AKB48 Members

Introduction

AKB48 had a total of 140 members during all their 11 generations. the first until the third generation is what we know as the original teams (1st Gen: Team A, 2nd Gen: Team K, 3rd Gen: Team B).

later on when more auditions were held, all the future successful candidates would take part of a in-training team of members that would work as sub and under for the official members in various actives (mostly the Theater Performances). and finally, when any of the official members would graduate a girl would be promoted to fill the space.

this group of girls was called AKB48 SEED. A term was was dropped later on and changed for Kenkyusei Members (Research Students). after more auditions and eventually more generations were created, the Kenkyuseis started to perform by themselves in the theater covering various old AKB48 Stages.

in 2009 a Team Kenkyusei (Previously they were just "Kenkyusei(s)" and not part of any kind of team) was created and different "auditions" were periodically made before a new Generation joined the group. all the current Kenkyuseis went through a selection phase where the manager decided which girls "truly wanted" to be an idol and were actually giving their best. eventually, some girls were Demoted during each Kenkyusei Sellection to reduce the quantity of members (these girls were always given the chance to audition once again and start from zero. thing that actually happened with some members, and some even made it to be part of the group once again.)

since then, the Team Kenkyusei are considered and acknowledged as another team of the group and currently even perform in the theater way more frequently than the "official" teams.

they also started to appear in the singles (even as Senbatsu) and also got their own tv show focused in them. denoting the importance they have even though they any of them have a real safe position in the group.

Some AKB48 Members actually auditioned more than once until being finally successful joining the group (like the current Team B captain, Kashiwagi Yuki). some even auditioned and were transfered to the spin-off groups (graduated Kenkyusei Deguchi Aki and previous Kenkyusei Nakanishi Yuka are now part of SKE48).

As of April 2011, AKB48 has 56 Members and 14 Kenkyusei Members with members from the 10th and 11th generation.

AKB48 Auditions (1st Gen~3rd Gen)

1st Generation (Original Team A)

- these members took part and made the Original Team A.

Members (21): Itano Tomomi · Usami Yuki · Urano Kazumi · Ooe Tomomi · Oshima Mai · Orii Ayumi · Kawasaki Nozomi · Kojima Haruna · Komatani Hitomi · Sato Yukari · Takahashi Minami · Tojima Hana · Nakanishi Rina · Narita Risa · Hirajima Natsumi · Hoshino Michiru · Maeda Atsuko · Masuyama Kayano · Minegishi Minami · Watanabe Shiho | Shinoda Mariko (joined the group on 2006/1/22)

• Transfered to Original Team B (3): Urano Kazumi · Hirajima Natsumi · Watanabe Shiho

• Now on Team A (4): Kojima Haruna · Takahashi Minami · Maeda Atsuko · Shinoda Mariko
• Now on Team K (2): Itano Tomomi · Minegishi Minami
• Now on Team B (1): Hirajima Natsumi

• Now on SDN48 (2): Urano Kazumi · Sato Yukari

- Still part of AKB48 (7/21): Itano Tomomi · Kojima Haruna · Takahashi Minami · Hirajima Natsumi · Maeda Atsuko · Minegishi Minami · Shinoda Mariko
- Transfered and still part of SDN48 (2/21): Urano Kazumi · Sato Yukari
- Now Graduated (12/21): Usami Yuki · Ooe Tomomi · Oshima Mai · Orii Ayumi · Kawasaki Nozomi · Komatani Hitomi · Tojima Hana · Nakanishi Rina · Narita Risa · Hoshino Michiru · Masuyama Kayano · Watanabe Shiho

2nd Generation (Original Team K)

- these members took part and made the Original Team K.

Members (17): Akimoto Sayaka · Imai Yuu · Uemura Ayako · Umeda Ayaka · Oshima Yuko · Ohori Megumi · Oku Manami · Ono Erena · Kasai Tomomi · Kobayashi Kana · Sato Natsuki · Takada Ayana · Noro Kayo · Hayano Kaoru · Masuda Yuka · Matsubara Natsumi · Miyazawa Sae

• Now on Team A (1): Matsubara Natsumi
• Now on Team K (4): Akimoto Sayaka · Umeda Ayaka · Oshima Yuko · Miyazawa Sae
• Now on Team B (4): Kasai Tomomi · Kobayashi Kana · Sato Natsuki · Masuda Yuka

• Now on SDN48 (2): Ohori Megumi · Noro Kayo

- Still part of AKB48 (9/17): Akimoto Sayaka · Umeda Ayaka · Oshima Yuko · Kasai Tomomi · Kobayashi Kana · Sato Natsuki · Masuda Yuka · Matsubara Natsumi · Miyazawa Sae
- Transfered and still part of SDN48 (2/17): Ohori Megumi · Noro Kayo
- Now Graduated (6/17): Imai Yuu · Uemura Ayako · Oku Manami · Ono Erena · Hayano Kaoru · Takada Ayana

3rd Generation (Original Team B)

- these members took part of the Original Team B.

