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AKB48 is a Japanese idol girl group formed on December 8, 2005. As of 2024, the group consists of 49 members, including 36 official members and 13 trainees. The member lineup often changes as members graduate from the group and are replaced by members promoted from trainee status.
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- List of Former Members of AKB48
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- Regular Auditions Members
- Draft Members
- Transferred Members
- Special Audition
- Kennin Members
- Team 8 Members
- Temporary Members
The 1st to 3rd Generation are known as the Original Teams or Original Members because they were the first 3 generations to form the group's earliest teams, with the 1st Gen forming Team A, the 2nd Gen forming Team K, and the 3rd Gen forming Team B, respectively. Members of these three generations are considered to be official members since the team's founding, having never been to Kenkyuusei but only undergoing a short period of training to make their debut.
From the 4th generation to the present, they were initially called AKB48 SEEDs before being changed to AKB48 Kenkyuusei (AKB48 Research Students) later on. The AKB48 Kenkyuusei would take part in an in-training team of members that would work as subs and unders for the official members in various activities (mostly theater performances). And finally, when any of the official members graduate, a girl will be promoted to fill the space.
From the group's founding until the present, AKB48 has used various methods for recruiting new members. They are sorted by the date they were first introduced, as follows:
Method 1 is the regular audition, which is caused by the management announcing applications for regular auditions. First introduced through the 1st generation auditions in 2005.
Method 2 is Kennin, or the concurrent position format, which involves members from sister groups that had a concurrent position in AKB48, which was introduced for the first time at the Saitama Super Arena Concert. However, as of the AKB48 Team Shuffle 2017, no sister group members hold Kennin positions in AKB48 any longer. From December 8, 2017, to April 30, 2023, all Team 8 members were Kennin members in one of Team A, Team K, Team B, or Team 4. Team 8 officially went on hiatus in April 2023, and all members of Team 8 became full members of Team A, Team K, Team B, or Team 4. When Team A, Team K, Team B, and Team 4 were disbanded on October 17, 2023, all promoted AKB48 members became regular members instead.
Method 3 is the draft meeting, which is a method of recruiting members that represented all the teams of the AKB48 Group at that time. Finding new talent that is missing from their current roster, first introduced in the AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi 2013.
AKB48 Original Teams (1st Gen - 3rd Gen)
•Bolded names indicate members, which are still active in AKB48 or one of the sister groups •Italicized names indicate members with pending graduations
1st Generation
•Announced on November 10, 2013 Members (6): Kawamoto Saya, Goto Moe, Shimoguchi Hinana, Takita Kayoko, Nishiyama Rena, Yokoshima Aeri •Now Graduated (6): Nishiyama Rena, Yokoshima Aeri, Goto Moe, Kawamoto Saya, Takita Kayoko, Shimoguchi Hinana
2nd Generation
•Announced on May 10, 2015. Members (7): Kubo Satone, Takahashi Kira, Chiba Erii, Nishikawa Rei, Nomura Nao, Hiwatashi Yui, Yamabe Ayu •Still part of AKB48 Regular Members (1): Chiba Erii •Now Graduated (4): Hiwatashi Yui, Nishikawa Rei, Kubo Satone, Yamabe Ayu •Former Kenkyuusei (2): Takahashi Kira, Nomura Nao
3rd Generation
•Announced on January 21, 2018. Members (19): Ishiwata Sena, Otake Hitomi, Omori Maho, Okada Rina, Katsumata Saori, Kamiyama Riho, Kitagawa Yuri, Kuramoto Miyuu, Kobayashi Ran, Saito Haruna, Sato Shiori, Suenaga Yuzuki, Tada Kyoka, Nagano Megumi, Harasawa Otohi, Furukawa Nazuna, Honda Sora, Yahagi Moeka, Yoshihashi Yuzuka •Still part of AKB48 Regular Members (1): Omori Maho •Now Graduated (12): Yahagi Moeka, Honda Sora, Furukawa Nazuna, Kuramoto Miyuu, Nagano Megumi, Kobayashi Ran, Ishiwata Sena, Tada Kyoka, Okada Rina, Yoshihashi Yuzuka, Saito Haruna, Otake Hitomi •Former Kenkyuusei (5): Harasawa Otohi, Kamiyama Riho, Katsumata Saori, Sato Shiori, Suenaga Yuzuki •Withdrew (1): Kitagawa Yuri •Kitagawa Yuri left the group but returned as a Nogizaka46's 4th Generation.
