AKB48 Group
AKB48 Group (Japanese: AKB48グループ, Chinese: AKB48集團) shortened to AKB48G, AKB Group, AKBG, refers to the sister groups of 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 senbatsu election. The sister groups outside Japan release local-language versions of the AKB48 singles and original singles.
History
TBA
Current groups
Group name | Color | Years active | Teams (if split) |
Location |
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AKB48 | Pink | 2005 - | Team A, Team K, Team B, Team 4, Team 8, Kenkyuusei | Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan |
SKE48 | Orange | 2008 - | Team S, Team KII, Team E, Kenkyuusei | Sakae, Nagoya, Japan |
NMB48 | Leopard Pattern | 2010 - | Promoted members, Kenkyuusei | Namba, Osaka, Japan |
HKT48 | Black | 2011 - | Team H, Team KIV, Team TII, Kenkyuusei | Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan |
NGT48 | White - Red | 2015 - | 1st Generation, 2nd Generation, 3rd Draft, Kenkyuusei | Niigata, Niigata, Japan |
STU48 | Blue - White | 2017 - | 1st Generation, 3rd Draft, Kenkyuusei | Setouchi Region, Japan |
Group name | Color | Years active | Teams (if split) |
Location |
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JKT48 | Red | 2011 - | JKT48 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
BNK48 | Orchid | 2017 - | Team BIII, Team NV, Trainee | Bangkok, Thailand |
MNL48 | Blue | 2018 - | Team MII, Team NIV, Team L, Trainee | Manila, Philippines |
AKB48 Team SH | Pink - White | 2018 - | Team SH, Trainee | Shanghai, China |
AKB48 Team TP | Mango | 2018 - | Daisy, Bellflower, Sakura, Trainee | Taipei, Taiwan |
SGO48 | Lotus | 2018 - | Trainee | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam |
CGM48 | Mint | 2019 - | Team C, Trainee | Chiang Mai, Thailand |