List of AKB48 members

AKB48 is a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2005. As of November 1, 2016 the group consists of 117 members, divided among several teams: Team A with 18 members, Team K with 19 members, Team B with 18 members, and Team 4 with 20 members, Team 8 with 45 members, the last of which have 3 members serving concurrently with other AKB48 teams. They include Kenkyusei members who serve as understudies for the teams.[1]

Each of the teams has its own theme:[2] according to member Misaki Iwasa, Team A represents freedom, Team K has a strong and powerful image, Team B is very idol-like with cutesy costumes, and Team 4 represents "the future of AKB48."[2] The member lineup often changes as when girls get older, they "graduate" from the group, and are replaced by members promoted from the trainees. Monica Hesse of The Washington Post describes the AKB48 audition process as "rolling American Idol-esque".[3]

The group has publicized special events for choosing the promotional and recording lineup for some of its singles.[4] In 2009, the concept of sōsenkyo (総選挙?, "general elections") was introduced.[5] To obtain a ballot, voters have to buy the group's latest "election single".[6] The members who receive the most votes will get to participate in the recording of AKB48's next single,[5] and are heavily promoted.[7] The top vote getter earns the right to be the center performer during the group's live performances.[4][6]

Yui Yokoyama is the current leader or "general manager" of AKB48 and all of its sister groups. The results from AKB48's annual general elections from 2009–2015 are included. Dark gray cells indicate that the member did not take part in that election. Light gray cells marked "N/A" indicate the member took part in the election, but did not rank.

Members are listed by order below as they appear on the official website's roster as of September 1, 2015.[1]

Team A

Team A is associated with the color pink, the current captain is Yui Yokoyama and Mariko Nakamura as the vice.[1]

Name[8] Birth date (age) Election rank
1[9] 2[10] 3[11] 4[12] 5[13] 6[14] 7[15] 8[16]
Anna Iriyama (入山 杏奈 Iriyama Anna) December 3, 1995   N/A N/A N/A 30 20   18
Shizuka Oya (大家 志津香 Ōya Shizuka) December 28, 1991 N/A N/A 29 59 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nana Owada (大和田 南那 Ōwada Nana) September 15, 1999           N/A 75 62
Mayu Ogasawara (小笠原 茉由 Ogasawara Mayu) April 11, 1994       60 54 76 N/A  
Natsuki Kojima (小嶋 菜月 Kojima Natsuki) March 8, 1995     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Haruna Kojima (小嶋 陽菜 Kojima Haruna) (Announced Graduation) April 19, 1988 6 7 6 7 9 8   16*
Yukari Sasaki (佐々木 優佳里 Sasaki Yukari) August 28, 1995       N/A N/A 47 50 38
Haruka Shimazaki (島崎 遥香 Shimazaki Haruka) March 30, 1994   28 N/A 23 12 7 9 8
Miru Shiroma (白間 美瑠 Shiroma Miru) October 14, 1997     N/A N/A N/A 43 34 24
Kayoko Takita (田北 香世子 Takita Kayoko) February 13, 1997           N/A N/A N/A
Megu Taniguchi (谷口 めぐ Taniguchi Megu) November 12, 1998           N/A N/A 69
Chiyori Nakanishi (中西 智代梨 Nakanishi Chiyori) May 12, 1995       N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mariko Nakamura (中村 麻里子 Nakamura Mariko) December 16, 1993   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Yui Hiwatashi (樋渡 結依 Hiwatashi Yui) April 30, 2000               N/A
Miho Miyazaki (宮崎 美穂 Miyazaki Miho) July 30, 1993 18 21 27 38 N/A 78 N/A 78
Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇 咲良 Miyawaki Sakura) March 19, 1998       47 26 11 7 6
Nanami Yamada (山田 菜々美 Yamada Nanami)[lower-alpha 1] February 9, 1999           N/A N/A N/A
Yui Yokoyama (横山 由依 Yokoyama Yui) December 8, 1992   N/A 19 15 13 13 10 11

Team K

Team K is associated with the color green, the current captain is Minami Minegishi and Haruka Shimada as the vice.[1]