Members (13): Inoue Naru · Oota Aika · Kashiwagi Yuki · Katayama Haruka · Kikuchi Ayaka · Saotome Miki · Tanabe Miku · Nakagawa Haruka · Nakaya Sayaka · Noguchi Reina · Matsuoka Yuki · Yonezawa Rumi · Watanabe Mayu

• Now on Team A (4): Oota Aika · Katayama Haruka · Nakagawa Haruka · Nakaya Sayaka
• Now on Team K (3): Tanabe Miku · Yonezawa Rumi · Kikuchi Ayaka
• Now on Team B (2): Kashiwagi Yuki · Watanabe Mayu

- Still part of AKB48 (8/13): Oota Aika · Kashiwagi Yuki · Katayama Haruka · Tanabe Miku · Nakagawa Haruka · Nakaya Sayaka · Yonezawa Rumi · Watanabe Mayu
- Was fired but has returned to AKB48 (1/13): Kikuchi Ayaka
- Now Graduated (4/13): Inoue Naru · Saotome Miki · Noguchi Reina · Matsuoka Yuki

(Current/Previous) AKB48 SEEDS / Kenkyusei (4th Gen~)

4th Generation (Kenkyusei Members)

Members (18) (bolded members were promoted (7)): Iinuma Yurina · Uriya Akane · Oya Shizuka · Kaneko Satomi · Kuramochi Asuka · Kozuka Rina · Saeki Mika · Sato Amina · Suzuki Nae · Deguchi Aki · Nakanishi Yuka · Nakata Chisato · Naruse Risa · Fujie Reina · Fujimoto Sara · Muranaka Satomi · Yoshioka Saki · Watanabe Marie

• Promoted to Original Team A (3): Sato Amina · Nakata Chisato · Fujie Reina
• Promoted to Original Team K (2): Kuramochi Asuka · Naruse Risa
• Promoted to Original Team B (1): Saeki Mika
• Promoted to Team A (1): Oya Shizuka

• Now on Team A (3): Oya Shizuka · Kuramochi Asuka · Nakata Chisato
• Now on Team K (1): Fujie Reina
• Now on Team B (1): Sato Amina
• Now on SKE48 (2): Nakanishi Yuka · Deguchi Aki

- Promoted and still part of AKB48 (5/17): Oya Shizuka · Kuramochi Asuka · Sato Amina · Nakata Chisato · Fujie Reina
- Transfered and still part of SKE48 (2/17): Deguchi Aki · Nakanishi Yuka
- After Promoted, Now Graduated (2/17): Saeki Mika · Naruse Risa
- Now not part of the group (Demoted Kenkyusei Members (AKB48)) (9/18): Iinuma Yurina · Uriya Akane · Kaneko Satomi · Kozuka Rina · Suzuki Nae · Fujimoto Sara · Muranaka Satomi · Yoshioka Saki · Watanabe Marie

• Note: Muranaka Satomi and Fujimoto Sara were demoted but returned with 8th and 9th generation to be demoted once again

5th Generation (Kenkyusei Members)

Members (12) (bolded members were promoted (9)): Arima Yuka · Ishida Haruka · Uchida Mayumi · Chikano Rina · Kitahara Rie · Kohara Haruka · Sashihara Rino · Tomita Mayu · Nakatsuka Tomomi · Nito Moeno · Hatayama Arisa · Miyazaki Miho

• Promoted to Original Team A (2): Kitahara Rie · Miyazaki Miho
• Promoted to Original Team K (1): Chikano Rina
• Promoted to Original Team B (4): Kohara Haruka · Sashihara Rino · Nakatsuka Tomomi · Nito Moeno
• Promoted to Team K (1): Uchida Mayumi
• Promoted to Team B (1): Ishida Haruka

• Now on Team A (1): Sashihara Rino
• Now on Team K (3): Uchida Mayumi · Nakatsuka Tomomi · Nito Moeno
• Now on Team B (4): Ishida Haruka · Chikano Rina · Kitahara Rie · Miyazaki Miho
• Now on SDN48 (1): Kohara Haruka

