Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic

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COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on 48g. COVID-19 impacted the majority of the entertainment world, 48g included. Most of the groups had to close their theaters for a temporary period, pause the handshakes, and postpone releases and events. Some groups even underwent major changes to their line-up.

STU48

Theater

STU48 management announced the group would terminate theater shows on their ship theater. Due to COVID-19 breakout, the theater was closed from February 2020 to June 2020. In the future STU48 will perform their shows on other ships and/or at ports.

JKT48

Formation Changes

On February 2, 2021, 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 would remain in the group, and the ones who remained would no longer be split into teams, simply belonging to JKT48. Members who were removed from the group would be given special permissions in the future to bypass the audition period, should they ever wish to audition again.

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, 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 remained 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.

Theater

All team performances were suspended until June 2021, instead the Class 4 and Class 8 stages were kept.

COVID-19 Cases

List of members who had a positive case of COVID-19

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