AKB48 Team B
Team B (チームB) is the third team that forms idol group AKB48. Their team color is Blue.
Contents
Members
Current Members
- Ishida Anna (石田安奈, also in SKE48 Team KII)
- Ishida Haruka (石田晴香)
- Ichikawa Miori (市川美織)
- Iwasa Misaki (岩佐美咲)
- Umeda Ayaka (梅田彩佳, captain)
- Oba Mina (大場美奈)
- Oya Shizuka (大家志津香)
- Kashiwagi Yuki (柏木由紀)
- Katayama Haruka (片山陽加)
- Kato Rena (加藤玲奈)
- Kojima Natsuki (小嶋菜月)
- Kojima Haruna (小嶋陽菜)
- Komori Mika (小森美果)
- Shimazaki Haruka (島崎遥香)
- Takeuchi Miyu (竹内美宥)
- Tanabe Miku (田名部生来)
- Nakamura Mariko (中村麻里子)
- Natori Wakana (名取稚菜)
- Nonaka Misato (野中美郷)
- Fujie Reina (藤江れいな)
- Yamauchi Suzuran (山内鈴蘭)
- Watanabe Miyuki (渡辺美優紀, also in NMB48 Team N)
Former Members
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Promoted Kenkyuusei to Team B
- Saeki Mika (佐伯美香, promoted February 3, 2008)
- Sashihara Rino (指原莉乃, promoted August 2, 2008)
- Nito Moeno (仁藤萌乃, promoted August 5, 2008)
- Kohara Haruka (小原春香, promoted January 24, 2009)
- Nakatsuka Tomomi (中塚智実, promoted January 29, 2009)
- Ishida Haruka (石田晴香, promoted May 21, 2010)
- Komori Mika (小森美果, promoted May 21, 2010)
- Sato Sumire (佐藤すみれ, promoted May 21, 2010)
- Suzuki Mariya (鈴木まりや, promoted May 21, 2010)
- Suzuki Shihori (鈴木紫帆里, promoted May 21, 2011)
Loan Members to Team B
- From NMB48
- Watanabe Miyuki (渡辺美優紀)
- From SKE48
- Ishida Anna (石田安奈)
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」)
- [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team B 1st stage "Seishun Girls" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team B 1st stage「青春ガールズ」~studio recordings コレクション~)
- [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team B 2nd stage "Aitakatta" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team B 2nd stage「会いたかった」~studio recordings コレクション~)
- [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team B 3rd stage "Pajama Drive" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team B 3rd stage「パジャマドライブ」~studio recordings コレクション~)
- [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team B 4th stage "Idol no Yoake" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team B 4th stage「アイドルの夜明け」~studio recordings コレクション~)
- [2013.01.01] AKB48 Team B 5th stage "Theater no Megami" ~studio recordings Collection~ (AKB48 Team B 5th stage「シアターの女神」~studio recordings コレクション~)
Compilations / 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 (Type-B) (#3 Love Jump)
- [2011.06.08] AKB48 - Koko ni Ita Koto (#4 Ren'ai Circus, #11 Team B Oshi)
- [2011.12.07] AKB48 - Ue kara Mariko (Type-B) (#3 Yobisute Fantasy)
- [2012.08.15] AKB48 - 1830m (#2-6 No-Can)
- [2012.10.31] AKB48 - UZA (Type-B) (#3 Seigi no Mikata ja nai Hero - New Team B)
- [2013.02.20] AKB48 - So long! (Type-B) (#3 Soko de Inu no Unchi Funjau ka ne? - Umeda Team B)
Video Releases
- [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」)