Team Kaigai is a special AKB48 Team for the Study Abroad Program members. They are either temporary members or permanent members of an international sister group. The members were originally meant to return to AKB48 after 6 months to 1 year out. All transfers were announced during the Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle, in August 2012. In June 2013, it was announced that JKT48's Rena Nozawa was to be transferred to AKB48 as a permanent member.
Current Members
CGM48
KLP48
Former Members
JKT48
- Takajo Aki (Team J) (2014)
- Nakagawa Haruka (Team J) (2016)
- Chikano Rina (Team KIII) (2018)
SNH48
- Miyazawa Sae (Team SII) (2016)
- Suzuki Mariya (Team SII) (Cancelled) (2016)
AKB48 Team TP
First Exchange
All transfers were announced at the Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle, on August 24, 2012.
- Miyazawa Sae - SNH48 (Team SII)
- Suzuki Mariya - SNH48 (Team SII)
- Takajo Aki - JKT48 (Team J)
- Nakagawa Haruka - JKT48 (Team J)
Return to AKB48
On April 28, 2013, three of the Team Kaigai members returned to AKB48. They began to hold a concurrent position with the international sister groups. However, Nakagawa Haruka remained only a JKT48 member. In June 2013, Miyazawa Sae cancelled her concurrent position with Team K, becoming only a member of SNH48. Thus, the concurrent positions were:
- Suzuki Mariya - Team A and Team SII
- Takajo Aki - Team B and Team J
Second Exchange
All transfers were announced at the AKB48 Group Dai Sokaku Matsuri, on February 24, 2014.
- Chikano Rina - JKT48
- Takajo Aki - Kaigai position was cancelled. Returned permanently to AKB48.
- Nozawa Rena - Concurrent position was cancelled. She became a permanent member of AKB48.
- Miyazawa Sae - Concurrent position with SKE48 was given.
Suzuki Mariya maintained her Kaigai position/concurrency with SNH48 during this event. However, on June 10, 2016, that position was cancelled and she permanently returned to AKB48.
Third Exchange
The transfers were announced by Izuta Rina during a performance of "Koukando Bakuage" at AKB48 Theater on April 13, 2017.
- Izuta Rina - BNK48 (transferred to CGM48 on July 10, 2019)
- Abe Maria - TPE48 (transferred to AKB48 Team TP on September 1, 2017)
Fourth (Temporary) Exchange
- Temporary exchange program.
- Announced on September 9, 2018
- From AKB48 to JKT48 Team T: Kawamoto Saya (September 15, 2018 to October 15, 2018)
- From JKT48 to AKB48: Stephanie Pricilla Indarto Putri (September 17, 2018 to October 17, 2018)
- From BNK48 to AKB48: Pimrapat Phadungwatanachok (September 15, 2018 to October 17, 2018)
Fifth Exchange
Announced on March 17, 2024 at AKB48 Spring Concert 2024 in Pia Arena MM
- Kurosu Haruka, Yamane Suzuha, and Gyoten Yurina - KLP48 as 1st Generation members.