AKB48 Team K

Team K as of 2012

Team K (チームK) is the second Team formed that makes up the idol group AKB48. Their team color is Green.

Members

Akimoto Sayaka Abe Maria Itano Tomomi Uchida Mayumi Oshima Yuko Kitahara Rie Kuramochi Asuka Kobayashi Kana Sato Amina Shimada Haruka Suzuki Shihori

Chikano Rina Nakata Chisato Nakaya Sayaka Nagao Mariya Fujita Nana Maeda Ami Matsui Jurina Matsubara Natsumi Miyazaki Miho Muto Tomu

Former Members

Uemura Ayako (Withdrew June 2006) Imai Yu (Graduated June 2007) Takada Ayana (Graduated June 2007) Hayano Kaoru (Graduated April 2009) Naruse Risa (Graduated May 2009) Oku Manami (Transferred to Team B, February 2010) Ohori Megumi (Transferred to SDN48, February 2010) Kasai Tomomi (Transferred to Team B, February 2010) Sato Natsuki (Transferred to Team B, February 2010) Noro Kayo (Transferred to SDN48, February 2010) Ono Erena (Graduated September 2010) Yonezawa Rumi (Withdrew January 2012) Nakatsuka Tomomi (Transferred to Team A, August 2012) Yokoyama Yui (Transferred to Team A, August 2012) Nito Moeno (Transferred to Team A, August 2012)

Matsui Sakiko (Transferred to Team A, August 2012) Kikuchi Ayaka (Transferred to Team A, August 2012) Miyazawa Sae (Transferred to SNH48, August 2012) Umeda Ayaka (Transferred to Team B, August 2012) Minegishi Minami (Transferred to Team B, August 2012) Nonaka Misato (Transferred to Team B, August 2012) Fujie Reina (Transferred to Team B, August 2012) Tanabe Miku (Transferred to Team B, August 2012) Masuda Yuka (Graduated December 2012)

Promoted Kenkyuusei to Team K

Kuramochi Asuka (Promoted March 4, 2008) Naruse Risa (Promoted March 24, 2008) Chikano Rina (Promoted March 26, 2009) Uchida Mayumi (Promoted March 12, 2010)

Kikuchi Ayaka (Promoted March 12, 2010) Nonaka Misato (Promoted March 12, 2010) Matsui Sakiko (Promoted March 12, 2010) Yokoyama Yui (Promoted October 10, 2010)

Loan Members to Team K

From SKE48

• Matsui Jurina

Information

In December 2005, an audition was held for the second generation of AKB48, Team K. 18 girls were chosen and in April 2006 they started preforming at the AKB48 theater. Their first stage, PARTY ga Hajimaru yo, was recycled from Team A. On June 17th 2006, Uemura Ayako graduated, making her the first Team K member to graduate AKB48.

In August 2009, it was announced that the AKB48 teams would be shuffled in October 2009. The 'new' Team K that was announced included Itano Tomomi, Fujie Reina and Minegishi Minami from Team A, Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno and Yonezawa Rumi from Team B, as well as the promotion from AKB48 Kenkyuusei of Uchida Mayumi, Kikuchi Ayaka, Nonaka Misato and Matsui Sakiko.

In June 2010, Ono Erena announced that she would be graduating from AKB48 to focus on her acting at the end of the summer, and shortly after her graduation in September 2010, Yokoyama Yui was promoted to Team K.

In January 2012, Yonezawa Rumi (and Hirajima Natsumi) was caught in a scandal and withdrew. Then in March 2012, at AKB48's concert in Saitama Super Arena, it was announced that SKE48's Matsui Jurina would be joining Team K temporarily, as well as continuing activities with Team S.

Discography

Stage Albums

• [2007.03.07] Team K 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo" (チームK 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
• [2007.03.07] Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" (チームK 2nd Stage「青春ガールズ」)
• [2007.03.07] Team K 3rd Stage "Nonai Paradise" (チームK 3rd Stage「脳内パラダイス」)
• [2009.08.11] Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari" (チームK 5th Stage 「逆上がり」)
• [2010.08.07] Team K 6th Stage "RESET" (チームK 6th　Stage「RESET」)
• [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team K 1st stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team K 1st stage「PARTYが始まるよ」～studio recordings コレクション～)
• [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team K 2nd stage "Seishun Girls" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team K 2nd stage「青春ガールズ」～studio recordings コレクション～)
• [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team K 3rd stage "Nonai Paradise" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team K 3rd stage「脳内パラダイス」～studio recordings コレクション～)
• [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team K 4th stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team K 4th stage「最終ベルが鳴る」～studio recordings コレクション～)
• [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team K 5th stage "Saka Agari" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team K 5th stage「逆上がり」～studio recordings コレクション～)
• [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team K 6th stage "RESET" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team K 6th stage「RESET」～studio recordings コレクション～)

Other

• [2008.10.22] AKB48 - Oogoe Diamond (Theater Edition) (#3 Oogoe Diamond)
• [2010.12.08] AKB48 - Chance no Junban (Type-K) (#3 ALIVE)
• [2011.06.08] AKB48 - Koko ni Ita Koto (#3 Boku ni Dekiru Koto)
• [2011.12.07] AKB48 - Ue kara Mariko (Type-K) (#3 Zero-Sum Taiyou)
• [2012.08.15] AKB48 - 1830m (#2-4 Iede no Yoru)
• [2012.10.31] AKB48 - UZA (Type-K) (#3 Scrap & Build - New Team K)
• [2013.02.20] AKB48 - So long! (Type-K) (#3 Yuuhi Marie - Oshima Team K)

Video Releases

• [2009.09.11] Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru" (チームK 4th Stage「最終ベルが鳴る」)