AKB48 Team TP formerly known as TPE48, is a Taiwanese idol group and the sixth international sister group of AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48, China's SNH48 (former), Thailand's BNK48, Philippines's MNL48, and China's AKB48 Team SH. The group is named after Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan.
AKB48 Team TP | |
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![]() AKB48 Team TP performed at the Cool Japan Fest 2018 on December 8, 2018. | |
Background information | |
Origin | Taipei, Taiwan |
Genres |
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Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | Muses & Nymph Entertainment, Good Talk Media |
Members | List of members |
Past members | List of former members |
Website | www |
On October 10, 2011, AKB48 announced the creation of TPE48, and will build the theater next year summer.[1] At that time, AKS cooperated with Yoshimoto Kogyo and expected to start audition work in 2012. However, the two sides failed to reach a consensus in the preparation work, and thus they were discontinued after the second half of 2012.
On December 7, 2014, during HKT48's Taipei concert, AKB48 announced that they will hold an audition for members of the AKB48 in Taiwan someday, but it was unclear whether the audition is related to TPE48. Subsequently, AKB48 officially announced its will hold the "AKB48 Taiwan Audition" on April 1, 2015, which is the first AKB48 audition event held besides Japan. From 2,152 who auditioned, 17 were chosen as member of the "AKB48 Taiwan Kenkyusei" (AKB48台灣研究生) to have completed the audition on August 17, 2015.
Ma Chia-ling was passed the audition and debuted in December 2015 in AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen (AKB48紅白対抗歌合戦). February 21, 2016, she promoted as the "Taiwan Ryugakusei" (台灣留學生) to AKB48 Team B, and becomes first foreign member of AKB48 and the fastest AKB48 member to be promoted.
March 26, 2016, the creation of TPE48, BNK48 and MNL48 was announced at the Takahashi Minami's concert.[2]
Later on July 9, 2017, AKB48 announced specially will hold audition for 1st generation members of TPE48 in September during the Kizaki Yuria, Yokoyama Yui and Shimada Haruka's event "AKB48 Fan Meeting in TAIWAN". September 1, TPE48 runs audition[3] and all members of AKB48 Taiwan Kenkyusei were become the seed members in audition. The same day, Abe Maria, a member of AKB48 Team K, says will transfer form AKB48 to TPE48. In the end, on November 30, 2017, Abe Maria performed the final performance at AKB48 Theater and officially transferred to TPE48 next day.
February 4, 2018, 72 girls were selected for the final round, next 45 girls were revealed for 1st generation members. But at the end, only 40 girls were formally joined into the group, 13 of whom were official members and 27 were trainees. In 2019, their TTP Festival and 看見夕陽了嗎?(Kan chien hsi yang le ma) rank No.1 and No.4 in Guangnan 2019 yearly chart[4] and No.6 and No.11 in Fivemusic yearly chart.[5]
On June 16, 2018, TPE48 Entertainment (熙曜娛樂), TPE48's management company, suffered a financial crisis, members and staff didn't get paid about 3 months ago.[6] On July 30, 2018, AKS had canceled a joint venture and license agreement with TPE48 Entertainment and created AKB48 Team TP.[7][8]
Member list as of September 26, 2022:[9]
Official members/Trainees | Name | Date of birth (age) | Place of birth | Generation | Date of promotion | Notes | New Unit |
