I'm moving to Japan just because of AKB: AKB48 Birthdays and Comparative Ages

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

AKB48 Birthdays and Comparative Ages

I’m often surprised by how young the girls are. Sure, everyone gets surprised that Jurina Matsui is the youngest, entering SKE48 at 2008 at the age of 11, (considering her looks are already well developed), but people may not realize that just before the Budokan shuffle, Reina Fujie was actually the 4th youngest AKB member, younger than Erena Ono and Miho Miyazaki, and only 2 months older than Mayu Watanabe. Post-Budokan shuffle, Manami Oku is still the youngest AKB member, even when the young, promoted Kenkyuuseis are added to the list, while Mariko Shinoda is oldest. When SKE is combined with AKB, Shinoda is oldest overall, while the 1997-born Jurina Matsui is overall the youngest member.

There are four lists below, the first three are arranged by age, from oldest to youngest; the first contains only AKB48 members (post-Budokan shuffle), the second contains only SKE48 members, while the third combines AKB48 and SKE48. Not included in the first three lists are SDN48 members (since SDN has a minimum age requirement of 20, they would skew the list). I did not take into consideration any nonpromoted Kenkyuuseis nor SDN Unders.

The fourth list contains AKB, SKE and SDN members, arranged by birthdays, from January to December. I also decided to add graduates to this list, and when they graduated, when I can find them. If I missed something, let me know.

Included with their birthdates are their birthplaces whenever I can find them. Last updated: January 6, 2010.

List by age

(AKB48)

Mariko Shinoda (March 11, 1986 in Fukuoka)

Haruka Kohara (April 12, 1988 in Hiroshima)

Haruna Kojima (April 19, 1988 in Saitama)

Sayaka Akimoto (July 26, 1988 in Chiba)

Yūko Ōshima (October 17, 1988 in Tochigi)

Ayaka Umeda (January 3, 1989 in Fukuoka)

Asuka Kuramochi (September 11, 1989 in Kanagawa)

Haruka Katayama (May 10, 1990 in Aichi)

Natsumi Matsubara (June 19, 1990 in Fukuoka)

Natsuki Satō (July 1, 1990 in Hokkaidō)

Sae Miyazawa (August 13, 1990 in Tōkyō)

Chisato Nakata (October 8, 1990 in Saitama)

Amina Satō (October 16, 1990 in Tōkyō)

Sakiko Matsui (December 10, 1990 in Saitama)

Minami Takahashi (April 8, 1991 in Tōkyō)

Misato Nonaka (April 20, 1991 in Kanagawa)

Mariya Suzuki (April 29, 1991 in Saitama)

Kana Kobayashi (May 17, 1991 in Saitama)

Rumi Yonezawa (June 6, 1991 in Saitama)

Rie Kitahara (June 24, 1991 in Aichi)

Tomomi Itano (July 3, 1991 in Kanagawa)

Atsuko Maeda (July 10, 1991 in Chiba)

Yuki Kashiwagi (July 15, 1991 in Kagoshima)

Yuka Masuda (August 3, 1991 in Osaka)

Aki Takajō (October 3, 1991 in Tōkyō)

Sayaka Nakaya (October 15, 1991 in Chiba)

Tomomi Kasai (November 16, 1991 in Tōkyō)

Shizuka Ōya (December 28, 1991 in Fukuoka)

Haruka Nakagawa (February 10, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Natsumi Hirajima (May 28, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Moeno Nitō (July 22, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Minami Minegishi (November 15, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Rino Sashihara (November 21, 1992 in Ōita)

Miku Tanabe (December 2, 1992 in Shiga)

Rina Chikano (April 23, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Tomomi Nakatsuka (June 18, 1993 in Saitama)

Ayaka Kikuchi (June 30, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Miho Miyazaki (July 30, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Sumire Satō (November 20, 1993 in Saitama)

Erena Ono (November 26, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Haruka Ishida (December 2, 1993 in Saitama)

Mayumi Uchida (December 27, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Reina Fujie (February 1, 1994 in Chiba)

Mayu Watanabe (March 26, 1994 in Saitama)

