List of former members of AKB48

Former members of AKB48 are members who were part of the group at one point of time. Members have left for various reasons from focusing on their studies to entering into new careers. The member lineup often changes as when girls get older, they "graduate" from the group, and are replaced by members promoted from the trainees.[1] Yuki Usami was the first member to graduate from the group in March 31, 2006.[2]

Graduated members

Team A

Name (Birth date, Birthplace) Election Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子) (July 10, 1991 in Chiba) 1 2 1           Graduated on August 27, 2012.[3][4]
Natsuki Satō (佐藤 夏希) (July 1, 1990 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō) N/A N/A N/A N/A         Graduated on November 30, 2012
Moeno Nitō (仁藤 萌乃) (July 22, 1992 in Tokyo) N/A 29 31 55         Graduated on April 28, 2013
Tomomi Kasai (河西 智美) (November 16, 1991 in Tokyo) 10 12 16 12   Graduated on May 3, 2013
Tomomi Nakatsuka (中塚 智実) (June 18, 1993 in Saitama) N/A N/A N/A N/A         Graduated on June 13, 2013
Mariko Shinoda (篠田 麻里子) (March 11, 1986 in Fukuoka) 3 3 4 5 5       Graduated on July 21, 2013;[5][6] final performance on July 22.[7][8]
Shiori Nakamata (仲俣 汐里) (July 25, 1992 in Tokyo)     N/A N/A N/A       Graduated on September 15, 2013; final event (handshake) on September 23.[9][10][11]
Ayaka Kikuchi (菊地 あやか) (June 30, 1993) N/A N/A N/A 51 51       Graduated April 21, 2014.[12]
Haruka Katayama (片山 陽加) (May 11, 1990) 28 37 N/A 48 34       Graduated September 29, 2014.[13]
Ayaka Morikawa (森川 彩香) (March 24, 1996)     N/A N/A N/A N/A     Graduated April 14, 2015.[14]
Sakiko Matsui (松井 咲子) December 10, 1990 N/A N/A 38 53 60 N/A     Graduated June 26, 2015.
Rina Kawaei (川栄 李奈) February 12, 1995     N/A N/A 25 16     Graduated August 4, 2015.
Rena Nishiyama (西山 怜那) January 14, 2001           N/A N/A   Graduated December 23, 2015.[15]
Karen Iwata (岩田 華怜) May 13, 1998       N/A N/A N/A N/A   Graduated March 15, 2016.
Minami Takahashi (高橋みなみ) April 8, 1991 5 6 7 6 8 9 4   Graduated April 8, 2016.
Rina Hirata (平田 梨奈) July 16, 1998       N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Graduated August 24, 2016.[16]
Ami Maeda (前田 亜美) June 1, 1995 N/A N/A 37 42 53 70 N/A   Graduated August 29, 2016.[17]

Team K

Name (Birth date, Birthplace) Election Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Erena Ono (小野恵令奈) (November 26, 1993 in Tokyo) 11 15 Graduated September 27, 2010
Kaoru Mitsumune (光宗 薫) (April 26, 1993 in Osaka) N/A Graduated on October 24, 2012. (Kenkyūsei promoted to Team K, graduating before joining Team K)
Sayaka Nakaya (仲谷 明香) (October 15, 1991 in Iwate) N/A N/A N/A 36 Graduated on March 6, 2013
Natsumi Matsubara (松原 夏海) (June 19, 1990 in Fukuoka) 30 39 N/A N/A Graduated on June 4, 2013
Sayaka Akimoto (秋元 才加) (July 26, 1988 in Chiba) 12 17 17 20 Graduated on August 22, 2013; final performance August 28.[5][6][19]
Tomomi Itano (板野 友美) (July 3, 1991 in Kanagawa) 7 4 8 8 11 Graduated on August 25, 2013; final performance August 27.[5][6][19]
Amina Satō (佐藤 亜美菜) (October 16, 1990) 8 18 18 21 33 Graduated on January 15 2014.
Yuko Oshima (大島 優子) (October 17, 1988) 2 1 2 1 2 Graduated on June 9, 2014.
Shihori Suzuki (鈴木 紫帆里) (February 17, 1994) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Graduated on May 21, 2015.
Mayumi Uchida (内田 眞由美) (December 27, 1993) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Graduated on August 22, 2015.
Jurina Matsui (松井 珠理奈) (March 8, 1997) 19 10 14 9 6 4 5 3 Canceled concurrent position with AKB48 on October 21, 2015.[20]
Aki Takajo (高城 亜樹) (October 3, 1991) 23 13 12 17 20 26 30 Graduated on February 23, 2016.
Mariya Nagao (永尾まりや) (March 10, 1994) N/A N/A 39 35 65 69 Graduated on March 19, 2016.
Sayaka Yamamoto (山本 彩) (July 14, 1993) 28 18 14 6 6 4 Canceled concurrent position with AKB48 on April 13, 2016.
Haruka Ishida (石田 晴香) (December 2, 1993) N/A 27 N/A 50 46 57 71 Graduated on May 17, 2016.

