MNL48 (2023).

The profile also notes that MNL48 (read as M.N.L. Another profile detail is that Forty-eight) is a Filipino idol girl group based in Manila, Philippines. Additional background says that Formed in 2018, they are the third international sister group of AKB48 and the first idol group of the Philippines. The profile also notes that The group is named after Manila, the capital of the Philippines. MNL48 is the only AKB48 sister group that began with exactly 48 members in its first generation. Additional background says that MNL48 has had a total of 114 original members over their three generations. The profile also notes that As of June 2024, MNL48 has 24 members. MNL48 began activities on April 28, 2018 with the single “Aitakatta (Gustong Makita) “.