HKT48 Kenkyuusei (HKT48チーム研究生) are trainee idols from HKT48. They fill in for absent members in the theater, and are promoted to official members of HKT48 to replace graduated members.
Members
All Kenkyuusei debuted
Debuted
- Anai Chihiro - 1st Generation (ちひろん Chihiron) (Team H)
- Ueki Nao - 1st Generation (なお Nao) (Team H)
- Kumazawa Serina - 1st Generation (せりーぬ Seriinu) (Team H)
- Kodama Haruka - 1st Generation (はるっぴ Haruppi) (Team H)
- Komori Yui - 1st Generation (ういたん Uitan) (Team H)
- Shimono Yuki - 1st Generation (しなもん Shinamon/Cinnamon) (Team H)
- Sugamoto Yuko - 1st Generation (ゆうこす Yuukosu) (Team H)
- Tanaka Natsumi - 1st Generation (なつみかん Natsumikan) (Team H)
- Taniguchi Airi - 1st Generation (あいりす Airisu/Iris) (Team H)
- Nakanishi Chiyori - 1st Generation (ちょり Chori) (Team H)
- Matsuoka Natsumi - 1st Generation (なつ Natsu) (Team H)
- Miyawaki Sakura - 1st Generation (さくら Sakura) (Team H)
- Murashige Anna - 1st Generation (あーにゃ Aanya) (Team H)
- Motomura Aoi - 1st Generation (あおい Aoi) (Team H)
- Moriyasu Madoka - 1st Generation (まどか Madoka) (Team H)
- Wakatabe Haruka - 1st Generation (わかはる Wakaharu) (Team H)
- Akiyoshi Yuka - 2nd Generation (ゆかちゃん Yukachan) (Team H)
- Inoue Yuriya - 2nd Generation (ゆりや Yuriya) (Team H)
- Imada Mina - 1st Generation (みな Mina) (Team KIV)
- Umemoto Izumi - 2nd Generation (ちぃず Chiizu) (Team H)
- Okada Kanna - 2nd Generation (おかぱん Okapan) (Team KIV)
- Okamoto Naoko - 2nd Generation (なおぽん Naopon) (Team H)
- Kojina Yui - 2nd Generation (じーな Jiina) (Team H)
- Goto Izumi - 2nd Generation (いーちゃん Iichan) (Team KIV)
- Komada Hiroka - 2nd Generation (ぴーちゃん Piichan) (Team H)
- Sakaguchi Riko - 2nd Generation (りこぴ Rikopi) (Team H)
- Tashima Meru - 2nd Generation (める Meru) (Team H)
- Tanaka Yuka - 2nd Generation (ゆうたん Yuutan) (Team KIV)
- Tani Marika - 2nd Generation (まりか Marika) (Team KIV)
- Tomiyoshi Asuka - 2nd Generation (あすか Asuka) (Team KIV)
- Tomonaga Mio - 2nd Generation (みお Mio) (Team KIV)
- Fuchigami Mai - 2nd Generation (まいちゃん Maichan) (Team KIV)
- Yamada Marina - 2nd Generation (まりり Mariri) (Team H)
- Kusaba Manami - 2nd Generation (まなみん Manamin) (Team KIV)
- Fukagawa Maiko - 1st Generation (まいこむ、まいこ Maikomu/Maiko) (Team KIV)
- Tanaka Miku - 3rd Generation (みくりん Mikurin) (Team H)
- Yabuki Nako - 3rd Generation (なこ Nako) (Team H)
- Ito Raira - 2nd Generation (らいら Raira) (Team KIV)
- Iwahana Shino - 2nd Generation (しの Shino) (Team KIV)
- Ui Mashiro - 2nd Generation (ましろ Mashiro) (Team H)
- Ueno Haruka - 2nd Generation (はるたん Harutan) (Team H)
- Aramaki Misaki - 3rd Generation (みるん Mirun) (Team TII)
- Kurihara Sae - 3rd Generation (さえちゃん Saechan) (Team TII)
- Sakamoto Erena - 3rd Generation (えれたん Eretan) (Team TII)
- Tsutsui Riko - 3rd Generation (つっつん Tsuttsun) (Team TII)
- Hokazono Hazuki - 3rd Generation (はづき Hazuki) (Team TII)
- Yamauchi Yuna - 3rd Generation (ゆうな Yuuna) (Team TII)
- Yamashita Emiri - 3rd Generation (エミリー Emily) (Team TII)
- Imamura Maria - 2nd Generation Draftee (まーさん Maasan) (Team TII)
- Matsuoka Hana - 2nd Generation Draftee (はな Hana) (Team TII)
- Murakawa Vivian - 2nd Generation Draftee (びーたん Biitan / Viitan) (Team TII)
Former Members
- Eto Sayaka - 1st Generation (August 2012)
- Nakanishi Ayaka - 1st Generation (August 2012)
- Abe Kyoka (December 2013)
Stages
- 1st Stage 「手をつなぎながら」 (HKT48 Kenkyuusei 1st Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara") [2011.11.26~2012.??.??]
- 2nd Stage 「PARTYが始まるよ」 (HKT48 Kenkyuusei 2nd Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo") [2012.09.30~]