Oh nooo this is a little last minute! We should do this kind of prediction game for more events though! Why not just wait until the ranking videos are all out and then guess the order of the remaining singles? That way the time constraint isn't quite as tight.
Then, you'll only be announcing the winner after the last day of request hour. If so, why not extend the deadline? Or I misunderstood the instruction. Top 10 a-side in the ranking video released tomorrow (or the day after)?
The instructions mean that we have to guess the top 10 ranked A-sides before the next ranking video comes out - because then we will see which A-sides (if any) are in the video and therefore not eligible to be top 10 anymore, which would change or nullify peoples' rankings. What is more prudent to give people more time to participate, perhaps, is to wait until the ranking videos are all out and have people post their rankings between the last video coming out and the first concert starting. However, I don't actually know how long a time that would be - hopefully more than 1 day? However, if @rka is dead set on having everyone's rankings today, then I'll play
Ah, I see.. It's hard for everyone (or a good number of participants) to join in and post their ranking, so yeah, wait until the ranking videos are all out and until the first concert start sure is good idea to gather more participants. The winner is only one and top 200 will not have less than 10 a-side ranked (or will it?), right?
Why not start predicting and then edit your post later if you find out that a certain song ended up lower. That might also be interesting to see.
This is my prediction for now (subject to change until concerts start): 10. Hirihiri no Hana Omoidasenai Hana 9. Bukiyou Taiyou 8. Shortcake 7. Eien Pressure 6. Kimi wa boku da Jane Doe 5. Koi suru Fortune Cookie 4. Hikaeme I love you! 3. Suzukake 2. Kokoro no Placard 1. Kibouteki Refrain [edit] Winning song: Kibouteki Refrain Highest Stage Song: Nakinagara hohoende Highest Ranking B side: Koi yori mo dream Highest Ranking Album Song: Kimi ni Yarareta Spoiler: bunch of pointless rambling The Sakura oshi will likely vote Kibouteki...same with many Mayu oshi. The ticket came in Kibouteki, and the grad members were in the MV. Plus, many people think Kibouteki is a great song. All makes a perfect storm for Kibouteki to come in #1. I actually think this might be the winning song overall. Mayu fans might split their votes but it's likely many will vote for the song she "won" in the election, and we know they have voting power, so Placard is 2 in my list. I think Jurina oshi will still be voting Suzukake this year. Add the votes for less-pushed girls who got into senbatsu whose fans will likely vote Suzukake and we should come up with Suzukake in 3rd. After that it's very fuzzy. HKT has fewer songs to vote than other groups so perhaps their weight all on one song will make it rank high. I wonder if that song will be Hikaeme - since Haruppi is reinstated as center, which a lot of people seem to support. So I put it at #4. Koi suru Fortune Cookie will still be very popular, I think it must be in the top 20 somewhere. 5 might be an overly-optimistic placement for it though. I think it goes without saying that some Acchan song will end up in top 30. Maybe more than one, but I don't know how strong her fanbase within the AKB fandom is anymore. I feel this is her most popular song just from how many times it's been performed within the groups. Welp. I don't remember if Takamina's announcement came before or after voting ended. I know there was a push to vote Jane Doe, and she should have enough voting power behind her (esp if people are assuming she won't join the election, so used their money here) to reach top 20. Similarly, Yukirin's fanbase is solid and her debut single might very well end up being the top song for her. Not sure if NMB fans will care enough or have enough voting power to put any NMB singles in the top 10 - they tend to be more scattered about voting it seems. But SKE could make it, and if they do I can only imagine Bukiyou Taiyou will be the voted song. Yuuko/Not Yet fans might wanna give the group a last hurrah or try to lure Yuuko back for it.
