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AKB48's Team 8 (チーム8) is a special Team that was announced during AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014. Their team color is Dark Blue. The concept of Team 8 is "Idols who go meet you" and were sponsored by Toyota before March 2021. They 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 June 2017, Team 8 visited a total of 38 prefectures and travelled 31,693km.

At the MX Matsuri concert! AKB48 60th Single "Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss" Hatsubai Kinen Concert in Budokan 2022 (Day 1) it was announced that Team 8 would go on hiatus starting in April 2023, after the 'AKB48 Team 8 9th Anniversary' theater show. All Team 8 members will be actively part of their concurrent teams (Team A, Team K, Team B and Team 4).

Members

(History: Team 8)

  • 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)
  • 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 (モカブレンド MokaBlend, モカブレ MokaBure) - (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 Misakki) - (Nagasaki) (2019)
  • Ota Nao (おおなお Oonao, なお Nao) - (Kyoto) (2019)
  • Yamamoto Ruka (るかるか Rukaruka, るぅちゃん Rucchan) - (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)
  • Miyazato Rira (らんりー Ranrii) - (Okinawa) (2021)
  • Kamachi Yukina (ゆっきー Yukkina) - (Okayama) (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) - (Hyougo) (2022)
  • Mitomo Mashiro (まっちゃん Macchan) - (Yamagata) (2022)
  • Hirano Hikaru (ひか Hika) - (Chubu) (2023)
  • Hama Sayuna (さーちゃん Saachan, さゆ Sayu) - (Kansai) (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) 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 singles / albums


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