Yoshida Karen

Replaced Moriwaki Yui as Team 8's Fukuoka representative
Hobbies: Dancing, taking pictures, watching television
Special skills: Can do a neat cartwheel, imitate anpanman
Strong points: Friendly, bright
Weak points: Get bored easily, quiet
Charm point: Big eyes, eyebrows
Favorite word: "Mekutte mekutte" (Season changes and changes)
Favorite foods: Tomatoes, meat
Hated foods: Onions, mushrooms, cucumbers
Most admire person: Watanabe Mayu, Alfredo Despaigne (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)
Close friends: Utada Hatsuka, Hirano Hikaru, Kawahara Misaki, Yamada Kyoka
Describe yourself in one word: My pace
Animal you wold describe yourself as: Rabbit
Thing I want most now: Appear in a magazine
How I relieve my stress: Sleeping
Future Dream: Hopefully they can become role models for juniors
A place you'd like to go when you're allowed to drive: A place where she can see the sea
Message to the fans: I have just entered Team 8 so I think there is a lot of things I am not used to, but I will do my very best. Please cheer for me!
Won the Team 8 Janken Tournament held in AKB48 Team 8 National Handshake event in Nagoya Dome and was able to be featured in a gravure photoshoot in FLASH Magazine
Tested positive for COVID-19 on August 16, 2022

Gallery[]

