Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on 48g. COVID-19 has left several sequels in the world, and 48g is not excluded from it. Most of the groups had to close their theaters for a while, pause the handhakes, postpone releases and events as well as undergo major changes in their line-up.
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[hide]STU48
Theater
STU48 management announce the idol group have decided to terminate the theater shows on their shipboard theater. Due to COVID-19 breakout, the teather was closed from February to June. In the future STU48 will perform their shows on other ships and/or ports.
JKT48
Formation Changes
On February 2, 2021, the management announced that due to the impacts of COVID-19 Team J, Team KIII, Team T and JKT48 Academy would all be disbanded. Only 33 members will remain and the ones who were left would no longer be split into teams, simply belonging to JKT48.
DEL48
On October 9, 2020, their producer announced indefinite suspension of the group's activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BEJ48
Formation Changes
On September 4, 2020, the management announced that due to the impacts of COVID-19 and the months long closure of their theater that Team B, Team E, Team J and Trainee would all be disbanded. Most members from these teams were transferred to SNH48, and the ones who were left would no longer be split into teams, simply belonging to BEJ48.
Theater
BEJ48 Theater was officially closed on September 4, after months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
GNZ48
Formation Changes
As an expansion on the system that all SNH48 sister groups have used for online shows during the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to discover the various sparks of co-operation among the members, provide fans with a better watching experience, while maintaining the development vitality of GNZ48, GNZ48 implemented the new Class 4 and Class 8 "teams" while retaining the 3 existing teams. In the future, the members will perform either in teams or classes.
COVID-19 Cases
List of members who had a positive case of COVID-19