Mika Komori (July 19, 1994 in Aichi)

Aika Ōta (December 8, 1994 in Saitama)

Misaki Iwasa (January 30, 1995 in Chiba)

Ami Maeda (June 1, 1995 in Tōkyō)

Manami Oku (November 22, 1995 in Tōkyō)

(SKE48)

Mieko Satō (June 24, 1986 in Aichi)

Tomoko Katō (April 28, 1987 in Aichi)

Haruka Ono (November 24, 1987 in Ōita)

Aki Deguchi (March 14, 1988 in Mie)

Yui Matsushita (July 25, 1988 in Fukuoka)

Yūka Nakanishi (January 24, 1989 in Aichi)

Rikako Hirata (August 7, 1989 in Aichi)

Airi Furukawa (December 13, 1989 in Aichi)

Shiori Takada (July 19, 1990 in Aichi)

Masana Ōya (November 6, 1990 in Aichi)

Rena Matsui (July 27, 1991 in Aichi)

Kanako Hiramatsu (November 14, 1991 in Aichi)

Akane Takayanagi (November 29, 1991 in Aichi)
Akari Suda (October 31, 1991)

Mizuki Kuwabara (February 16, 1992 in Kōchi)

Seira Satō (April 30, 1992 in Mie)

Rina Shinkai (August 1, 1992 in Aichi)
Shiori Ogiso (September 15, 1992)

Rina Matsumoto (September 3, 1993 in Aichi)
Yukiko Kinoshita (December 20, 1993)

Momona Kitō (February 16, 1994 in Aichi)

Kumi Yagami (June 13, 1994 in Aichi)

Makiko Saito (June 28, 1994 in Ōsaka)

Shiori Iguchi (March 29, 1995 in Mie)

Reika Yamada (July 28, 1995 in Gifu)

Mikoto Uchiyama (November 14, 1995 in Mie)

Tomoka Wakabayashi (April 23, 1996 in Aichi)

Manatsu Mukaida (May 10, 1996 in Aichi)

Anna Ishida (May 23, 1996 in Aichi)

Ririna Akaeda (July 3, 1996 in Aichi)

Sayuki Mori (November 3, 1996 in Aichi)

Jurina Matsui (March 8, 1997 in Aichi)

(AKB48 and SKE48 combined)

Mariko Shinoda (March 11, 1986 in Fukuoka)

Mieko Satō (June 24, 1986 in Aichi)

Tomoko Katō (April 28, 1987 in Aichi)

Haruka Ono (November 24, 1987 in Ōita)

Aki Deguchi (March 14, 1988 in Mie)

Haruka Kohara (April 12, 1988 in Hiroshima)

Haruna Kojima (April 19, 1988 in Saitama)

Yui Matsushita (July 25, 1988 in Fukuoka)

Sayaka Akimoto (July 26, 1988 in Chiba)

Yūko Ōshima (October 17, 1988 in Tochigi)

Ayaka Umeda (January 3, 1989 in Fukuoka)

Yūka Nakanishi (January 24, 1989 in Aichi)

Rikako Hirata (August 7, 1989 in Aichi)

Asuka Kuramochi (September 11, 1989 in Kanagawa)

Airi Furukawa (December 13, 1989 in Aichi)

Haruka Katayama (May 10, 1990 in Aichi)

Natsumi Matsubara (June 19, 1990 in Fukuoka)

Natsuki Satō (July 1, 1990 in Hokkaidō)

Shiori Takada (July 19, 1990 in Aichi)

Sae Miyazawa (August 13, 1990 in Tōkyō)

Chisato Nakata (October 8, 1990 in Saitama)

Amina Satō (October 16, 1990 in Tōkyō)

Masana Ōya (November 6, 1990 in Aichi)

Sakiko Matsui (December 10, 1990 in Saitama)

Minami Takahashi (April 8, 1991 in Tōkyō)

Misato Nonaka (April 20, 1991 in Kanagawa)

Mariya Suzuki (April 29, 1991 in Saitama)

Kana Kobayashi (May 17, 1991 in Saitama)

Rumi Yonezawa (June 6, 1991 in Saitama)

