JKT48 is an Indonesian girl group formed in 2011 as a sister group of the Japanese idol group AKB48.[1] Since 2021, members are selected through auditions in Jakarta, Indonesia. Among the members are Trainees who serve as understudies for the main members. Those who leave the group on amiable terms are considered "graduates" and given a last theater show, sometimes accompanied with either a special graduation show or concert.
On 11 January 2021, it was announced that the group would forcibly mass-graduate 26 of its members as it was hit by crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and government-imposed large-scale social restrictions.[2] They officially left the group in mid-March 2021.[3]
Most of the group's members are Indonesians, however there have been some Japanese in the group, as well as a Malaysian and an Australian. As of 13 October 2024, the group individually consists of 51 members.[4]
- ^ The Japan Times 2011.
- ^ "Pengumuman Mengenai Restrukturisasi JKT48" (in Indonesian). JKT48 Operation Team. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Pengumuman Mengenai Struktur dan Kegiatan JKT48". JKT48.com (in Indonesian). JKT48 Operation Team. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "JKT48 | Profil Anggota". JKT48.com (in Indonesian). JKT48 Operation Team. Retrieved 13 October 2024.