Team Kaigai
Team Kaigai is a AKB48 special Team for the Study Abroad Program members. They are either temporary members or permanent members of an international sister group (Currently in JKT48, TPE48 and BNK48).
Contents
Current Members
TPE48
BNK48
Former Members
JKT48
- Takajo Aki (JKT48 Team J) (2014)
- Haruka Nakagawa (JKT48 Team J) (2016)
- Chikano Rina (JKT48 Team KIII) (2018)
SNH48
- Miyazawa Sae (SNH48 Team SII) (2016)
- Suzuki Mariya (SNH48 Team SII) (Canceled) (2016)
History
First Exchange
All transfers were announced at the Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle, on August 24, 2012.
- Miyazawa Sae - SNH48 (Team SII)
- Suzuki Mariya - SNH48 (Team SII)
- Takajo Aki - JKT48 (Team J)
- Nakagawa Haruka - JKT48 (Team J)
Return to AKB48
On April 28, 2013, three of the Team Kaigai members returned to AKB48. They began to hold a Concurrent Position. Nakagawa Haruka, however, remained a JKT48 member only. On June 2013, Miyazawa Sae cancelled her concurrent position with Team K, becoming only a member of SNH48. Thus, the kennin positions were:
- Suzuki Mariya - Team A and Team SII
- Takajo Aki - Team B and Team J
Second Exchange
All transfers were announced at the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri.
- Chikano Rina - JKT48
- Takajo Aki's kaigai position was cancelled. She returned permanently to AKB48, becoming a member of Team B
- Miyazawa Sae - Team S and Team SII
Third Exchange
All transfers were announced on April 13, 2017
Third Exchange
All transfers were announced on September 1, 2017