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Official members | Pan Tzi-yi (潘姿怡) | (1996-07-28) July 28, 1996 (age 26) | Taipei | 1st | Unit P | ||
Official members | Sin Tik-kei (冼迪琦) | (1999-02-13) February 13, 1999 (age 23) | Hong Kong | 1st | Unit P | ||
Official members | Po Ling (柏靈) | (1999-09-13) September 13, 1999 (age 23) | Taipei | 1st | October 9, 2020 | Unit T | |
Official members | Tsai Ya-en (蔡亞恩) | (2000-10-21) October 21, 2000 (age 22) | Keelung City | 1st | January 19, 2020 | Unit T | |
Official members | Lee Meng-chun (李孟純) | (2002-06-04) June 4, 2002 (age 20) | Pingtung County | 1st | October 9, 2020 | Unit P | |
Official members | Kuo Shin-yu (國興瑀) | (2002-10-11) October 11, 2002 (age 20) | Taipei | AKB48 Taiwan Audition | Unit P | ||
Trainees | Chia I-chen (賈宜蓁) | (1999-08-18) August 18, 1999 (age 23) | Hsinchu City | 1st | Currently on hiatus since December 23, 2021 due to academic purposes[10] | Unit P | |
Trainees | Lin Chieh-hsin (林潔心) | (2003-03-27) March 27, 2003 (age 19) | New Taipei | 1st | Unit T | ||
Trainees | Tung Zih-syuan (董子瑄) | (2003-12-04) December 4, 2003 (age 18) | Taipei | 1st | Transferred from Unit Bellflower on May 11, 2020 Currently on hiatus since November 1, 2022 due to academic purposes[11] |
Unit P | |
Trainees | Li Cai-Jie (李采潔) | (2004-03-15) March 15, 2004 (age 18) | Taipei | 1st | Unit P | ||
Trainees | Miyata Ruka (宮田留佳) | (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 26) | Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan | 2nd | Oldest Member | Unit P | |
Trainees | Wu Wan-ling (吳婉淩) | (2004-08-10) August 10, 2004 (age 18) | Taipei | 2nd | Unit P | ||
Trainees | Lin Chia-ni (林佳霓) | (2005-01-16) January 16, 2005 (age 17) | New Taipei | 2nd | Currently on hiatus since October 2, 2022 due to disciplinary issues[12] | Unit P | |
Official members/Trainees | Name | Date of birth (age) | Place of birth | Generation | Date of promotion | Notes | New Unit |
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Official members | Liu Yu-ching (劉語晴) | (1996-07-14) July 14, 1996 (age 26) | Taoyuan | 1st | AKB48 Team TP Captain Unit Bellflower leader |
Unit T | |
Official members | Fujii Mayu (藤井麻由) | (1998-11-30) November 30, 1998 (age 23) | Osaka Prefecture, Japan | 1st | October 9, 2020 | Unit T | |
Official members | Chiu Pin-han (邱品涵) | (1999-12-24) December 24, 1999 (age 22) | New Taipei City | AKB48 Taiwan Audition | Unit P | ||
Official members | Lin Chieh (林倢) | (2001-02-14) February 14, 2001 (age 21) | Hsinchu County | AKB48 Taiwan Audition | Unit T | ||
Official members | Lee Jia-li(李佳俐) | (2001-11-05) November 5, 2001 (age 21) | Taipei | 1st | January 19, 2020 | Unit P | |
Official members | Wang Yi-chia (王逸嘉) | (2001-11-18) November 18, 2001 (age 20) | Chiayi City | 1st | January 22, 2022 | Unit P | |
Trainees | Tsai Yi-jou (蔡伊柔) | (2001-07-15) July 15, 2001 (age 21) | New Taipei | 1st | Unit T | ||
Trainees | Gao Yun-jue (高云珏) | (2001-10-20) October 20, 2001 (age 21) | Taichung | 1st | Unit T | ||
Trainees | Chang Fa-fa (張法法) | (2001-12-27) December 27, 2001 (age 20) | Taipei City | 1st | Transferred from Unit Daisy on May 11, 2020 | Unit T | |
Trainees | Cheng Yu-we (鄭妤葳) | (2003-11-11) November 11, 2003 (age 18) | Tainan | 1st | Currently on hiatus since September 1, 2022 due to academic purposes[13] | Unit P | |