AKB48 Website

Team 8 Website

Former Members
Regular Members	Yamabe Ayu \| Yumoto Ami \| Okada Rina \| Yamada Kyoka \| Yoshihashi Yuzuka \| Saito Haruna \| Mogi Shinobu \| Otake Hitomi \| Honda Hitomi \| Asai Nanami \| Shinozaki Ayana \| Onishi Momoka \| Ma Chia-Ling \| Sasaki Yukari \| Shimoguchi Hinana \| Okabe Rin \| Oda Erina \| Kashiwagi Yuki \| Taniguchi Megu \| Sato Minami
Team A	Usami Yuki \| Orii Ayumi \| Hoshino Michiru \| Masuyama Kayano \| Oe Tomomi \| Komatani Hitomi \| Tojima Hana \| Nakanishi Rina \| Narita Risa \| Kawasaki Nozomi \| Oshima Mai \| Maeda Atsuko \| Sato Natsuki \| Nito Moeno \| Kasai Tomomi \| Nakatsuka Tomomi \| Shinoda Mariko \| Nakamata Shiori \| Kikuchi Ayaka \| Katayama Haruka \| Morikawa Ayaka \| Kawaei Rina \| Matsui Sakiko \| Takahashi Minami \| Iwata Karen \| Hirata Rina \| Maeda Ami \| Ogasawara Mayu \| Shimazaki Haruka \| Owada Nana \| Nakamura Mariko \| Kojima Haruna \| Kojima Natsuki \| Goto Moe \| Maeda Ayaka \| Honda Sora \| Yokoyama Yui \| Kato Rena \| Iriyama Anna \| Furukawa Nazuna \| Nishikawa Rei \| Miyazaki Miho \| Okada Nana \| Shimizu Maria \| Takahashi Sayaka \| Nakanishi Chiyori \| Michieda Saki
Team K	Uemura Ayako \| Takada Ayana \| Imai Yu \| Hayano Kaoru \| Naruse Risa \| Ono Erena \| Yonezawa Rumi \| Masuda Yuka \| Nakaya Sayaka \| Matsubara Natsumi \| Itano Tomomi \| Akimoto Sayaka \| Oshima Yuko \| Sato Amina \| Suzuki Shihori \| Nishiyama Rena \| Takajo Aki \| Nagao Mariya \| Ishida Haruka \| Aigasa Moe \| Nakata Chisato \| Suzuki Mariya \| Shimada Haruka \| Tano Yuka \| Fujita Nana \| Nozawa Rena \| Kojima Mako \| Yahagi Moeka \| Minegishi Minami \| Yasuda Kana \| Muto Tomu \| Kobayashi Ran \| Hattori Yuna \| Ichikawa Manami \| Okuhara Hinako \| Uemi Sorano
Team B	Watanabe Shiho \| Inoue Naru \| Noguchi Reina \| Matsuoka Yuki \| Oku Manami \| Hirajima Natsumi \| Komori Mika \| Nonaka Misato \| Hashimoto Hikari \| Kuramochi Asuka \| Uchida Mayumi \| Uchiyama Natsuki \| Kobayashi Kana \| Iwasa Misaki \| Umeta Ayano \| Yokoshima Aeri \| Oshima Ryoka \| Tanabe Miku \| Kizaki Yuria \| Watanabe Mayu \| Takahashi Juri \| Takeuchi Miyu \| Hiwatashi Yui \| Oya Shizuka \| Takita Kayoko \| Kubo Satone \| Inagaki Kaori \| Nagano Megumi \| Fujizono Rei \| Hidaritomo Ayaka \| Sakaguchi Nagisa \| Ishiwata Sena \| Kitazawa Saki
Team 4	Mori Anna \| Takashima Yurina \| Kobayashi Marina \| Tsuchiyasu Mizuki \| Maeda Mitsuki \| Natori Wakana \| Nishino Miki \| Okada Ayaka \| Iino Miyabi \| Okawa Rio \| Taya Misaki \| Kawamoto Saya \| Tatsuya Makiho \| Homma Mai \| Kuramoto Miyuu \| Utada Hatsuka \| Kawahara Misaki \| Omori Miyuu \| Yoshikawa Nanase \| Takaoka Kaoru \| Tada Kyoka \| Sato Kiara \| Yoshida Karen
Team 8	Okubora Chinatsu \| Moriwaki Yui \| Fujimura Natsuki \| Iwasaki Moeka \| 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 \| Nunoya Riru \| Inoue Miyuu \| Shiobara Karin \| Rissen Airi \| Hasegawa Momoka \| Sato Akari \| Matsumura Miku \| Kamachi Yukina \| Miyazato Rira \| Suzuki Yuka \| Harumoto Yuki \| Yokoyama Yui \| Okumoto Hinano \| Fukutome Mitsuho \| Mitomo Mashiro \| Hama Sayuna \| Hirano Hikaru
Kenkyuusei	Iinuma Yurina \| Kaneko Satomi \| Kozuka Rina \| Yoshioka Saki \| Watanabe Marie \| Deguchi Aki \| Yamada Mizuki \| Nishizawa Sara \| Katano Yurie \| Ishiguro Remi \| Arima Yuka \| Suzuki Nae \| Tomita Mayu \| Hatayama Arisa \| Saotome Miki \| Uriya Akane \| Katono Mizuho \| Komatsu Mizuki \| Hayashi Ayano \| Nishikawa Nanami \| Asai Madoka \| Ishii Ayaka \| Ishibe Aya \| Kaku Grace \| Komizu Nanami \| Sakamoto Rio \| Sugiyama Miku \| Tomite Ami \| Miki Nikoru \| Muranaka Satomi \| Ito Ayaka \| Imai Yurie \| Ishiguro Atsuki \| Kinumoto Momoko \| Takamatsu Eri \| Fujimoto Sara \| Ueki Asaka \| Iwasaki Hitomi \| Sano Yuriko \| Toyoda Saki \| Okazaki Chinami \| Kawakami Marina \| Kanazawa Yuuki \| Ushikubo Sara \| Yamaguchi Nau \| Suzuki Rika \| Amemiya Maika \| Kita Shiori \| Hasegawa Haruna \| Moriyama Sakura \| Watanabe Nene \| Saeed Yokota Erena \| Mitsumune Kaoru \| Eguchi Aimi \| Noguchi Nanami \| Takahashi Kira \| Nomura Nao \| Harasawa Otohi \| Kamiyama Riho \| Shoji Nagisa \| Umemoto Izumi \| Harima Nanami \| Katsumata Saori \| Sato Shiori \| Suenaga Yuzuki \| Hasegawa Niina