- Promoted and still part of AKB48 (8/12): Ishida Haruka · Uchida Mayumi · Chikano Rina · Kitahara Rie · Sashihara Rino · Nakatsuka Tomomi · Nito Moeno · Miyazaki Miho
- After Promoted, Now Graduated (1/12): Kohara Haruka
- Now not part of the group (Demoted Kenkyusei Members (AKB48)) (3/12): Arima Yuka · Tomita Mayu · Hatayama Arisa

6th Generation (Kenkyusei Members)

Members (4) (bolded members were promoted (2)): Katano Yurie · Takajyo Aki · Nishizawa Sara · Nonaka Misato

• Promoted to Original Team A (1): Takajyo Aki
• Promoted to Team K (1): Nonaka Misato

• Now on Team A (1): Takajyo Aki
• Now on Team K (1): Nonaka Misato

- Promoted and still part of AKB48 (2/4): Takajyo Aki · Nonaka Misato
- Now not part of the group (Demoted Kenkyusei Members (AKB48)) (2/4): Katano Yurie · Nishizawa Sara

7th Generation (Kenkyusei Members)

Members (10) (bolded members were promoted (7)): Iwasa Misaki · Katono Mizuho · Kikuchi Ayaka · Komori Mika · Sato Sumire · Suzuki Shihori · Suzuki Mariya · Hayashi Ayano · Maeda Ami · Matsui Sakiko

• Promoted to Team A (2): Iwasa Misaki · Maeda Ami
• Promoted to Team K (2): Kikuchi Ayaka · Matsui Sakiko
• Promoted to Team B (3): Komori Mika · Sato Sumire · Suzuki Mariya

- Promoted and still part of AKB48 (7/10): Iwasa Misaki · Maeda Ami · Kikuchi Ayaka · Matsui Sakiko · Komori Mika · Sato Sumire · Suzuki Mariya
- Left but returned to AKB48 in the later generation (1/10): Suzuki Shihori
- Now not part of the group (Demoted Kenkyusei Members (AKB48)) (2/10): Katono Mizuho · Hayashi Ayano

• Note: Suzuki Shihori left the group after the announcement that she will be promoted to new Team B, but has returned with 11th generation

8th Generation (Kenkyusei Members)

Members (15): Asai Madoka · Ishii Ayaka · Ishibe Aya · Imai Yurie · Ueki Asaka · Kaku Grace · Komizu Nanami · Sakamoto Rio · Sono Yuriko · Sugiyama Miku · Tomite Ami · Nishikawa Nanami · Miki Nikoru · Muranaka Satomi

- Now not part of the group (Demoted Kenkyusei Members (AKB48)) (15/15): Asai Madoka · Ishii Ayaka · Ishibe Aya · Imai Yurie · Ueki Asaka · Kaku Grace · Komizu Nanami · Sakamoto Rio · Sono Yuriko · Sugiyama Miku · Tomite Ami · Nishikawa Nanami · Miki Nikoru · Muranaka Satomi

9th Generation (Kenkyusei Members)

Members (14) (bolded members were promoted (9)): Ishiguro Atsuki · Ito Ayaka · Oba Mina · Kinumoto Momomko · Shimazaki Haruka · Shimada Haruka · Takamatsu Eri · Takeuchi Miyu · Nagao Mariya · Nakamura Mariko · Fujimoto Sara · Mori Anna · Yamauchi Suzuran · Yokoyama Yui

• Promoted to Team K (1): Yokoyama Yui

- Promoted and still part of AKB48 (9/14): Oba Mina · Shimazaki Haruka · Shimada Haruka · Takeuchi Miyu · Nagao Mariya · Nakamura Mariko · Mori Anna · Yamauchi Suzuran · Yokoyama Yui
- Now not part of the group (Demoted Kenkyusei Members (AKB48)) (5/14): Ito Ayaka · Ishiguro Atsuki · Kinumoto Momomko · Takamatsu Eri · Fujimoto Sara

10th Generation (Kenkyusei Members)

Members (10) (bolded members were promoted (1)): Abe Maria · Izuta Rina · Ichikawa Miori · Iriyama Anna · Iwasaki Hitomi · Kato Rena · Kanazawa Yuuki · Kobayashi Marina · Nakamata Shiori · Fujita Nana

- Promoted and still part of AKB48 (1/10): Nakamata Shiori
- Still part of Team Kenkyusei (7/10): Abe Maria · Izuta Rina · Ichikawa Miori · Iriyama Anna · Kato Rena · Kobayashi Marina · Fujita Nana
- Now not part of the group (Demoted Kenkyusei Members (AKB48)) (2/10): Iwasaki Hitomi · Kanazawa Yuuki

