List of AKB48 members

AKB48 is a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2005. As of September 1, 2015 the group consists of 127 members, divided among several teams: Team A with 21 members, Team K with 21 members, Team B with 18 members, and Team 4 with 20 members, Team 8 with 47 members.^[1] There are also 50 girls, grouped as Baito AKB, who have a part-time contract.^[2][1] Some members hold concurrent positions with AKB48's sister groups.^[1]

Each of the teams has its own theme:^[3] 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."^[3] 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".^[4]

The group has publicized special events for choosing the promotional and recording lineup for some of its singles.^[5] In 2009, the concept of sōsenkyo (総選挙^?, "general elections") was introduced.^[6] To obtain a ballot, voters have to buy the group's latest "election single".^[7] The members who receive the most votes will get to participate in the recording of AKB48's next single,^[6] and are heavily promoted.^[8] The top vote getter earns the right to be the center performer during the group's live performances.^[5][7]

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 2009–2013 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	Birth date (age)	Election rank
		1[9]	2[10]	3[11]	4[12]	5[13]	6[14]	7[15]
Anna Iriyama (入山 杏奈 Iriyama Anna)	December 3, 1995		N/A	N/A	N/A	30	20
Shizuka Oya (大家 志津香 Ōya Shizuka)	December 28, 1991	N/A	N/A	29	59	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nana Owada (大和田 南那 Ōwada Nana)	September 15, 1999						N/A	75
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
Haruna Kojima (小嶋 陽菜 Kojima Haruna)	April 19, 1988	6	7	6	7	9	8
Yukari Sasaki (佐々木 優佳里 Sasaki Yukari)	August 28, 1995				N/A	N/A	47	50
Haruka Shimazaki (島崎 遥香 Shimazaki Haruka)	March 30, 1994		28	N/A	23	12	7	9
Miru Shiroma (白間 美瑠 Shiroma Miru)	October 14, 1997			N/A	N/A	N/A	43	34
Kayoko Takita (田北 香世子 Takita Kayoko)	February 13, 1997						N/A	N/A
Megu Taniguchi (谷口 めぐ Taniguchi Megu)	November 12, 1998						N/A	N/A
Chiyori Nakanishi (中西 智代梨 Nakanishi Chiyori)	May 12, 1995				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
Rina Hirata (平田 梨奈 Hirata Rina)	July 16, 1998				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yui Hiwatashi (樋渡 結依 Hiwatashi Yui)	April 30, 2000
Ami Maeda (前田 亜美 Maeda Ami)	June 1, 1995	N/A	N/A	37	42	53	70	N/A
Miho Miyazaki (宮崎 美穂 Miyazaki Miho)	July 30, 1993	18	21	27	38	N/A	78	N/A
Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇 咲良 Miyawaki Sakura)	March 19, 1998				47	26	11	7
Yui Yokoyama (横山 由依 Yokoyama Yui)	December 8, 1992		N/A	19	15	13	13	10

Team K

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

Name	Birth date (age)	Election rank
		1[9]	2[10]	3[11]	4[12]	5[13]	6[14]	7[15]
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
Haruka Ishida (石田 晴香 Ishida Haruka)	December 2, 1993	N/A	27	N/A	50	46	57	71
Manami Ichikawa (市川 愛美 Ichikawa Manami)	August 26, 1999						N/A	N/A
Haruka Kodama (兒玉 遥 Kodama Haruka)	September 19, 1996				N/A	37	21	17
Ayana Shinozaki (篠崎 彩奈 Shinozaki Ayana)	January 8, 1996				N/A	N/A	N/A	78
Haruka Shimada (島田 晴香 Shimada Haruka)	December 16, 1992		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
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
Yuuka Tano (田野 優花 Tano Yūka)	March 7, 1997				45	38	45	47
Chisato Nakata (中田 ちさと Nakata Chisato)	October 8, 1990	N/A	N/A	N/A	37	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
Minami Minegishi (峯岸 みなみ Minegishi Minami)	November 15, 1992	16	14	15	14	18	22	19
Mion Mukaichi (向井地 美音 Mukaichi Mion)	January 29, 1998						N/A	44
Tomu Mutou (武藤 十夢 Mutō Tomu)	November 25, 1994				49	45	24	16
Shinobu Mogi (茂木 忍 Mogi Shinobu)	February 16, 1997				N/A	N/A	N/A	57
Ami Yumoto (湯本 亜美 Yumoto Ami)	October 3, 1997						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	Birth date (age)	Election rank
		1[9]	2[10]	3[11]	4[12]	5[13]	6[14]	7[15]
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
Yuki Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀 Kashiwagi Yuki)	July 15, 1991	9	8	3	3	4	3	2
Rena Kato (加藤 玲奈 Katō Rena)	July 10, 1997			N/A	N/A	N/A	32	28
Yuria Kizaki (木﨑 ゆりあ Kizaki Yuria)	February 11, 1996				31	22	23	22
Moe Goto (後藤 萌咲 Gotō Moe)	May 20, 2001						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
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
Chia-ling Ma (馬 嘉伶 Ma Chia-ling)	December 21, 1996
Nako Yabuki (矢吹 奈子 Yabuki Nako)	June 18, 2001						N/A	N/A
Aeri Yokoshima (横島 亜衿 Yokoshima Aeri)	December 17, 1999						N/A	N/A
Mayu Watanabe (渡辺 麻友 Watanabe Mayu)	March 26, 1994	4	5	5	2	3	1	3
Miyuki Watanabe (渡辺 美優紀 Watanabe Miyuki)	September 19, 1993			N/A	19	15	18	12

