Team 8

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. They have 36 members as of June 2019, though 1 is currently in IZONE. The concept of Team 8 is "Idols who go meet you" and sponsored by Toyota. 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.

Members

(History: Team 8)

Hokkaido · Northeast Area
Nagi Sakaguchi Nagisa Hokkaido (北海道  Hokkaido?)	Yokochan Yokoyama Yui (Team 8) Aomori (青森県  Aomori?)	Hiji Tanikawa Hijiri Akita (秋田県  Akita?)	Nanamin Sato Nanami Iwate (岩手県  Iwate?)	Tsumugi Hayasaka Tsumugi Yamagata (山形県  Yamagata?)	Akarii Sato Akari Miyagi (宮城県  Miyagi?)
Kasumin Mougi Kasumi Fukushima (福島県  Fukushima?)

Kanto Area
Rinrin Okabe Rin Ibaraki (茨城県  Ibaraki?)	Hitomi Honda Hitomi Tochigi (栃木県  Tochigi?)	Maria Shimizu Maria Gunma (群馬県  Gunma?)	Ayane Takahashi Ayane Saitama (埼玉県  Saitama?)	Nanase Yoshikawa Nanase Chiba (千葉県  Chiba?)	Yuiyui Oguri Yui Tokyo (東京都  Tokyo?)
Odaeri Oda Erina Kanagawa (神奈川県  Kanagawa?)	Shiorin Sato Shiori Niigata (新潟県  Niigata?)	Hidaaya Hidaritomo Ayaka Yamanashi (山梨県  Yamanashi?)

Chubu Area
Nattsu Utada Hatsuka Aichi (愛知県  Aichi?)	Yuriyan Yokomichi Yuri Shizuoka (静岡県  Shizuoka?)	Hinanon Noda Hinano Mie (三重県  Mie?)	Haru Hashimoto Haruna Toyama (富山県  Toyama?)	Hika Hirano Hikaru Ishikawa (石川県  Ishikawa?)	Kurenyan Chou Kurena Fukui (福井県  Fukui?)
Sayarin Takahashi Sayaka Nagano (長野県  Nagano?)	Yuna Hattori Yuna Gifu (岐阜県  Gifu?)

Kansai Area
Serika Nagano Serika Osaka (大阪府  Osaka?)	Nao Ota Nao Kyoto (京都府  Kyoto?)	Nanamichan Yamada Nanami Hyougo (兵庫県  Hyougo?)	Ruuchan Yamamoto Ruka Wakayama (和歌山県  Wakayama?)	Momo Onishi Momoka Nara (奈良県  Nara?)	Sayu Hama Sayuna Shiga (滋賀県  Shiga?)

Chugoku · Shikoku Area
Ikkuu Nakano Ikumi Tottori (鳥取県  Tottori?)	Meiko Abe Mei Shimane (島根県  Shimane?)	Kocchan Hitomi Kotone Okayama (岡山県  Okayama?)	Yurii Tani Yuri Hiroshima (広島県  Hiroshima?)	Miu Shitao Miu Yamaguchi (山口県  Yamaguchi?)	Riona Hamamatsu Riona Tokushima (徳島県  Tokushima?)
Yurina Gyoten Yurina Kagawa (香川県  Kagawa?)	Kaopii Takaoka Kaoru Ehime (愛媛県  Ehime?)	Nacchan Hirose Natsuki Kouchi (高知県  Kouchi?)

Kyushu Area
Karen Yoshida Karen Fukuoka (福岡県  Fukuoka?)	Pena Fukuchi Rena Saga (佐賀県  Saga?)	Misakki Terada Misaki Nagasaki (長崎県  Nagasaki?)	Naruchan Kuranoo Narumi Kumamoto (熊本県  Kumamoto?)	Kyoka Yamada Kyoka Oita (大分県  Oita?)	Moccha Yaguchi Moka Miyazaki (宮崎県  Miyazaki?)
Karin Shimoaoki Karin Kagoshima (鹿児島県  Kagoshima?)	Ranrii Miyazato Rira Okinawa (沖縄県  Okinawa?)

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 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)

Stages

• 1st Stage (PARTYが始まるよ / PARTY ga Hajimaru yo) [2014.08.05 - 2015.08.16]
• 2nd Stage (会いたかった / Aitakatta) [2015.09.05 - )</small]

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

Gallery

Team 8, Late 2016

Team 8, 2014

Team 8, 2014

Team 8 Formation Announcement

External Links

• AKB48 Team 8 in the AKB48 Official Website.
• AKB48 Team 8's Official Toyota Page.