Team 8

Team 8 (April 2018)

AKB48's Team 8 (チーム8).

• Their team color is   Dark Blue.
• Formed on April 3, 2014.
• They have 39 members as of June 2021, though 4 have announced graduation.
• The concept of Team 8 is "Idols who go meet you". They 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 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 December 2017, Team 8 visited a total of 34 prefectures and traveled 33,426 km.

• See Team 8 History.

Members

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

Hokkaido & Tohoku

• Sakaguchi Nagisa (なぎ Nagi) - (Hokkaido) (Team 4)
• Yokoyama Yui (ヨコちゃん Yokochan) - (Aomori) (Team K)
• Mitomo Mashiro (まっちゃん Macchan) - (Yamagata)

Kanto

• Okabe Rin (おりん Orin, りんちゃん Rinchan, べりん Berin) - (Ibaraki) (Team A)
• Honda Hitomi (ひぃちゃん Hiichan) – (Tochigi) (Team B)
• Shimizu Maria (まりあ Maria) - (Gunma) (Team B)
• Takahashi Ayane (あやね Ayane) - (Saitama) (Team 4)
• Yoshikawa Nanase (ななせ Nanase) - (Chiba) (Team B)
• Oguri Yui (ゆいゆい Yuiyui) - (Tokyo) (Team A)
• Oda Erina (おだえり Odaeri) - (Kanagawa) (Team K)
• Hidaritomo Ayaka (ひだあや Hidaaya) - (Yamanashi) (Team K)

Chubu

• Utada Hatsuka (はっつ Hattsu) - (Aichi) (Team 4)
• Suzuki Yuka (ゆうかりん Yukarin) - (Shizuoka)
• Hattori Yuna (ゆうな Yuna) - (Gifu) (Team B)
• Matsumura Miku (みっつん Mittsun) - (Mie) (Announced Graduation)
• Hashimoto Haruna (はる Haru) - (Toyama) (Team K)
• Sakagawa Hiyuka (ひゆか Hiyuka) - (Fukui)
• Hirano Hikaru (ひか Hika) - (Ishikawa) (Team 4)
• Takahashi Sayaka (たかさや Takasaya, さやりん Sayarin) - (Nagano) (Team 4)

Kansai

• Nagano Serika (SERIKA) - (Osaka) (Team 4)
• Fukutome Mitsuho (とめちゃん Tomechan, ふくとめ Fukutome) - (Hyogo)
• Onishi Momoka (もも Momo) - (Nara) (Team 4)
• Hama Sayuna (さーちゃん Saachan, さゆ Sayu) - (Shiga) (Team 4)

Chugoku & Shikoku

• Tokunaga Remi (れみい Remi) - (Tottori)
• Okuhara Hinako (ひーな Hiina) - (Shimane) (Team B)
• Kamachi Yukina (ゆっきー Yukkina, ゆきな Yukina) - (Okayama) (Announced Graduation)
• Okumoto Hinano (のんのん Nonnon) - (Hiroshima) (Team A)
• Shitao Miu (みう Miu) - (Yamaguchi) (Team A)
• Harumoto Yuki (ゆき) - (Tokushima) (Team K)
• Gyoten Yurina (ゆりな Yurina) - (Kagawa) (Team 4)
• Takaoka Kaoru (かおるんば Kaorumba) - (Ehime) (Team 4)

Kyushu

• Yoshida Karen (かれん Karen) - (Fukuoka) (Team A)
• Kawahara Misaki (みっさー Missaa) - (Saga) (Team B)
• Onoue Mizuki (おみづき Omizuki) - (Nagasaki) (Announced Graduation)
• Kuranoo Narumi (なるちゃん Naruchan) - (Kumamoto) (Team K)
• Yamada Kyoka (きょうか Kyoka) - (Oita) (Team K)
• Uemi Sorano (そらのん Soranon) - (Miyazaki)
• Fujizono Rei (れいちゃん Reichan) - (Kagoshima)
• Miyazato Rira (らんりー Ranrii) - (Okinawa) (Team 4) (Announced Graduation)

Graduated

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List of members who have graduated or have cancelled her concurrent position

• 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)
• Yoshino Miyu (みゆ Miyu) - (Oita) (2016)
• Fukuchi Rena (ぺな Pena) - (Saga) (2017)
• Tani Yuri (ゆぅりぃ Yuurii) - (Hiroshima) (2017)
• Hamamatsu Riona (りおな Riona) - (Tokushima) (2017)
• Abe Mei (めいこ Meiko) - (Shimane) (2017)
• Mogi Kasumi (かすみん Kasumin) - (Fukushima) (2018)
• Hirose Natsuki (なっちゃん Nacchan) - (Kochi) (2018)
• Hayasaka Tsumugi (つむぎ Tsumugi, つっちゃん Tsucchan) - (Yamagata) (2018)
• Shimoaoki Karin (かりん Karin) - (Kagoshima) (2018)
• Yaguchi Moka (モカブレンド MokaBlend, モカブレ MokaBure) - (Miyazaki) (2018)
• Cho Kurena (くれにゃん Kurenyan, くれな Kurena) - (Fukui) (2019)
• Noda Hinano (ひなのん Hinanon) - (Mie) (2019)
• Yokomichi Yuri (ゆり Yuri) - (Shizuoka) (2019)
• Hitomi Kotone (こっちゃん Kocchan) - (Okayama) (2019)
• Nakano Ikumi (いくみん Ikumin) - (Tottori) (2019)
• Tanikawa Hijiri (ひじ Hiji) - (Akita) (2019)
• Sato Shiori (しおりん Shiorin) - (Niigata) (2019)
• Yamada Nanami (ななみちゃん Nanamichan) - (Hyogo) (2019)
• Ito Kirara (きらら Kirara) - (Fukushima) (2019)
• Sato Nanami (ななみん Nanamin) - (Iwate) (2019)
• Terada Misaki (みさっきー Misakki) - (Nagasaki) (2019)
• Ota Nao (おおなお Oonao, なお Nao) - (Kyoto) (2019)
• Yamamoto Ruka (るかるか Rukaruka, るぅちゃん Rucchan) - (Wakayama) (2020)
• Nunoya Riru (りる Riru) - (Akita) (2020)
• Inoue Miyuu (みゆこ Miyuko) - (Iwate) (2020)
• Shiobara Karin (かりんりん Karinrin) - (Niigata) (2020)
• Rissen Airi (りっせん Rissen) - (Kochi) (2021)
• Hasegawa Momoka (はせもも Hasemomo) - (Fukushima) (2021)
• Sato Akari (あかりぃ Akarii) - (Miyagi) (2021)

Stages

#	Stage name	Date	Performances
1	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo (PARTYが始まるよ)	2014.08.05 - 2015.08.16 2015.12.05 2018.02.17 - 2018.11.03 2019.02.02	109 2 21 2
2	Aitakatta (会いたかった)	2015.09.05 - 2017.08.20 2018.02.12 - 2018.11.04	106 24
3	Kimi mo 8 (Eito) de Nakou janai ka (君も8（エイト）で泣こうじゃないか)	2017.09.02 - 2018.01.08	24
4	Sono Shizuku wa, Mirai e to Tsunagaru Niji ni Naru. (その雫は、未来へと繋がる虹になる。)	2018.11.22 - 2023.04.21

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
• Hachinosu Dance from Teacher Teacher
• Sukida Sukida Sukida from Sustainable
• Jitabata from Shitsuren, Arigatou

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