AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii"

AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (45thシングル 選抜総選挙) will be held on June 18, 2015 at HARD OFF ECO Stadium Niigata. Fans will make their voices heard by voting for their favorite AKB48/SKE48/NMB48/HKT48/NGT48/Team Kaigai member at the eighth annual AKB48 Group members election.

The top 16 members are featured in the Senbatsu of the group's 41th single (43th single overall). Meanwhile, the 17th to 32nd place members join Undergirls for the B-side track, the 33rd to 48th place members join the Next Girls unit for the 2nd B-side track, and the 49th to 64th place members join the Future Girls for the 3rd B-side track, while the 65th to 80th place members will join the Upcoming Girls unit for the 4th B-side track.

Eligible Members

For a member to participate in the Senbatsu Sousenkyo, she must first be an active member of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, NGT48, or Team Kaigai as of March 23, 2016.
Eligible members who wish to run need to submit an application (available from March 23 to March 27) in order to participate.

• AKB48 (Team A: 18 members; Team K: 15 members; Team B: 14 members; Team 4: 16 members; Team 8: 47 members; AKB48 Kenkyuusei: 6 members)
• SKE48 (Team S: 18 members; Team KII: 17 members; Team E: 16 members; SKE48 Kenkyuusei: 13 members)
• NMB48 (Team N: 15 members; Team M: 18 members; Team BII: 15 members; NMB48 Kenkyuusei: 7 members)
• HKT48 (Team H: 19 members; Team KIV: 15 members; HKT48 Kenkyuusei: 10 members)
• NGT48 (Team NIII: 15 members; NGT48 Kenkyuusei: 10 members)
• Team Kaigai (2 members)
• Total: 306 members

Voting Methods

Fans will have fourteen methods of voting.

1. 44th Single (TBA) serial number
2. AKB48 Fanclub member
3. AKB48 OFFICIAL NET membership
4. AKB48 Official Smartphone App Member
5. AKB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member
6. SKE48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member
7. NMB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member
8. HKT48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member
9. NGT48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member
10. AKB48 Mobile member
11. SKE48 Mobile member
12. NMB48 Mobile member
13. HKT48 Mobile member
14. NGT48 Mobile member

Trivia

• Eligible members who didn't apply:
  • Team A: Ogasawara Mayu, Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Ami
  • Team B: Kobayashi Kana
  • Team S: Oya Masana, Tsuzuki Rika
  • Team E: Shibata Aya
  • Team BII: Watanabe Miyuki
  • Team H: Anai Chihiro
  • Team KIV: Ota Aika
  • Team Kaigai: Chikano Rina, Nakagawa Haruka, Miyazawa Sae
• The first election to feature NGT48 members
• On March 23rd, staff members received an application from Nyan Nyan Kamen (にゃんにゃん仮面), which they believed was submitted by Kojima Haruna under an alternate alias. The application included inaccurate entries such as her birthday being on February 22nd, 2222. Kojima confirmed the next day that it was not her submission.

External Links

• Official Site