October:
- 16 - Auditions for a new 48group cover group called FUN48 began
- 24 - 7 members joined FUN48 as their 1st generation: Hayashi Mirei, Kashima Rika, Kashiwagi Nagisa, Kurosawa Yuka, Sakura Yuki, Takashi Hime, Yamamoto Amina
November:
- 6 - Yamada Yume joins the group
- 21 - Kawashima Kana joins the group
- 29 - Member reveal and put into official teams
- Team F: Kurosawa Yuka, Sakura Yuki (Captain), Yamamoto Amina
- Team U: Hayashi Mirei, Kashima Rika (Captain), Yamada Yume
- Team N: Kashiwagi Nagisa (Captain), Kawashima Kana, Takashi Hime
- Team F: Kurosawa Yuka, Sakura Yuki (Captain), Yamamoto Amina
December:
- 9 - Takashi Hime officially graduated