HKT48: Creation of Team KIV and Shuffle of Members

During the first concert of HKT48's Kyuushu Tour in Oita on January 11th a big change for HKT48 was announced by theater manager Sashihara Rino: the creation of Team KIV and the shuffling of members. More than half of the old Team H were transferred to the new Team KIV and 17 Kenkyuusei were promoted to take the remaining spots in the two teams.

Anai Chihiro remains the captain for Team H while the transferred Ota Aika is now captain of Team KIV.

The new team line-up is:

Team H 
Former Team H members:
Anai Chihiro (Captain)
Kodama Haruka
Sashihara Rino 
Tanaka Natsumi
Nakanishi Chiyori
Matsuoka Natsumi
Wakatabe Haruka
Promoted KKS:
Akiyoshi Yuka
Inou Yuriya
Umemoto Izumi
Okamoto Naoko 
Kojina Yui 
Komada Hiroka
Sakaguchi Riko
Tashima Meru
Yamada Marina



Team KIV
Former Team H members:
Ota Aika (Captain)
Ueki Nao
Kumazawa Serina
Shimono Yuki
Miyawaki Sakura
Murashige Anna
Motomura Aoi
Moriyasu Madoka
Promoted KKS:
Imada Mina
Okada Kanna
Goto Izumi
Tanaka Yuka
Tani Marika
Tomiyoshi Asuka
Tomonaga Mio
Fuchigami Mai