GNZ48

• Also known as GUANGZHOU48, GNZ
• Teams:
  • Promoting: G, NIII, Z
  • GNZ48 Kenkyuusei (read about Kenkyuusei here
• Sub-Units:
  • Singles Units: Cantonese Squad, Official CP Unit

What is GNZ48?

• GNZ48 is a Chinese idol group and is one of SNH48's first sister groups, debuting alongside with BEJ48. The group has their own theater in Guangzhou, China, where they are based. The concept of GNZ48 is to have "idols you can meet", where the group features 100+ female members who perform daily in the group's own theater and interact with fans: handshake events (located in the city they were created--in this case in Guangzhou, China), frequent Pocket48 lives, and more.

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• Fans usually have one favorite member, which is called " oshi ", and then fans pay money to vote for their favorite members “ oshimen “ at general elections and senbatsus, which are held at least once a year. The higher a girl rank is, the more oppurtunities she has for promotions, songs, and more. It's basically a popularity contest.

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• Due to the number of members in the group, the members are split up into teams that range between 15 or larger members. SNH48 teams rotate daily performing at the GNZ48 theater. Each team has an appointed captain and co-captain (leaders). Each team has their own "stage", which is a set list of songs that they perform until a new stage is debuted.
• A group/team shuffle is where members are often forced to switch to different teams within GNZ, unfortunately having to leave their group bonds behind and form new ones. It's emotional for the girls, but a tactic management chooses to do for promotional reasons. Some girls are also appointed as new captains of their team whether they've been shuffled into a new team, or remain in their old. It's rare for SNH48GROUP to have a team shuffle, and there has only been one shuffle–SNH48, February 2018.

Links:

• GNZ48 Official Website
• GNZ48 Official Weibo
• GNZ48 Official Youtube Channel
• Download GNZ48 Songs on to your iTunes for FREE
• GNZ48 on iTunes
• GNZ48 on Spotify