NMB48 (short for Namba48) is a Japanese idol group and the 2nd sister group of AKB48. They have their own theater in the Yes-Namba Building in Namba, Osaka. The 1st generation members were announced on October 9, 2010 and debuted on March 21, 2011. The group belongs to Kyoraku Yoshimoto Holdings Co., Ltd., a joint corporation of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Kyoraku Sangyo Co., Ltd. Auditions were held in August 2010, and were broadcast on the TV show "Starhime Sagashitarou", which featured members of SKE48.