AKB48 Team TP

AKB48 Team TP (short for Taipei) (formerly known as TPE48) is a Taiwanese Idol Group located in Taipei, Taiwan and is the 7th international sister group of AKB48.

History

2011

Group formation was announced on the AKB48 official website in October. Due to the popularity of AKB48 merchandise in Taiwan Shops during that same year, Daily Sports commented that a group formed in Taiwan would also be popular.

The group was first expected to be created around January of 2012. Construction of a theater in Taipei City was planned. AKB48 management stated that preparations to begin performances at the theater were scheduled to begin in summer of 2012.

2012

The auditions for the group were scheduled in September, but these plans were later postponed.

2015

A site for the auditions for a possible member/s from Taiwan for AKB48 that will perform in Japan was opened. From 2152 candidates, 170 girls were selected for the second round and 60 for the final round. The final results are scheduled to be announced in August.

2017

The auditions will be held 09.01.2017 - 10.01.2017. ^[1] From the press conference, it was announced that Abe Maria will be transferred and became the member of TPE48 along with AKB48 Special Taiwan Audition. In order to promote the TPE48 auditions two of the members, Chen Shih-Ya and Chen Shih-Yuan, went on a 10 day tour of Taiwan.

Members

AKB48 Team TP Members

Promoted Members

Trainee

Units

Daisy

Bellflower

Sakura

Sister Groups

Sub-Units

The Puzzle5

Discography

[2018.12.25] Mae Shika Mukanee
[2019.07.26] TTP Festival
[2019.12.25] Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?
[2020.09.17] UHHO UHHOHO

[2019.04.15] Sougen no Kiseki

Aitakatta (2018)
Heavy Rotation (2018)
Koi Suru Fortune Cookie (2018)
Tenshi no Shippo (2019)
Enkyori Poster (2019)
Migiashi Evidence (2019)
AKB48 Team TP (2019)
Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! (2019)
TTP Sanjou! (2019)
Confession (2020)
Baby! Baby! Baby! (2020)
365nichi no Kamihikouki (2020)
Shonichi (2020)
RIVER (2020)
LOVE TRIP (2020)
Chance no Junban (2020)

Concert

[2019.01.27] AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2019 in Bangkok
[2019.08.24] AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2019 in Shanghai
[2019.09.14 - 2019.09.22] AKB48 Team TP 1st Anniversary Mini Concert
[2019.10.19] AKB48 in Taipei 2019 ～Are You Ready For It?～
[2019.11.30 - 2019.12.01] AKB48 Team TP Mini Concert ～Are You Ready For TP Again?～
[2020.01.18 - 2020.01.19] AKB48 Team TP Mini Concert ～Zhiyou Xiyang Meiyou Jingxi～
[2020.03.07 - 2020.03.08] AKB48 Team TP Mini Concert ～Unit Debut～

Stages

All Units

#	Stage name	Date	Performances
1	RESET	2020.09.19 -	-

AKB48 Team TP Events

Janken Taikai

[2020.09.20] AKB48 Team TP Janken Tournament 2020

External Links

AKB48 Team TP

Members
Promoted Members
Daisy	Chen Shih-ya (Captain) \| Pan Tzu-yi \| Sin Tik-kei \| Po Ling \| Tsai Ya-en \| Kuo Shin-yu \| Lee Meng-chun
Bellflower	Liu Yu-ching (Captain) \| Fujii Mayu \| Chiu Pin-han \| Lin Chieh \| Li Jia-li
Sakura	Tseng Shih-yu \| Zhou Jia-yu \| Lau Hiu-ching (Captain) \| Lin Yu-hsin \| Chang Yu-lin \| Honda Yuzuka
Trainee Members
Daisy	Chia I-chen \| Lin Chieh-hsin \| Li Cai-jie \| Tung Zih-syuan \| Miyata Ruka \| Wu Wan-ling \| Lin Jia-ni
Bellflower	Tsai Yi-jou \| Gao Yun-jue \| Wang Yi-chia \| Cheng Yu-wei \| Lo Jui-ting \| Chang Fa-fa \| Weng Tung-hsun \| Chou Chia-an
Sakura	Lin Yi-yun \| Lin Chia-ying \| Oyama Mirei \| Cheng Chia-yu \| Kao Yen-chen \| Wu Chi-hui \| Yuan Tzu-chu \| Lin Ting-li

Discography
Singles	1. Mae Shika Mukanee \| 2. TTP Festival \| 3. Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?
Digital Singles	1. Sougen no Kiseki

Sister Groups
AKB48 Group inside Japan	AKB48 \| SKE48 \| NMB48 \| HKT48 \| NGT48 \| STU48
AKB48 Group outside Japan	JKT48 \| BNK48 \| MNL48 \| AKB48 Team SH \| SGO48 \| CGM48 \| DEL48 \| MUB48
Former Groups	OJS48 \| SDN48 \| TPE48 \| MUM48

References

↑ TPE48 Official Facebook post

[1] TPE48 Official Facebook post

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