Name[17] Birth date (age) Election rank
1[9] 2[10] 3[11] 4[12] 5[13] 6[14] 7[15] 8[16]
Moe Aigasa (相笠 萌 Aigasa Moe) April 6, 1998       N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Maria Abe (阿部 マリア Abe Maria) November 29, 1995     N/A N/A N/A N/A   N/A
Manami Ichikawa (市川 愛美 Ichikawa Manami) August 26, 1999           N/A N/A N/A
Haruka Kodama (兒玉 遥 Kodama Haruka) September 19, 1996       N/A 37 21 17 9
Ayana Shinozaki (篠崎 彩奈 Shinozaki Ayana) January 8, 1996       N/A N/A N/A 78 N/A
Haruka Shimada (島田 晴香 Shimada Haruka) December 16, 1992   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hinana Shimoguchi (下口 ひなな Shimoguchi Hinana) July 19, 2001           N/A N/A N/A
Mariya Suzuki (鈴木 まりや Suzuki Mariya) April 29, 1991 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Yuuka Tano (田野 優花 Tano Yūka) March 7, 1997       45 38 45 47 N/A
Chisato Nakata (中田 ちさと Nakata Chisato) October 8, 1990 N/A N/A N/A 37 N/A N/A    
Ikumi Nakano (中野 郁海 Nakano Ikumi)[lower-alpha 2] August 20, 2000           N/A N/A N/A
Nana Fujita (藤田 奈那 Fujita Nana) December 28, 1996   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Minami Minegishi (峯岸 みなみ Minegishi Minami) November 15, 1992 16 14 15 14 18 22 19 17
Mion Mukaichi (向井地 美音 Mukaichi Mion) January 29, 1998           N/A 44 13
Tomu Mutou (武藤 十夢 Mutō Tomu) November 25, 1994       49 45 24 16 10
Shinobu Mogi (茂木 忍 Mogi Shinobu) February 16, 1997       N/A N/A N/A 57 47
Ami Yumoto (湯本 亜美 Yumoto Ami) October 3, 1997           N/A N/A N/A

Team B

Team B is associated with the color blue, the current captain is Yuria Kizaki and Ryoka Oshima as the vice.[1]

Name[18] Birth date (age) Election rank
1[9] 2[10] 3[11] 4[12] 5[13] 6[14] 7[15] 8[16]
Ayano Umeta (梅田 綾乃 Umeta Ayano) March 20, 1999       N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Ryoka Oshima (大島 涼花 Ōshima Ryōka) October 21, 1998       N/A N/A 80 N/A 32
Yuki Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀 Kashiwagi Yuki) July 15, 1991 9 8 3 3 4 3 2 5
Rena Kato (加藤 玲奈 Katō Rena) July 10, 1997     N/A N/A N/A 32 28 26
Yuria Kizaki (木﨑 ゆりあ Kizaki Yuria) February 11, 1996       31 22 23 22 37
Moe Goto (後藤 萌咲 Gotō Moe) May 20, 2001           N/A N/A N/A
Nagisa Sakaguchi (坂口 渚沙 Sakaguchi Nagisa)[lower-alpha 3] December 23, 2000           N/A N/A N/A
Miyu Takeuchi (竹内 美宥 Takeuchi Miyu) January 12, 1996   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A    
Makiho Tatsuya (達家 真姫宝 Tatsuya Makiho) October 19, 2001           N/A N/A N/A
Miku Tanabe (田名部 生来 Tanabe Miku) December 2, 1992 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 71    
Seina Fukuoka (福岡 聖菜 Fukuoka Seina) August 1, 2000           N/A N/A N/A
Chia-ling Ma (馬 嘉伶 Ma Chia-ling) December 21, 1996               N/A
Nako Yabuki (矢吹 奈子 Yabuki Nako) June 18, 2001           N/A N/A 28
Aeri Yokoshima (横島 亜衿 Yokoshima Aeri) December 17, 1999           N/A N/A N/A
Mayu Watanabe (渡辺 麻友 Watanabe Mayu) March 26, 1994 4 5 5 2 3 1 3 2

Team 4

Team 4 is associated with the color yellow, the current captain is Juri Takahashi and Nana Okada as the vice.[1]