Discography
Indie Singles	1. Sakura no Hanabiratachi \| 2. Skirt, Hirari
Major Singles	1. Aitakatta \| 2. Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru \| 3. Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou \| 4. Bingo! \| 5. Boku no Taiyou \| 6. Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? \| 7. Romance, Irane \| 8. Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008 \| 9. Baby! Baby! Baby! \| 10. Oogoe Diamond \| 11. 10nen Zakura \| 12. Namida Surprise! \| 13. Iiwake Maybe \| 14. RIVER \| 15. Sakura no Shiori \| 16. Ponytail to Shushu \| 17. Heavy Rotation \| 18. Beginner \| 19. Chance no Junban \| 20. Sakura no Ki ni Narou \| 21. Everyday, Katyusha \| 22. Flying Get \| 23. Kaze wa Fuiteiru \| 24. Ue Kara Mariko \| 25. GIVE ME FIVE! \| 26. Manatsu no Sounds Good! \| 27. Gingham Check \| 28. UZA \| 29. Eien Pressure \| 30. So long! \| 31. Sayonara Crawl \| 32. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie \| 33. Heart Ereki \| 34. Suzukake Nanchara \| 35. Mae Shika Mukanee \| 36. Labrador Retriever \| 37. Kokoro no Placard \| 38. Kibouteki Refrain \| 39. Green Flash \| 40. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai \| 41. Halloween Night \| 42. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby \| 43. Kimi wa Melody \| 44. Tsubasa wa Iranai \| 45. LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai \| 46. High Tension \| 47. Shoot Sign \| 48.Negaigoto no Mochigusare \| 49. ＃SukiNanda \| 50. 11-gatsu no Anklet \| 51. Jabaja \| 52. Teacher Teacher \| 53. Sentimental Train \| 54. NO WAY MAN \| 55. Jiwaru DAYS \| 56. Sustainable \| 57. Shitsuren, Arigatou \| 58. Ne mo Ha mo Rumor \| 59. Moto Kare desu \| 60. Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss \| 61. Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da \| 62. Idol Nanka Janakattara \| 63. Colorcon Wink \| 64. Koi Tsun Jatta
Studio Albums	1. Koko ni Ita Koto \| 2. 1830m \| 3. Tsugi no Ashiato \| 4. Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! \| 5. Thumbnail \| 6. Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru
Best Albums	1. SET LIST ~Greatest Songs 2006-2007~ \| 2. Kamikyokutachi \| 3. SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban \| 4. Zero to Ichi no Aida
Stages
AKB48	TBA
Team A	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Aitakatta \| Dareka no Tame ni \| Tadaima Renaichuu \| Renai Kinshi Jourei \| Mokugekisha \| Waiting Stage \| M.T ni Sasagu \| Juuryoku Sympathy
Team K	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Seishun Girls \| Nounai Paradise \| Saishuu Bell ga Naru \| Saka Agari \| RESET \| Waiting Stage
Team B	Seishun Girls \| Aitakatta \| Pajama Drive \| Idol no Yoake \| Theater no Megami \| Waiting Stage \| Tadaima Renaichuu
Team 4	Boku no Taiyou \| Te wo Tsunaginagara \| Idol no Yoake \| Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai \| Thumbnail
Team 8	PARTY ga Hajimaru yo \| Aitakatta \| Kimi mo 8 (Eito) Nakou janai ka \| Sono Shizuku wa, Mirai e to Tsunagaru Niji ni Naru.
Himawarigumi	Boku no Taiyou \| Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai
Kenkyuusei	Tadaima Renaichuu \| Idol no Yoake \| Renai Kinshi Jourei \| Theater no Megami \| RESET \| Boku no Taiyou \| Pajama Drive \| 16th Generation Kenkyuusei \| Let's Go Kenkyuusei! \| Soko ni Mirai wa Aru
Stage Albums
Team A	A1 \| A2 \| A3 \| A4 \| A5 \| A6 \| A7
Team K	K1 \| K2 \| K3 \| K4 \| K5 \| K6
Team B	B1 \| B2 \| B3 \| B4 \| B5
Team 4	41 \| 42
Himawarigumi	HG1 \| HG2
Concerts
DVDs	01 \| 02 \| 03 \| 04 \| 05 \| 06 \| 07 \| 08 \| 09 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17 \| 18 \| 19 \| 20 \| 21 \| 22 \| 23 \| 24 \| 25 \| 26 \| 27 \| 28 \| 29 \| 30 \| 31 \| 32 \| 33 \| 34 \| 35 \| 36 \| 37 \| 38 \| 39 \| 40 \| 41 \| 42
Filmography
Movies	DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 to be continued \| DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 Show must go on \| DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 No flower without rain \| DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 The Time Has Come
Dramas	Majisuka Gakuen \| Majisuka Gakuen 2 \| Sakura Kara no Tegami \| Majisuka Gakuen 3 \| So Long! \| Sailor Zombie \| Majisuka Gakuen 4 \| Majisuka Gakuen 5 \| Cabasuka Gakuen \| Crow's Blood \| Tofu Pro Wrestling
Anime	AKB0048

