Producer Yasushi Akimoto decided to bring the AKB48 concept to Indonesia because the group had begun to develop a fan base in the country. Indonesia's growing economy was seen as a potential market by many Japanese companies, and Akimoto established a partnership with these businesses and the country's largest media conglomerate Global Mediacom (MNC Media), the southeast Asia's largest and most integrated media group to replicate the AKB48 business model.
While JKT48 does not restrict membership by nationality, applicants must be residents of Indonesia. The group has 44 members and released its first studio album "Heavy Rotation on 16 February 2013 via Hits Records, a division of MNC subsidiary PT Star Media Nusantara. It performs songs by AKB48 and other sister groups that are translated into Indonesian.
History
2011–2012: Formation
The formation of JKT48 was announced on 11 September 2011 at an AKB48 event held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Applicant interviews took place in late September, and the first auditions were held 8–9 October. AKB48 member Minami Takahashi also visited Jakarta during the auditions to promote JKT48 among fans of AKB48. Applicants did not have to be Indonesian citizens, but they must reside in the country. Approximately 1,200 girls auditioned for the group, and 51 were selected to proceed to the second round. Finalists were judged based on their dance performance of "ヘビーローテーション" (Heavy Rotation), from AKB48's single of the same name, and their performance of a song of their choice. JKT48's 28 first generation members, ages 12–21, were selected on 2 November. JKT48 made its first public appearance on 17 December on the live music program 100% Ampuh on Global TV and performed "Heavy Rotation", with lyrics translated into Indonesian.
As part of the concept of "idols you can meet every day", AKB48 performs daily at its theater in Akihabara. The JKT48 management team aimed to accomplish this same principle and began scouting locations in Jakarta for the group's own theater in early 2012. An unoccupied site in the fX Sudirman shopping mall was selected as the theater's eventual location, and planning for its renovation began in April. In the meantime, the first theater performances were held 17–20 May at a temporary stage in the Nyi Ageng Serang Building in Kuningan, Jakarta. The official theater opened on 8 September for daily performances with a set list of 16 songs that have been translated into Indonesian. The theater has a seating capacity of 180 and standing room for 30, and its design is a close replica of the AKB48 Theater.
JKT48 has also performed in Japan alongside other AKB48 sister groups. In its first performance in Japan, the group was a surprise guest at 2011 AKB48 Kōhaku Taikō Uta Gassen and performed the Indonesian version of "会いたかった" (Aitakatta). It also performed alongside AKB48 and other sister groups at the 62nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen with a total 210 members onstage. It also participated in the 2012 AKB48 concerts at Saitama Super Arena and Tokyo Dome.
Management began accepting applications for second generation members on 13 August 2012. Of the 4,500 applicants, approximately 200 were selected for interviews the following month. The pool was then narrowed down from 67 to 31 in a selection round held by RCTI television. All 31 finalists were eventually chosen as second generation members at a final audition on 3 November in Japan. Additionally, AKB48 members Aki Takajo and Haruka Nakagawa, whose transfers to JKT48 were announced at the Tokyo Dome concert, officially began their activities with the group on 1 November and made their theater debut on 26 December. Nakagawa became interested in Jakarta during a visit with other members of AKB48 earlier in February.
2013–present: Major debut
JKT48 was scheduled to release its debut album in January 2013, but production was hampered because of flooding in Jakarta. To celebrate the release, the group's management team had distributed 100,000 free CD singles. Each single featured an Indonesian version of one of four songs: "Heavy Rotation", "Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara", "Baby! Baby! Baby!", and "Ponytail to Shushu". Members, some of whom were directly affected by the flooding, later held a charity event in order to raise funds for the city's relief efforts. The debut album, titled Heavy Rotation, had a limited release at the JKT48 Theater on 16 February and went on sale in music stores nationwide on 2 March. All previously released singles were included in the album.
On 4 February 2014, JKT48 announced the names of 63 finalists that are vying to become JKT48 trainees in the third generation. On 15 February, the group announced and performed its fifth single "Flying Get".
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Temodemo no Namida
JKT48 Lyrics
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Aku pun menutup layar kisah ini
Bagai menurunkan
Layar warna perak
ltulah cinta pertama diriku
Ku terus menunggu
Dijalan yang kedua
Saat kulihat ke bawah,
Bunga ajisai pun menangis
Walau ku sangat ingin bertemu,
Walau ku menyukaimu,
Kaujalan berlalu di depan mataku
Walaupun jadi begini
Aku tetap melihatmu
Dari tempat ini
Walau ku sangat ingin bertemu,
Walau ku menyukaimu,
Kau bahkan tidak menoleh ke arahku
Walaupun kupakai payung
Pipiku pun tetap basah
Diri ini tak berdaya
Temodemo no namida
Dijalan yang penuh kesedihan ini
Aku berjalan, seorang diri
Dalam hati ini
Diriku tersesat
Rasa sayang yang tak seorang pun tahu
Bunga ajisai
Yang suka akan hujan
Memejamkan mata di hari cerah
Mendung yang jauh di sana
Apakah kau yang memikirkannya?