Rie Kitahara (June 24, 1991 in Aichi)

Tomomi Itano (July 3, 1991 in Kanagawa)

Atsuko Maeda (July 10, 1991 in Chiba)

Yuki Kashiwagi (July 15, 1991 in Kagoshima)

Rena Matsui (July 27, 1991 in Aichi)

Yuka Masuda (August 3, 1991 in Osaka)

Aki Takajō (October 3, 1991 in Tōkyō)

Sayaka Nakaya (October 15, 1991 in Chiba)
Akari Suda (October 31, 1991)

Kanako Hiramatsu (November 14, 1991 in Aichi)

Tomomi Kasai (November 16, 1991 in Tōkyō)

Akane Takayanagi (November 29, 1991 in Aichi)

Shizuka Ōya (December 28, 1991 in Fukuoka)

Haruka Nakagawa (February 10, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Mizuki Kuwabara (February 16, 1992 in Kōchi)

Seira Satō (April 30, 1992 in Mie)

Natsumi Hirajima (May 28, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Moeno Nitō (July 22, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Rina Shinkai (August 1, 1992 in Aichi)
Shiori Ogiso (September 15, 1992)

Minami Minegishi (November 15, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Rino Sashihara (November 21, 1992 in Ōita)

Miku Tanabe (December 2, 1992 in Shiga)

Rina Chikano (April 23, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Tomomi Nakatsuka (June 18, 1993 in Saitama)

Ayaka Kikuchi (June 30, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Miho Miyazaki (July 30, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Rina Matsumoto (September 3, 1993 in Aichi)

Sumire Satō (November 20, 1993 in Saitama)

Erena Ono (November 26, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Haruka Ishida (December 2, 1993 in Saitama)
Yukiko Kinoshita (December 20, 1993)

Mayumi Uchida (December 27, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Reina Fujie (February 1, 1994 in Chiba)

Momona Kitō (February 16, 1994 in Aichi)

Mayu Watanabe (March 26, 1994 in Saitama)

Kumi Yagami (June 13, 1994 in Aichi)

Makiko Saito (June 28, 1994 in Ōsaka)

Mika Komori (July 19, 1994 in Aichi)

Aika Ōta (December 8, 1994 in Saitama)

Misaki Iwasa (January 30, 1995 in Chiba)

Shiori Iguchi (March 29, 1995 in Mie)

Ami Maeda (June 1, 1995 in Tōkyō)

Reika Yamada (July 28, 1995 in Gifu)

Mikoto Uchiyama (November 14, 1995 in Mie)

Manami Oku (November 22, 1995 in Tōkyō)

Tomoka Wakabayashi (April 23, 1996 in Aichi)

Manatsu Mukaida (May 10, 1996 in Aichi)

Anna Ishida (May 23, 1996 in Aichi)

Ririna Akaeda (July 3, 1996 in Aichi)

Sayuki Mori (November 3, 1996 in Aichi)

Jurina Matsui (March 8, 1997 in Aichi)

List by birthdays, from January to December

(AKB48, SKE48, and SDN48)

Ayaka Umeda (January 3, 1989 in Fukuoka)

Misa Okochi (January 11, 1984)

Yūka Nakanishi (January 24, 1989 in Aichi)

Misaki Iwasa (January 30, 1995 in Chiba)

Reina Fujie (February 1, 1994 in Chiba)

Kana Ito (February 5, 1987)

Haruka Nakagawa (February 10, 1992 in Tōkyō)
Kayano Masuyama (February 10, 1994 in Saitama) Graduated on November 30, 2007, founding member of Team A

Mizuki Kuwabara (February 16, 1992 in Kōchi)

Momona Kitō (February 16, 1994 in Aichi)

Kazue Akita (February 23, 1985)
Risa Narita (March 1, 1991 in Tōkyō) Graduated on November 23, 2008, founding member of Team A

Jurina Matsui (March 8, 1997 in Aichi)

Mariko Shinoda (March 11, 1986 in Fukuoka)

Aki Deguchi (March 14, 1988 in Mie)

Haruka Umeda (March 15, 1988)

Mayu Watanabe (March 26, 1994 in Saitama)