Team B

Name (Birth date, Birthplace) Election Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Manami Oku (奥 真奈美) (November 22, 1995 in Tokyo) N/A N/A N/A Graduated on April 8, 2011
Mika Komori (小森 美果) (July 19, 1994 in Aichi) N/A 30 32 64 Graduated on June 3, 2013
Misato Nonaka (野中 美郷) (April 20, 1991 in Fukuoka) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Graduated on April 22, 2014
Hikari Hashimoto (橋本 耀) June 17, 1997         N/A N/A N/A Graduated on July 7, 2015
Asuka Kuramochi (倉持 明日香) September 11, 1989 21 23 21 22 36 52   Graduated on August 17, 2015
Natsuki Uchiyama (内山 奈月) September 25, 1995         N/A 63 39 Graduated on February 21, 2016[21]
Misaki Iwasa (岩佐 美咲) January 30, 1995 N/A N/A N/A 33 56 49 N/A Graduated on March 14, 2016

Team 4

Name (Birth date, Birthplace) Election Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Anna Mori (森 杏奈) (March 21, 1994 in Chiba) N/A Graduated on September 2, 2011
Yurina Takashima (髙島 祐利奈) (May 24, 1997) N/A N/A N/A Graduated on December 27, 2014
Mizuki Tsuchiyasu (土保 瑞希) October 5, 1996           N/A N/A Graduated on June 24, 2014
Mitsuki Maeda (前田 美月) October 5, 1998         N/A N/A   Graduated on June 24, 2014
Marina Kobayashi (小林 茉里奈) February 24, 1996     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Graduated on August 5, 2014
Wakana Natori (名取 稚菜) June 7, 1995     N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Graduated on December 20, 2015

Team 8

Name (Birth date, Birthplace) Election Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Chinatsu Okubora (奥洞 千捺) (September 10, 1998 in Gifu) N/A Graduated on June 18, 2014
Yui Moriwaki (森脇 由衣) (February 28, 1998) N/A Graduated on January 26, 2015

Kenkyūsei

Otona AKB

In 2014, AKB48 ran a nationwide audition for the position of "Otona AKB" (大人AKB, "Adult AKB"), a woman over 30 years old who would participate in a commercial for the new Glico Papico. Out of over 5000 applicants, the winner was announced on April 16, 2014, as Mariko Tsukamoto, a housewife and mother of two.[27][28] She would take part in promotions and concerts through August 2014.[29]

Name Birth date (age) Election rank
1[30] 2[31] 3[32] 4[33] 5[34]
Mariko Tsukamoto (塚本 まり子 Tsukamoto Mariko) July 16, 1976[35]          

Transferred members

These members were transferred from AKB48 to a different group.

Transferred to SKE48

Name Birth date (age) Transferred from Election rank
1[30] 2[31] 3[32] 4[33] 5[34] 6 [36] 7[37]
Yuka Nakanishi (中西 優香 Nakanishi Yuka) January 24, 1989 AKB48 Research Students[38] N/A N/A N/A 63 64    
Sumire Sato (佐藤 すみれ Sato Sumire) November 20, 1993 AKB48 Team A [39] N/A 31 34 61 52 N/A 49
Suzuran Yamauchi (山内 鈴蘭 Suzuran Yamauchi) December 8, 1994 AKB48 Team B [39] N/A 36 N/A 54 61 69 63
Mina Ōba (大場 美奈 Mina Oba) April 3, 1992 AKB48 Team B [39] N/A N/A 35 57 48 56 27

Transferred to NMB48

Name Birth date (age) Transferred from Election rank
1[30] 2[31] 3[32] 4[33] 5[34] 6[36] 7[37]
Ayaka Umeda (梅田 彩佳 Umeda Ayaka) January 3, 1989 AKB48 Team B [39] N/A 32 22 16 19 35 56
Miori Ichikawa (市川 美織 Ichikawa Miori) February 12, 1994 AKB48 Team B [39] N/A N/A 39 58 57 53 79
Reina Fujie (藤江 れいな Fujie Reina) November 20, 1993 AKB48 Team B [39] N/A 33 40 40 32 33 35

Transferred to HKT48

Name Birth date (age) Transferred from Election rank
1[30] 2[31] 3[32] 4[33] 5[34] 6[36] 7[37]
Rino Sashihara (指原 莉乃 Sashihara Rino) November 21, 1992 AKB48 Team A [40] 27 19 9 4 1 2 1
Aika Ota (多田 愛佳 Ōta Aika) December 8, 1994 AKB48 Team A [41] 20 22 25 52 43 42 41

Transferred to JKT48

Name Birth date (age) Transferred from Election rank
1[30] 2[31] 3[32] 4[33] 5[34] 6[36] 7[37]
Rina Chikano (近野 莉菜 Chikano Rina) April 23, 1993 Team K[39] N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A    
Haruka Nakagawa (仲川 遥香 Nakagawa Haruka) February 10, 1992 Team A[41] N/A 20 24 44   N/A  

