Three new overseas sister groups were announced in March 2016: BNK48, based in Bangkok, Thailand; MNL48, based in Manila, the Philippines and TPE48, based in Taipei, Taiwan.
Tiga grup saudari luar negeri diumumkan pada Maret 2016: BNK48, yang berbasis di Bangkok, Thailand; MNL48, di Manila, Filipina dan TPE48, di Taipei, Taiwan.