Team 8

Team 8 (May 2017)

Team 8 (September 2017)

AKB48's Team 8 (チーム8). Their team color is Dark Blue. They currently have 47 members, though 2 has announced their graduation. The concept of Team 8 is "Idols who go meet you". They are sponsored by Toyota and 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 October 2016, Team 8 visited a total of 34 prefectures and travelled 28.493km.

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

(History: Team 8)

Hokkaido & Tohoku

• Sakaguchi Nagisa (なぎ Nagi) - (Hokkaido) (Team B)
• 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 (あかりぃ Akarii) - (Miyagi)
• Mogi Kasumi (かすみん Kasumin) - (Fukushima) (Announced Graduation)

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

• Utada Hatsuka (はっつ Hattsu) - (Aichi)
• Yokomichi Yuri (ゆりやん Yuriyan, みっちー Micchii) - (Shizuoka)
• Hattori Yuna (ゆうな Yuna) - (Gifu)
• Noda Hinano (ひなのん Hinanon) - (Mie)
• Hashimoto Haruna (はる Haru) - (Toyama)
• Hirano Hikaru (ひか Hika) - (Ishikawa)
• Chou Kurena (くれにゃん Kurenyan, くれな Kurena) - (Fukui)
• Takahashi Sayaka (たかさや Takasaya, さやりん Sayarin) - (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) - (Hyogo) (Team A)
• 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) (Team K)
• Okuhara Hinako (ひーな Hiina) - (Shimane)
• Hitomi Kotone (こっちゃん Kocchan) - (Okayama)
• Okumoto Hinano (のんのん Nonnon) - (Hiroshima)
• Shitao Miu (みう Miu) - (Yamaguchi)
• Harumoto Yuki (ゆき) - (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) (Announced Graduation)

Kyushu

• Yoshida Karen (かれん Karen) - (Fukuoka)
• Kawahara Misaki (みっさー Missaa) - (Saga)
• Terada Misaki (みさっきー Misakki) - (Nagasaki)
• Kuranoo Narumi (なるちゃん Naruchan) - (Kumamoto)
• Yamada Kyoka - (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」 (Team 8 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo") (2014.08.05 - 2015.08.16)
• 2nd Stage 「会いたかった」 (Team 8 2nd Stage "Aitakatta") (2015.09.05 - 2017.08.20)
• 3rd Stage 「君も8（エイト）で泣こうじゃないか」 (Team 8 3rd Stage "Kimi mo 8 (Eito) de Nakou janai ka") (2017.09.02 - )

Graduated

• 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)

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

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