Units and Sister Groups
Soloists	Matsui Sakiko (Piano) \| Iwasa Misaki (Enka) \| Watanabe Mayu \| Kashiwagi Yuki \| Takahashi Minami \| Itano Tomomi \| Sashihara Rino \| Kuramochi Asuka (Gachi Uma 2) \| Kasai Tomomi (Gachi Uma - Former member) \| Maeda Atsuko (Former member) \| Oshima Mai (Former member) \| Hoshino Michiru (Former member) \| Oku Manami (Former member) \| Ohori Megumi (Former member) \| Ono Erena (Former member) \| Hayano Kaoru (Former member)
Units	No Sleeves \| Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 \| French Kiss \| Not yet \| DiVA
One-Shot Units	NO NAME \| YM7 \| YJ7 \| Ojarumaru Sisters \| Team KISHIN from AKB48 \| Sukeban Girls \| Team Dragon from AKB48 \| Honegumi from AKB48 \| ICE from AKB48 \| Crayon Friends from AKB48 \| AKBIdoling!!! \| Queen & Elizabeth \| Natto Angels \| Natto Angels Z \| Okashina Sisters \| Team Z \| BABY GAMBA \| Mini Skirt \| Porrima from AKB48 \| Team Surprise \| Team BS
AKB48 Group inside Japan	AKB48 \| SKE48 \| NMB48 \| HKT48 \| NGT48 \| STU48
AKB48 Group outside Japan	JKT48 \| BNK48 \| MNL48 \| AKB48 Team SH \| AKB48 Team TP \| CGM48 \| KLP48
Former Groups	OJS48 \| SDN48 \| TPE48 \| MUM48 \| SGO48 \| DEL48 \| MUB48
Rival Group	Nogizaka46

Events
Sousenkyo	1st Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 13th Single "Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi Desu" 2nd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 17th Single "Kaasan ni Chikatte, Gachi Desu" 3rd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 22nd Single "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu" 4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki" 5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai" 6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~" 7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single 8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single 9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single 10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single
Janken Taikai	1st Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 19th Single 2nd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 24th Single 3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single 4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single 5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut + 38th Single 6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut 7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut 8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
Group Draft Meeting	AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013 AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015

Yoshida Karen

Contents

Team History[]

AKB48 Senbatsu Election[]

AKB48 Janken Tournaments[]

Singles Participation[]

AKB48 B-Sides[]

Other Songs[]

Albums Participation[]

AKB48 Albums[]

Units[]

Stage Units[]

Concert Units[]

Team 8 National Tour 〜47 no Suteki na Machi e〜[]

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2019 ～Tanoshii bakari ga AKB!～[]

Media Appearances[]

Variety Shows[]

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

Fan Feed