AKB48

AKB48 (AKihaBara48) is a Japanese all-female idol group formed in Akihabara, Tokyo, where they have their own theater in Don Quixote.

The group, established in 2005, is produced by Akimoto Yasushi and signed under King Records, originally from DefSTAR RECORDS/Sony Music Japan.

Currently the group consists of five teams: Team A, Team K, Team B, Team 4 and Team 8. In addition, the group also has trainees called Kenkyuusei, and an international transference team, Team Kaigai.

They hold the record for highest overall single sales for a female group on the Oricon charts and also hold the Guinness World Record for world's "largest pop group" and usually averages over 100 members with dozens active at any time.

On April 29, 2023, their general manager Mukaichi Mion announced the disbandments of the teams, with a new system replacing the teams. The last concerts for each team are:
 * Team A: August 4
 * Team K: August 5
 * Team B: August 5
 * Team 4: August 6

3rd Gen

 * Kashiwagi Yuki (Joined December 9, 2006)

12th Gen

 * Omori Miyuu (Joined April 3, 2011; Graduating August 2023)
 * Sasaki Yukari (Joined April 3, 2011)

13th Gen

 * Iwatate Saho (Joined September 24, 2011)
 * Kitazawa Saki (Joined September 24, 2011)
 * Shinozaki Ayana (Joined September 24, 2011)
 * Murayama Yuiri (Joined September 24, 2011)
 * Mogi Shinobu (Joined September 24, 2011)

15th Gen

 * Ichikawa Manami (Joined June 5, 2013; Graduating)
 * Komiyama Haruka (Joined June 5, 2013)
 * Sato Kiara (Joined June 5, 2013)
 * Fukuoka Seina (Joined June 5, 2013)
 * Mukaichi Mion (Joined June 5, 2013) - General Manager
 * Yumoto Ami (Joined June 5, 2013)
 * Taniguchi Megu (Joined April 14, 2014)

16th Gen

 * Asai Nanami (Joined December 8, 2016)
 * Kurosu Haruka (Joined December 8, 2016)
 * Sato Minami (Joined December 8, 2016)
 * Suzuki Kurumi (Joined December 8, 2016)
 * Taguchi Manaka (Joined December 8, 2016)
 * Nagatomo Ayami (Joined December 8, 2016)
 * Michieda Saki (Joined December 8, 2016)
 * Muto Orin (Joined December 8, 2016)
 * Yamauchi Mizuki (Joined December 8, 2016)
 * Yamane Suzuha (Joined December 8, 2016)

17th Gen

 * Ota Yuki (Joined May 4, 2022)
 * Kohama Kokone (Joined May 4, 2022)
 * Sato Airi (Joined May 4, 2022)
 * Hashimoto Eriko (Joined May 4, 2022)
 * Hatakeyama Nozomi (Joined May 4, 2022)
 * Hirata Yuki (Joined May 4, 2022)
 * Hotei Moka (Joined May 4, 2022)
 * Masai Mayuu (Joined May 4, 2022)
 * Mizushima Miyuu (Joined May 4, 2022)
 * Yamazaki Sora (Joined May 4, 2022)

18th Gen

 * Akiyama Yuna (Joined April 9, 2023)
 * Arai Sae (Joined April 9, 2023)
 * Kudo Kasumi (Joined April 9, 2023)
 * Kubo Hinano (Joined April 9, 2023)
 * Sako Yumemi (Joined April 9, 2023)
 * Narita Kohina (Joined April 9, 2023)
 * Yagi Azuki (Joined April 9, 2023)
 * Yamaguchi Yui (Joined April 9, 2023)

Main Sub Units

 * No Sleeves
 * French Kiss
 * Not yet
 * AKB48 TeamOgi
 * DIVA
 * Watarirouka Hashiritai 7

Single Unit

 * Yasai Sisters

One-Shot Sub Unit

 * Sukeban Girls
 * Team Z
 * Beauty Giraffes

Special subunit

 * AnRiRe

Active

 * SKE48 (SaKaE48 | Nagoya Sister Group in Sakae, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan)
 * NMB48 (NaMBa48 | Osaka Sister Group in Namba, Osaka, Japan)
 * HKT48 (HaKaTa48 | Fukuoka Sister Group in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan)
 * NGT48 (NiiGaTa48 | Niigata Sister Group in Niigata, Japan, Japan)
 * STU48 (SeToUchi48 | Setouchi Sister Group in Setouchi, Okayama, Japan)

Disbanded

 * SDN48 (SaturDay Night48 | Mature Sister Group of AKB48 in Tokyo, Japan)
 * OJS48 (OJiSan48 | Osaka, Japan | Security Guards of AKB48)

Active

 * JKT48 (JaKarTa48 | Indonesian Sister Group in Jakarta, Indonesia)
 * BNK48 (BaNgKok48 | Thai Sister Group in Bangkok, Thailand)
 * MNL48 (MaNiLa48 | Filipino Sister Group in Manila, Philippines)
 * AKB48 Team SH (AKihaBara48 Team SHanghai | Sister Group in Shanghai, China)
 * AKB48 Team TP (AKihaBara48 Team TaiPei | Taiwanese Sister Group in Taipei, Taiwan)
 * CGM48 (ChianG Mai48 | Thai Sister Group in Chiang Mai, Thailand | Chiang Mai Sister Group of BNK48)

Disbanded

 * TPE48 (TaiPEi48 | Taiwanese Sister Group in Taipei, Taiwan; Rebranded to AKB48 Team TP)
 * SHY48 (SHenYang48 | Sister Group of SNH48 in Shenyang, China)
 * CKG48 (ChungKinG48 | Sister Group of SNH48 in Chungking, China)
 * SGO48 (SaiGOn48 | Vietnamese Sister Group in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
 * MUB48 (formerly MUM48 (MUMbai48) | MUmBai48 | Indian Sister Group in Mumbai, India)
 * DEL48 (DELhi48 | Indian Sister Group in Delhi, India)

Independent

 * SNH48 (ShaNgHai48 | Independent Chinese Sister Group of AKB48 in Shanghai, China)
 * BEJ48 (BEiJing48 | Sister Group of SNH48 in Beijing, China)
 * GNZ48 (GuaNgZhou48 | Sister Group of SNH48 in Guangzhou, China)

Rival Groups

 * Nogizaka46
 * Sakurazaka46 (formerly known as Keyakizaka46/Kanji Keyakizaka46)
 * Hinatazaka46 (formerly known as Keyakizaka46/Hiragana Keyakizaka46)
 * Yoshimotozaka46

Discography
For a more regularly updated discography, please see AKB48's discography page on AKB48 Wiki.