Team Okai, April 2013
Team Okai, October 2012
Team Okai (Team 岡井) was a dance cover unit made up of S/mileage, Juice=Juice, and Hello Pro Kenshuusei members, led by Okai Chisato. They performed covers of Morning Musume singles on ℃-ute's YouTube channel. Okai Chisato briefly revived in 2016 with select members from Kobushi Factory, Tsubaki Factory, and Hello Pro Kenshuusei as new members.
Members[]
- From ℃-ute
- Okai Chisato (Leader)
- From S/mileage
- From Juice=Juice
- Takagi Sayuki (joined as a Hello Pro Kenshuusei member)
- Miyamoto Karin (joined as a Hello Pro Kenshuusei member)
- From Hello Pro Kenshuusei
- 4th Gen: Kaneko Rie
- 9th Gen: Tanabe Nanami
- 11th Gen: Yoshihashi Kurumi
- 15th Gen: Murota Mizuki (joined on April 13, 2013)
- From ℃-ute
- Okai Chisato (Leader)
- From Kobushi Factory
- From Tsubaki Factory
- From Hello Pro Kenshuusei
- 17th Gen: Ichioka Reina
- 22nd Gen: Horie Kizuki
- 24th Gen: Maeda Kokoro, Kanatsu Mizuki
- 25th Gen: Ono Kotomi, Kiyono Momohime
Cover roles[]
| Role | Wakuteka Take a chance (2012) |
Brainstorming (2013) |
Brainstorming (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michishige Sayumi | Katsuta Rina | Hamaura Ayano | |
| Tanaka Reina | Takeuchi Akari | Horie Kizuki | |
| Fukumura Mizuki | Nakanishi Kana | Ichioka Reina | |
| Ikuta Erina | Takagi Sayuki | Ono Mizuho | |
| Sayashi Riho | Okai Chisato | ||
| Suzuki Kanon | Miyamoto Karin | Fujii Rio | |
| Iikubo Haruna | Yoshihashi Kurumi | Kanatsu Mizuki | |
| Ishida Ayumi | Tamura Meimi | Onoda Saori | |
| Sato Masaki | Tanabe Nanami | Kiyono Momohime | |
| Kudo Haruka | Kaneko Rie | Maeda Kokoro | |
| Oda Sakura | - | Murota Mizuki | Ono Kotomi |
History[]
2012[]
In 2012, Team Okai was formed by Okai Chisato. The original line-up consisted of Okai, S/mileage 2nd generation members Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina and Tamura Meimi, and Hello Pro Kenshuusei members Kaneko Rie, Miyamoto Karin (now part of Juice=Juice), Takagi Sayuki (now part of Juice=Juice), Tanabe Nanami and Yoshihashi Kurumi.
On October 19, 2012, the unit debuted on ℃-ute's YouTube channel, releasing a dance cover video of Wakuteka Take a chance. In early 2013, Hello Pro Kenshuusei member Murota Mizuki (now part of S/mileage) was added to the unit to cover Oda Sakura.
2013-2014[]
On April 13, the unit released a dance cover video for "Brainstorming" on ℃-ute's YouTube channel.
On July 28, all of the members, except for the ones still in Hello Pro Kenshuusei, performed "Ren'ai Hunter" at the Hello! Project Summer 2013 tour. After this, the unit became inactive.
Due to some members leaving Hello! Project and the creation of the rival group Hello! Project Station Dance Club, Okai stated in an interview with Dwango in July 2014 that she was looking for new members.
2016[]
On June 22, the unit was revived with new members at ℃-ute Okai Chisato Birthday Event 2016, where they performed a dance cover of "Brainstorming" and sang "Kanojo ni Naritai!!!". After this, the unit became inactive once more, and effectively disbanded.
2018[]
On May 11, the unit briefly reunited when Okai Chisato performed on Fuji TV's "Monomane Kouhaku Uta Gassen" with four Team Okai back-up dancers.
Dance Covers[]
- [2012.10.09] Wakuteka Take a chance
- [2013.04.13] Brainstorming