AKB48 Team 8 “Idols, you can no longer meet”
#AKB48 – The popular Team 8 of the Japanese idol group AKB48 represented the motto of AKB48 “Idols you can meet” with their members from all 47 prefectures of Japan in a special way.
However, since COVID-19, there have been only a few local appearances of the team and handshake events are currently held online. Management announced on 7 October 2022 at the “AKB48 60th Single ‘Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss'” concert at the Budokan Arena that Team 8 will be on hiatus for the time being after their 9th Anniversary concert in April 2023. All members of Team 8 will be assigned to Teams A, K, B, and 4 where they have been assigned concurrently for some time.
AKB48 チーム8の活動に関するお知らせhttps://t.co/NJ8ZEtM80v
— AKB48公式 (@AKB48_staff) October 7, 2022