Senbatsu Election

The Senbatsu Election (選抜総選挙) (also known as Senbatsu Sousenkyo) is an annual event where fans can vote for their favorite AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 or HKT48 members. After the votes are submitted, the 80 members who received the most votes are announced on the day of the election. These top members who have the most votes are grouped by the ranking that they attained. The groups called Senbatsu (#1 to #16), Undergirls (#17 to #32), Next Girls (#33 to 48), Future Girls (#49 to #64) and Upcoming Girls (#65 to #80). Each of these five groups releases a song and music video in the following single.

AKB48's overseas sister groups, JKT48, BNK48 and MNL48 also have their own sousenkyo. SNH48 Group also has its own sousenkyo.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

2009

1st	AKB48 13th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	Iiwake Maybe	Tobenai Agehachou
Member	Acchan	Rumichan

• • Senbatsu (21 members), Undergirls (9 members)
  • 98 members participating

2010

2nd	AKB48 17th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	Heavy Rotation	Namida no SeeSaw Game
Member	Yuuko	Lovetan

• • Senbatsu (21 members), Undergirls (18 members)
  • 104 members participating

2011

3rd	AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	Flying Get	Dakishimechaikenai
Member	Acchan	Umechan

• • Senbatsu (21 members), Undergirls (18 members)
  • 150 members participating

2012

4th	AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki"
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls	Future Girls
Song	Gingham Check	Nante Bohemian	Do Re Mi Fa Onchi	Show Fight!
Member	Yuuko	Akicha	Wasamin	Tomu

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members), Future Girls (16 members)
  • 237 members participating

2013

5th	AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai"
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls	Future Girls
Song	Koi Suru Fortune Cookie	Ai no Imi wo Kangaete Mita	Kondo Koso Ecstasy	Suitei Marmalade
Member	Sasshii	Ayachan	Amina	Shuu

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members), Future Girls (16 members)
  • 246 members participating

2014

AKB48

6th	AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~"
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls	Future Girls	Upcoming Girls
Song	Kokoro no Placard	Dareka ga Nageta Ball	Hito Natsu no Hankouki	Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko	Chewing Gum no Aji ga Naku Naru Made
Member	Mayuyu	Kaotan	Reinyan	Wasamin	Mariyagi

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members), Future Girls (16 members), Upcoming Girls (16 members)
  • 296 members participating

2015

7th	AKB48 41st Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls	Future Girls	Upcoming Girls
Song	Halloween Night	Sayonara Surfboard	Mizu no Naka no Dendouritsu	Kimi ni Wedding Dress wo...	Kimi Dake ga Akimeiteita
Member	Sasshii	Haruppi	Chihiron	Suuchan	Makki

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members), Future Girls (16 members), Upcoming Girls (16 members)
  • 272 members participating

2016

8th	AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii"
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls	Future Girls	Upcoming Girls
Song	LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai	Densetsu no Sakana	Shinka Shitenee Jan	Kishi ga Mieru Umi Kara	2016-nen no Invitation
Member	Sasshii	Miichan	Fuuchan	Harutamu	Ami

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members), Future Girls (16 members), Upcoming Girls (16 members)
  • 271 members participating

2017

9th	AKB48 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls	Future Girls	Upcoming Girls
Song	＃SukiNanda (Song)	Darashinai Itoshikata	Tomadotte Tameratte	Jibuntachi no Koi ni Kagitte	Tsuki no Kamen
Member	Sasshii	Miion	Uuka	Rikopi	Nao

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members), Future Girls (16 members), Upcoming Girls (16 members)
  • 321 members participating

2018

10th	AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls	Future Girls	Upcoming Girls	10th World Senbatsu General Election Commemorative Category
Song	Sentimental Train	Sandal ja Dekinai Koi	Tomodachi ja nai ka?	Aru Hi Fui ni...	Hitonatsu no Dekigoto	Nami ga Tsutaeru Mono
Member	Jurina	Kaotan	Omegu	Naru	Moekyun	Nao

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members), Future Girls (16 members), Upcoming Girls (16 members), 10th World Senbatsu General Election Commemorative Category (20 members)
  • 339 members participating

JKT48 Senbatsu Elections

2014

1st	JKT48 6th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu
Song	Gingham Check
Member	Melody

• • Senbatsu (16 members)
  • 73 members participating

2015

2nd	JKT48 10th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	Kibouteki Refrain	Boku Dake no value
Member	Ve	Elaine

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members)
  • 64 members participating

2016

3rd	JKT48 13th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	Mae Shika Mukanee	Dakishimechaikenai
Member	Ve	Sinka

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members)
  • 60 members participating

2017

4th	JKT48 17th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	Suzukake Nanchara	Hikaeme I love you!
Member	Shani	Okta

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members)
  • 64 members participating

2018

5th	JKT48 20th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	High Tension	Tsugi no Season
Member	Yupi	Vanka

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members)
  • 66 members participating

2019

6th	JKT48 Original Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	Rapsodi	Sweet & Bitter
Member	Shani	Desy

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members)
  • 66 members participating

BNK48 Senbatsu Election

2019

1st	BNK48 6th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	Beginner	Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara
Member	Cherprang	Satchan

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members)
  • 51 members participating

2020

2nd	BNK48 9th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls
Song	Heavy Rotation	Hashire! Penguin	Wink wa Sankai
Member		Kaimook	Jaa

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members)
  • 66 members participating

MNL48 Senbatsu Election

2018

1st	MNL48 1st General Election
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls
Song	Aitakatta	N/A	N/A
Member	Sheki	Alyssa	Shaina

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members)
  • 72 members participating

2019

2nd	MNL48 2nd General Election
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls
Song	Kimi wa Melody	Gingham Check	N/A
Member	Aly	Coleen	Emz

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members)
  • 93 members participating

2020

3rd	MNL48 3rd General Election
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	TBA	TBA
Member	Abby	Cole

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Reserved Members (4 members), Kenkyuusei (12 members)
  • 62 members participating

SNH48 Senbatsu Election

2014

1st	SNH48 1st General Elections
Center	Senbatsu
Song	UZA
Member	WuZhe

• • Senbatsu (16 members)
  • 73 members participating

2015

2nd	SNH48 2nd Senbatsu Election
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls
Song	Halloween Night	Sayonara Surfboard
Member	Savoki	Sissy

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members)
  • 73 members participating

2016

3rd	SNH48 3rd Senbatsu Election
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls
Song	Princess's Cloak	Romantic Melody	A YO AI YO
Member	Kiku	ShiQi	LiZi

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members)
  • 166 members participating

2017

4th	SNH48 4th Senbatsu Election
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls	Future Girls
Song	Dawn in Naples	Glorious Times	Memories with You & I	Rongzhuang Xinyang
Member	Kiku	Nana	HangHang	PeiYe

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members), Future Girls (18 members)
  • 166 members participating

2018

5th	SNH48 5th Senbatsu Election
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls	Future Girls
Song	Endless Story	Zhong Wu Yan	Tiankong Xin	Twinkle Twinkle
Member	Faka	Three	JinLi	ShenMiao

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members), Future Girls (18 members)
  • 303 members participating

2019

6th	SNH48 6th Senbatsu Election
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls
Song	Poetry About Time	Bravery	You Ni
Member	Faka	Money	ErShui

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members)
  • 280 members participating

2020

7th	SNH48 7th Senbatsu Election
Center	Senbatsu	Undergirls	Next Girls
Song	YOUNG	Light	Future
Member	Three	CK	XiaoShu

• • Senbatsu (16 members), Undergirls (16 members), Next Girls (16 members)
  • TBA members participating