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JKT48 | |
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 JKT48 logo | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Member of | AKB48 Group |
| Members | See list |
| Website | jkt48 |
.png){kind=logo} JKT48 NEW ERA logo (since June 2022) | |
| JKT48 | |
| Formerly | PT Dentsu Inter Admark Media Group Indonesia (2011–2022) (via JKT48 Project (2011–2018) and DentsuX Entertainment (2018–2022)) |
| Company type | Limited liability company |
| Industry | music and entertainment |
| Genre | music, dance, and entertainment |
| Founded | 11 September 2011 (first announced) 2 November 2011 (first generation announced) 17 December 2011 (first debut) 8 September 2012 (JKT48 Theater) |
| Founders | Yasushi Akimoto Harris Thajeb Reino Barack |
| Headquarters | JKT48 Office @ IDN HQ Menara Global 3rd floor, Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto Kav. 27, Kuningan Timur, Setiabudi, South Jakarta 12950, , |
Number of locations | JKT48 Theater fX Sudirman 4th floor, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No. 1, RT.1/RW.3, Gelora, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Area served | Indonesia and global |
Key people | Nariaki Terada (CEO of Superball) Winston Utomo (CEO of IDN) William Utomo (COO of IDN) Ryo Kenjo (head of JKT48) Fritz Fernandez (general manager of JKT48) Melody Nurramdhani Laksani (general manager of JKT48 Theater) Shani Indira Natio (vice general manager of JKT48 Theater) Toshiaki Gomi (creative director of JKT48) Aokuri (creative producer of JKT48) Shania Gracia (JKT48 captain) |
| Products | JKT48 Official Merchandise |
| Owners | Dentsu Inter Admark Media Group Indonesia (Dentsu International) (2011–2022) Global Mediacom (MNC Asia Holding) (2011–2021, indirectly) IDN (2022–present) |
| Members | 60 members (31 October 2024) |
| Parent | Dentsu Inter Admark Media Group Indonesia (Dentsu International) (2011–2022) Global Mediacom (MNC Asia Holding) (2011–2021, indirectly) IDN (2022–present) (via Indonesia Creator Economy (2022–present)) Licence: Vernalossom (2011–present) (via Superball (2023–present)) |
| Divisions | JKT48 Theater (2012–present) JKT48 Team J (2012–2021) JKT48 Team KIII (2013–2021) JKT48 Team T (2015–2019, 2020–2021) D Talent Management (2016–present) JKT48 Academy (2018–2021) |
| Website | jkt48.com |
JKT48 (read as "J. K. T. forty-eight") is an Indonesian-Japanese idol girl group whose name is derived from its based city of Jakarta and the Japanese idol group AKB48. Formed in 2011, the group is the first AKB48 sister group outside Japan and adopts the concept of "idols you can meet",[1] before switching to "idols that will come to meet you" since April 2018. The group opened their own theater on the 4th floor of fX Sudirman shopping mall in early September 2012, where fans can attend daily performances every day except Monday. The theater was built as a close replica to the AKB48 Theater in Akihabara.[citation needed]
While JKT48 does not restrict membership by nationality, applicants must be residents of Indonesia. As of 1 November 2024 midnight, the group has 60 individual members.[2]
On 16 February 2013, JKT48 released its first studio album Heavy Rotation via Hits Records, a division of MNC subsidiary PT Star Media Nusantara. The group typically performs songs of AKB48 and other sister groups that are translated into Indonesian.[3] The group released their first original single, "Rapsodi", in January 2020.[4]
- ^ Oricon 2011.
- ^ "JKT48 | Profil Anggota". JKT48.com (in Indonesian). JKT48 Operation Team. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Winn, Patrick (4 April 2019). "How a Japanese girl-group empire is conquering Asian pop". Public Radio International. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Dhaifurrakhman Abas (23 January 2020). "JKT48 Rilis Lagu Orisinil Perdana, Rapsodi". Medcom.id. Retrieved 24 April 2020.