11th Generation (Kenkyusei Members)

Members (10): Ushikubo Sara · Okazaki Chinami · Kawaei Rina · Kawakami Marina · Kojima Natsuki · Suzuki Shihori · Toyoda Saki · Natori Wakana · Morikawa Ayaka · Yamaguchi Nau

- Still part of Team Kenkyusei (5/10): Kawaei Rina · Kojima Natsuki · Suzuki Shihori · Natori Wakana · Morikawa Ayaka
- Now not part of the group (Demoted Kenkyusei Members (AKB48)) (5/10): Ushikubo Sara · Okazaki Chinami · Toyoda Saki · Kawakami Marina · Yamaguchi Nau

Mixi ranking

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AKB48 members mixi ranking

place	name	team	11.05.01	11.04.01	11.03.01	11.02.01	11.01.01	10.12.01	10.11.01	10.10.01	10.09.01	10.08.01	10.07.01	10.06.01	10.05.01
1	Shinoda Mariko	A	65392	63366	61083	58321	50356	45192	42644	40655	36502	32974	29338	23508	21144
2	Oshima Yuko	K	49371	45491	41782	39027	32523	29544	27493	25653	24057	21687	19974	15090	12788
3	Maeda Atsuko	A	47937	45135	41646	40301	36176	33413	31483	28342	25703	22579	20959	16958	15006
4	Itano Tomomi	K	38882	38840	39026	36819	33679	31465	29231	27483	25288	20322	17667	12791	10660
5	Kojima Haruna	A	30318	26563	24926	22638	20277	18996	17749	16634	15517	13747	11922	10596	9536
6	Watanabe Mayu	B	30211	27672	26039	23940	20644	19107	17391	15869	14430	12692	11455	10024	8778
7	Takahashi Minami	A	28244	25738	24051	21803	18521	16656	15067	13559	12088	9953	8828	7394	6354
8	Kashiwagi Yuki	B	24854	23407	22915	20318	14039	12596	11097	9958	8987	7574	6507	5570	4838
9	Sashihara Rino	A	18268	16547	15178	12670	9589	7745	6440	5492	4449	3312	2835	2414	1949
10	Kasai Tomomi	B	15237	14600	13831	12988	11589	10730	9672	8969	8443	7697	6953	6153	5615
11	Miyazawa Sae	K	14616	13769	12778	11694	9470	8597	7980	7456	6756	6087	5676	4971	4507
12	Minegishi Minami	K	14308	13387	12169	11217	9079	7784	6988	6397	5719	4889	4063	3344	2909
13	Takajo Aki	A	13669	12955	12079	11108	9024	8062	7196	6386	5698	5059	4401	3608	2945
14	Kitahara Rie	B	11764	10920	9637	8616	7066	6313	5661	5157	4722	4133	3672	3168	2798
15	Sato Amina	B	9798	9086	8331	7459	6423	5839	5403	5109	4720	4217	3814	3350	2948
16	Kuramochi Asuka	A	8254	7750	7007	6333	4943	4540	4129	3767	3212	2897	2613	2307	2079
17	Masuda Yuka	B	7028	6124	5406	4323	3512	3174	2924	2651	2416	2010	1776	1574	1466
18	Yokoyama Yui	K	6889	5884	4531	3509	2480	1935	1718	1362	1221	1086	950	675	377
19	Akimoto Sayaka	K	6852	6465	6318	5861	5384	5261	5265	4635	4123	3641	3341	2827	2525
20	Komori Mika	B	4511	4300	4086	3782	3449	3238	2982	2649	2405	2057	1785	1468	1211
21	Ichikawa Miori	10G	4502	3436	2676	2128	1605	1245	772	540	500	449	341	-	-
22	Oota Aika	A	4231	4080	3914	3603	3283	3195	3070	2959	2787	2671	2523	2257	2092
23	Sato Sumire	B	4188	3896	3613	3230	2701	2392	2135	1885	1655	1539	1409	1247	1088
24	Umeda Ayaka	K	3749	3340	2899	2278	1695	1487	1320	1212	1098	980	886	764	712
25	Miyazaki Miho	B	3214	3080	2923	2754	2483	2362	2264	2215	2189	2076	1982	1866	1794
26	Nakagawa Haruka	A	3188	3104	3032	2694	2483	2346	2292	2224	2039	1811	1640	1392	1255
