Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Members' Nicknames: Who's who?

Reading a blog entry or watching an AKB show and have no idea who a person is referring to? Here's a list of some of their nicknames.

In alphabetical (english) order, since the Budokan shuffle will confuse things. Listed are lastname first. These are only those whose nicknames I am aware of and those that have been used somewhere. Those not listed here means I don't know their nicknames, or have never seen them referred to anything other than their real names, or have already graduated (some graduates are in the list though). List only includes members of Teams A, K and B (for now).

The first list is nickname to real name (some have more than one nickname); the second (below) is from real name to nicknames.


LIST BY NICKNAMES

Aamin - Maeda, Ami
Acchan - Maeda, Atsuko
Akicha - Takajyo, Aki
Aminyan - Sato, Amina
Ayarin - Kikuchi, Ayaka
Chii - Nakata, Chisato
Chiichan - Nakata, Chisato
Chikarina - Chikano, Rina
CinDy - Urano, Kazumi (pronounced Shindi by Japanese, the 4th letter is always uppercased)
Erepyon - Ono, Erena
Gussan - Noguchi, Reina
Haachan - Katayama, Haruka
Harugon - Nakagawa, Haruka
Harukyan - Ishida, Haruka
Kitarie - Kitahara, Rie
Kojiharu - Kojima, Haruna
Kojipa - Kojima, Haruna
Korisu - Oshima, Yuko (katakanized version of Cris? Actually Japanese for "little squirrel")
Krisu - Nakatsuka, Tomomi
Kyururun - Kohara, Haruka
Lovetan - Ota, Aika
Maachan - Oku, Manami
MaiMai - Oshima, Mai
Maririn - Shinoda, Mariko
Mariyannu - Suzuki, Mariya
Mayuchi - Uchida, Mayumi
Mayuyu - Watanabe, Mayu
Meetan - Ohori, Megumi
Micha - Nonaka, Misato
Miho - Urano, Kazumi (an old nickname she used in her early days in Team A, not to be confused with Miyazaki)
Mii - Minegishi, Minami
Miichan - Minegishi, Minami
Mikachi - Saeki, Mika
Mikapon - Komori, Mika
Mikipomu - Saotome, Miki
Miporin - Urano, Kazumi (a name Mai Oshima uses for her)
Mocchi - Kuramochi, Asuka
Moechin - Nito, Moeno
Myao - Miyazaki, Miho
Nacchan - Hirajima, Natsumi
Nacchi - Sato, Natsuki
Nakayan - Nakaya, Sayaka
Naruppe - Inoue, Naru
Nonti - Noro, Kayo
Nozofisu - Kawasaki, Nozomi
Nyan - Kojima, Haruna
NyanNyan - Kojima, Haruna
Nyaro - Kojima, Haruna (I think only Shinoda calls her Nyaro)
Okutama - Oku, Manami
Pyon - Ono, Erena
Pyonpyon - Ono, Erena
Rabutan - Ota, Aika (Rabutan is the katakanized version of Lovetan)
Reinyan - Fujie, Reina
Saechan - Miyazawa, Sae
Sakippe - Matsui, Sakiko
Sasshi - Sashihara, Rino
Shiichan - Shizuka, Oya
Suuchan - Sumire, Sato
Takamina - Takahashi, Minami
Tanamin - Tanabe, Miku
Tomochin - Itano, Tomomi
Tomo~mi - Kasai, Tomomi (not to be confused with Itano)
Tomomichan - Nakatsuka, Tomomi
Ucchi - Uchida, Mayumi
Ume - Umeda, Ayaka
Umechan - Umeda, Ayaka
Wasamin - Iwasa, Misaki
Yonechan - Yonezawa, Rumi
Yukarin - Sato, Yukari
Yukirin - Kashiwagi, Yuki
Yuttan - Masuda, Yuka


