JKT48
| JKT48 (JAKARTA48) |
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JKT48 2016
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Genres | J-Pop |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | JKT48 Project (agency) Hits Records (Global Mediacom Group) (studio) Universal Music Group / Sony Music Entertainment / Warner Music Group (distributor) |
| Associated acts |
AKB48 SKE48 SDN48 NMB48 HKT48 NGT48 MNL48 BNK48 TPE48 |
| Website | www |
| Members | JKT48 members |
 First live performance of JKT48. Note the use of costumes in the style of school uniforms, often used by AKB48 in its performances. |
JKT48 (read as "J. K. T. Forty-eight") is an Indonesian idol group whose name is derived from its based city of Jakarta and the Japanese idol group AKB48. Formed in 2011, it is the first AKB48 sister group outside Japan and adopts the concept of "idols you can meet". Fans can attend daily performances at the group's theater, which was built as a close replica to the AKB48 Theater in Akihabara.
Producer Yasushi Akimoto decided to bring the AKB48 concept to Indonesia because the group had begun to develop a fan base in the country. Indonesia's growing economy was seen as a potential market by many Japanese companies, and Akimoto established a franchising partnership with Dentsu Media Group Indonesia to replicate the AKB48 business model. Dentsu Media Group Indonesia then cooperate with the country's largest media conglomerate Global Mediacom (MNC Media) as JKT48 official media partner.
While JKT48 does not restrict membership by nationality, applicants must be residents of Indonesia. The group has 50 members team + 10 trainees + 16 trainee candidates (as of Augustus 2016) members and released its first studio album Heavy Rotation on 16 February 2013 via Hits Records, a division of MNC subsidiary . It performs songs by AKB48 and other sister groups that are translated into Indonesian.
Much like AKB48, the female Japanese idol group formed in 2005 in the Akihabara, Tokyo, JKT48 is based on the concept of idols with whom fans can "'meet', or at least develop a similar feeling of intimacy". JKT48 takes its name from the group's base city of Jakarta, Indonesia. The country was seen as a potential market for the idol business because of its relatively young population—As of 2012[update] about half are under the age of 30—and the popularity of Japanese manga series, such as Slam Dunk and One Piece. In order to bring the concept of AKB48 to Indonesia, producer Yasushi Akimoto and Dentsu Media Group Indonesia partnered with the country's largest media conglomerate, Global Mediacom (MNC Media),and Rakuten.
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