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 revising the group's ranks on a semi-annual basis throughout the following years. Meanwhile, JKT48 released its debut album Heavy Rotation in February 2013. The album featured new performances of songs previously made popular by AKB48, with all Japanese lyrics translated into Indonesian. The record was successful in Indonesia, where JKT48 was named "Best Pop Vocal Group" at the Anugerah Musik Indonesia (the country's equivalent of the Grammy Awards) in 2015. 2016's Mahagita, 2017's B•E•L•I•E•V•E, and 2019's Joy Kick! Tears all followed the same pattern as Heavy Rotation, with JKT48 remaking the pop-friendly sounds of its sister group, AKB48, for an Indonesian audience. That changed in January 2020, when the release of "Rapsodi" marked JKT48's first original single. Another single, "Cara Ceroboh untuk Mencinta," was released the following year.

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