Remember�our article�about�AKB48�possibly appearing on 'Produce 101' Season 3? Although those rumors turned out to be false, it appears there was some merit about working with�Mnet.

On November 20, Mnet Director Kim Ki Woong confirmed popular Japanese idol group AKB48 will be holding a joint stage with the former IOI members (most likely�Weki Meki, PRISTIN, and Kim Chung Ha) together live at MAMA. He stated,�"There will be a collaborative stage with AKB48 in Japan.� The popular Japanese idol group will be performing with former IOI members, in which, fans can look forward to greatly.� In addition, both Hong Kong and Vietnam will also have special stage collabs as well."

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The 'MAMA 2017' in Japan will be held at the Yokohama Arena on November 29.