| KLP48 | |
| Origin: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Years Active: | 2024–present |
| Label: | 48 Entertainment SDN. BHD. |
| Associated Acts: | AKB48 Group |
| Website: | https://klp48.my/ |
KLP48 (read as K.L.P. Forty-Eight) is a Malaysian idol girl group based in Kuala Lumpur. They are the tenth international sister group of AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48, China's SNH48 (dissociated), Thailand's BNK48, Philippines's MNL48, China's AKB48 Team SH, Taiwan's AKB48 Team TP, Vietnam's SGO48 (disbanded), Thailand's CGM48, and India's DEL48 (disbanded).[1] The group was announced on January 1, 2024.[2] The 1st generation members were announced on July 27, 2024.[3] [4]
KLP48 (short for Kuala Lumpur) was announced on January 1, 2024, as the 10th international sister group of the Japanese idol group AKB48, marking the first sister group in Malaysia.
The group is managed by 48 Entertainment SDN. BHD.[5] Auditions for the 1st generation members are ongoing, with the reveal expected in summer 2024. Eligibility for auditions is open to females aged 13 to 23 as of 1 March 2024, regardless of nationality.
On April 17, 2024, the transfer of four members from other AKB48 groups to KLP48 was announced. The members included AKB48's Haruka Kurosu, Yurina Gyoten, Suzuha Yamane, and STU48's Kokoa Kai. Their official transfer date was on June 1, 2024.[6]
Former AKB48 and SKE48 member Jurina Matsui was announced as KLP48's player manager in the same month.[7] [8] This partnership was later terminated on July 11, 2024. [9]
The first generation members were formally announced on July 27, 2024.[10]
| Stage name | Birth name | Birth date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda | Elley Amanda Wong | 13 February 2007 | ||
| Ann Drea | Ann Drea Tey | 6 August 2008 | ||
 Cocoa | Kokoa Kai | 28 November 2003 | Former STU48 member | |
 Devi | Made Devi Ranita Ningtara | 18 November 2000 | Former JKT48 member | |
| Haruka | Haruka Kurosu | 28 February 2001 | Former AKB48 member | |
 Hillary | Shuen Hiu Yau | 22 November 2008 | ||
| Khalies | Tan Zi Tong | 27 August 2008 | ||
| Lucine | Mireille Chin Yi Ling | 11 November 2004 | ||
| Salwa | Salwa Sunanda | 17 July 2007 | ||
| Suzuha | Suzuha Yamane | 11 August 2000 | Former AKB48 member | |
| Tiffany | ||||
| Yi Shyan | Foo Yi Shyan | 28 June 2004 | Group Captain | |
| Yurina | Yurina Gyoten | 14 March 1999 | Former AKB48 member |