LIST BY REAL NAMES

Chikano, Rina - Chikarina
Fujie, Reina - Reinyan
Hirajima, Natsumi - Nacchan
Inoue, Naru - Naruppe
Ishida, Haruka - Harukyan
Itano, Tomomi - Tomochin
Iwasa, Misaki - Wasamin
Kasai, Tomomi - Tomo~mi (not to be confused with Itano)
Kashiwagi, Yuki - Yukirin
Katayama, Haruka - Haachan
Kawasaki, Nozomi - Nozofisu
Kikuchi, Ayaka - Ayarin
Kitahara, Rie - Kitarie
Kohara, Haruka - Kyururun
Kojima, Haruna - Kojiharu, Kojipa Nyan, NyanNyan, Nyaro (I think only Shinoda calls her Nyaro)
Komori, Mika - Mikapon
Kuramochi, Asuka - Mocchi
Maeda, Ami - Aamin
Maeda, Atsuko - Acchan
Masuda, Yuka - Yuttan
Matsui, Sakiko - Sakippe
Minegishi, Minami - Miichan, Mii
Miyazaki, Miho - Myao
Miyazawa, Sae - Saechan
Nakagawa, Haruka - Harugon
Nakata, Chisato - Chii, Chiichan
Nakatsuka, Tomomi - Tomomichan, Krisu
Nakaya, Sayaka - Nakayan
Nito, Moeno - Moechin
Noguchi, Reina - Gussan
Nonaka, Misato - Micha
Noro, Kayo - Nonti
Ohori, Megumi - Meetan
Oku, Manami - Maachan, Okutama
Ono, Erena - Erepyon, Pyon, Pyonpyon
Oshima, Mai - MaiMai
Oshima, Yuko - Korisu (katakanized version of Cris? Actually Japanese for "little squirrel")
Ota, Aika - Lovetan, Rabutan (Rabutan is the katakanized version of Lovetan)
Saeki, Mika - Mikachi
Saotome, Miki - Mikipomu
Sashihara, Rino - Sasshi
Sato, Amina - Aminyan
Sato, Natsuki - Nacchi
Sato, Yukari - Yukarin (not to be confused with Yukirin)
Shinoda, Mariko - Maririn
Shizuka, Oya - Shiichan
Sumire, Sato - Suuchan
Suzuki, Mariya - Mariyannu
Takahashi, Minami - Takamina (wotagei: Minami, not to be confused with Minegishi)
Takajyo, Aki - Akicha
Tanabe, Miku - Tanamin
Uchida, Mayumi - Ucchi, Mayuchi
Umeda, Ayaka - Umechan, Ume
Urano, Kazumi - CinDy (pronounced Shindi by Japanese, the 4th letter is always uppercased), Miho (an old nickname she used in her early days in Team A), Miporin (a name Mai Oshima uses for her)
Watanabe, Mayu - Mayuyu
Yonezawa, Rumi - Yonechan



AKB48 members whom I don't know their nicknames, so will add them to the list above when I find out:
Akimoto, Sayaka
Kobayashi, Kana
Matsubara, Natsumi
Yokoyama, Yui


[Last Updated: January 5, 2011]

3 comments:

  1. Sayaka: Most of the girls just call her Sayaka, but she does have a couple of nicknames - Saaya and Okaro (mostly by fans).

    Kana: just Kana. Haven't heard the girls or the fans call her anything else.

    Haruka: Haru-chan

    Yuka: Yuka, but I've heard Erepyon and fans call her Yu-tan

    Natsumi: Nattsumii

    Amina: Amina, but recently I've been seeing fans on 2ch call her Aminya

    Mariko: Mariko-sama, Mari-chan, and I think I've heard Maririn.

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  2. Good job with cataloguing all the known nicknames. Just one clarification, though: Korisu (or Korin) stands for "little squirrel". If you watch the private video that came with Aitakatta, you'll even see her describing herself as that.

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  3. Thanks! I read that Korisu does translate to "little squirrel" awhile back, I just wanted proof that that is what Yuko intended. Thanks for pointing out the proof, I now need to watch that video!

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