AKB48/Characters/Team K

Akimoto Sayaka

Captain of Team K.


 * Career Resurrection After a brief scandal, she's back as the one and only captain of Team K.
 * Fan Nickname Sayaka, OKARO

Oshima Yuko


 * Adorkable
 * Does Not Like Balloons
 * Fan Nickname Yuuko
 * Spotlight-Stealing Squad Many fans were shocked to find out she had gotten 1st in the 2010 Senbatsu election and beaten their beloved Acchan.

Itano Tomomi


 * Fan Nickname Tomochin
 * Identical Stranger Fans have noted that she looks a lot like Namuro Amie, another popular Japanese singer.
 * The Cutie

Miyazawa Sae


 * Bifauxnen She's the ikemen of the group.
 * Fan Nickname Sae
 * Genki Girl She's really energetic on and off stage.

Minegishi Minami


 * Fan Nickname Miichan
 * Me's a Crowd To promote an anti-spyware program Miichan's face was edited onto various AKB singles and even incorporated into the Flying Get PV! Fans called it the "Miichan Virus"
 * The Prankster
 * Spotlight-Stealing Squad It's a part of her character. Even her song for Ameba Pigg battle is titled 'I Need Screentime'!

Yokoyama Yui


 * Fan Nickname Yui

Umeda Ayaka


 * Fan Nickname Umechan

Nito Moeno


 * Fan Nickname Moeno

Matsui Sakiko


 * Fan Nickname Sakiko

Fujie Reina


 * Ascended Extra It goes up and down for Reinyan. She started out as kenkyuusei before participating in two AKB singles and then going back to undergirls and ranking very lowly in the senbatsu elections. However, now that's she's one the #2 spot in the Janken Senbatsu things might be looking up for her...
 * Fan Nickname Reinyan

Uchida Mayumi


 * Fan Nickname Ucchii, Mayuchi

Kikuchi Ayaka


 * Career Resurrection Was fired in 2008 after a scandal but was let back into the group in 2009
 * Fan Nickname Ayarin

Tanabe Miku


 * Fan Nickname Tanamin

Nakatsuka Tomomi


 * Fan Nickname Tomochan, Krisu

Nonaka Misato


 * Fan Nickname Micha

Yonezawa Rumi


 * Fan Nickname Yonechan