KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 20 -- Malaysia-based idols group KLP48 havejust celebrated their first year anniversary - and they are just beginning.

KLP48 who is the tenth international sister group of the renowned Japanese idol's AKB48, also boasts a total of 13 members made up of both local and international idols including Yi Shyan, Salwa, Lucine, Amanda, Ann Drea, Tiffany, Khalies, Devi, Hillary, Haruka, Cocoa, Suzuha and Yurina.

The first generation members of KLP48 include seven Malaysians, four Japanese, one Indonesian and one from Hong Kong, China.

The four Japanese members, Haruka, Cocoa, Suzuha, and Yurina were transferred from AKB48 and sister group STU48 based in Setouchi.

Following a series of audition processes that took around thr...