Japan's AKB48 pop group to have Pinay version

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Posted by AKB48 on Monday, March 28, 2016

TOKYO - The ever-expanding Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48 will branch out to two more Southeast Asian countries -- Thailand and the Philippines, its management agency said during the weekend.

BNK48, to be based in Bangkok, and MNL48, in Manila, will join the AKB48 family as the newest "sister groups," while Taiwan's TPE48 will finally take shape after its formation was announced in 2011, Tokyo's AKS Co. said.

AKB48, which marked its 10th anniversary last December, already has active sister units in Jakarta, Indonesia, and in Shanghai, China, in addition to those in four Japanese cities outside of Tokyo.