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 | 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 |
Former Groups
Group name | Color | Years active | Teams (if split) |
Location |
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SDN48 | Silver | 2009 - 2012 | - | Akihabara, Japan |
Group name | Color | Years active | Teams (if split) |
Location |
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DEL48 | Orange - White | 2019 - 2020 | Trainee | Delhi, India |
MUB48 | Green - White | Didn't debut | - | Mumbai, India |
- TPE48 (short for Taipei48) was a Taiwanese Idol Group and the 4th international sister group of AKB48. On July 30, 2018 AKS has announced that they are launching a new 48 group in Taiwan known as AKB48 Team TP and have canceled TPE48.
- MUM48 (short for Mumbai48) was a projected Indian Idol Group. The group was announced on December 27, 2017, until it was rebranded as MUB48 on June 19, 2019.
Other Groups
These groups are produced by the same company, but they are not considered part of the AKB48 Group.
- OJS48 (short for Ojisan48) was an all-male Japanese group produced by Akimoto Yasushi. All the members are former police officers and detectives from Osaka. On October 13, 2010, after releasing its first single unsuccessfully, OJS48 was disbanded in the same year that it was formed. The members now work as security guards of the japanese AKB48 Groups.
- IZONE (often stylised as IZ*ONE and pronounced as "eyes one") was a Korean-Japanese girl group formed in 2018 by CJ E&M through the Mnet television competition show Produce 48. They officially disbanded on April 29th, 2021.