Walau sesedih apa punjuga
Walaupun tak bisajuga
Biarkan aku tetap menjadi gadis
Ku tak akan melupakan
Jejak langkah kenangan,
bertemu denganmu
Walau sesedih apa punjuga
Walaupun tak bisajuga
Suatu hari ku pasti kan teringat
Walaupun harapan aku
Tidakjuga terwujudkan
Ku kan terus bersinar
Temodemo no koi yo
Walau ku sangat ingin bertemu,
Walau ku menyukaimu,
Kaujalan berlalu di depan mataku
Walaupun jadi begini
Aku tetap melihatmu
Dari tempat ini
Walau ku sangat ingin bertemu,
Walau ku menyukaimu,
Kau bahkan tidak menoleh ke arahku
Walaupun kupakai payung
Pipiku pun tetap basah
Diri ini tak berdaya
Temodemo no namida
The song Temodemo no Namida by JKT48 tells a story of unrequited love and the pain of not being able to express it. The first verse talks about a nostalgic memory of the singer's first love, which now feels like a silver screen that has been pulled down. They continue to wait on a second road, hoping to call out to their love, but cannot do so. They see the ajisai flower, which is often associated with constant love, and tears fall from its eyes. The singer longs to meet their love, but they see them passing by on another path and not looking their way, even though they are wearing an umbrella, their cheeks remain wet from the rain. The chorus repeats the frustration of wanting to meet their love, but being unable to, and the pain of shedding tears alone, "temodemo no namida".
The second verse reveals the singer walking alone on a path filled with sadness and feeling lost, with a secret love that no one knows about. The ajisai, which loves the rain, closes its eyes on bright days, wondering if their love thinks of them from afar. Regardless of how sad or unable they may be, the singer wants to remain a girl who will not forget the memories of meeting their love. They hope to remember it someday, even though their hopes may not come true. The chorus repeats, highlighting the longing of wanting to meet their love and the pain that comes from not being able to.
Overall, the song captures the painful and bittersweet emotions of unrequited love, where the singer feels invisible and powerless in expressing their feelings, despite their deep affection.
Line by Line Meaning
Hujan rintik-rintik yang mulai turun
As the drizzling rain starts to fall
Aku pun menutup layar kisah ini
I close the screen on this story
Bagai menurunkan
As if lowering
Layar warna perak
A silver screen
ltulah cinta pertama diriku
This is my first love
Ku terus menunggu
I continue to wait
Dijalan yang kedua
On the second path
Ku ingin panggil namun ku tak bisa
I want to call out to you but I can't
Saat kulihat ke bawah,
When I look down,
Bunga ajisai pun menangis
The hydrangea flowers are also crying
Walau ku sangat ingin bertemu,
Although I really want to meet you,
Walau ku menyukaimu,
Although I like you,
Kaujalan berlalu di depan mataku
You walk past me
Walaupun jadi begini
Even though it's like this
Aku tetap melihatmu
I still look at you
Dari tempat ini
From this place
Kau bahkan tidak menoleh ke arahku
You don't even glance my way
Walaupun kupakai payung
Even though I use an umbrella
Pipiku pun tetap basah
My cheeks are still wet
Diri ini tak berdaya
This powerless self
Temodemo no namida
These tears that won't stop
Dijalan yang penuh kesedihan ini
On this path full of sadness
Aku berjalan, seorang diri
I walk alone
Diriku tersesat
I am lost
Rasa sayang yang tak seorang pun tahu
A love that no one knows
Bunga ajisai
Hydrangea flowers
Yang suka akan hujan
That love the rain
Memejamkan mata di hari cerah
Closing their eyes on sunny days
Mendung yang jauh di sana
The distant clouds
Apakah kau yang memikirkannya?
Are you the one thinking of them?
Walau sesedih apa punjuga
Even as sad as it is
Walaupun tak bisajuga
Even though it's impossible
Biarkan aku tetap menjadi gadis
Let me remain a girl
Ku tak akan melupakan
I won't forget
Jejak langkah kenangan,
The footprints of memories
bertemu denganmu
Meeting you
Suatu hari ku pasti kan teringat
One day I will surely remember
Walaupun harapan aku
Even though my hopes
Tidakjuga terwujudkan
Are not fulfilled
Ku kan terus bersinar
I will continue to shine
Temodemo no koi yo
This unstoppable love
Contributed by Alex D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Ajisaicosmos
Hujan rintik-rintik yang mulai turun
Aku pun menutup layar kisah ini
Bagai menurunkan layar warna perak
Itulah cinta pertama diriku
Ku terus menunggu di jalan yang kedua
Ku ingin panggil namun ku tak bisa
Saat kulihat ke bawah
Bunga ajisai pun menangis
Walau ku sangat ingin bertemu
Walau ku menyukaimu
Kau jalan berlalu di depan mataku
Walaupun jadi begini
Aku tetap melihatmu dari tempat ini
Walau ku sangat ingin bertemu
Walau ku menyukaimu
Kau bahkan tidak menoleh ke arahku
Walaupun kupakai payung
Pipiku pun tetap basah
Diri ini tak berdaya
Temodemo no Namida
Walau ku sangat ingin bertemu
Walau ku menyukaimu
Kau jalan berlalu di depan mataku
Walaupun jadi begini
Aku tetap melihatmu dari tempat ini
Walau ku sangat ingin bertemu
Walau ku menyukaimu
Kau bahkan tidak menoleh ke arahku
Walaupun kupakai payung
Pipiku pun tetap basah
Diri ini tak berdaya
Temodemo no Namida
@FreCath
Air mata perasaan yang di tinggalkan 2 member grad 😢😢😢
@NabhilaBilqis
Pesona mbak mbak grad
@Azay309
Iya😢
@storyrandom2973
Ci shani g d ajak gitu??
@asay.g1839
Mitosnya akan ada yg grad salah satu memeber yg ngebawain lagu itu, tapi tidak berlaku bagi mereka
@yagapapa6503
3 hari lagi bang😢😢
@fikryz68
Perpaduan Suaranya Enak Bngt Bjir Ashel & Chika, Perfectlah, Sayangnya Udah Grad Semua
@Barokahcook
Lash show kak
@fikryz68
@@Barokahcook Iy Itu Maksudny
@hypersonic48
Diasta ghaida masih yang terbaik bang tapi versi sekarang chika ashel paling bagus. 😢