JKT48 [SEP] location of formation
JKT48
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", before switching to "idols that will come to meet you" since 8 April 2018. Fans can attend daily performances at the group's theater, which was built as a close replica to the AKB48
MNL48
MNL48 (read "M.N.L. Forty-eight") is a Philippine idol girl group and the fifth international sister group of AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48, China's SNH48, Thailand's BNK48, and Taiwan's AKB48 Team TP. The group is named after Manila, the capital of the Philippines. MNL48 is the only sister group that debuted with exactly 48 members.
History.
History 2016–2018: Formation.
On 26 March 2016, the formations of MNL48, BNK48, and AKB48 Team TP were announced