HKT48

HKT48
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Background information
Origin	Fukuoka, Japan
Genres	Pop, J-pop, Teen pop, Bubblegum pop
Years active	2011 (2011)–present
Labels	EMI (UMG)
Member of	AKB48 Group
Members	Team H details Team KIV details Team TII details
Website	www.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.