JKT48 News Recap

JKT48 5th single and Senbatsu Sousenkyo


JKT48 management have announced that JKT48 5th single will be Flying Get, it comes from AKB48 22th single which was centered by Maeda Atsuko. JKT48's Flying Get will be released on 5th March.

Tracklist and details are still not yet announced, but the 16 senbatsu members will consist of:

Team J: Melody Nurramdhani, Nabilah Ratna Ayu, Nakagawa Haruka, Jessica Veranda, shania Junianatha, Ayana Shahab, Devi Kinal Putri, Rezky Wiranti Dhike, Jessica Vania, Sendy Ariani

Team KIII: Cindy Yuvia, Shinta Naomi, Viviyona Apriani, Ratu Vienny Fitrilya, Alicia Chanzia.

This Single will be the first time for Ghaida Farisya, Sendy Ariani, Viviyona Apriani, and Alicia Chanzia to participate as single senbatsu members.

JKT48 also will run the system of Election Senbatsu  (Sousenkyo Senbatsu) for their 6th single. Even though the mechanism of voting and detail ares still not yet announced, the management already hinted that the official fan club will get one extra vote in the voting.

Kenkyuusei Promotion

On Manatsu no Sounds Good handshake festival, the management announced that Jennifer Rachel Natasya & Thalia Ivanka Elizabeth from Kenkyuusei were getting promotion into Team J. Both are debuting on the day after exactly at 24th February 2014.

The rest of the kenkyuusei will remain as kenkyuusei. They are Saktia Oktapyani, Priscillia Sari Dewi, Dena Siti Rohyati, Fakhiryani Shafaryanti, and Novinta Dini.

Team KIII New Stage

Team KIII who have already finished their Boku no Taiyou stage will soon perform their new setlist. The setlist is going to be "Seishun Girls" from K2( second stage of team K). The shonichi of KIII2 will be held on 8th March 2013.

Status of Aki Takajo, Rena Nozawa, Chikano Rina.

Following the shuffling teams decision from Dai Sokaku Matsuri, both Aki Takajo and Rena Nozawa's status as concurrent of AKB48 and JKT48 will be revoked and they will only participate in their new team (Kuramochi Team B).

At the same time, Chikano Rina was fully transferred to JKT48. There are still no further details about the team she will belong to in JKT48 after previously belonging to Oshima Team K.

Chikano Rina herself has made a post about the decision.

Nabilah Ratna Ayu will release a photobook.

Nabilah Ratna Ayu will release a photobook titled Otenba. It will be released on 28 February.
She becomes the third member in JKT48 who has an exclusive photobook after Melody Nurramdhani and Jessica Veranda.