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AKB48's 'Team 8' Sub-Unit to Perform in Manila in December
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
December 4 performance will be part of "60 Years of Philippine-Japan Friendship Celebration" event
The official &TEAM 8" sub-unit will perform in Metro Manila, Philippines as part of the "60 Years of Philippine-Japan Friendship Celebration" event. The performance will be held at the Market! Market! Activity Center in Taguig on December 4, and entrance will be free.
AKB48's &TEAM 8 formed in 2014, and is sponsored by automotive manufacturer performed in Manila in November 2015, performing on the noontime variety show It's Showtime, and then performing live at Trinoma Mall in Quezon city on the same day.
The Manila-based subgroup MNL48 launched this year, alongside other foreign spinoffs TPE48 (Taipei) and BNK48 (Bangkok).
AKB48 itself debuted in Tokyo's Akihabara district in December 2005, followed by Nogizaka46.