List of members with foreign origins

This list contains members with foreign origins, such as those born or raised in a country other than the home country of their group (excluding Team Kaigai).

AKB48 Members

• Nakamata Shiori, born in Switzerland (former)
• Fukui Arisa, born in Spain (former)
• Hirata Rina, born in the United States of America (former)
• Ma Chia-Ling, born and raised in Taiwan. Moved to Japan after joining AKB48
• Miki Nikoru, born in the United States of America (former)
• Nozawa Rena, grew up in Thailand, Australia, and Indonesia (previously in JKT48) (former)

SKE48 Members

• Sugiyama Natalie, born in The United Arab Emirates (former)

NMB48 Members

• Lee Siyeon, born and raised in South Korea. Moved to Japan after joining NMB48

STU48 Members

• Cho Orie, Chinese (former). She was born and raised in Japan, but her parents are from China, and she had Chinese nationality as of age 17.

SDN48 Members

• Chen Qu, Chinese (former)
• Kondo Sayaka, grew up in the United States of America (former)
• Kato Mami, grew up in the United States of America (former)
• Siyeon, South Korean (former)

JKT48 Members

• Aiko Harumi, born in Japan (former)
• Ayana Shahab, born and grew up in Japan (former)
• Erika Ebisawa Kuswan, grew up in Japan (former)
• Olivia Robberecht, Dutch (former)
• Tan Zhi Hui Celine, born and grew up in Malaysia
• Chelsea Davina, born and grew up in Australia

BNK48 Members

• Christin Larsen, Danish (former)
• Jiradapa Intajak, grew up in Indonesia
• Miori Ohkubo, Japanese

AKB48 Team TP Members

• Fujii Mayu, Japanese
• Lau Hiu-ching, Hong Kong
• Oyama Mirei, Japanese
• Pan Tzu-yi, Macau
• Sin Tik-kei, Hong Kong
• Chan Ka-hei, Hong Kong (TPE48 former)

MNL48 Members

• Kaede Ishiyama, grew up in Japan
• Sayaka Awane, grew up in Japan (former)

AKB48 Team SH

• Risa, Japanese

SGO48 Members

• Koseki Yumi, Japan (former)

Nogizaka46 Members

• Ikuta Erika, born in Germany and lived there until the age of four
• Kitagawa Yuri born in United States of America
• Seimiya Rei, grew up in the United States of America
• Kuromi Haruka, born in Hong Kong

Hinatazaka46 Members

• Sasaki Mirei, lived in Taiwan from 1st to 4th grade
• Takase Mana, lived in the United Kingdom from 4th to 6th grade
• Ushio Sarina, lived in Indonesia for five years

Yoshimotozaka46 Members

• Sakakibara Tetsuji, lived in United States of America

SNH48 Members

• Ge JiaHui, grew up in the United States of America (former)
• Qiu XinYi, Taiwanese (former)
• Zhu HanJia, Hong Kong

GNZ48 Members

• Chen XinYu, Taiwan (former)
• Hou YiRan, Venezuela
• Huang RuTong, Macau
• Luo KeJia‎, Taiwan
• Zhang KaiQi, Hong Kong
• Zheng YiWen, Hong Kong (former)