HKT48

HKT48
Official logo
Background information
OriginFukuoka, Japan
GenresPop, J-pop, Teen pop, Bubblegum pop
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelsEMI (UMG)
Member ofAKB48 Group
MembersTeam H details
Team KIV details
Team TII details
Websitewww.hkt48.jp

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.

  1. ^ AKB48がR-18、大人相手の深夜ライブ. Nikkan Sports News (in Japanese). November 19, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "(Video) New HKT48 Theater Opens Today - 48/46 J-POP & Showbiz News". jshowbiz.com.