Team 8
AKB48's Team 8. Their team color is Dark Blue. The concept of Team 8 is "Idols who go meet you". They are sponsored by Toyota.
Each member of Team 8 comes from a different prefecture of Japan. The members will participate in live performances and handshake events in various regions of Japan between May 2014 and December 2014. The name of their prefecture is written in parentheses ().
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 (佐藤朱) - (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
- Fujimura Natsuki (なつき Natsuki) - (Aichi)
- Yokomichi Yuri (ゆりやん Yuriyan, みっちー Micchii) - (Shizuoka)
- Hattori Yuna (ゆうな Yuna) - (Gifu)
- Yamamoto Ai (あいぽん Aipon) - (Mie)
- 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
- Moriwaki Yui (ゆいぴょん Yuipyon, ゆい Yui) - (Fukuoka)
- Fukuchi Rena (ぺな Pena) - (Saga)
- Iwasaki Moeka (もえたん Moetan) - (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 - )
Graduated
- Okubora Chinatsu (ちっぴ Chippi) - (Gifu) (2014)