Shiori Iguchi (March 29, 1995 in Mie)

Sayaka Kondo (April 1, 1984)

Minami Takahashi (April 8, 1991 in Tōkyō)

Haruka Kohara (April 12, 1988 in Hiroshima)
Reina Noguchi (April 15, 1993 in Saitama) Graduated on February 1, 2009, founding member of Team B
Yū Imai (April 17, 1985 in Saitama) Graduated on June 22, 2007, founding member of Team K

Haruna Kojima (April 19, 1988 in Saitama)

Misato Nonaka (April 20, 1991 in Kanagawa)

Rina Chikano (April 23, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Tomoka Wakabayashi (April 23, 1996 in Aichi)

Masami Kochi (April 24, 1987)

Tomoko Katō (April 28, 1987 in Aichi)

Mariya Suzuki (April 29, 1991 in Saitama)

Seira Satō (April 30, 1992 in Mie)

Haruka Katayama (May 10, 1990 in Aichi)

Manatsu Mukaida (May 10, 1996 in Aichi)

Kana Kobayashi (May 17, 1991 in Saitama)

Serina (May 19, 1988)

Anna Ishida (May 23, 1996 in Aichi)

Natsumi Hirajima (May 28, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Ami Maeda (June 1, 1995 in Tōkyō)

Rumi Yonezawa (June 6, 1991 in Saitama)

Kumi Yagami (June 13, 1994 in Aichi)
Tomomi Ōe (June 15, 1989 in Tokyo) Graduated on November 23, 2008, founding member of Team A

Tomomi Nakatsuka (June 18, 1993 in Saitama)

Natsumi Matsubara (June 19, 1990 in Fukuoka)

Mieko Satō (June 24, 1986 in Aichi)

Rie Kitahara (June 24, 1991 in Aichi)
Rina Nakanishi (June 26, 1988 in Ōita) Graduated on November 23, 2008, founding member of Team A

Makiko Saito (June 28, 1994 in Ōsaka)

Ayaka Kikuchi (June 30, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Natsuki Satō (July 1, 1990 in Hokkaidō)

Tomomi Itano (July 3, 1991 in Kanagawa)

Ririna Akaeda (July 3, 1996 in Aichi)
Tsukina Takai (July 6, 1995 in Aichi) Graduated on August 26, 2009, founding member of Team S

Atsuko Maeda (July 10, 1991 in Chiba)
Hana Tojima (July 11, 1988 in Saitama) Graduated on November 23, 2008, founding member of Team A

Yuki Kashiwagi (July 15, 1991 in Kagoshima)

Shiori Takada (July 19, 1990 in Aichi)

Mika Komori (July 19, 1994 in Aichi)
Ayumi Orii (July 20, 1985 in Nagano) Graduated on January 25, 2007, founding member of Team A
Ayana Takada (July 21, 1988 in Aichi) Graduated on June 22, 2007, founding member of Team K

Moeno Nitō (July 22, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Yui Matsushita (July 25, 1988 in Fukuoka)

Sayaka Akimoto (July 26, 1988 in Chiba)

Rena Matsui (July 27, 1991 in Aichi)

Reika Yamada (July 28, 1995 in Gifu)

Miho Miyazaki (July 30, 1993 in Tōkyō)
Kirara Suzuki (July 31, 1993 in Kanagawa) Graduated on November 24, 2008 founding member of Team S

Rina Shinkai (August 1, 1992 in Aichi)

Yuka Masuda (August 3, 1991 in Osaka)

Rikako Hirata (August 7, 1989 in Aichi)

Megumi Imayoshi (August 13, 1987)

Sae Miyazawa (August 13, 1990 in Tōkyō)
Risa Naruse (August 13, 1993 in Saitama) Graduated on May 24, 2009 from Team K
Nozomi Kawasaki (August 23, 1987 in Kanagawa) Graduated on February 27, 2009, founding member of Team A

Megumi Ōhori (August 25, 1983 in Tōkyō)

Rina Matsumoto (September 3, 1993 in Aichi)

Mami Kato (September 7, 1987)
Mai Ōshima (September 11, 1987 in Chiba) Graduated on April 26, 2009, founding member of Team A

