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How many Members are in HKT48?
40 active
Introduction. HKT48 has had a total of 94 original members over their 6 generations (not including Draft, Kennin and transferred members) and a total of 106 members. As of May 2022, HKT48 has 40 active members & 18 Kenkyuusei.
Is HKT48 under AKB48?
Plans for a group entitled HKT48 were first revealed by AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto on November 19, 2008. HKT48 was officially announced on May 1, 2011 at an AKB48 handshake event. The group was the fourth AKB48 sister group to be launched, after the groups SKE48, SDN48 and NMB48.
What does HKT48 stand for?
Hakata48
HKT48 (short for Hakata48) is a Japanese all-female idol group based in Hakata, Fukuoka, where they have their own theater in E • ZO Fukuoka. The group, established in 2011, is the fourth Japan-based sister group of AKB48. HKT48 is produced by Akimoto Yasushi and signed under Universal Music Japan.
How many members are currently in AKB48?
Currently eight generations (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 11th) do not have any remaining active members. As of 2022, AKB48 has 72 members and 11 kenkyuusei and a total of 83 members.
Who is the most popular HKT48 member?
Ranking number one is Sashihara Rino (Former AKB48, HKT48, STU48)! In this, she’s probably the undisputed number 1. She was the former member of AKB48, HKT48, STU48. She was also in the AKB48’s unit “Not Yet.” Sashihara Rino ranked in at the grand number 1.
What does it mean to graduate from HKT48?
From Wiki48. Graduation (卒業 Sotsugyou) is a term used to refer to when a member of AKB48, Sakamichi Series, SNH48 and their respective national and international sister groups leaves their respective group. The term is not exclusive to these groups, and is used by other idol groups as well.
When did Sakura debut in HKT48?
2011
2011–2017: Career beginnings. Miyawaki joined HKT48 as a first generation trainee in July 2011. She made her first official appearance as an HKT48 member on October 23 at a national handshake event for the song “Flying Get”.