Team 8
AKB48's Team 8 (チーム8).
- Their team color is Dark Blue.
- Formed on April 3, 2014 and entered into indefinite hiatus on April 30, 2023.
- All members were fully transfered to the teams they had a kennin position with instead.
- They currently have no members.
- The concept of Team 8 is "idols who go meet you".
- 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 went on a tour around the country to visit the 47 Japanese prefectures (Team 8 National Tour 〜47 no Suteki na Machi e〜). The tour started in 2014 and was completed in 2021. (By December 2017, Team 8 had visited a total of 34 prefectures and traveled 33,426 km.)
- Each member had a kennin position with one of the other teams of AKB48.
History
Transferred
List of members who have transferred
- Okabe Rin (べりん Berin, りんりん Rinrin) (Team A) (2023)
- Shimizu Maria (まりあ Maria) (Team A) (2023)
- Takahashi Sayaka (さやりん Sayarin) (Team A) (2023)
- Nagano Serika (せりちゃん Serichan) (Team A) (2023)
- Honda Hitomi (ひぃちゃん Hiichan) (Team A) (2023)
- Uemi Sorano (そらのん Soranon) (Team K) (2023)
- Onishi Momoka (おおにし Oonishi) (Team K) (2023)
- Okuhara Hinako (ひーな Hiina) (Team K) (2023)
- Oda Erina (おだえり Odaeri) (Team K) (2023)
- Takahashi Ayane (あやね Ayane) (Team K) (2023)
- Hattori Yuna (ゆうな Yuuna) (Team K) (2023)
- Oguri Yui (ゆいゆい Yuiyui) (Team B) (2023)
- Sakaguchi Nagisa (なぎ Nagi) (Team B) (2023)
- Tokunaga Remi (れみたん Remitan) (Team B) (2023)
- Hashimoto Haruna (はるpyon Harupyon) (Team B) (2023)
- Hidaritomo Ayaka (ひだあや Hidaaya) (Team B) (2023)
- Fujizono Rei (れいちゃん Reichan) (Team B) (2023)
- Yamada Kyoka (きょうか Kyoka) (Team B) (2023)
- Utada Hatsuka (はっつ Hattsu) (Team 4) (2023)
- Kawahara Misaki (みっさー Missaa) (Team 4) (2023)
- Gyoten Yurina (ゆりな Yurina) (Team 4) (2023)
- Kuranoo Narumi (なる Naru) (Team 4) (2023)
- Sakagawa Hiyuka' (ひゆか Hiyuka) (Team 4) (2023)
- Shitao Miu (みう Miu) (Team 4) (2023)
- Takaoka Kaoru (かおるんば Kaorumba) (Team 4) (2023)
- Yoshida Karen (かれん Karen) (Team 4) (2023)
- Yoshikawa Nanase (ななせ Nanase) (Team 4) (2023)
Graduated
List of members who have 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 (みゆゆん Miyuyun) - 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 Mei) - 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 (もか Moka) - 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 Misakkii) - Nagasaki (2019)
- Ota Nao (おおなお Oonao, なお Nao) - Kyoto (2019)
- Yamamoto Ruka (るか Ruka) - 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)
- Matsumura Miku (みっつん Mittsun) - Mie (2021)
- Kamachi Yukina (ゆっきーな Yukkiina) - Okayama (2021)
- Miyazato Rira (らんりー Ranrii) - Okinawa (2021)
- Onoue Mizuki (おみづき Omizuki) - Nagasaki (2021)
- Suzuki Yuka (ゆうかりん Yuukarin) - Shizuoka (2021)
- Harumoto Yuki (ゆき Yuki) - Tokushima (2021)
- Yokoyama Yui (ヨコちゃん Yokochan) - Aomori (2021)
- Okumoto Hinano (のんのん Nonnon) - Hiroshima (2022)
- Fukutome Mitsuho (とめちゃん Tomechan, ふくとめ Fukutome) - Hyogo (2022)
- Mitomo Mashiro (まっちゃん Macchan) - Yamagata (2022)
- Hama Sayuna (はまちゃん Hamachan) - Shiga (2023)
- Hirano Hikaru (ひかるん Hikarun) - Ishikawa (2023)
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
- Hoshizora wo Kimi ni from High Tension (Team 8 EAST)
- Shishunki no Adrenaline from High Tension (Team 8 WEST)
- Ikiru Koto ni Nekkyou wo! from 11gatsu no Anklet
- Hachinosu Dance from Teacher Teacher
- Sukida Sukida Sukida from Sustainable
- Jitabata from Shitsuren, Arigatou
- Seikoutoutei from Ne mo Ha mo Rumor
- Sayonara Janai from Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da
- Other Original Songs
Stage Plays
- Kenran Toka Ranman Toka (2016)
- KISS KISS KISS (2018)
- Bee School (2019)
- Majimuri Gakuen - RAI (2021)
- KISS -8th Anniversary Special Performance- (2022)
