{{Short description|Malaysian idol girl group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = KLP48 | image = KLP48 in Animangaki 2024.jpg | image_size = | landscape = yes | caption = KLP48 in August 2024<br />L–R: Lucine, Yi Shyan, Amanda, Ann Drea, Yurina, Haruka, Cocoa, Salwa, Khalies, Suzuha, Tiffany, Devi, and Hillary | origin = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | genre = {{flatlist| * J-pop * M-pop}} | years_active = 2024–present | label = {{hlist|48 Entertainment SDN. BHD. <small>(2024–present)</small>|Sony Music Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. <small>(distributor, 2024–present)</small>}} | current_member_of = AKB48 Group | associated_acts = AKB48 Group | website = https://klp48.my/ | current_members = See [https://klp48.my/page/4 List] | past_members = }}
'''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 TSH48, Taiwan's TPE48, Vietnam's SGO48 (''disbanded''), Thailand's CGM48, and India's DEL48 (''disbanded'').<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Standard |first=Manila |date=2024-01-02 |title=AKB48 launches KLP48 sister group in Malaysia |url=https://manilastandard.net/?p=314404213 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Manila Standard |language=en-US}}</ref> The group was announced on January 1, 2024.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=WhenInManila.com |date=2024-01-03 |title=New Japanese Idol Group KLP48 to Debut in Malaysia - When In Manila |url=https://www.wheninmanila.com/new-japanese-idol-group-klp48-to-debut-malaysia/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www.wheninmanila.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The 1st generation members were announced on July 27, 2024.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Foong |first=Melissa |date=2024-02-19 |title=How to join KLP48: Auditions now open for Malaysia's AKB48 sister group |url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/kl/culture/music/a-guide-on-how-to-participate-in-klp48-auditions/ |website=Lifestyle Asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Haris Rahmat N |date=27 July 2024 |title=KLP48 Umumkan Anggota Generasi Pertama dan Siap Debut |url=https://overseasidol.com/klp48-umumkan-anggota-generasi-pertama-dan-siap-debut/ |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=Overseas Idol |language=id}}</ref>
== History ==
=== Formation and early days (2024–present) === 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />The group is managed by 48 Entertainment SDN. BHD.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-02 |title=New AKB48 overseas sister group, KLP48, launches in Kuala Lumpur |url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/new-akb48-overseas-sister-group-klp48-launches-in-kuala-lumpur-48-entertainment-sdn-bhd-yasushi-akimoto-nariaki-terada |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=New AKB48 overseas sister group, KLP48, launches in Kuala Lumpur {{!}} Bandwagon {{!}} Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=3 AKB48 idols, STU48 member moving to Kuala Lumpur group {{!}} The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis |url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15208627 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Asahi Shimbun |language=en}}</ref>
Former AKB48 and SKE48 member Jurina Matsui was announced as KLP48's player manager in the same month.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-19 |title=Jurina Matsui, who ranked '1st in the International Senbatsu General Election' will act as a player manager for KLP48 |url=http://us.acrofan.com/detail.php?number=964042Jurina_Matsui,_who_ranked_%271st_in_the_International_Senbatsu_General_Election%27_will_act_as_a_player_manager_for_KLP48 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=us.acrofan.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Idol sensation Jurina Matsui takes on role of player manager for KLP48 - Citizens Journal |url=https://cj.my/144376/idol-sensation-jurina-matsui-takes-on-role-of-player-manager-for-klp48/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> This partnership was later terminated on July 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=Regarding the Business Partnership with Jurina Matsui |url=https://klp48.my/news/detail/iMYx1cdNGGmKi3TZ+LRLpZvrLyJ+UJfXyRxCxSyCmV4= |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=klp48.my |language=en}}</ref> In April, they announced that they will have their first theater, Which is located in Lalaport and will open in 28 December 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://overseasidol.com/en/klp48-announces-theater-opening-in-autumn-2025/|website=Overseas Idol|title=KLP48 Announces Theater Opening in Autumn 2025}}</ref>
==Members== ===1st generation=== The first generation members were formally announced on 27 July 2024.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/malaysia-meet-klp48-members-malaysia-083553290.html|website=Yahoo Malaysia|title=Malaysia, meet KLP48 — and its members from Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Japan's AKB48 and STU48 (VIDEO)}}</ref> {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Stage name ! Birth name ! Birth date !Birth place !Note |- | Amanda | Elley Amanda Wong | {{birth date and age|2007|02|13|df=yes}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- | Ann Drea | Ann Drea Tey | {{birth date and age|2008|08|06|df=yes}} |Selangor, Malaysia | |- | {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Devi | Made Devi Ranita Ningtara | {{birth date and age|2000|11|18|df=yes}} |Bali, Indonesia | Former JKT48 member<br>Oldest member of the group |- | {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hillary | Shuen Hiu Yau ({{lang|zh-hant|孫曉柔}}, ''Syun1 Hiu2 Jau'') | {{birth date and age|2008|11|22|df=yes}} |Hong Kong, China | |- | Khalies | Tan Zi Tong | {{birth date and age|2008|08|27|df=yes}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- | Salwa | Salwa Sunanda | {{birth date and age|2007|07|17|df=yes}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- | Tiffany | {{nowrap|Elvyone Tiffany Ticha Anak Donaldin}} | {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|2009|09|23|df=yes}}}} |Sarawak, Malaysia | |- | Yi Shyan | Foo Yi Shyan | {{birth date and age|2004|06|28|df=yes}} |Perak, Malaysia | Group Captain |}