1st Generation
•Announced on February 24, 2014 Members (4): Ogasawara Mayu, Kizaki Yuria, Nakanishi Chiyori, Nozawa Rena •Now Graduated (4): Ogasawara Mayu, Kizaki Yuria, Nozawa Rena, Nakanishi Chiyori
AKB48 Taiwan Audition
•Announced on December 16, 2015 Members (1): Ma Chia-Ling •Now Graduated (1): Ma Chia-Ling
1st Generation
•Announced March 24, 2012 Members (2): Matsui Jurina, Watanabe Miyuki •Concurrency Ended (2): Watanabe Miyuki, Matsui Jurina •Watanabe Miyuki returned as a Kennin member for the 6th Generation
2nd Generation
•Announced on August 24, 2012 Members (2): Ishida Anna, Kotani Riho •Concurrency Ended (2): Ishida Anna, Kotani Riho •Kotani Riho returned as a Kennin member for the 5th Generation
3rd Generation
•Announced on April 28, 2013 Members (4): Kodama Haruka, Yagura Fuuko, Furuhata Nao, Takajo Aki •Concurrency Ended (4): Takajo Aki (Transferred permanently to Team B), Yagura Fuuko, Furuhata Nao, Kodama Haruka
•Announced on April 3, 2014.
•In its original concept, this team was to contain one member from each of Japan's 47 prefectures. Thus, whenever a member graduated, auditions were held soon after to find a replacement representative for her prefecture. However, there have been no such auditions since the beginning of 2020.
Members (75): Abe Mei, Iwasaki Moeka, Ota Nao, Onishi Momoka, Okabe Rin, Okubora Chinatsu, Oguri Yui, Oda Erina, Kita Reina, Gyoten Yurina, Kuranoo Narumi, Kondo Moeri, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Sato Akari, Sato Shiori, Sato Nanami, Shitao Miu, Shimizu Maria, Shimoaoki Karin, Takaoka Kaoru, Takahashi Ayane, Tani Yuri, Tanikawa Hijiri, Cho Kurena, Nakano Ikumi, Nagano Serika, Hashimoto Haruna, Hama Sayuna, Hamamatsu Riona, Hayasaka Tsumugi, Hitomi Kotone, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Hirose Natsuki, Fukuchi Rena, Fujimura Natsuki, Honda Hitomi, Miyazato Rira, Mogi Kasumi, Moriwaki Yui, Yaguchi Moka, Yamada Nanami, Yamamoto Ai, Yamamoto Ruka, Yokomichi Yuri, Yokoyama Yui, Yoshikawa Nanase, Yoshino Miyu | Hattori Yuna (joined the group in 2014) | Yoshida Karen (joined the group on 2015/4/3) | Terada Misaki, Noda Hinano, Utada Hatsuka (joined the group on 2016/6/25) | Takahashi Sayaka, Hirano Hikaru (joined the group on 2016/12/9) | Yamada Kyoka (joined the group on 2017/3/20) | Kawahara Misaki (joined the group on 2017/8/8) | Okumoto Hinano (joined the group on 2017/9/2) | Harumoto Yuki (joined the group on 2017/9/10) | Okuhara Hinako (joined the group on 2017/11/19) | Rissen Airi, Ito Kirara (joined the group on 2018/04/29) | Mitomo Mashiro (joined the group on 2018/08/08) | Fujizono Rei (joined the group on 2018/10/20) | Fukutome Mitsuho, Tokunaga Remi, Kamachi Yukina (joined the group on 2019/10/06) | Nunoya Riru, Inoue Miyuu, Hasegawa Momoka (joined the group on 2019/10/13) | Shiobara Karin, Suzuki Yuka, Matsumura Miku, Uemi Sorano (joined the group on 2019/10/14) | Onoue Mizuki (joined the group on 2019/11/09) | Sakagawa Hiyuka (joined the group on 2019/12/28)
•Still part of AKB48 Regular Members (9): Nagano Serika, Takahashi Ayane, Oda Erina, Oguri Yui, Tokunaga Remi, Hashimoto Haruna, Kuranoo Narumi, Sakagawa Hiyuka, Shitao Miu
•Now in KLP48 (1): Gyoten Yurina
