NGT48

NGT48 (April 2018)

NGT48 is a Japanese idol group produced by Akimoto Yasushi. They are based in Niigata and made their theater debut in January of 2016.

Information

Plans for a new sister group based in Niigata, a port city in the northwest of Japan, were announced at the end of AKB48's Request Setlist Best 1035 2015 event. During the spring shuffle that occured in March, Kitahara Rie was transferred to the new group as its captain while Kashiwagi Yuki will hold a concurrent position in both AKB48 and NGT48. The AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi in May saw the addition of two new members, Nishigata Marina and Ogino Yuka, both of whom were AKB Baito members.

Auditions officially kicked off on April 5th and wrapped up on May 18th. Out of 5,850 applicants, 22 members were announced to have passed the audition on July 25th, 2015. Their identities were revealed on August 21st at their first ever event held in front of the Niigata City History Museum.

NGT48's theater is located on the fourth floor of the LoveLa Bandai 2 building, a shopping mall in Niigata.

Members

Current Team Members

Team NIII (Dec 2017)

NGT48 Kenkyuusei (Dec 2017)

NGT48 Draftees (2018)

Names that are italicized denote that the member has announced their graduation.

Team NIII

Ogino Yuka (Sub-Captain) Kashiwagi Yuki (AKB48 Team B) Kato Minami Kitahara Rie (Captain) Sato Anju Seiji Reina Takakura Moeka

Takahashi Mau Tano Ayaka Nishigata Marina Nishimura Nanako Miyajima Aya Yamada Noe

Team G

Oguma Tsugumi Kado Yuria Kusakabe Aina Sugahara Riko Nakai Rika Nakamura Ayuka

Nara Miharu Hasegawa Rena Honma Hinata Murakumo Fuka Yamaguchi Maho

1st Generation (Draftee)

Ando Chikana Sato Kairi Takahashi Nanami Tsushima Yunako Fujisaki Miyu

Former Members

Research Students

Mizusawa Ayaka (Graduated March 25, 2017) Otaki Yuria (Graduated October 31, 2017)

Units

Single Units

• Senbatsu (選抜)
• NGT48 Dance Senbatsu (NGT48ダンス選抜)

AKB48 Senbatsu Events

Senbatsu Elections

• [2015.06.18] AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
• [2017.06.17] AKB48 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
• [2018.06.16] AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo

Senbatsu Janken Taikai

• [2016.10.10] 2016 Janken Taikai

Discography

Singles

• [2017.04.12] Seishun Dokei (青春時計; Youth Clock)
• [2017.12.06] Sekai wa Doko Made Aozora na no ka? (世界はどこまで青空なのか?; How Far is the Blue Sky in the World?)
• [2018.04.11] Haru wa Doko Kara Kuru no ka? (春はどこから来るのか？)

Compilations / Other

• [2016.03.09] AKB48 - Kimi wa Melody (Type-D) (#3 Max Toki 315go)
• [2016.06.01] AKB48 - Tsubasa wa Iranai (Theater) (#3 Kimi wa Doko ni Iru?)
• [2017.03.15] AKB48 - Shoot Sign (Type-D) (#3 Midori to Mori no Undokouen)

Stages

Team NIII

• [2016.01.10 - 2016.05.15] NGT48 Team NIII 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo" (PARTYが始まるよ)
• [2016.05.28 - 2017.06.05] NGT48 Team NIIII 2nd Stage "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ)
• [2017.07.02 - ] NGT48 Team NIIII 3rd Stage "Hokori no Oka" (誇りの丘)

Kenkyuusei

• [2016.08.09 - ] NGT48 Kenkyuusei "Natsu no Nijikai PARTY" (夏の二次会Party)

Concerts

• [2017.01.20] NGT48 1 Shuunen Kinen Concert in TCH ~Max Toki Mekasechatte Ii Desu ka?~ (NGT48 １周年記念コンサートin TDC ～Maxときめかせちゃっていいですか？～)
• [2018.01.13] NGT48 Tandoku Concert ~Mirai wa Doko Made Aozora na no ka?~ (NGT48単独コンサート〜未来はどこまで青空なのか？〜)
• [2018.01.15] Nakai Rika Solo Concert ~Nakai Rika Campaign Chuu~ (中井りかソロコンサート〜中井りかキャンペーン中〜)
• [2018.04.13] NGT48 Tandoku Concert ~Toki wa Kita! Niigata kara Zenkoku e!~ (NGT48単独コンサート ～朱鷺は来た！新潟から全国へ！～)
• [2018.04.14] Kitahara Rie Graduation Concert ~Yume no 1115-nichi Niigata no Onna ni Narimashita!~ (北原里英卒業コンサート ～夢の1115日　新潟の女になりました！～)

See Also

• AKB48
• SKE48
• NMB48
• HKT48
• JKT48
• SNH48

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Twitter