AKB48 Team B
Team B (チームB) is the third team that forms idol group AKB48. Their team color is Blue.
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Members
Names in bold denote Team Captain.
Former Members
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Promoted Kenkyuusei to Team B
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Loan Members to Team B
- From NMB48
- Kikuchi Ayaka was fired from AKB48 following a scandal, but was allowed to re-audition for AKB48 Kenkyuusei
Information
AKB48 held its third audition in 2006, and the 3rd generation of members who were meant to be Team B made their first appearance in the theater on December 8, 2006. Around the same time, it was announced that Urano Kazumi, Hirajima Natsumi, Masuyama Kayano and Watanabe Shiho would be transferred to Team B to act as a teacher figure for the new members. After Orii Ayumi's graduation, however, Masuyama Kayano remained in Team A.
Team B debuted on April 8, 2008, and performed two revival stages throughout 2007. After Team B's first stage, Watanabe Shiho graduated from AKB48 and was replaced by Saeki Mika, the first kenkyuusei to be promoted to a team. In February, 2008, they began performing their first original stage. In August, 2008, Kikuchi Ayaka was fired due to a scandal.
In August 2009, Saeki Mika graduated and the announcement was made that the teams would be shuffled. Kitahara Rie, Sato Amina and Miyazaki Miho were transferred from Team A, Oku Manami, Kasai Tomomi, Kobayashi Kana, Sato Natsuki, Chikano Rina and Masuda Yuka were transferred from Team K, and Ishida Haruka, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire and Suzuki Shihori were promoted from Kenkyuusei. Suzuki Shihori withdrew from AKB48 shortly after the announcement (but rejoined later as a 11th generation Kenkyuusei), and Suzuki Mariya was promoted to Team B instead of Team A. Suzuki Shihori was then promoted back to Team B to replace Oku Manami following her graduation.
In January 2012, Hirajima Natsumi (and Yonezawa Rumi) was caught in a scandal and withdrew. Then in March 2012, during AKB48's concert in Saitama Super Arena, it was announced that Watanabe Miyuki of NMB48 would be joining Team B temporarily, as well as continuing her activities with Team N.
Discography
Stage Albums
- [2009.08.11] Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake" (チームB 4th Stage 「アイドルの夜明け」)
- [2010.08.07] Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami" (チームB 5th Stage 「シアターの女神｣)
Stage DVDS
- [2008.03.26] Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls" (チームB 1st stage ~青春ガールズ~)
- [2008.09.26] Team B 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" (チームB 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
- [2009.04.03] Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive" (チームB 3rd stage 「パジャマドライブ」)
- [2010.06.12] Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake" (チームB 4th Stage 「アイドルの夜明け」)
Other
- [2008.06.13] AKB48 - Baby! Baby! Baby! (#4 Shonichi)
- [2008.10.22] AKB48 - Oogoe Diamond(Regular) (#4 Oogoe Diamond (Team B ver.))
- [2009.06.24] AKB48 - Namida Surprise! (#3 Shonichi)
- [2010.12.08] AKB48 - Chance no Junban (B Ver.) (#3 Love Jump)
- [2011.06.08] AKB48 - Koko ni Ita Koto (#4 Renai Circus, #11 Team B Oshi)