Trainees | Lo Jui-ting (羅瑞婷) | (2004-08-06) August 6, 2004 (age 18) | Taipei | 1st | Currently on hiatus since November 1, 2022 due to academic purposes[11] | Unit T | |
Trainees | Weng Tung-hsun (翁彤薰) | (1997-05-19) May 19, 1997 (age 25) | Taipei | 2nd | Unit T | ||
Trainees | Chou Chia-an (周家安) | (2003-10-09) October 9, 2003 (age 19) | Taichung | 2nd | Former AKB48 Taiwan Kenkyusei (Dropout during the debut) | Unit T | |
Official members/Trainees | Name | Date of birth (age) | Place of birth | Generation | Date of promotion | Notes | New Unit |
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Official members | Zhou Jia-yu (周佳郁) | (1997-11-19) November 19, 1997 (age 24) | Taipei | 1st | October 9, 2020 | Unit T | |
Official members | Lau Hiu-ching (劉曉晴) | (2000-08-02) August 2, 2000 (age 22) | Hong Kong | 1st | June 15, 2019[14] | Unit Sakura leader | Unit P |
Official members | Lin Yi-yun (林易沄) | (2000-11-21) November 21, 2000 (age 21) | New Taipei | 1st | January 22, 2022 | Unit T | |
Official members | Lin Yu-hsin (林于馨) | (2002-01-14) January 14, 2002 (age 20) | Yilan County | 1st | June 15, 2019[14] | Former AKB48 Taiwan Kenkyusei (Dropout during the debut) | Unit T |
Official members | Chang Yu-ling (張羽翎) | (2003-07-11) July 11, 2003 (age 19) | Hualien County | AKB48 Taiwan Audition | Unit P | ||
Trainees | Oyama Mirei (小山美玲) | (2002-06-28) June 28, 2002 (age 20) | Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | 1st | Unit T | ||
Trainees | Cheng Chia-yu (鄭佳郁) | (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 18) | Taipei | 1st | Unit P | ||
Trainees | Kao Yen-chen (高硯晨) | (2006-07-16) July 16, 2006 (age 16) | New Taipei | 1st | Unit P | ||
Trainees | Wu Chi-hui (吳騏卉) | (1998-10-25) October 25, 1998 (age 24) | Taipei | 2nd | Unit T | ||
Trainees | Yuan Tzu-chu (袁子筑) | (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 23) | New Taipei | 2nd | Unit T | ||
Trainees | Lin Ting-li (林亭莉) | (1999-06-01) June 1, 1999 (age 23) | Taoyuan | 2nd | Unit P | ||
Official members/Trainees | Name | Date of birth (age) | Place of birth | Generation | Date of promotion | Notes |
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Trainees | Huang Yi-lin (黃奕霖) | (2002-04-24) April 24, 2002 (age 20) | 3rd | |||
Trainees | Huang Yu-yan (黃昱燕) | (2006-06-08) June 8, 2006 (age 16) | Keelung City[15] | 3rd | ||
Trainees | Chang Shao-tong (張少瞳) | (2008-02-28) February 28, 2008 (age 14) | 3rd | |||
Trainees | Su Heng-yu (蘇姮羽) | (2010-12-26) December 26, 2010 (age 11) | 3rd | Youngest member | ||
Unit | Official members/Trainees | Name | Date of birth (age) | Place of birth | Generation | Notes | ||||
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TPE48 | ||||||||||
Trainees | Chang Ching (張競) | (2002-06-05) June 5, 2002 (age 20) | Taipei | 1st | Left in March 2018, Girls Planet 999's contestant. | |||||
Trainees | Chan Ka-hei (陳嘉希) | (1999-03-09) March 9, 1999 (age 23) | Hong Kong | 1st | Left in March 2018 | |||||
Trainees | Chen Wei (陳暐) | (2000-01-03) January 3, 2000 (age 22) | Taichung | 1st | ||||||
Trainees | Huang Tzu-ching (黃子晴) | (2000-03-31) March 31, 2000 (age 22) | Kaohsiung | 1st | ||||||
Trainees | Lee En-yun (李恩妘) | (2000-08-03) August 3, 2000 (age 22) | Taipei | 1st | ||||||
Trainees | Wen Chen-chun (溫晨君) | (1997-08-28) August 28, 1997 (age 25) | Taipei | 1st | ||||||
Official members | Chen Shih-yuan (陳詩媛) | (1995-04-24) April 24, 1995 (age 27) | Taipei | AKB48 Taiwan Audition | Left in August 2018, Rakuten Girls Member | |||||
