

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Geographic distribution of sister groups of AKB48 inside Japan
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Geographic distribution of sister groups of AKB48 outside Japan
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Geographic distribution of former sister groups of AKB48

See also

Notes

  1. ^ For SDN48, the 3rd Gen members were combined with the 2nd Gen to form the "2nd+3rd Gen" stage team
  2. ^ For SNH48, the team listing does not include teams and sister groups formed after the divestment from AKB48

References

  1. ^ "SKE松井珠理奈、NMB渡辺美優紀がAKB48に期間限定加入". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 25, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "King Records Official Site Give Me Five! profile" (in Japanese). King Records. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "SKE松井珠理奈、NMB渡辺美優紀がAKB48に期間限定加入". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 25, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "AKB48 Launching SKE48 in Nagoya". Jpopasia.com. June 3, 2008.
  5. ^ "SKE48 profile". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "NMB48 Website" (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  7. ^ "HKT48 Website" (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  8. ^ "NGT48、劇場オープン3ヶ月延期 来年1月10日に" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. September 16, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  9. ^ AKB48、来夏「STU48」誕生 瀬戸内7県舞台の「船上劇場」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "JKT48 website" (in Indonesian). Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  11. ^ "SNH48 Project". "SNH48 Website" (in Chinese). AKS. Retrieved December 28, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ JpopAsia. "AKB48 Cuts Ties With SNH48 Due To Contract Violation – JpopAsia". Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  13. ^ "SNH48官方声明". SNH48 official website. June 10, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  14. ^ "AKB48渡边麻友：30岁想挑战女侦探角色". 新浪娱乐. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  15. ^ "AKB48 to form sister groups based in Taiwan, Philippines and Thailand". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  16. ^ AKB48運営会社が「TPE48」の契約解消　「AKB48 Team TP」発足へ
  17. ^ 横山由依 (2017-12-27). "重大発表は、 インド ムンバイ48発足でした！！ 海外姉妹グループが増えるということで、AKB48、より一層気を引き締めていきたいと思います。 仲間が増えるのは嬉しいですね オーディションなどもろもろ未定なので決まり次第！！ #MUM48pic.twitter.com/uX3378uzFT". @Yui_yoko1208 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  18. ^ AKB48、ベトナム拠点「SGO48」誕生へ 海外7グループ目
  19. ^ http://japan.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0726/c35421-30171669.html
  20. ^ "AKB48 expands with "kid" concerts, HKT group". Tokyograph. Nikkan Sports. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
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