HKT48 is an all-female Japanese musical collective. They were formed, and are
produced by, Yasushi Akimoto. They are named HKT48 after the area where it was
intended they would be based, Hakata-ku in Fukuoka City. The band members are
now actually based in neighbouring Chuo-ku instead. The members of the group
were decided by auditions and consist of Japanese singers aged between eleven
and 22-years-old. As the members get older they graduate from the group and
auditions take place to fill their places with new members. The original member
list was announced in 2011, although the...