The 1st generation members have been selected through live auditions in a noontime show It's Showtime.
Jemimah Caldejon is the current overall captain of MNL48, after replacing Shekinah Arzaga on June 8, 2024.
On December 15, 2022 at their MNL48 Christmas Concert, they announced of dissolution of teams, they separated by generations instead.
The teams were: The Tokyo Girls Collection Senbatsu (widely known as Trainees or Kenkyuusei) was established.
A total of 14 official members have left the group in 2021 Former Kenkyuusei or Trainees who never been promoted.