Team A - AKB48

Team A (チームA) is the first team formed for theater-based idol group AKB48.
Members

Name in bold denotes Team Captain.
Iwasa Misaki
Oota Aika
Ooya Shizuka
Katayama Haruka
Kuramochi Asuka
Kojima Haruna
Sashihara Rino
Shinoda Mariko
Takajo Aki
Takahashi Minami
Nakagawa Haruka
Nakata Chisato
Nakaya Sayaka
Maeda Atsuko
Maeda Ami
Matsubara Natsumi

Former Members
Usami Yuki (Graduated March 2006)
Urano Kazumi (Transferred to Team B, December 2006)
Hirajima Natsumi (Transferred to Team B, December 2006)
Watanabe Shiho (Transferred to Team B, December 2006)
Orii Ayumi (Graduated January 2007)
Hoshino Michiru (Graduated June 2007)
Masuyama Kayano (Graduated November 2007)
Ohe Tomomi (Graduated October 2008)
Komatani Hitomi (Graduated October 2008)
Tojima Hana (Graduated October 2008)
Nakanishi Rina (Graduated October 2008)
Narita Risa (Graduated October 2008)
Kawasaki Nozomi (Graduated February 2009)
Oshima Mai (Graduated April 2009)
Itano Tomomi (Transferred to Team K, May 2010)
Kitahara Rie (Transferred to Team B, May 2010)
Sato Amina (Transferred to Team B, May 2010)
Sato Yukari (Transferred to SDN48, May 2010)
Fujie Reina (Transferred to Team K, May 2010)
Minegishi Minami (Transferred to Team K, May 2010)
Miyazaki Miho (Transferred to Team B, May 2010)
Promoted Kenkyuusei to Team A
Fujie Reina (Promoted March 26, 2008)
Sato Amina (Promoted April 14, 2008)
Miyazaki Miho (Promoted July 13, 2008)
Kitahara Rie (Promoted July 20, 2008)
Nakata Chisato (Promoted October 19, 2008)
Takajo Aki (Promoted December 29, 2008)
Iwasa Misaki (Promoted July 27, 2010)
Oya Shizuka (Promoted July 27, 2010)
Maeda Ami (Promoted July 27, 2010)

Information
      In June 2005, Akimoto Yasushi had his first audition for his "Akihabara 48 Project", a project for a group that featured 48 girls who performed in their own theater. By October, he had picked 24 girls to be the first group of members for what came to be known as AKB48, and on December 8, 2005, 20 girls debuted in the Akihabara 48 Theater. At the end of Team A's first stage, Usami Yuki graduated to pursue a career in gravure.
In 2007, it was announced that Team A (who had just finished their fourth stage) and Team K (who had just finished their third) would be performing together as Himawari-gumi, a team of mixed Team A and K members who performed two stages together. At the time, it was unclear whether they would revert back to their original teams after the run.
      In August 2009, it was announced that the teams of AKB48 would be shuffled in October 2009. The 'new' Team A consisted of Kuramochi Asuka and Matsubara Natsumi from Team K and Oota Aika, Katayama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Nakagawa Haruka and Nakaya Sayaka from Team B, as well as the promotion from AKB48 Kenkyuusei of Iwasa Misaki, Ooya Shizuka, Suzuki Mariya and Maeda Ami. Suzuki Mariya, however, was added to Team B after Suzuki Shihori withdrew.
Discography

Stage Albums
[2007.03.07] Team A 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" (チームA 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
[2007.03.07] Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" (チームA 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
[2007.03.07] Team A 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" (チームA 3rd Stage「誰かのために」)
[2009.08.11] Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei" (チームA 5th Stage 「恋愛禁止条例」)
[2010.09.18] Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha" (チームA　6th Stage ｢目撃者｣)

Stage DVDS
[2007.03.21] Team A 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" (チームA 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
[2007.03.21] Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" (チームA 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
[2007.03.21] Team A 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" (チームA 3rd Stage「誰かのために」)
[2007.11.28] Team A 4th Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu" (チームA 4th Stage「ただいま恋愛中」)
[2010.06.18] Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei" (チームA 5th Stage「恋愛禁止条例)

Singles
[2006.02.01] Sakura no Hanabiratachi (桜の花びらたち; Cherry Blossom Petals)
[2006.06.07] Skirt, Hirari (スカート、ひらり; Skirt, Flutters)

Other
[2008.10.22] AKB48 - Oogoe Diamond (Regular) (#3 Oogoe Diamond (Team A Ver.))
[2010.12.08] AKB48 - Chance no Junban (Type-A Edition) (#3 Kurumi to Dialogue)
[2011.06.08] AKB48 - Koko ni Ita Koto (#2 Overtake)