DEL48


DEL48 is an Indian idol girl group whose name is derived from the city in India where they are based, and modeled after the Japanese idol group AKB48. Formed in 2019, it is the 8th AKB48 sister group outside of Japan and adopted the concept of "idols you can meet". DEL48 was officially launched along with MUB48 on June 19, 2019, in an event held in Delhi, India. The group is managed by YKBK48 Entertainment Pvt Ltd, a company headquartered in Gurgaon, and Yoshiya Kato serves as chairman and Rohit Bakshi as CEO of the company.

History

The creation of the group was announced on June 19, 2019, at an event held in Delhi, India. The group was the eighth AKB48 sister group to be launched, after the groups JKT48, BNK48, MNL48, AKB48, AKB48, SGO48, and CGM48. While the group took its name from its proposed base location of Delhi, India. DEL48 is based on the concept of 'idols with whom fans can meet' and is involved in the entertainment industry including theater performance, concert, other entertainment events, music record release, movies, media appearance.
In 2019, DEL48 launched its own YouTube channel and announced that it would be accepting applications from girls aged between 12 and 20. The first round of the first DEL48 audition took place from July 19, 2019, attracting more than 10,000 applicants. Each audition was five-minutes long, consisting of a singing, acting, and dancing test.

Members

On December 30, 2019, the first generation of the group was announced, consisting of 22 members.

First generation