List of AKB48 members
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AKB48 is a Japanese idol girl group formed on December 8, 2005. As of 2026, the group consists of 48 members, including 40 official members and 8 trainees.[1][2]
The member lineup often changes as members graduate from the group and are replaced by members promoted from trainee status. Monica Hesse of The Washington Post describes the AKB48 audition process as "American Idol-esque".[3]
The group has publicized special events for choosing the promotional and recording lineup for some of its singles.[4] In 2009, the concept of sōsenkyo (総選挙; "general elections") was introduced.[5] To obtain a ballot, voters have to buy the group's latest "election single",[6] or sign up for the official paid fanclub. The members who receive the most votes will get to participate in the recording of AKB48's next single,[5] and are heavily promoted.[7] The highest voted member earns the right to be the center performer during the group's live performances.[4][6]
Narumi Kuranoo is the current leader or "general manager" of AKB48 and all of its sister groups.[8] The results from AKB48's annual general elections from 2009–2018 are included.
Members are listed by order below as they appear on the official website's roster as of March 1, 2026[update].[2]
Official members
| Denotes elections that the member did not take part in | |
| N/A | Denotes elections the member took part in but did not rank |
| Denotes ranking between #81 and #100 |
| Name | Birth date (age) | Election rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[9] | 2[10] | 3[11] | 4[12] | 5[13] | 6[14] | 7[15] | 8[16] | 9[17] | 10[18] | ||
| Saho Iwatate (岩立 沙穂, Iwatate Saho) | October 4, 1994 | N/A | N/A | 66 | N/A | 51 | 42 | 22 | |||
| Seina Fukuoka (福岡 聖菜, Fukuoka Seina) | August 1, 2000 | N/A | N/A | 97 | 32 | 31 | |||||
| Mion Mukaichi (向井地 美音, Mukaichi Mion) | January 29, 1998 | N/A | 44 | 13 | 17 | 13 | |||||
| Yui Oguri (小栗 有以, Oguri Yui) | December 26, 2001 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 51 | 25 | |||||
| Narumi Kuranō (倉野尾 成美, Kuranō Narumi) | November 8, 2000 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 30 | 49 | |||||
| Hiyuka Sakagawa (坂川 陽香, Sakagawa Hiyuka) | October 7, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Miu Shitao (下尾 みう, Shitao Miu) | April 3, 2001 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Ayane Takahashi (高橋 彩音, Takahashi Ayane) | December 30, 1997 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Remi Tokunaga (徳永 羚海, Tokunaga Remi) | October 1, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Serika Nagano (永野 芹佳, Nagano Serika) | March 27, 2001 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 67 | 104 | |||||
| Haruna Hashimoto (橋本 陽菜, Hashimoto Haruna) | May 25, 2000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 109 | |||||
| Erii Chiba (千葉 恵里, Chiba Erii) | October 27, 2003 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Kurumi Suzuki (鈴木 くるみ, Suzuki Kurumi) | September 2, 2004 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Manaka Taguchi (田口 愛佳, Taguchi Manaka) | December 12, 2003 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Ayami Nagatomo (長友 彩海, Nagatomo Ayami) | November 2, 2000 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Orin Muto (武藤 小麟, Mutō Orin) | July 22, 2000 | 55 | N/A | ||||||||
| Mizuki Yamauchi (山内 瑞葵, Yamauchi Mizuki) | September 20, 2001 | N/A | 92 | ||||||||
| Maho Omori (大盛 真歩, Omori Maho) | December 5, 1999 | N/A | |||||||||
| Yuki Ōta (太田 有紀, Ōta Yuki) | March 27, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Airi Satō (佐藤 綺星, Satō Airi) | June 24, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Eriko Hashimoto (橋本 恵理子, Hashimoto Eriko) | April 16, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Nozomi Hatakeyama (畠山 希美, Hatakeyama Nozomi) | January 25, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Yuki Hirata (平田 侑希, Hirata Yuki) | September 3, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Moka Hotei (布袋 百椛, Hotei Moka) | December 1, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Mayū Masai (正鋳 真優, Masai Mayū) | March 1, 2005 | ||||||||||
| Miyū Mizushima (水島 美結, Mizushima Miyū) | November 12, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Sora Yamazaki (山﨑 空, Yamazaki Sora) | May 13, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Yuna Akiyama (秋山 由奈, Akiyama Yuna) | December 12, 2005 | ||||||||||
| Sae Arai (新井 彩永, Arai Sae) | October 5, 2005 | ||||||||||
| Kasumi Kudō (工藤 華純, Kudō Kasumi) | June 15, 2005 | ||||||||||
| Hinano Kubo (久保 姫菜乃, Kubo Hinano) | February 2, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Yumemi Sako (迫 由芽実, Sako Yumemi) | February 5, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Kohina Narita (成田 香姫奈, Narita Kohina) | March 3, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Azuki Yagi (八木 愛月, Yagi Azuki) | March 22, 2005 | ||||||||||
| Yui Yamaguchi (山口 結愛, Yamaguchi Yui) | March 8, 2009 | ||||||||||
| Momoka Ito (伊藤 百花, Ito Momoka) | December 6, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Kairi Okumoto (奧本 カイリ, Okumoto Kairi) | January 2, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Yui Kawamura (川村 結衣, Kawamura Yui) | June 18, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Sari Shiratori (白鳥 沙怜, Shiratori Sari) | September 10, 2010 | ||||||||||
| Mei Hanada (花田 藍衣, Hanada Mei) | June 5, 2005 | ||||||||||
Trainees
Trainees (研究生, kenkyūsei) are members who have entered the group but have not been assigned or promoted to a fixed team. Currently the trainees are 20th generation-members who were introduced on December 20, 2024, and 21st generation-members who were introduced on December 4, 2025.
| Name | Birth date (age) |
|---|---|
| Saki Oga (大賀 彩姫, Oga Saki) | May 16, 2006 |
| Saki Kondo (近藤 沙樹, Kondo Saki) | February 23, 2012 |
| Hinata Maruyama (丸山 ひなた, Maruyama Hinata) | July 11, 2008 |
| Mao Takahashi (髙橋 舞桜, Takahashi Mao) | June 25, 2010 |
| Sayuri Tanaka (田中 沙友利, Tanaka Sayuri) | December 9, 2008 |
| Ema Makito (牧戸 愛茉, Makito Ema) | May 25, 2007 |
| Yu Morikawa (森川 優, Morikawa Yu) | June 24, 2008 |
| Kiko Watanabe (渡邉 葵心, Watanabe Kiko) | July 12, 2007 |