Trainees | Lee Chen-si (李晨熙) | (2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 (age 22) | Tainan | 1st | Left in August 2018 before the AKB48 Team TP debuted[16] | |||||
Trainees | Wen Li-fei (翁立霏) | (2000-02-11) February 11, 2000 (age 22) | Taipei | 1st | ||||||
Trainees | Chen Lin (陳琳) | (2006-01-03) January 3, 2006 (age 16) | Taipei | 1st | ||||||
Trainees | Liu Yen-ting (劉姸廷) | (2003-10-13) October 13, 2003 (age 19) | Taipei | 1st | ||||||
AKB48 Team TP | ||||||||||
Official members | Maria Abe (阿部瑪利亞) | (1995-11-29) November 29, 1995 (age 26) | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | AKB48 10th | Graduated from AKB48 and AKB48 Team TP on AKB48 in Taipei 2019 event: "Are You Ready For It?"[17] | |||||
Bellflower | Official members | Liu Jie-ming (劉潔明) | (1997-04-19) April 19, 1997 (age 25) | Taipei | 1st | Currently on hiatus since January 30, 2020[18][19] The personal profile on the official website had been deleted on September 10, 2020 | ||||
Sakura | Official members | Honda Yuzuka(本田柚萱) | (2006-03-15) March 15, 2006 (age 16) | Hsinchu City | 1st | Graduated from AKB48 Team TP since March 25, 2021 due to poor health condition[20] | ||||
Sakura | Official members | Tseng Shih-yu (曾詩羽) | (1995-02-12) February 12, 1995 (age 27) | Yunlin County | 1st | Left from AKB48 Team TP since November 9, 2021 due to poor health condition[21] | ||||
Sakura | Trainees | Lin Chia-ying (林家瑩) | (2000-12-04) December 4, 2000 (age 21) | New Taipei | 1st | Left from AKB48 Team TP since November 9, 2021 due to poor health condition[21] | ||||
Daisy | Official members | Chen Shih-ya (陳詩雅) | (1995-04-24) April 24, 1995 (age 27) | Taipei | AKB48 Taiwan Audition | Former AKB48 Team TP Captain Former Unit Daisy leader Announced graduation on January 23, 2022[22] The Graduation Concert was held on July 24, 2022[23] The Graduation Stage was held on August 28, 2022[24] |
1st | 2nd |
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Chen Shih-ya (August 26, 2018-June 30, 2022) |
Liu Yu-ching (July 1, 2022-) |
Unit Daisy | Unit Bellflower | Unit Sakura |
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Chen Shih-ya (December 21, 2019-August 28, 2022) |
Liu Yu-ching (December 21, 2019-) |
Lau Hiu-ching (December 21, 2019-) |
Unit T | Unit P |
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Liu Yu-ching (Unknow-) |
Wang Yi-chia (Unknow-) |
No. | Year | Title | Details |
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1 | 2018 | Yungwang chihch'ien (勇往直前) |
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Yinghua pan (櫻花瓣) | |||
2 | 2019 | Lu ts'aoti shang te ch'ichi (綠草地上的奇蹟) |
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TTP Festival |
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LOVE hsiuhsing (LOVE修行) | |||
3 | 2019 | Kan chien hsi yang le ma? (看見夕陽了嗎?) |
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Only Today | |||
Hsin hsing ping tu (心型病毒) | |||
4 | 2020 | Uh Ho Uh Ho Ho (嗚吼嗚吼吼) |
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Pen p'ao pa ch'i e (奔跑吧!企鵝) | |||
Hallo CENTER(哈囉CENTER) | |||
5 | 2021 | Ticktock Promise (一秒一秒約好) |
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Wei lai te guo shi (未來的果實) | |||
Ji huei te shuen hsu (機會的順序) | |||
6 | 2022 | Wu gen wu ju Rumor (無根無據Rumor) |
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Yin wei hsi huan ni (因為喜歡你) | |||
Meng zhi he (夢之河) |