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The AKBar48 => AKB48 News & Releases => Topic started by: SomethingWild on August 23, 2011, 04:15:50 PM
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We just had a meeting with dentsu, ad company who also manage AKB48 brand at Japan. JKT48 IS OFFICIAL
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JKT48 is an official project by dentsu and AKS. Audition opens until 16th Sept. More info @officialJKT48
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For those wondering, JKT48 (Jakarta48) is official sister group of AKB48 at Indonesia.
- @AKB48Journal twitter
After the announcement of Taiwan48 (whatever happened to this?), we now have Jakarta48! :panic:
That makes it:
AKB48
SKE48
SDN48
NMB48
OJS48
HKT48
Taiwan48
JKT48
Nogizaka46
:lol:
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not even AKB48 has come to Indonesia, but now we will have their sister group :massivefacepalm:
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:on redcard: :on redcard: :on redcard: :on redcard: :on redcard: :on redcard: :on redcard: :on redcard:
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:shocked how will JKT48's dress code be?? They might not be able to use super short skirt :wub:
hope JKT48 able to perform akb48's song/dance in their own theater
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kind of big JOKE
I don't think it is true
:thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
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Jakarta48?! please tell me that is is just a joke..
i'm indonesian..and i totally can't imagine what will jakarta48 be :smhid
aki-P, please don't to this :bow:
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I'm kinda surprised too, since that news come to me out of nowhere a few days ago... (Btw, I'm Indonesian too)
It's claimed that Dentsu's behind this project, also AKS was said to have aknowledged this project...
Some source said that this group is going to be cover-based (meaning that they'll mostly cover AKB songs, just like the girls in SG cafe), so please don't expect too much from this project as if it's a full-fledged sister group like SKE/NMB/HKT, at least for now...
Oh well, looks like I'll need to watch every news or talkshow in Japanese TV channels tonight, seems it's likely that they'll bring up this topic at this rate...
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Hello,
I do not know if an officially 'unconfirmed' news is allowed here. Since there are no thread about this I thought I could create one. Please tell me if this is not allowed though :)
There has been news going around about a new sister group of AKB48 in Indonesia, based in Jakarta, named JKT48. From the resources I have found they announce that they are official and work with dentsu. You can see the facebook page and twitter here:
http://www.facebook.com/official.JKT48 (http://www.facebook.com/official.JKT48)
http://twitter.com/#!/officialJKT48 (http://twitter.com/officialJKT48)
Here is a blogpost mentioning JKT48, http://welshjapanotaku.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/get-set-for-jkt48-indonesias-twin-sister-group-to-akb48/ (http://welshjapanotaku.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/get-set-for-jkt48-indonesias-twin-sister-group-to-akb48/)
So far there is no news from official sources, but when I read Indonesians posts and discussions (I am Indonesian) I am quite sure this is an official group. What do you think?
What do you think?
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There's already a thread:
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30383.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30383.0)
But the links are new. Could a moderator merge the threads? :)
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@winner, O.O Thank you very much for letting me know. I'm so sorry, I couldn't use the search feature in this forum, maybe because of my number of posts, so after manually searching a few pages in this sub-forum for JKT48 I concluded that there isn't a topic yet. I should have searched for more pages to the back ><
To moderators, please merge this topic, I would really appreciate it, thank you in advance ^^
edit: the jkt48 thread is actually on the first page :sweatdrop: I used CTRL+F to find 'JKT48', but it was written as Jakarta48 in the thread, sorry I should have been more attentive :sweatdrop:
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JKT48 Symbol:
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4006/29518023411535329818223.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/153/29518023411535329818223.jpg/)
JKT48 audition poster:
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/1633/jktauditionposter.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/62/jktauditionposter.jpg/)
JKT48 Official Website: http://jkt48.blogspot.com/ (http://jkt48.blogspot.com/)
JKT48 Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/officialJKT48 (https://twitter.com/#!/officialJKT48)
JKT48 Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/official.JKT48 (http://www.facebook.com/official.JKT48)
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^Somehow I am not convinced by any of that. Especially that website...
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I found a new link in other forum..
http://jkt48.org/official-or-fake (http://jkt48.org/official-or-fake)
Hmm now I'm a bit more convinced :P2
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http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-11014534628.html (http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-11014534628.html)
still thought that JKT48 is a joke?
it have been anounced on Togasaki blog
EDIT:
JKT48 OFFICIAL WESITE:
Indonesian:http://www.jkt48.com/ (http://forum.jphip.com//www.jkt48.com/)
Japanese: http://www.jkt48.com/index-jp.html (http://www.jkt48.com/index-jp.html)
It's official~!
