Team Kaigai

Chikano Rina (2017)

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Izuta Rina (2016)

Team Kaigai is a AKB48 special Team for the Study Abroad Program members. They are temporary members of a international sister group (Currently only JKT48).

Current Members

JKT48

• Rina Chikano (JKT48 Team KIII)

BNK48

• Izuta Rina

Former Members

JKT48

• Takajo Aki (JKT48 Team J) (2014)
• Haruka Nakagawa (JKT48 Team J) (2016)

SNH48

• Miyazawa Sae (SNH48 Team SII) (2016)
• Suzuki Mariya (SNH48 Team SII) (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