Team 8

Team 8 (May 2016)

AKB48's Team 8 (チーム8). Their team color is Dark Blue. They currently have 44 members. The concept of Team 8 is "Idols who go meet you". They are sponsored by Toyota and are often considered an unofficial sister group.

Each member of Team 8 comes from a different prefecture of Japan. The members participate in live performances and handshake events in various regions of Japan. The name of their prefecture is written in parentheses (). They are currently on a tour around the country (Team 8 National Tour 〜47 no Suteki na Machi e〜).

After the graduation of three members, auditions are currently being hold in Aichi, Nagasaki and Mie.

(History: Team 8)

Hokkaido & Tohoku

• Sakaguchi Nagisa (なぎ Nagi) - (Hokkaido)
• Yokoyama Yui (ヨコちゃん Yokochan) - (Aomori)
• Tanikawa Hijiri (ひじ Hiji) - (Akita)
• Sato Nanami (ななみん Nanamin) - (Iwate)
• Hayasaka Tsumugi (つむぎ Tsumugi, つっちゃん Tsucchan) - (Yamagata)
• Sato Akari (あかりぃ Akarii) - (Miyagi)
• Mogi Kasumi (かすみん Kasumin) - (Fukushima)

Kanto

• Okabe Rin (おりん Orin, りんちゃん Rinchan) - (Ibaraki)
• Honda Hitomi (ひとみ Hitomi) - (Tochigi)
• Shimizu Maria (まりあ Maria) - (Gunma)
• Takahashi Ayane (あやね Ayane) - (Saitama)
• Yoshikawa Nanase (ななせ Nanase) - (Chiba)
• Oguri Yui (ゆいゆい Yuiyui) - (Tokyo)
• Oda Erina (おだえり Odaeri) - (Kanagawa)
• Sato Shiori (しおりん Shiorin) - (Niigata)
• Hidaritomo Ayaka (ひだあや Hidaaya) - (Yamanashi)

Chubu

• Yokomichi Yuri (ゆりやん Yuriyan, みっちー Micchii) - (Shizuoka)
• Hattori Yuna (ゆうな Yuna) - (Gifu)
• Hashimoto Haruna (はる Haru) - (Toyama)
• Kita Reina (れいちゃん Reichan, れいな Reina) - (Ishikawa)
• Chou Kurena (くれにゃん Kurenyan, くれな Kurena) - (Fukui)
• Kondo Moeri (もえり Moeri, もえりん Moerin) - (Nagano)

Kansai

• Nagano Serika (SERIKA) - (Osaka)
• Ota Nao (おおなお Oonao, なお Nao) - (Kyoto)
• Yamada Nanami (ななみちゃん Nanamichan, ななみ Nanami, 山田 Yamada) - (Hyogo)
• Yamamoto Ruka (るかるか Rukaruka, るぅちゃん Rucchan) - (Wakayama)
• Onishi Momoka (もも Momo) - (Nara)
• Hama Sayuna (さーちゃん Saachan, さゆ Sayu) - (Shiga)

Chugoku & Shikoku

• Nakano Ikumi (いくみん Ikumin) - (Tottori)
• Abe Mei (めいこ Meiko) - (Shimane)
• Hitomi Kotone (こっちゃん Kocchan) - (Okayama)
• Tani Yuri (ゆぅりぃ Yuurii) - (Hiroshima)
• Shitao Miu (みう Miu) - (Yamaguchi)
• Hamamatsu Riona (りおな Riona) - (Tokushima)
• Gyouten Yurina (ゆりな Yurina) - (Kagawa)
• Takaoka Kaoru (かおるんば Kaorumba) - (Ehime)
• Hirose Natsuki (なっちゃん Nacchan) - (Kochi)

Kyushu

• Yoshida Karen (かれん Karen) - (Fukuoka)
• Fukuchi Rena (ぺな Pena) - (Saga)
• Kuranoo Narumi (なるちゃん Naruchan) - (Kumamoto)
• Yoshino Miyu (みゆ Miyu) - (Oita)
• Yaguchi Moka (モカブレンド MokaBlend, モカブレ MokaBure) - (Miyazaki)
• Shimoaoki Karin (かりん Karin) - (Kagoshima)
• Miyazato Rira (らんりー Ranrii) - (Okinawa)

Stages

• 1st Stage 「PARTYが始まるよ」 (AKB48 Team 8 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo") (2014.08.05 - 2015.08.16)
• 2nd Stage 「会いたかった」 (AKB48 Team 8 2nd Stage "Aitakatta") (2015.09.05 - )

Graduated

• Okubora Chinatsu (ちっぴ Chippi) - (Gifu) (2014)
• Moriwaki Yui (ゆいぴょん Yuipyon, ゆい Yui) - (Fukuoka) (2015)
• Fujimura Natsuki (なつき Natsuki) - (Aichi) (2016)
• Iwasaki Moeka (もえたん Moetan) - (Nagasaki) (2016)
• Yamamoto Ai (あいぽん Aipon) - (Mie) (2016)

Team 8 Songs on AKB48 Albums & Singles

• 47 no Suteki na Machi e from Kokoro no Placard
• Seifuku no Hane from Kibouteki Refrain
• Henachoko Support from Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!
• Aisatsu kara Hajimeyou from Green Flash
• Kegarete iru Shinjitsu from Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai (Team 8 Senbatsu)
• Issho no Ma ni Nannin to Deaerudarou from 0 to 1 no Aida
• Ama Nojaku Batta from Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
• Yume e no Route from Tsubasa wa Iranai

External Links

• Official Site