Team 8

Team 8 (December 2016)

AKB48's Team 8 (チーム8). Their team color is Dark Blue. They currently have 47 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. They are currently holding auditions in Ishikawa and Nagano.

Each member of Team 8 comes from a different prefecture of Japan. The members participate in live performances and handshake events and special performances in various regions of Japan and internationally. They are currently on a tour around the country (Team 8 National Tour 〜47 no Suteki na Machi e〜). As of October 2016, Team 8 visited a total of 34 prefectures and travelled 28.493km.

The name of their prefecture is written in parentheses ().

(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

• Utada Hatsuka (はっつ Hattsu) - (Aichi)
• Yokomichi Yuri (ゆりやん Yuriyan, みっちー Micchii) - (Shizuoka)
• Hattori Yuna (ゆうな Yuna) - (Gifu)
• Noda Hinano (ひなのん Hinanon) - (Mie)
• Hashimoto Haruna (はる Haru) - (Toyama)
• Hirano Hikaru (ひか Hika) - (Ishikawa)
• Chou Kurena (くれにゃん Kurenyan, くれな Kurena) - (Fukui)
• Takahashi Sayaka (たかさや Takasaya, さやりん Sayarin) - (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)
• Terada Misaki (みさっきー Misakki) - (Nagasaki)
• 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)
• Kita Reina (れいちゃん Reichan, れいな Reina) - (Ishikawa) (2016)
• Kondo Moeri (もえり Moeri, もえりん Moerin) - (Nagano) (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 Aida 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

Chart

Team	Picture	Romaji	Kanji	Nickname	Birthdate	Birthplace	Blood Type	Age	Height	Agency	Generation
Hokkaido & Tohoku
Kanto
Chubu
Kansai
Chugoku & Shikoku
Kyushu

External Links

• Official Site