First generation members of JKT48 selected!

[a_kingdom21]

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!

source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/11/fir...kt48-selected/

complete profile of 28 members here
http://jkt48.com/memberlist-id.html#top

[bondingo]

Ew. Like 0 of them are cute.

[a_kingdom21]

^^
it's typical indonesian teen-grirls face...
dont hope u will find any kawaii japanese girl in indonesia..
because we are different race...

[AyuGAME]

Oh my...this is really happening...

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

They're starting right? So I think they'll change lol This will be like the before picture from a future before and after I'm sure xD

[brener]

EWW.

[YUKARI]

hey guys don't be rude ~.~ they're not Japanese, of course they won't look like AKB48. and this is only the beginning. I'm sure all of them will look cute and nice on PV and etc.

[dreamland2.0]

Actually a lot of them look quite cute. And they haven't had their makeovers yet xD

[y_nathz]

They surely haven't had makeovers because they look like every girls in Jakarta that I see everyday, so don't expect them to look like AKB48
tbh I'm kinda curious how a xxx48 group from my country will be and how the people here will see them..

[AyUmIXx]

I find some of the girls are cute though.
moreover they are all still very young, of coz no one gonna look great at the moment.

i'm wondering about the song they will sing~

[AyuGAME]

Rena Nozawa - the one that caught my eyes the most...
Intania Pratama Ilham - seems like a leader...

i wonder who will be the leader...
and curious about song that they will sing as well...
i hate the idea, but still curious...and maybe this will be a new door open for Japanese music to gain popularity again

[Polyrhythm]

LOL at the people going ewww....every idol starts somewhere (somewhere ugly...)

Spoiler:

Point aside, I'm not that interested. Boycotting all of Akimoto's half-baked ideas until SDN48 is back

[koumori]

^ Lol, I second that. And the picture.

People who are going ew are just a little too used to the plastic-fantastic world of Photoshop..lol. These girls are pretty! And yes, it's before the makeovers. Jeez.

Good luck to them.

[Ranma Matsuri]

Some thought the same about Nogizaka46 at first... then...

Spoiler:

...yeah... and this was in September, they look even better than that now. Just give these JKT girls a couple of months, the "idol" magic will take it's course.

Wish them all the best of luck.

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by bondingo

Ew. Like 0 of them are cute.

lol, I think 2 of them are cute

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Spoiler:

Interesting how you chose a pic of Ayu, when there are just as many examples within AKB, lol. For example, Itano Tomomi.

They were just selected, but they'll almost all be unrecognizable as time goes by.

[YUKARI]

^ is this Itano Tomomi?!

oh my god

[TofuBunny]

Yep lol @ everyone calling them ugly when most AKB members looked (and some of them STILL) just as average/"ugly" as these girls. I thought the concept of xxx48 groups was to have your everyday girl-next-door types perform on stage ? Of course they're not gonna pick beauty queens
And calling them ugly because they're Indonesian and not Japanese is just plain offensive

I find them cute personally, looking forward to see what their plans are in the future ~

[Tom Punks]

Part of the unattractiveness to me is that none of them looks a day older than 10, but that might be because I can't see any sign of a pair of boobs on any of them.

[kendelle]

^ True lol

They're all pretty young, hopefully the music industry is kind to them.

I'll never be able to learn all their names, so I probably won't bother to try lol I'll listen to their first song though