Transferred to SNH48

Name Birth date (age) Transferred from Election rank
1[30] 2[31] 3[32] 4[33] 5[34] 6[36] 7[37]
Sae Miyazawa (宮澤 佐江 Miyazawa Sae) August 13, 1990 AKB48 Team K[42] 14 9 11 11 10 12 8

Transferred to NGT48

Name Birth date (age) Transferred from Election rank
1[30] 2[31] 3[32] 4[33] 5[34] 6[36] 7[37]
Rie Kitahara (北原 里英 Kitahara Rie) June 24, 1991 AKB48 Team K [43] 13 16 13 13 21 19 11

Transferred to SDN48

Name Election rank Notes
1[30] 2[31] 3[32] 4[33] 5[34] 6[36] 7[37]
Megumi Ohori (大堀 恵) (August 25, 1983 in Chiba) 24 N/A Transferred from Team K
Kayo Noro (野呂 佳代) (October 28, 1983 in Tokyo) N/A N/A Transferred from Team K
Kazumi Urano (浦野 一美) (October 23, 1985 in Saitama) 17 N/A Transferred from Team B
Haruka Kohara (小原 春香) (April 12, 1988 in Hiroshima) N/A N/A Transferred from Team B
Yukari Satō (佐藤 由加理) (November 22, 1988 in Shizuoka) 15 N/A Transferred from Team A

Other

These former members did not undergo graduation, but left the group for miscellaneous reasons.

Team A

Name (Birth date, birthplace)Election
rank 		Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩) August 24, 1994     N/A N/A N/A 61 54 Last Team A performance May 27, 2013
Nao Furuhata (古畑 奈和) September 15, 1996 N/A N/A 55 24 Last AKB48 performance May 29, 2015
Fuuko Yagura (矢倉 楓子) February 24, 1997       N/A 44 41 40 Last AKB48 performance May 29, 2015

Team K

Name (Birth date, birthplace)Election
rank 		Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Rumi Yonezawa (米沢　瑠美) (June 6, 1991 in Saitama) 22 34 N/A Left due to a scandal on February 5, 2012.
Yuka Masuda (増田 有華) (August 3, 1991 in Ōsaka) 25 25 20 26 Left on December 17, 2012

Team B

Name (Birth date, birthplace)Election
rank 		Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Natsumi Hirajima (平嶋 夏海) May 28, 1992 in Tokyo) 26 26 26 62 Left due to a scandal on February 5, 2012.
Anna Ishida (石田 安奈) May 27, 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 77 Last AKB48 performance May 21, 2013
Rina Ikoma (生駒 里奈) December 29, 1995           14   Last AKB48 performance May 14, 2015

Team 4

Name (Birth date, birthplace)Election
rank 		Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩) August 24, 1994     N/A N/A N/A 61 54 Last Team 4 performance May 28, 2015.

Candidate for Team B

Kenkyūsei

Baito AKB

Baito AKB (バイトAKB?) was a promotional campaign in cooperation with part-time job agency "Baitoru". Aspiring members applied online, and were awarded a part-time contract to work for AKB48 from October 2014 to February 2015.[45] Baito members were awarded byes for the first two rounds of the "2nd 48Group Draft" (ドラフト二期生, Dorafuto nikisei) and some were selected into various groups during that event. Others later participated in the auditions for NGT48. Takahashi Kira ((高橋希良 Takahashi Kira) is now an AKB48 member, and is thus excluded from this list.

  • Misaki Akasaka
  • Minami Araki
  • Rinka Araki
  • Ida Yuki
  • Saori Iikura
  • Yuuka Ikuta
  • Rena Isshiki (SKE48)
  • Mayuka Umezawa
  • Megumi Ebisawa
  • Ayano Ohno
  • Honami Ogata
  • Yuka Ogino (NGT48)
  • Kanamu Abe
  • Madoka Kataigi
  • Saori Katsumata
  • Saya Kamitani
  • Mami Kawaguchi
  • Maho Kawamura
  • Tomomi Kikuchi
  • Suzuka Kinoshita
  • Mayu Kinoshita
  • Yuuka Koike
  • Koizuma Rina
  • Aina Kusakabe (NGT48)
  • Ayaka Kurosawa
  • Rina Saito
  • Mika Saeki
  • Saya Sawaki
  • Yui Shibata (NMB48)
  • Yumin Suzuki
  • Reina Seiji (NGT48)
  • Mashiro Takagi
  • Misaki Takeuchi
  • Yumeno Chida
  • Yui Chiyoda
  • Rina Nakagawa
  • Yuuka Nakamura
  • Arisa Nagasaka
  • Misa Narimatsu
  • Marina Nishigata (NGT48)
  • Arisa Fukui
  • Mamoko Fujie
  • Kaho Matsuura
  • Hana Matsuoka (HKT48)
  • Nodoka Matsumoto
  • Yako Mega
  • Miyazaki Miki
  • Kana Yashiro
  • Aki Yamauchi


See also

References

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