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WATCH: AKB48's Team 8 performs for fans at MNL48 audition

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1444887" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Some members of AKB48&#x27;s Team 8 performed in front of a small but passionate group of Filipino fans at the ABS-CBN compound on Saturday, giving MNL48 hopefuls a glimpse of the fervent support die-hard idol fans have to offer. </p><p>The group, which included members such as Hitomi Honda, Ayaka Hidaritomo and Yuri Yokomichi, sang AKB48&#x27;s most popular hit, &quot;Koi Suru Fortune Cookie,&quot; and the infectiously catchy &quot;Heavy Rotation.&quot; </p><p>They also sang a Team 8 single, titled &quot;47 no Suteki na Machi e.&quot; </p><p>Each performance was greeted with loud chants from fans, who even brought out light sticks as they welcomed the girls to Manila. </p><p>The mini-concert was held just steps away from where the first day of the MNL48 grand auditions were being held. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/tvpatrol/12/01/akb.jpg"/><figcaption>Members of AKB48&#x27;s Team 8 performs for their Filipino fans on Saturday. <em>Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MNL48 is AKB48&#x27;s soon-to-be-launched Philippine sister group. The search for members will be shown as part of &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime.&quot;</p><p>AKB48&#x27;s Team 8 is scheduled to perform again on Sunday, first at SM North EDSA at 1 p.m. and then at ABS-CBN at 3 p.m.</p>

<p>The group sang AKB48's most popular hit, "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie," and the infectiously catchy "Heavy Rotation."</p>

The group sang AKB48's most popular hit, "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie," and the infectiously catchy "Heavy Rotation."