Team 4

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

Name	Birth date (age)	Election rank
		1[9]	2[10]	3[11]	4[12]	5[13]	6[14]	7[15]
Miyabi Iino (飯野 雅 Iino Miyabi)	September 29, 1997						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
Saho Iwatate (岩立 沙穂 Iwatate Saho)	October 4, 1994				N/A	N/A	66	N/A
Rio Okawa (大川 莉央 Ōkawa Rio)	March 1, 2001						N/A	N/A
Miyuu Omori (大森 美優 Ōmori Miyū)	September 3, 1998				N/A	N/A	N/A	67
Ayaka Okada (岡田 彩花 Okada Ayaka)	November 6, 1998				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nana Okada (岡田 奈々 Okada Nana)	November 7, 1997					N/A	51	29
Saya Kawamoto (川本 紗矢 Kawamoto Saya)	August 31, 1998						N/A	N/A
Ryoha Kitagawa (北川 綾巴 Kitagawa Ryōha)	October 9, 1998					N/A	N/A	66
Saki Kitazawa (北澤 早紀 Kitazawa Saki)	June 5, 1997				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mako Kojima (小嶋真子 Kojima Mako)	May 30, 1997					N/A	36	26
Haruka Komiyama (込山 榛香 Komiyama Haruka)	September 12, 1998						N/A	N/A
Kiara Sato (佐藤 妃星 Satō Kiara)	August 11, 2000						N/A	N/A
Nagisa Shibuya (渋谷 凪咲 Shibuya Nagisa)	August 25, 1996					N/A	N/A	58
Juri Takahashi (高橋 朱里 Takahashi Juri)	October 3, 1997				N/A	N/A	28	25
Mio Tomonaga (朝長 美桜 Tomonaga Mio)	May 17, 1998					59	27	21
Miki Nishino (西野 未姫 Nishino Miki)	April 4, 1999					N/A	62	N/A
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 includes 47 members, each representing one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Their team color is navy.^[1]

Name	Birth date (age)	Prefecture
Hokkaido & Tōhoku
Nagisa Sakaguchi (坂口 渚沙 Sakaguchi Nagisa) / concurrent as Team B	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) / concurrent as Team A	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) / concurrent as Team K	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

The "Kenkyūsei" (研究生) are "Trainees" with AKB48 and not part of any of the current teams. There are currently no AKB48 Kenkyuusei. But after the 2nd 48Group Draft, there have newcomers that picked by the currently teams, as that the newcomers are serving as like the as trainees but they are all pre-ordered to the teams that selected as.

"selected members from 2nd 48Group Draft" (ドラフト二期生, Dorafuto nikisei)

• Nao Nomura (野村奈央 Nomura Nao)August 10, 1999 / Team K
• Satone Kubo (久保怜音 Kubo Satone)November 20, 2003 / Team K
• Kira Takahashi (高橋希良 Takahashi Kira)January 14, 2001 / Team B
• Rei Nishikawa (西川怜 Nishikawa Rei)October 25, 2003 / Team B
• Ayu Yamabe (山邊歩夢 Yamabe Ayu)February 3, 2002 / Team B
• Erii Chiba (千葉恵里 Chiba Erii)October 27, 2003 / Team 4

Baito AKB

Baito AKB (バイトAKB^?) is a group of members who applied through Japan's Baitoru website, and was awarded a part-time contract to work for AKB48 from October 2014 to February 2015.^[16]

As of December 2014, the list of Baito AKB members is as follows:^[1]

• Misaki Akasaka
• Minami Araki
• Rinka Araki

• Saori Iikura
• Rena Isshiki

• Mayuka Umezawa
• Megumi Ebisawa
• Ayano Ohno
• Honami Ogata

• Yuka Ogino
• Madoka Kataigi
• Saori Katsumata
• Saya Kamitani

• Mami Kawaguchi
• Maho Kawamura
• Tomomi Kikuchi
• Suzuka Kinoshita

• Mayu Kinoshita
• Aina Kusakabe
• Ayaka Kurosawa

• Rina Saito
• Mika Saeki
• Saya Sawaki

• Yui Shibata
• Yumin Suzuki
• Reina Seiji
• Mashiro Takagi

• Kira Takahashi
• Misaki Takeuchi
• Yumeno Chida
• Yui Chiyoda

• Rina Nakagawa
• Yuuka Nakamura
• Arisa Nagasaka
• Misa Narimatsu

• Marina Nishigata
• Arisa Fukui
• Mamoko Fujie
• Kaho Matsuura

• Hana Matsuoka
• Nodoka Matsumoto
• Yako Mega

• Kana Yashiro
• natvitchan (jkt48 trainee)

See also

• List of former members of AKB48

Notes

References

1. "AKB48公式サイト｜メンバー情報 (AKB48 Official Site - Member List)". AKB48 Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved September 1, 2015. - list is subject to change from graduations and transfers
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7. St. Michel, Patrick; Kikuchi, Daisuke (May 31, 2012). "AKB48 'election' shows marketing brilliance". Japan Times. p. 17.
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11. "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. "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.
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15. AKB48公式サイト AKB48 41stシングル 選抜総選挙 [41st single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
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