HKT48 | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Fukuoka, Japan |
Genres | Pop, J-pop, Teen pop, Bubblegum pop |
Years active | 2011 | –present
Labels | EMI (UMG) |
Member of | AKB48 Group |
Members | Team H details Team KIV details Team TII details |
Website | www |
HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city of Fukuoka Prefecture, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group.[1] The group currently performs at City Bank HKT48 Theater in Fukuoka[2] and has sold nearly 4 million copies of CDs in Japan.