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Quite amazing... I'm convinced now. :lol:
これを機に、ジャカルタのみでなく、他のエリアにおいても海外展開をより一層加速していく考えです。
More overseas groups are to be expected...
To me, one of the main appeals about AKB48 is that they are Japanese girls singing in Japanse. It's part of that culture and it just fits, if you know what I mean. By exploiting this concept in other countries, it loses its main appeal.
JKT48 will be adapted for Indonesia... whatever that means. It may be cool for the people there, but I am not interested in this group at all :oops: Well, maybe I'm interested in how it's received and what they do with it...
We'll be getting more and more of these groups, but I guess Aki-P is aiming these groups towards their local areas. I think he doesn't realize (or has to care) that there are international fans who try to follow akb, ske, nmb and sdn... Basically, what I'm trying to say:
Aki-P: France doesn't have a 48 group yet! Let's make one to entertain them and capture that market!
Fans: Damnit, we are already following tons of 48 groups. We don't need more and have no interest in a local group with French girls!
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Btw, is Aki-P actually involved with this group (auditions, song writing, etc) or is this the first case when he actually sold the concept of AKB48 like he explained at Mipcom?
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JKT48 will be “an unique idol group with Indonesian culture”
If that so, then we Indonesian don't need them. Totally not cool for us.
People like 48 sisters because they are Japanese with Japanese culture singing Japanese songs.
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JKT48 インドネシア版AKB作る！？ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWftAKw9_Jg#noexternalembed-ws)
lol, they seem amused
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JKT48 インドネシア版AKB作る！？ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWftAKw9_Jg#noexternalembed-ws)
lol, they seem amused
Or just racist :nervous
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AKB Journal tweeted:
Takahashi Minami will come to Jakarta on Oct 4th, 2011 at Atrium Plaza Senayan
I uploaded the following images to imgur
(http://i.imgur.com/CuRiF.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/PiKA9.jpg)
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Further to the above, this just posted: Takahashi Minami on an Indonesian TV Show:
Takahashi Minami on Indonesia TV-Music Show 10/11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HgougGv5D4#)
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Sharing my pics from the event :wub:
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040053.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040053.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040055.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040055.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040063.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040063.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040067.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040067.jpg)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040068.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040068.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040072.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040072.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040073.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040073.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040075.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040075.jpg)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040077.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040077.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040088.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040088.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040097.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040097.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040104.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040104.jpg)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040105.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040105.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040107.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040107.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040108.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040108.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040112.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040112.jpg)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040119.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040119.jpg)(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/th_PA040124.jpg) (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/LarcKen/AKB48/PA040124.jpg)
She's soo damn gorgeous in person :heart:
My jaw kept falling to the floor back there XD and my Takamina fever won't go down yet :wub:
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(http://i.imgur.com/gDYhf.jpg)
Japan's wildly popular all-girl idol franchise starts to expand overseas
Indonesian girls vie to join AKB48 overseas sister group
By CHRISTINE T. TJANDRANINGSIH
Kyodo
JAKARTA — An AKB48 song blares from a hall in central Jakarta, as 44 girls inside wearing colorful gym clothes and cute sport shoes follow the instructions and movements of their performance instructor.
The song, "Heavy Rotation," is the 17th single by all-girl group AKB48, one of Japan's most popular idol groups. The girls in the park are auditioning for JKT48, which by the end of the year will be formed in Jakarta and become the teen idols' first official overseas sister group.
Billed as a "unique idol group with Indonesian culture," the auditions for JKT48 have attracted hundreds of girls, some as young as 13, while others are in their 20s.
Ayana Shahab, 14, whose mother is Japanese and father Indonesian of Arab descent, has been a fan of AKB48 for years.
"AKB48 are my idols, because they are cool . . . and nice to their fans," Shahab, one of the finalists for JKT48, said during a break in her training.
"I want to be like them and that's why I applied to become a member of JKT48," said Shahab, a junior high school student.
Delima Rizki, 14, and Pamela Chelsea Taroreh, 13, hadn't heard of AKB48 before the sister group plan was announced, but saw the auditions as an opportunity to experience new things and make new friends.
