[NEW GROUP] JKT48

[aniq_tasia]

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[aniq_tasia]

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[MoeKare]

got my interest on neneng and rezky, but still have to see their performance first, so that I can decide. Still ._____.

[caramujo]

lol I can't even recognize the girl I posted before

Anyway, you can see the NHK video I've mentioned here (click on the "Play" button on the left side):
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20111103/k10013695491000.html

[sameda]

still not make me interested.
waiting for their live performance.

[lonehunter88]

Cleopatra

[Iwantneedloveyou]

i wonder which will be their first stage
and also im gonna get used to the names

[Callighan]

There's one Japanese girl (living in Jakarta) among the chosen ones, Nozawa Rena (野沢玲奈), 13.

A tall, B-blooded Taurus.
Me likey!

My other prima facie faves:

Ghaida

Allisa

[Yuki88]

*sees Nozawa Rena's profile in the Japanese page* *all in Katakana, no Kanji* *lol*

they could just use her name in Kanji imo lol

[Callighan]

After reading the following article, some thoughts came to mind.
http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/2986300.html

"The concept of this is a not-yet-perfect girlband," said Akimoto at the Grand Hyatt, Jakarta, after being a jury in the final audition JKT48.

The key phrase is "not-yet-perfect". While different from "idols you can meet", JKT48's concept is a good market differentiation ploy IMO. Given that there's already several girl-bands in Indonesia that are readily "packaged", the allure of "not-yet-perfect" gives JKT48 an approachable or girl-next-door feel to the group which can garner both interest and sympathy from potential fans and the public at large. Sympathy for growth will be the emotional basis for fans continued interest. Note that as people tend to cheer for their favourite American Idol contestants and whatnot, people also cheer for their favourite idols to perform their best and sympathise with them when their performance is less than perfect. This is perhaps a reason why some wotas keep cheering for Nontii dan Meetan after they were transferred to SDN48.

Admittedly, I myself like AKB48 because of their fighting spirit. The fact that each member are pronouncedly trying to do their best to entertain is endearing and it's what won me over (aside from Iiwake Maybe-one hell of an effective stress-repellant! ). And with this, I subconsciously associate "fighting spirit" to most anything that AKB48 members do. When I listen to their songs, I get a sense that they're trying to sing their best. And from this mental association, I become energized in the workplace.

From the above notions, I conclude that the songs that might be sung by JKT48 won't be about "lovey-dovey" or trivial subjects. But rather, songs that most people can relate to. This approach is exemplified by Shoujotachi yo, a song with "zenryoku de" and "ganbatte" in its chorus placed as the first song in their album. One of the things that turned me away from 7icons, Cherybelle and Princess is that I can't relate to any of their popular songs. On an unrelated note, Cherybelle's Dillema sounds to me like a female version of Kahitna.

And on the subject of team J having 28 members, I'd like to quote Aki-P:

Carrying the same concept to its predecessor, AKB48, this girlband will have to be close to their fans. Stay down to earth and can do a show every day.

Many of those girls are high-school aged. I'm thinking that having 28 members to shuffle for daily shows is advantageous as I'm sure some of them have academic commitments. If a theatre location is announced, I can go ape over live shows!

Anyhow, what I've said so far are just my personal expectations which can come true or otherwise.
In any case, I'm über excited to see (and hear) JKT48's first single.

Ganbare JKT48!

Addendum:
It seems that a JKT48 member, Sonya Pandarmawan has already starred in a commercial and a sitcom before she became a member.

[Kakeru15]

What cleopatra!?

looks like I'll remember the history again ...

maybe I'll say "member JKT48 penetrate the continent" LOL

There seems not suitable for me

[doraemon423]

Allisa
Real Name: Allisa Astri
Born: June 23, 1990
Blood: O
Height: 160cm

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Mova
Real Name: Allisa Gallimova
Born: August 28, 1993
Blood: O
Height: 162cm

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Ayana
Real Name: Ayana Shahab
Born: June 3, 1997
Blood: O
Height: 156cm

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Beby
Real Name: Beby Chaesara Anadila
Born: March 18, 1998
Blood: B
Height: 160cm

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Cindy
Real Name: Cindy Gulla
Born: May 29, 1997
Blood: O
Height: 157cm

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Cleo
Real Name: Cleopatra
Born: December 20, 1993
Blood: O
Height: 170cm

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Delima
Real Name: Delima Rizky
Born: October 25, 1997
Blood: B
Height: 159cm

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Devi
Real Name: Devi Kinal Putri
Born: January 2, 1996
Blood: A
Height: 162cm

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Diasta
Real Name: Diasta Priswarini
Born: September 9, 1991
Blood: O
Height: 165cm

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Fahira
Born: July 27, 1998
Blood: B
Height: 165cm

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Frieska
Real Name: Frieska Anastasia Laksani
Born: March 4, 1996
Blood: O
Height: 160cm

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Gaby
Real Name: Gabriela Margareth Warouw
Born: April 11, 1998
Blood: O
Height: 163cm

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Gaya
Real Name: Siti Gayatri
Born: March 1993
Blood: O
Height: 163cm

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Ghaida
Real Name: Ghaida Farisya
Born: May 29, 1995
Blood: B
Height: 163cm

