Produce 48 is a 2018 South Korean competition television show on Mnet in which a girl group is formed from a large pool of South Korean and Japanese idols, most of whom are represented by major idol talent agencies such as AKB48 Group. The show starts with 96 contestants, with occasional rounds of competition and voting, some of which result in elimination from the contest. Of the 96 contestants, 57 of them are from South Korean management companies, and 39 of them are from Japanese idol groups, composed of current members of AKB48 and their sister groups.^{[citation needed]} The final 12 contestants, with no nationality caps, as voted only by Korean viewers, will promote as a group for two and a half years.^[1]

Contestants

The spelling of names in English is according to the official website.^[2] The Korean contestants are presented in Eastern order (family name, given name), while the names of the Japanese contestants are presented in Western order (given name, family name) and also with their Japanese names. The age listed is according to the East Asian age reckoning.

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