"Actually, I had no knowledge of AKB48, so I thank God a lot that I was selected to be one of the finalists," Rizki said.
Her friend, Taroreh, laughed and echoed the same view, saying: "I didn't know the group was very popular around the world. I only learned it was popular when I joined the auditions."
After exhaustive auditions that included singing, dancing and interviews, 48 applicants were chosen as finalists in late September.
Four of the finalists dropped out soon after, but the remaining 44 girls have to take gym and performance classes from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, before the final audition in early November.
"It sounds tiring, but as I love singing and dancing, I enjoy it," said Zipora, 21, who like many Indonesians goes by a single name.
She had also never heard of AKB48 until her elder brother told her about the group and encouraged her to audition for JKT48.
"I often go to Singapore, to the AKB48 Official Cafe, to see their concerts," said her 26-year-old brother, Audi. "I really love their songs and especially how they dance and entertain the audience. I've collected their CDs and everything about them."
The AKB48 cafe in Singapore is the first overseas site where the group's fans can get together for a drink or a meal, and, if they're lucky, even get to meet their idols. Since opening in July, the cafe has attracted fans from across Asia.
"When I heard they were going to launch JKT48, I immediately encouraged my sister to join because she's a talented dancer and singer," Audi said.
He is a founder of the AKB48 Indonesia Fans Club, which has about 500 — mostly male — members, ranging from about 10 to 30 years old.
When AKB48 member Minami Takahashi participated in a publicity event at a Jakarta shopping mall in early October, the audience was made up of mostly boys and young men.
"I hope JKT48 can create new, real Indonesian idols who will be internationally recognized like AKB48," said Agus Suryadi, a 20-year-old university student and a fan of AKB48 since 2009.
At the event in the shopping mall, he danced wildly and joined the other fans in singing the lyrics to the group's latest song: "I feel you! I touch you! I hold you!"
AKB48 was formed in 2005 by TV and music producer Yasushi Akimoto, based on the concept of "idols you can meet every day."
AKB48 consists of more than 60 girls who perform in three separate teams, and the group stages almost daily shows at its own theater in Tokyo's Akihabara district. AKB48 has also performed around the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Moscow, Singapore and Shanghai.
Three domestic sister groups have alerady been formed — SKE48 in Nagoya, NMB48 in Osaka and HKT48 in Fukuoka.
The first JKT48 team, comprising 16 girls, is expected to debut around the end of the year, with Akimoto as producer.
A second overseas sister group, to be formed in Taiwan and dubbed TPE48, is expected to start performing next summer.
The Japan Times: Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/print/nn20111018f1.html (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/print/nn20111018f1.html)
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This just in:
(http://i.imgur.com/QyfHQ.png)
Earlier...
On November 2nd, the final audition for JKT48, the first sister group of AKB48 based overseas, in Jakarta, Indonesia, was held at a hotel in Jakarta. At the audition, the 28 first generation members for this new group have been selected.
Akimoto Yasushi, the judge and the general producer, commented at the press conference, “Though there are many differences in cultures, languages, customs, and national characters (in comparison to Japan), I felt the certainty of success at the audition today.” He continued, “Japan is having a hard time because of the Tohoku earthquake, but I believe JKT48 can be the bridge between the two countries.”
JKT48 will make their debut within the year, and another overseas sister group TPE48 which is based in Taipei, Taiwan, is scheduled to debut next summer. According to Akimoto, he is also planning to create more sister groups based out of Singapore and Thailand as well.
There were about 1,200 applicants/inquiries for the audition, and they reduced them to 50 girls after the selection and the interview. The judging for dance and singing, as well as the interview were all held at the final audition.
Congratulations to the 28 members!
http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/11/first-generation-members-of-jkt48-selected/ (http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/11/first-generation-members-of-jkt48-selected/)
Mainichi Japan November 3, 2011
AKB48 Indonesian sister group JKT48 introduces first 28 members
Music producer Yasushi Akimoto, center, stands with the 28 new members of AKB48's Indonesian sister group JKT48 at a news conference in Jakarta on Nov. 2. (Mainichi)
JAKARTA -- JKT48, the first ever foreign sister group to Japanese pop ensemble AKB48, unveiled its inaugural intake of 28 young women at a news conference here on Nov. 2.
"We want to be like AKB48!" enthused newly selected Ghaida Farisya, 16, and 13-year-old Rena Nozawa, a Japanese resident of Jakarta.