•Now Graduated (66): Okubora Chinatsu, Moriwaki Yui, Iwasaki Moeka, Fujimura Natsuki, Yamamoto Ai, Kita Reina, Kondo Moeri, Yoshino Miyu, Fukuchi Rena, Tani Yuri, Hamamatsu Riona, Abe Mei, Mogi Kasumi, Hirose Natsuki, Hayasaka Tsumugi, Shimoaoki Karin, Yaguchi Moka, Cho Kurena, Noda Hinano, Yokomichi Yuri, Hitomi Kotone, Nakano Ikumi, Tanikawa Hijiri, Sato Shiori, Yamada Nanami, Ito Kirara, Sato Nanami, Terada Misaki, Ota Nao, Yamamoto Ruka, Inoue Miyuu, Nunoya Riru, Shiobara Karin, Rissen Airi, Hasegawa Momoka, Sato Akari, Matsumura Miku, Kamachi Yukina, Miyazato Rira, Onoue Mizuki, Suzuki Yuka, Harumoto Yuki, Yokoyama Yui, Okumoto Hinano, Fukutome Mitsuho, Mitomo Mashiro, Hirano Hikaru, Hama Sayuna, Fujizono Rei, Hattori Yuna, Utada Hatsuka, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Shimizu Maria, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Kawahara Misaki, Yoshikawa Nanase, Takahashi Sayaka, Takaoka Kaoru, Okuhara Hinako, Yoshida Karen, Uemi Sorano, Yamada Kyoka, Honda Hitomi, Onishi Momoka, Okabe Rin
Otona AKB48
•Announced on April 16, 2014. •Now Graduated (1): Tsukamoto Mariko
Baito AKB
•Announced on September 24, 2014 •Now Graduated (50): Abe Kanamu, Ikuta Yuuka, Ida Yuki, Koike Yuuka, Koizumi Rina, Miyazaki Miki, Akasaka Misaki, Araki Minami, Araki Rinka, Iikura Saori, Isshiki Rena, Umezawa Mayuka, Ebisawa Megumi, Ohno Ayano, Ogino Yuka, Kataigi Madoka, Katsumata Saori, Kamitani Saya, Kawaguchi Mami, Kawamura Maho, Kikuchi Tomomi, Kinoshita Suzuka, Kinoshita Mayu, Kusakabe Aina, Kurosawa Ayaka, Saito Rina, Saeki Mika, Sawaki Saya, Shibata Yui, Suzuki Yumin, Seiji Reina, Takagi Mashiro, Takahashi Kira, Takeuchi Misaki, Chida Yumeno, Chiyoda Yui, Nakagawa Rina, Nakamura Yuuka, Nagasaka Arisa, Narimatsu Misa, Nishigata Marina, Fukui Arisa, Fujie Momoko, Matsuura Kaho, Matsuoka Hana, Matsumoto Nodoka, Mega Yako, Yashiro Kana, Yamauchi Aki, Ogata Honami •Some members participated in AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi 2015: •Takahashi Kira was picked by Team B •Isshiki Rena was picked by SKE48's Team S •Shibata Yui was picked by NMB48's Team M •Matsuoka Hana was picked by HKT48's Team H •Ogino Yuka and Nishigata Marina were picked by NGT48 •Kusakabe Aina and Seiji Reina were not picked by any team, but they passed NGT48 1st Generation auditions and became NGT48 members •Akasaka Misaki, Kawaguchi Mami and Mega Yako were not picked by any team
Baito AKB Paruru Selection
•Announced on February 9, 2016 •Now Graduated (3): Iida Yuka, Shigefuji Fuyuka, Hinode Yuka
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teen pop. bubblegum pop. Years active. 2008–present. Members. Current groups. Past members. Former groups. AKB48 Group ( Japanese: AKB48グループ, Hepburn: AKB48 gurūpu), or AKB48 sister groups, shortened to 48 Group or 48g, refers to the sister groups of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.
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Jan 19, 2012 · Many (former) members have debuted as soloists while part of AKB48: Kashiwagi Yuki (still active), Fujita Nana, Ohori Megumi, Itano Tomomi, Maeda Atsuko, Watanabe Mayu, Iwasa Misaki, Takahashi Minami, Matsui Sakiko, Kasai Tomomi and Kuramochi Asuka.