Name[19] Birth date (age) Election rank
1[9] 2[10] 3[11] 4[12] 5[13] 6[14] 7[15] 8[16]
Miyabi Iino (飯野 雅 Iino Miyabi) September 29, 1997           N/A N/A N/A
Rina Izuta (伊豆田 莉奈 Izuta Rina) November 26, 1995     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Saho Iwatate (岩立 沙穂 Iwatate Saho) October 4, 1994       N/A N/A 66 N/A 51
Rio Okawa (大川 莉央 Ōkawa Rio) March 1, 2001           N/A N/A N/A
Miyuu Omori (大森 美優 Ōmori Miyū) September 3, 1998       N/A N/A N/A 67 73
Ayaka Okada (岡田 彩花 Okada Ayaka) November 6, 1998       N/A N/A N/A N/A 57
Nana Okada (岡田 奈々 Okada Nana) November 7, 1997         N/A 51 29 14
Saya Kawamoto (川本 紗矢 Kawamoto Saya) August 31, 1998           N/A N/A 27
Ryoha Kitagawa (北川 綾巴 Kitagawa Ryōha) October 9, 1998         N/A N/A 66 64
Saki Kitazawa (北澤 早紀 Kitazawa Saki) June 5, 1997       N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mako Kojima (小嶋真子 Kojima Mako) May 30, 1997         N/A 36 26 19
Haruka Komiyama (込山 榛香 Komiyama Haruka) September 12, 1998           N/A N/A 21
Kiara Sato (佐藤 妃星 Satō Kiara) August 11, 2000           N/A N/A N/A
Nagisa Shibuya (渋谷 凪咲 Shibuya Nagisa) August 25, 1996         N/A N/A 58 56
Juri Takahashi (高橋 朱里 Takahashi Juri) October 3, 1997       N/A N/A 28 25 15
Mio Tomonaga (朝長 美桜 Tomonaga Mio) May 17, 1998         59 27 21 23
Miki Nishino (西野 未姫 Nishino Miki) April 4, 1999         N/A 62 N/A 61
Rena Nozawa (野澤 玲奈 Nozawa Rena) May 6, 1998           N/A N/A  
Yuiri Murayama (村山 彩希 Murayama Yuiri) June 15, 1997       N/A N/A N/A    

Team 8

Team 8 was formed in April 2014 and originally included 47 members, each representing one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Their team color is navy.[1]

Name[20] Birth date (age) Prefecture
Hokkaido & Tōhoku
Nagisa Sakaguchi (坂口 渚沙 Sakaguchi Nagisa)[lower-alpha 3] December 23, 2000 Hokkaido
Yui Yokoyama (横山 結衣 Yokoyama Yui) February 22, 2001 Aomori
Hijiri Tanikawa (谷川 聖 Tanikawa Hijiri) December 26, 2000 Akita
Nanami Sato (佐藤 七海 Satō Nanami) January 19, 2000 Iwate
Tsumugi Hayasaka (早坂 つむぎ Hayasaka Tsumugi) May 12, 2001 Yamagata
Akari Sato (佐藤 朱 Satō Akari) November 9, 1996 Miyagi
Kasumi Mougi (舞木 香純 Mōgi Kasumi) April 28, 1997 Fukushima
Kantō
Rin Okabe (岡部 麟 Okabe Rin) November 7, 1996 Ibaraki
Hitomi Honda (本田 仁美 Honda Hitomi) October 6, 2001 Tochigi
Maria Shimizu (清水 麻璃亜 Shimizu Maria) September 29, 1997 Gunma
Ayane Takahashi (髙橋 彩音 Takahashi Ayane) December 30, 1997 Saitama
Nanase Yoshikawa (吉川 七瀬 Yoshikawa Nanase) July 21, 1998 Chiba
Yui Oguri (小栗 有以 Oguri Yui) December 26, 2001 Tokyo
Erina Oda (小田 えりな Oda Erina) April 25, 1997 Kanagawa
Shiori Sato (佐藤 栞 Satō Shiori) February 3, 1998 Niigata
Ayaka Hidaritomo (左伴 彩佳 Hidaritomo Ayaka) July 29, 1998 Yamanashi
Chūbu
Natsuki Fujimura (藤村 菜月 Fujimura Natsuki) May 25, 1997 Aichi
Yuri Yokomichi (横道 侑里 Yokomichi Yuri) October 23, 2000 Shizuoka
Yuna Hattori (服部有菜 Hattori Yuna) March 30, 2001 Gifu
Ai Yamamoto (山本 亜依 Yamamoto Ai) August 31, 1995 Mie
Haruna Hashimoto (橋本 陽菜 Hashimoto Haruna) May 25, 2000 Toyama
Reina Kita (北 玲名 Kita Reina) April 7, 1996 Ishikawa
Kurena Cho (長 久玲奈 Chō Kurena) May 11, 2000 Fukui
Moeri Kondo (近藤 萌恵里 Kondō Moeri) April 25, 1997 Nagano
Kansai
Serika Nagano (永野 芹佳 Nagano Serika) March 27, 2001 Osaka
Nao Ota (太田 奈緒 Ōta Nao) December 5, 1994 Kyoto
Nanami Yamada (山田 菜々美 Yamada Nanami)[lower-alpha 1] February 9, 1999 Hyōgo
Ruka Yamamoto (山本 瑠香 Yamamoto Ruka) October 10, 2000 Wakayama
Momoka Onishi (大西 桃香 Ōnishi Momoka) September 20, 1997 Nara
Sayuna Hama (濵 咲友菜 Hama Sayuna) August 20, 2001 Shiga
Chūgoku & Shikoku
Ikumi Nakano (中野 郁海 Nakano Ikumi)[lower-alpha 2] August 20, 2000 Tottori
Mei Abe (阿部 芽唯 Abe Mei) February 9, 2001 Shimane
Kotone Hitomi (人見 古都音 Hitomi Kotone) January 19, 2001 Okayama
Yuri Tani (谷 優里 Tani Yuri) July 19, 1999 Hiroshima
Miu Shitao (下尾 みう Shitao Miu) April 3, 2001 Yamaguchi
Riona Hamamatsu (濵松 里緒菜 Hamamatsu Riona) July 28, 1995 Tokushima
Yurina Gyoten (行天 優莉奈 Gyōten Yurina) March 14, 1999 Kagawa
Kaoru Takaoka (高岡 薫 Takaoka Kaoru) November 29, 2000 Ehime
Natsuki Hirose (廣瀬 なつき Hirose Natsuki) June 9, 1997 Kōchi
Kyushu
Karen Yoshida (吉田 華恋 Yoshida Karen) July 27, 2002 Fukuoka
Rena Fukuchi (福地 礼奈 Fukuchi Rena) May 2, 1996 Saga
Moeka Iwasaki (岩﨑 萌花 Iwasaki Moeka) April 24, 2000 Nagasaki
Narumi Kuranoo (倉野尾 成美 Kuranoo Narumi) November 8, 2000 Kumamoto
Miyu Yoshino (吉野 未優 Yoshino Miyu) February 16, 2001 Ōita
Moka Yaguchi (谷口 もか Yaguchi Moka) May 28, 2001 Miyazaki
Karin Shimoaoki (下青木 香鈴 Shimoaoki Karin) October 28, 2000 Kagoshima
Rira Miyazato (宮里 莉羅 Miyazato Rira) March 30, 2002 Okinawa

