JKT48

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JKT48
JKT48 logo
Background information
Origin	Jakarta, Indonesia
Genres	Indo pop j-pop pop rock pop teen pop bubblegum pop
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Dentsu Inter Admark Media Group Indonesia (agency, 2011–2022) Hits Records (label, 2012–2020) Indonesia Musik Nusantara (IDN) (label and agency, 2022–present)
Member of	AKB48 Group
Members	See list
Website	jkt48.com

PT Indonesia Musik Nusantara

JKT48 NEW ERA logo (since June 2022)
Trade name	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	November 2, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-11-02) (first generation announced) December 17, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-17) (first debut) September 8, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-09-08) (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, Jakarta , Indonesia
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	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) 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	54 members (May 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 22 May 2024 evening, the group has 54 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]