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This article is about SNH48 and all sister groups. For a single group, see SNH48.
Not to be confused with AKB48 Group.
SNH48 Group
Background information
OriginChina
Shanghai (3)
Beijing (1)
Guangzhou (1)
Shenyang (former 1)
Chongqing (1)
Chengdu (1)
Genres
Years active2016–present
LabelsSTAR48
MembersCurrent groups
Past membersFormer groups
Websitehttps://www.snh48.com

SNH48 Group (Chinese: SNH48集团; pinyin: SNH48 jítuán) or SNH48 sister groups, shortened to SNH48G, SNH Group, SNHG, refers to the sister groups of the Chinese idol girl group SNH48. Based on AKB48's "idols you can meet" concept, it currently consists of 5 sister groups in locations across mainland China.[1][2] Sister groups not only release their own singles, but also perform on some of the SNH48 singles and events. They also send participants in the SNH48 annual events such as the SNH48 senbatsu election.[3]

History

On April 20, 2016, STAR48 held a press conference in Beijing and announced the launch of a sister group landing plan covering all core cities across the country. Through the construction of multiple independently operated sister groups, SNH48's business model has entered a new ecologicalization in the development stage hence SNH48 Group was made, the first batch of SNH48 sister groups BEJ48 in Beijing and GNZ48 in Guangzhou were introduced for the first time.[4] On June 6, 2016, AKB48 announced it had suspended its partnership with SNH48 due to the latter's contract violations.[5][6] On Following the statement, SNH48 declared that it had been completely independent from AKB48 from the beginning and SNH48 management had never made any form of partnership with AKS. Because of this, SNH48 was removed from AKB48 Group.

On January 7, 2017, Star48 announced the formation of boy band N2M during SNH48's third "Request Time" , however on February 24, in order for it to concentrate on SNH48 and its sister groups, the management of N2Mwas transferred to Nuclear Fire Media.[7] On January 12, SNH48's sister group in Shenyang, SHY48, was formed, and they held their first performance in the newly opened SHY48 theatre.[8]

On June 2, 2017, the creation for CKG48, was announced, it is the fourth sister group of SNH48 based in Chongqing. During SNH48's fourth General Election held on July 29, 2017, auditions were held for SNH48's ninth-generation members and also for BEJ48, GNZ48 and SHY48's fourth-generation members and CKG48's first-generation members.[9] On October 27, CKG48 members are introduced and held a press conference at the Star Dream Theater on Nanbin Road. They debuted at the CKG48 Star Dream Theater .[10] On December 3, auditions were held for SNH48's tenth-generation members, BEJ48, GNZ48, and SHY48's fifth-generation members, and CKG48's third-generation members.[11]

On September 25, 2017, the management announced that it would establish CGT48, a new sister group based in Chengdu, but related plans have been canceled.

On January 19, 2019, SHY48 and CKG48 officially end their journey after having all its teams disbanded and their current members were transferred to either SNH48, GNZ48, BEJ48, or the newly-formed IDOLS Ft, an online-based idol group in which the members can develop the opportunity to be transferred to other groups.[12][13] On March 16, CKG48 announced its reorganization without teams after being disbanded due to budget constraints and poor attendance in their prior theater.[14] The reformed CKG48 includes members from IDOLS Ft who are originally from different groups.

On January 2, 2020, Star48 announced JNR48 (Junior48), a collaboration with their long-time partner Shanghai Xiaoyuan Art, and include members between the ages of 6 and 14 who love to sing, dance, and perform with the opportunity to start a career in SNH48 in the future years.[15] On June 6, 2020 the 1st Generation or JNR48 was announced.[16]

On September 4, 2020, BEJ48 disbanded its teams after due to the COVID-19 pandemic and transferred several members to SNH48 and GNZ48.[17]

On February 25, 2023, during the SNH48 REQUEST TIME 9th Edition BEST 50 concert, the launch of the auditions for the first generation of CGT48 was officially announced.[18] CGT48 dan CKG48 held a joint-tour in early 2023.

During the SIBA Family Concert in August 2023, the plan to launch sister groups in overseas countries were announced, including South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[19]

Current groups

List of active SNH48 sister groups
Group name Band color Years active Teams
(if split) 		Location Notes
SNH48 Light Blue 2013–present Team SII, Team NII, Team HII, Team X, Team LXS, Trainee Shanghai, China The main group
BEJ48 Pink 2016–present Team B, Team E, Team J, Trainee Beijing, China First sister group
GNZ48 Apple Green 2016–present Team G, Team NIII, Team Z, Trainee Guangzhou, China First sister group
CKG48 Brown 2017–2019, 2019 (reborn)–present Team C, Team K, Trainee Chongqing, China Disbanded but was later revived
IDOLS Ft White – Gold 2019–present Shanghai, China Unpromoted members of SNH48 Group
JNR48 Blue 2020–present Trainee Shanghai, China
CGT48 Red 2023–present Team CII, Team GII Chengdu, China

Former groups

List of inactive SNH48 sister groups
Group name Band color Years active Teams
(if split) 		Location Notes
SHY48 Violet 2017–2019 Team Slll, Team Hlll, Trainee Shenyang, China Disbanded

Group Timeline

SNH48 Group timeline

Distribution Map

SNH48 Distribution map

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Geographic distribution of sister groups of SNH48 inside China

See also

References

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  2. ^ Tone, Sixth (21 October 2016). "Fans Turn Out Pockets to Nurture Aspiring Stars". #SixthTone. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Who's the best Chinese idol? SNH48 "elections" draw record votes". South China Morning Post. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "SNH48成立北京广州姐妹团 三团联合启动招募-搜狐音乐". music.yule.sohu.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ "AKB48 management firm accuses Chinese spin-off group of "contractual violations" | Complete Music Update". Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. ^ JpopAsia. "AKB48 Cuts Ties With SNH48 Due To Contract Violation". JpopAsia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ^ 新浪娱乐_其他 (9 January 2017). "丝芭传媒青春进化系男团N2M成员招募启动". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. ^ "SNH48沈阳姐妹团SHY48成立 1月12日正式出道". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  9. ^ SNH48 GROUP史上最大规模的五团联合招募开启：CKG48二期生招募来了！. www.sohu.com (in Chinese). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  10. ^ 网易 (30 October 2017). "SNH48姐妹团CKG48落户重庆36位成员首度曝光". www.163.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  11. ^ 招募 | SNH48 GROUP五团联合招募正式开启！_娱乐_引力资讯 - G.com.cn. wap.g.com.cn. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Growing pains – the future of SNH48 Group | SNH48 Today".
  13. ^ "Born Again: China's Girl Groups and the Life Cycle of a Stardom |". chinafilminsider.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  14. ^ "The return of CKG48! | SNH48 Today".
  15. ^ "Meet JNR48, Junior48 the new SNH48 sister group". Bunshun English (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  16. ^ 圈内猎人 (13 August 2020). "JNR48是丝芭签约的小艺人吗？看起来也太小了吧..." k.sina.cn. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  17. ^ "大型青春女团SNH48 GROUP官方网站". www.snh48.com.
  18. ^ "CGT48 logo issues made JKT48 fans furious". english.shukanbunshun.com. 25 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Siba 10th Anniversary Concert is Over, Meta48 Holdings Ltd. Accelerate the Layout of Meta-Universe". Yahoo.
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