Kenkyūsei

Kenkyūsei (研究生) lit. "research students", also "trainees" are understudy members. Originally they were a separate group of members who have not been promoted to teams, but as of the "2nd 48Group Draft" (ドラフト二期生, Dorafuto nikisei), they have been assigned to support a specific team.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Nanami Yamada is a concurrent member of AKB Team A and AKB48 Team 8.
  2. 1 2 Ikumi Nakano is a concurrent member of AKB48 Team K and AKB48 Team 8.
  3. 1 2 Nagisa Sakaguchi is a concurrent member of AKB48 Team B and AKB48 Team 8

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AKB48公式サイト｜メンバー情報 (AKB48 Official Site - Member List)". AKB48 Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2016. - list is subject to change from graduations and transfers
  2. 1 2 "Rivalry among 61 girls? (AKB48 Concept Store Part 3)". Asia One. 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. ↑ Hesse, Monica (2012-03-27). "Japanese girl group AKB48 breezes through D.C. in whirlwind of cuteness". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  4. 1 2 "Japan's AKB48, a girl pop group whose lineup is chosen by fans, set to go global". NY Daily News. Associated Press. June 12, 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 AKB48 (2011-02-14). What is AKB48? / AKB48 [Official] (Youtube) (in Japanese and English). Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  6. 1 2 St. Michel, Patrick; Kikuchi, Daisuke (May 31, 2012). "AKB48 'election' shows marketing brilliance". Japan Times. p. 17.
  7. ↑ "Girl idol group about mass exposure, fans". The Japan Times Inc. The Japan Times. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  8. ↑ http://www.akb48.co.jp/about/members/?team_id=1
  9. 1 2 3 4 "AKB48 13thシングル選抜総選挙　結果発表" [13th single selection general election result announced]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "AKB48　選抜総選挙　結果" [AKB48 Selection Election]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "AKB48 22ndシングル選抜総選挙結果" [AKB48 22nd Single selection Election]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "AKB48 27thシングル選抜総選挙　開票結果" [AKB48 27th Single selection election vote counting result]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙" [32nd single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2013-06-08.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "AKB48 37thシングル 選抜総選挙" [37th single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2014-06-07.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "AKB48 41stシングル 選抜総選挙" [41st single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2015-06-06.
  16. 1 2 3 4 AKB48公式サイト AKB48 45thシングル 選抜総選挙 [45th single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  17. 1 2 3 http://www.akb48.co.jp/about/members/?team_id=2
  18. 1 2 3 4 http://www.akb48.co.jp/about/members/?team_id=3
  19. 1 2 http://www.akb48.co.jp/about/members/?team_id=4
  20. ↑ http://www.akb48.co.jp/about/members/?team_id=5
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