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Intan
Real Name: Intania Pratama Ilham
Born: July 19, 1991
Blood: -
Height: 166cm

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Jessica
Real Name: Jessica Vania Widjaja
Born: January 22, 1996
Blood: O
Height: 156cm

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Jessica
Real Name: Jessica Veranda Hardja
Born: August 19, 1993
Blood: O
Height: 168cm

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Melody
Real Name: Melody Nurramdhani Laksani
Born: March 24, 1992
Blood: O
Height: 168cm

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Nabila
Real Name: Nabilah Ratna Ayu Azalia
Born: November 11, 1999
Blood: B
Height: 152cm

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Neneng
Real Name: Neneng Rosediana
Born: January 24, 1999
Blood: O
Height: 162cm

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Rena
Real Name: Rena Nozawa
Born: may 6, 1998
Blood: B
Height: 167cm

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Dhike
Real Name: Rezky Wiranti Dhike
Born: November 22, 1995
Blood: B
Height: 157cm

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Rica
Real Name: Rica Leyona
Born: August 19, 1991
Blood: O
Height: 158cm

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Sendy
Real Name: Sendy Ariani
Born: August 12, 1993
Blood: A
Height: 157cm

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Shania
Real Name: Shania Juniantha
Born: June 27, 1998
Blood: B
Height: 165cm

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Sonia
Real Name: Sonia Natalia
Born: December 17, 1997
Blood: O
Height: 153cm

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Sonya
Real Name: Sonya Pandarwaman
Born: may 18, 1996
Blood: A
Height: 156cm

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Stella
Real Name: Stella Cornelia
Born: November 3, 1994
Blood: O
Height: 160cm



Wow, all of them are SO beautiful! I'm gonna love this group! Hope for their first stage and first single soon!

[kimunlimited]

No, no . Why do they have to keep adding such cute girls to the AKB franchise. Ahh! another homework of memorizing there names I'm done with AKB, halfway with SKE and one in NMB. Damn I can't keep up with this Idol frenzy .

[dracomalfoy]

where are the chest and hip sizes?

[LarcKen]

[aniq_tasia]

Here's the picture of JKT48 member "Diasta Priswarini" (She's the only member with brown hair , and also one of the oldest one ) , it's seems like she's an otaku , and loves both Jpop and Kpop music , love oline game , and also active in amateur modeling , singing and also dancing before the audition . She's so cute so i think she's my oshimen now

http://i42.tinypic.com/w3gxe.jpg

The other one

http://i39.tinypic.com/1075lyt.png
http://i41.tinypic.com/219zmc.png
http://i43.tinypic.com/sxiqub.png

and this is my favorite one

http://i40.tinypic.com/2qi05xe.png

Mod edit- please use thumbnails when posting large pictures and use the "edit post" feature to update your existing post instead of creating a new one if you want to update soon after posting.

[Yuki88]

^ y u triple post

I don't have oshimen but I like looking at Dhike

[MoeKare]

^Dhike, Neneng, and....probably Nabila?

[Kuroya48]

Nabilah looks cuter in video rather than the profile picture

I think we will need to have a JKT48 forum section soon

[anzai]

^Dhike, Neneng, and....probably Nabila?

I'm thinking maybe Neneng as Captain, and Nabila as center....
so it's Atsumina (AKB) = Nabileng (JKT)........

not sure though, bcoz they are the youngest two in there.....

whatever, I like Nabileng pairing already....

[xinchun]

I'm almost scared now. The girl named Cleopatra... She has the EXACT SAME BIRTHDAY AS ME. >.<

Yeah, I did just come here to say that. (And yes, I do realize I just told everyone my birthday. I have it public on a bunch of sites anyway. LOL)

But I guess while I'm here I might as well give my impressions on some other things...

Why are the two girls named Jessica given the SAME NICKNAME? The two girls named Allisa have different nicknames... =.=

Does anyone know why the girls' names are sometimes just one name (Cleopatra, Fahira) but they sometimes have two or three names, or in Nabiah Ratna Ayu Azalia's case, four...?? I mean, sure, they're just names, but I'm not familiar with Indonesian culture at all, so I'm just curious... =P

Speaking of names, Stella Cornelia's name is pretty. Just saying. XD

Also confused about Nozawa's name being in Katanana... Guess it's because the group's not Japanese so it's for uniformity...? That's my best guess anyway.

...Just noticed the post a bit above about Singapore and Thailand... Really...? Jakarta (and soo to be Taipei) weren't enough...? XD Wonder if he'll go outside of Asia...

[Yuki88]

^ because there's no exact naming rules in Indonesia.... with exception of some ethnics having their special family name.

[Kuroya48]

@xinchun

lol in time it will sort out itself... maybe they are not too conscious of each other now..

just like kasai and itano having the same first name

@Yuki88

totally true, you can have as few as A WORD as your name and as much as .... i dunno.. unlimited?
though they longest name I have ever seen consist about 5 - 6 words.. imagine that .. while the shortest one I saw was one of my friends' name which only have 1 Word consisting of 3 letters

[`icha-chan`]

nabilah is cute :3

[akira_silverberg]

looking forward to see their performance, and i hope they can change Indonesia's music trend, because there so much sucks music appeared in Indonesia recently