BNK48 (read B.N.K. Forty-eight) is a Thai idol group and the third international sister group of Japan's AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48 and China's SNH48. The group is named after Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand. Orchid, a popular flower in the country, serves as both the color and motif of the group. After the first audition in mid-2016, the first generation of the group was announced in early 2017, comprising a total of 30 members. The group officially debuted on 2 June 2017 and released...
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BNK48 (read B.N.K. Forty-eight) is a Thai idol group and the third international sister group of Japan's AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48 and China's SNH48. The group is named after Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand. Orchid, a popular flower in the country, serves as both the color and motif of the group. After the first audition in mid-2016, the first generation of the group was announced in early 2017, comprising a total of 30 members. The group officially debuted on 2 June 2017 and released the debut single on 8 August 2017. On 29 April 2018, the group debuted their second generation, consisting of 27 new members. As of March 2019, BNK48 has 51 members in total. On 24 December 2017, Team BIII was formed with 24 members of the first generation with Pun (Punsikorn Tiyakorn) as the captain and Jennis (Jennis Oprasert) as the vice-captain. Cherprang (Cherprang Areekul) became the captain of BNK48. As of March 2019, Team BIII consists of 22 members. In January 2019, the group held it's first senbatsu sousenkyo for its 6th single. First generation member Cherprang (Cherprang Areekul) ranked first, becoming the center for the new single Beginner.