27	Oba Mina	9G	2976	2181	1804	1625	1425	1232	1059	949	851	694	605	474	381
28	Matsui Sakiko	K	2951	2756	2415	2119	1592	1313	1152	1003	861	741	596	570	537
29	Nito Moeno	K	2797	2674	2573	2435	2255	2144	2033	1926	1830	1728	1610	1475	1397
30	Hirajima Natsumi	B	2737	2609	2438	2082	1878	1802	1717	1598	1461	1338	1199	1129	1046
31	Ishida Haruka	B	2313	2268	2262	2212	2030	1800	1614	1537	1333	1193	1056	920	838
32	Kikuchi Ayaka	K	2178	2014	1874	1499	1290	1233	1134	1069	986	922	840	766	750
33	Ooya Shizuka	A	2109	1972	1747	1610	1274	1136	631	529	422	368	342	324	315
34	Nagao Mariya	9G	1883	1553	1371	1259	1173	1070	955	834	720	580	501	426	358
35	Maeda Ami	A	1858	1740	1596	1346	1128	1023	852	733	650	600	549	502	442
36	Yamauchi Suzuran	9G	1600	1399	1233	1122	981	853	754	694	598	538	513	449	393
37	Mori Anna	9G	1572	1381	1256	1168	1086	1018	916	813	735	658	552	404	323
38	Kobayashi Kana	B	1474	1384	1282	1126	997	911	847	809	765	712	658	617	607
39	Shimazaki Haruka	9G	1474	1323	1147	1052	1000	930	861	777	733	663	624	536	476
40	Fujie Reina	K	1348	1198	1070	864	602	261	931	878	826	766	707	635	583
41	Katayama Haruka	A	1341	1283	1226	1115	1013	974	925	873	837	778	734	710	681
42	Shimada Haruka	9G	1171	1028	911	828	743	687	621	592	576	535	476	402	315
43	Sato Natsuki	B	1121	1060	982	880	755	692	622	582	537	507	481	455	454
44	Matsubara Natsumi	A	1110	1060	1009	970	903	864	833	800	764	738	687	642	613
45	Uchida Mayumi	K	993	960	928	890	787	668	626	584	367	350	335	332	322
46	Tanabe Miku	K	988	926	872	801	674	599	540	491	424	400	382	378	376
47	Takeuchi Miyu	9G	984	864	768	692	656	623	588	539	498	470	433	376	317
48	Yonezawa Rumi	K	978	946	929	882	772	751	696	690	679	659	628	590	563
49	Iriyama Anna	10G	891	789	612	460	399	327	273	230	166	144	67	-	-
50	Nakamata Shiori	10G	876	776	701	498	418	374	338	301	261	225	152	-	-
51	Nonaka Misato	K	843	765	723	653	541	503	461	443	426	403	370	362	339
52	Nakatsuka Tomomi	K	832	788	771	719	618	540	478	445	408	383	351	335	338
53	Kawaei Rina	11G	816	676	560	425	329	192	39	-	-	-	-	-	-
54	Nakaya Sayaka	A	776	715	671	579	481	433	398	379	361	337	318	308	289
55	Iwasa Misaki	A	770	750	700	587	519	490	463	429	389	348	332	309	290
56	Suzuki Mariya	B	734	696	660	592	506	440	383	350	324	270	266	248	233
57	Nakata Chisato	A	542	508	475	455	416	389	371	357	352	348	344	339	341
58	Kojima Natsuki	11G	484	446	373	293	184	85	19	-	-	-	-	-	-
59	Chikano Rina	B	391	366	345	326	304	273	247	229	217	205	204	205	206
60	Suzuki Shihori	11G	366	346	318	281	249	225	194	-	-	-	-	-	-
61	Nakamura Mariko	9G	320	304	288	264	239	221	198	182	166	147	141	122	111
62	Natori Wakana	11G	312	276	251	211	158	113	71	-	-	-	-	-	-
63	Kato Rena	10G	286	274	244	218	200	186	157	136	125	98	24	-	-
64	Fujita Nana	10G	277	268	235	205	179	145	112	87	79	71	30	-	-
65	Izuta Rina	10G	241	228	218	201	179	155	144	124	108	88	74	-	-
66	Abe Maria	10G	233	221	191	154	149	118	96	71	54	40	17	-	-
67	Kobayashi Marina	10G	227	225	215	202	186	178	163	145	147	147	144	-	-
68	Morikawa Ayaka	11G	202	187	171	130	87	56	21	-	-	-	-	-	-