===2nd generation=== The second generation members were formally announced by Amanda and Hillary (2 first generation members) on KLP48's official YouTube Channel on 24 September 2025. {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Stage name ! Birth name ! Birth date !Birth place !Note |- |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Aisha |Turysbek Aisha (Тұрысбек Айша) |{{birth date and age|2008|5|25|df=yes}} |Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- |Alice |Alice Wong Vei Yew |{{birth date and age|2004|4|30|df=yes}} |Selangor, Malaysia | |- |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Cindy |Cindy Alexandria |{{birth date and age|2008|5|17|df=yes}} |South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia |Former UPgirls trainee (with her stagename was "Icy") |- |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Diva |Diva Nurhaliza |{{birth date and age|2004|5|11|df=yes}} |Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia |Former member of Twenty Nine Teens (2022) and UPgirls (with her stagename was "Liz", 2023) |- |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Hana |Sekar Wejayanti Mumtahanah |{{birth date and age|2004|2|24|df=yes}} |Tegal, Central Java, Indonesia | |- |Isabel |Wee Xi Ting |{{birth date and age|2008|9|11|df=yes}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- |Joo |Jocelyna Marcelly |{{birth date and age|2005|11|27|df=yes}} |Sabah, Malaysia | |- |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Kei |Kei Annisa Adnan |{{birth date and age|2009|4|16|df=yes}} |Selangor, Malaysia | |- |Maia |Maia Fae Chong |{{birth date and age|2010|10|6|df=yes}} |Selangor, Malaysia |Youngest member of the group |- |{{flagicon|Japan}} Mashiro |Mashiro Ueda (<span lang="ja-hani" dir="ltr">植田真白</span>, ''Ueda Mashiro'') |{{birth date and age|2003|1|29|df=yes}} |Nara, Japan |Former member of WONDER∞WANDER (2021) and iiiidolll (2024)<br>Concurrent position with QUADLIPS (since 2025). |- |Sharleez |Sharifah Sharleez Binty Syed Affendi |{{birth date and age|2009|2|19|df=yes}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- |Shu Zhen |Kuak Shu Zhen |{{birth date and age|2001|8|20|df=yes}} |Perak, Malaysia | |- |Tara |Tara Tan |{{birth date and age|2010|8|2|df=yes}} |Selangor, Malaysia | |}
==Former Members== === 2025 Graduates === {| class="sortable wikitable" !Stage name !Birth name !Birth date !Birth place !Generations !Status !Membership history |- | Lucine | Mireille Chin Yi Ling | {{birth date and age|2004|11|11|df=yes}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |1st |Graduated on 19 October 2025<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-09-19 |title=(Video) KLP48’s Lucine Announces Departure From Group; Members Share Heartfelt Messages |url=https://hype.my/video-klp48s-lucine-announces-departure-from-group-members-share-heartfelt-messages/ |accessdate=2025-09-19 |publisher=Hype.my |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2025-09-19 |title=Lucine Becomes the First Member to Graduate from KLP48 |url=https://www.tonboriday.com/2025/09/lucine-becomes-first-member-to-graduate.html |accessdate=2025-09-19 |publisher=Tonboriday |language=English}}</ref> |(27 July 2024 – 19 October 2025) |}
=== 2026 Graduates === {| class="sortable wikitable" !Stage name !Birth name !Birth date !Birth place !Generations !Status !Membership history |- | {{flagicon|Japan}} Cocoa | {{nihongo|Kokoa Kai|甲斐心愛|Kai Kokoa}} | {{birth date and age|2003|11|28|df=yes}} |Hiroshima, Japan |1st (STU48) |Transferred back to STU48 on 1 March 2026 |rowspan="4" |(27 July 2024 - 1 March 2026) |- | {{flagicon|Japan}} Haruka | {{nihongo|Haruka Kurosu|黒須遥香|Kurosu Haruka}} | {{birth date and age|2001|02|28|df=yes}} |Saitama, Japan |rowspan="2" |16th (AKB48) |rowspan="3" |Transferred back to AKB48 on 1 March 2026 |- | {{flagicon|Japan}} Suzuha | Suzuha Yamane (<span lang="ja-hani" dir="ltr">山根涼羽</span>, ''Yamane Suzuha'') | {{birth date and age|2000|08|11|df=yes}} |Hyogo, Japan |- | {{flagicon|Japan}} Yurina | {{nihongo|Yurina Gyoten|行天優梨奈|Gyoten Yurina}} | {{birth date and age|1999|03|14|df=yes}} |Kagawa, Japan |Team 8 (AKB48) |}
== Discography ==
=== Extended plays === {| class="wikitable" |+ List of Extended plays, showing album name, album details, and track list ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Album ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Details ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Track list |- | scope="row1"|{{center|''First Cry''}} | scope="row1" | * Released: June 13, 2025 * Formats: Digital download, streaming | scope="row1" | # "Aitakatta" {{small|(Japanese ver.)}} # "Shonichi" {{small|(Chinese ver.)}} # "High Tension" {{small|(Japanese ver.)}} # "Namida Surprise" {{small|(English ver.)}} |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" ! style="width:1em;" |# ! style="width:20em;" |Title ! style="width:24em;" |Details |- |1 |'''"Heavy Rotation"''' | * Released: August 16, 2024 * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- |2 |'''"Alasanku Maybe"''' | * Released: April 18, 2025 * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- |3 |'''"Flying Get"''' | * Released: May 30, 2025 * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- |4 |'''"Oh My Pumpkin!"''' | * Released: August 13, 2025 * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- |5 |'''"Green Flash"''' | * Released: September 12, 2025 * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == {{commons category}} *{{Official website|1=https://klp48.my/|2= KLP48 official website}}
{{AKB48}}
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