Asuka Kuramochi (September 11, 1989 in Kanagawa)
Shiori Ogiso (September 15, 1992)

Hiromi Mitsui (September 19, 1983)

Aki Takajō (October 3, 1991 in Tōkyō)
Yuki Matsuoka (October 7, 1987 in Kanagawa) Graduated on February 1, 2009, founding member of Team B

Chisato Nakata (October 8, 1990 in Saitama)

Sayaka Nakaya (October 15, 1991 in Chiba)

Amina Satō (October 16, 1990 in Tōkyō)

Yūko Ōshima (October 17, 1988 in Tochigi)

Kazumi Urano (October 23, 1985 in Saitama)
Shiho Watanabe (October 25, 1987 in Hyōgo) Graduated on October 2, 2007 from Team B, founding member of Team A and B
Moe Yamashita (October 27, 1992 in Aichi) Graduated on December 25, 2009, founding member of Team S

Kayo Noro (October 28, 1983 in Tōkyō)
Mika Saeki (October 29, 1989 in Tochigi) Graduated on August 23, 2009 from Team B
Akari Suda (October 31, 1991)

Sayuki Mori (November 3, 1996 in Aichi)

Chisaki Hatakeyama (November 4, 1988)

Chen Qu (November 6, 1986)

Masana Ōya (November 6, 1990 in Aichi)

Kanako Hiramatsu (November 14, 1991 in Aichi)

Mikoto Uchiyama (November 14, 1995 in Mie)

Minami Minegishi (November 15, 1992 in Tōkyō)

Tomomi Kasai (November 16, 1991 in Tōkyō)
Michiru Hoshino (November 19, 1985 in Chiba) Graduated on June 26, 2007, founding member of Team A

Sumire Satō (November 20, 1993 in Saitama)

Rino Sashihara (November 21, 1992 in Ōita)

Yukari Satō (November 22, 1988 in Shizuoka)

Manami Oku (November 22, 1995 in Tōkyō)

Reiko Nishikunihara (November 24, 1977)

Haruka Ono (November 24, 1987 in Ōita)

Erena Ono (November 26, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Akane Takayanagi (November 29, 1991 in Aichi)
Yuri Ichihara (May 15, 1987 in Aichi) Graduated on November 30, 2009, founding member of Team KII
Miku Tanabe (December 2, 1992 in Shiga)

Haruka Ishida (December 2, 1993 in Saitama)
Yuki Usami (December 6, 1984 in Saitama) Graduated on March 31, 2006, founding member of Team A

Aika Ōta (December 8, 1994 in Saitama)

Sakiko Matsui (December 10, 1990 in Saitama)
Kaoru Hayano (December 12, 1992 in Tōkyō) Graduated on April 26, 2009, founding member of Team K

Airi Furukawa (December 13, 1989 in Aichi)
Hitomi Komatani (December 16, 1988 in Saitama) Graduated on November 23, 2008, founding member of Team A
Naru Inoue (December 18, 1991 in Osaka) Graduated on September 29, 2008, founding member of Team B
Yukiko Kinoshita (December 20, 1993)

Mayumi Uchida (December 27, 1993 in Tōkyō)

Shizuka Ōya (December 28, 1991 in Fukuoka)

Jurina Matsui debuts in an AKB PV, Oogoe Diamond, at age 11

Jurina Matsui's second PV, 10nen Zakura, at age 11.

In this screen cap from 10nen Zakura, Jurina is actually the youngest at 11, shown here with Erena Ono (at middle), 15, and Mayu Watanabe, 14.

In this interview (circa middle of 2009), Jurina is still youngest (at 12) out of these four of the five youngest members of SKE (and the AKB main roster), shown here with Sayuki Mori (leftmost), age 12, Anna Ishida, age 13, and Manatsu Mukaida (rightmost), age 13.

Oldest member of AKB (post-Budokan shuffle), Mariko Shinoda, at age 23, with youngest overall member Jurina Matsui, at age 12, and youngest member of AKB, Manami Oku, at age 13 (photo from Shinoda's blog).