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1[[quoteright:176:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hkt48_logo_2375.jpg]]
2[[caption-width-right:176:The logo of the group, because like [=AKB48=], getting a picture will be quite hard.]]
3The third sister group of Music/AKB48. Like the other sister groups, it currently has 47 members, which are split into two teams: Team H, Team KIV and a group of trainees.
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5The group currently performs in its theatre at the Hawks Town Mall in Hakata in Fukuoka, Japan.
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8!![=HKT48=] provides examples of the following tropes:
9* AliceAllusion: In the "12 Byou" PV.
10* TheBandMinusTheFace: In late 2018-early 2019, several prominent members left the group: Sakura Miyawaki and Nako Yabuki left for Music/{{IZONE}} (they returned in 2021 as planned, but Sakura announced her graduation not long after and joined Music/LeSserafim the next year), and Rino Sashihara took the occasion of the Japanese emperor succession to also graduate. In addition to that, Haruka Kodama was still in hiatus since late 2017 with little to no information made public (and eventually also left in 2019).
11* BeautyIsBest: "Einstein yori Dianna Agron" ([[UsefulNotes.AlbertEinstein Einstein]] < Creator/DiannaAgron), which is a song about how they'd rather focus on being a beauty (Agron) than a genius (Einstein). Ironically, the song mentions ''Series/{{Glee}}'', in which Agron's character is an AcademicAlphaBitch; Agron herself is also quite involved in various social causes.
12--> ''"More than Einstein, Dianna Agron matters/ More than test marks, I care about the size of my eyes"''
13* BreadEggsMilkSquick: All of their songs are bubblegum pop and love-themed... except the rock-inspired "Shekarashika!", used for the ''Series/MajisukaGakuen 0'' series.
14* ButNotTooForeign: Anna Murashige's mother is Russian. Emiri Yamashita's is Filipina.
15* CareerEndingInjury: Haruka Kodama went into hiatus in late 2017 and disappeared from all social media, leading fans to speculate that her work on ''Tofu Pro Wrestling'' drama earlier that year had left her with an injury, especially since she seemed to have gained a lot of weight (allegedly due to medication) the last time she appeared. She reappeared in 2019, with her figure having returned to normal, only to announce her graduation and transition into an acting career. However, she revealed in 2021 that she's actually living with UsefulNotes/{{bipolar disorder}}.
16* CherryBlossomGirl: Sakura Miyawaki, of course. Her catchphrase includes "In everybody's hearts, Sakura blooms!"
17* CoverVersion: Their stages are mostly covers of their sister groups' stages, since they do not have their own original stages yet. They have also released a version of AKB's "Kimi no koto ga suki dakara" in Hakata dialect.
18** During their Spring 2013 concert tour and for their first solo concert in Sapporo Super Dome they included units of covers of songs by other idol groups including [[Music/HelloProject Morning Musume]] and Onyanko Club.
19* CrossOver: Haruppi held concurrent positions with [=AKB48=]'s teams A and K, while Mio and Sakura were concurrent with AKB's Teams 4 and A respectively.
20* KawaiiKo: Their first single is basically this.
21* MagicalGirl: In "Sakura minna de tabeta" the girls appear to have some sort of magic abilities.
22* [[MistakenForServant Mistaken for Staff]]: There was a minor incident in early 2019 when Music/STU48's Marina Otani mistook Natsumi Tanaka as a staff member. In ''Series/AKBingo'', the character dr. Parutaro also recommended that she became a staff member.
23* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Anna Murashige is quite proud of her Russian heritage, and as a variety member, she's loud and strong, both physically and mentally.
24--> I'm backed by [[UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin Putin]]!
25* PinkMeansFeminine: ''Everything'' is pink in "Hatsukoi Butterfly": the outfits, the stage...
26* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: As seen in "Melon Juice".
27* SillyLoveSong: "Hatsukoi Butterfly" is about a little kid whose first love is a friend of her sister.
28* SmashSisters: Nako Yabuki and Miku Tanaka ([=NakoMiku=]) are treated like one item. Miku didn't take it too well that Nako had to leave the group for 2.5 years in 2018 due to her commitment to the ''Series/Produce48'' group IZ*ONE.
29* SpeechImpediment: Haruka Kodama has a pretty noticeable lisp.
30* TeamMom: Rino Sashihara's official title is theater manager, and she's also their mentor figure and most prominent member.
31* VanityIsFeminine: Yui Kojina became associated with mirrors ever since she checked herself on stage right before delivering her 2015 Election acceptance speech. She pulled the same stunt the next year, but what most people remember was that ''she immediately ran off the stage after her speech because [[PottyEmergency she needed to use the restroom]]''.
32* VarietyShow: They have two: "[=HaKaTa=] Hyakkaten" and "[=HKT48=] no Odekake".
33** In 2018, they got ''HKTBINGO'', a spinoff of the long-running ''Series/AKBingo''. The theme of the show was comedy, and members were given lessons and training to compete in a national female comedians competition.
34* VehicularThemeNaming:
35** Sakura Miyawaki and Haruka Kodama were the Shinkansens, since they share their names with the bullet trains Sakura and Kodama.
36** For their 14th single, the group was split into the Tsubame and Mizuho teams, also named after bullet trains.

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