HKT48

HKT48
Official logo
Background information
OriginFukuoka, Japan
GenresPop, J-pop, Teen pop, Bubblegum pop
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelsEMI (UMG)
Member ofAKB48 Group
MembersTeam H details
Team KIV details
Team TII details
Websitewww.hkt48.jp

HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku ward of Fukuoka, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group currently performs at City Bank HKT48 Theater in Fukuoka and has sold nearly 4 million copies of CDs in Japan.