MNL48 (read M.N.L. Forty-eight) is a Filipino idol girl group and the fifth international sister group of AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48, China's SNH48, Thailand's BNK48, and Taiwan's AKB48 Team TP. The group is named after Manila, the capital of the Philippines. MNL48 is the only sister group that debuted with exactly 48 members. MNL48 is also Philippines' first idol group.

MNL48 is a Filipino idol girl group and the fifth international sister group of AKB48, after Indonesia's JKT48, China's SNH48, Thailand's BNK48, and Taiwan's AKB48 Team TP. The group is named after Manila, the capital of the Philippines. MNL48 is the only sister group that debuted with exactly 48 members.