JKT48
Modeled after the influential Japanese idol group AKB48, JKT48 is an
Indonesian-Japanese girl group formed by producer Yasushi Akimoto in 2011.
Auditions were held in Jakarta, with JKT48's initial roster of 28 members all
making their debut on the television show 100% Ampuh in December 2011. The
following spring, the group opened its own theater in a shopping mall and began
hosting daily concerts. JKT48's recruited a second generation of 31 members —
including Aki Takajo and Haruka Nakagawa, both of whom had previously performed
with AKB48 — in November 2012, and continued revisi...