The lucky 28 were chosen from a field narrowed down to 51 by a paper application screening. Though the group is Indonesia-based -- the letters "JKT" are drawn from the city name "Jakarta" -- tryouts were open to all nationalities as long as the applicant lived in Indonesia.
"Even if you don't understand the words, if you sing hard you can sing as one," Yasushi Akimoto, the producer behind both AKB48 and JKT48, said at the news conference. "JKT48 will become a bridge between Indonesia and Japan."
Headshots and mini-biographies of the 28 girls were posted to the JKT48 website on Nov. 3.
Related links
JKT48 on the Web
http://www.jkt48.com/memberlist-id.html#top (http://www.jkt48.com/memberlist-id.html#top)
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/arts/news/20111103p2a00m0na003000c.html (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/arts/news/20111103p2a00m0na003000c.html)
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JKT48第1期メンバー28人が合格 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=478wjACpV6U#ws)
JKT48 発表 インドネシアでもAKB大人気 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX79ioBmkxU#noexternalembed-ws)
JKT48 ジャカルタで誕生、JKT48。 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibgR-XTMcGA#noexternalembed-ws)
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So... not only live performances which have been appearing on YouTube for a while, but now a full PV of Heavy Rotation in Indonesian, as per:
http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=xbt&CODE=details&torrent=44457 (http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=xbt&CODE=details&torrent=44457)
I searched for a thread in jphip mentioning this but couldn't find it... please direct me if I'm being thick again and have missed it someplace; but a few queries:
- Anyone know whether this is their first official single release?
- Is it available for sale online any place? YesAsia and CDJapan don't throw up any results for JKT48
- Has anyone found any HD stuff of JKT48 - much of what's on YT is fairly low grade, with the abovelinked torrent being better than most but still only 480p
- Am I missing something major of discussion about JKT48 here at jphip?
Thanks, folks! :otomerika:
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So... not only live performances which have been appearing on YouTube for a while, but now a full PV of Heavy Rotation in Indonesian, as per:
http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=xbt&CODE=details&torrent=44457 (http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=xbt&CODE=details&torrent=44457)
I searched for a thread in jphip mentioning this but couldn't find it... please direct me if I'm being thick again and have missed it someplace; but a few queries:
- Anyone know whether this is their first official single release?
- Is it available for sale online any place? YesAsia and CDJapan don't throw up any results for JKT48
- Has anyone found any HD stuff of JKT48 - much of what's on YT is fairly low grade, with the abovelinked torrent being better than most but still only 480p
- Am I missing something major of discussion about JKT48 here at jphip?
Thanks, folks! :otomerika:
Better late than never,i guess..
- There's no mention about Heavy Rotation being their first single,so i think not.
- There's currently no JKT48 goods on sale
- For HD stuff, your best bet is on their official YT channel. Though most of the 1080p videos is their member profile videos
- Well, JKT48 has already performed a collaboration concert in Jakarta with their sister AKB48 on 25 February last week, though the concert was dominated by AKB48. :nervous
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Now JKT48 on Google+
https://plus.google.com/108126532079328214151/posts (https://plus.google.com/108126532079328214151/posts)
and to add more info
<< LIMITED LIVE STREAM TODAY!! >>
Saturday March 3rd starting @19:00(Japan time)
The most talked about, and very first joint live concert of AKB48 and JKT48, "JAPAN POP CULTURE FESTIVAL" from Sat February 25th will be streamed full from 19:00 - 20:30.
Limited time only!
Also, check out the HANGOUTS session @18:30 by JKT48 members just before the live stream!
Watch the digest of the concert and hear about the back stage stories.
The live stream is available from AKB48 Official Channel on YouTube
Or click on → http://www.youtube.com/user/AKB48 (http://www.youtube.com/user/AKB48)
・18:30- JKT48 hangouts interview
・19:00- The live performance
The JKT48 Management Team
Source (https://plus.google.com/108126532079328214151/posts/deCunKmRBFM#108126532079328214151/posts/deCunKmRBFM)
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[Concert] AKB x JKT In Jakarta (2012.02.25)
AKB48 Concert 2012.02.25 - AKB x JKT In Jakarta (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xp731b)
Notes:
- I edited out the JKT introduction part to fit the video to 60 minutes DailyMotion's time limit.
- Beginner and Ponytail to ShuShu are not available due to stream problems.
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so jkt48 n akb48 is family....