10. Bokura no Eureka 9. Jane Doe 8. Suki!Suki!Skip! 7. Heart Ereki 6. Eien Pressure 5. Kokoro no Placard 4. Shortcake 3. Suzukake Nanchara 2. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 1. Kibouteki Refrain
10. Heavy Rotation 9. Melon Juice 8. Shortcake 7. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 6. Bukiyou Taiyou 5. Jane Doe 4. Suzukake Nanchara 3. Synchro Tokimeki 2. Kokoro no Placard 1. Kibouteki Refrain (edit) Winning song: Kibouteki Refrain Highest Stage Song: Kiseki wa ma Awanai Highest Ranking B side: Heart no Dasshutsu Game Highest Ranking Album Song: Kimi ni Yarareta
10.Rashikunai 9.Rappa Renshuu Chuu 8.Matsumurabu 7.Soredemo Suki Da yo! 6.Kibouteki Refrain 5.Jane Doe 4.Koisuru Fortune Cookie 3.Hikaeme I Love You! 2.Suzukake Nanchara 1.Kokoro no Placard
10. Rashikunai 9. Mirai to wa? 8. Mae Shika Mukanee 7. Hikaeme I love you! 6. Suzukake Nanchara 5. Kibouteki Refrain 4. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 3. Labrador Retriever 2. Kokoro no Placard 1. Jane Doe EDIT: Prediction for Winning Song: Tomodachi This is a prediction and hope at the same time. It's the song that not only Nana fans will be power voting this year, but also one of the songs Sayanee fans will be power voting. Nana's such a prominent member of NMB, and with her graduating in April, even other NMB fans who aren't Sayanee/Nana oshis will be very likely voting for this as well. NMB may not be super strong at elections, but if there's anything they're good at when it comes to power voting, it's Request Hour, so there is definitely a possibility for this. Prediction of Highest Ranking Stage Song: Kiseki wa ma ni Awanai I somehow feel all of you Sae fans will be able to pull it off once more lol. Highest ranking single B-side: Tomodachi Even if this doesn't rank no. 1, I'm expecting to rank in top 3, so XD Highest ranking album song: Dakishimetaikedo Not sure really about this one, but guess I shall choose this as a Sayanee oshi If I'm not mistaken, this is the 2nd song Sayanee fans are power voting for other than Tomodachi so lol.
Last year A-Side ranking, in case anyone is curious 10. Sansei Kawaii! (#78) 9. Bokura no Eureka (#66) 8. Heart Ereki (#49) 7. Heavy Rotation (#39) 6. Melon Juice (#29) 5. Suki! Suki! Skip! (#24) 4. So long! (#16) 3. Eien Pressure (#9) 2. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie (#3) 1. Suzukake Nanchara (#2) My prediction for this year (I'm so good with predictions *irony* )... 10. Soredemo Suki da yo 9. Sakura Minna de Tabeta 8. Synchro Tokimeki 7. Eien Pressure 6. Hikaeme I love you! 5. Shortcake 4. Kokoro no Placard 3. Jane Doe 2. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie 1. Kibouteki Refrain Other songs: Rashikunai, Suzukake Nanchara, Bukiyou Taiyou... Spoiler I assume Yukirin wotas will vote for Shortcake (Instead of Yokaze no Shiwaza) and Takamina wotas will vote for Jane Doe (Instead of Itoshisa no Accel). Sasshi wotas will probably vote for Soredemo Suki da yo - but she also has Koisuru Fortune Cookie, which would be a good "revenge" for the Election. For the Mayuyu wotas, I would bet in Kokoro no Placard (Since winning the Election meant a lot to her) and a boost for Kibouteki Refrain. She also has her solos, however. So many songs to vote for could make the votes become a little bit messy, like it happened to Sayanee last year. Also, the HKT wotas are pretty strong, so their recent singles, Hikaeme I love you! and Sakura, Minna de Tabeta, (+ Kibouteki Refrain, because of Sakura) will probably rank in this "A-Side Top 10". The fact that Kibouteki Refrain it's a fan favorite and it was the single who included the voting tickets it's also pretty important. For the SKE wotas, I assume they will vote for Bukiyou Taiyou and the NMB wotas for Rashikunai. There's also Eien Pressure because of Paruru and Suzukake Nanchara because of Jurina, but since they already ranked pretty high last year, they will probably get a little bit down now. @rka Yes! That's a great idea. Edit: Winning Song: Kibouteki Refrain Highest Ranking Stage Song: Sakura no Hanabiratachi Highest Ranking B-Side: Heart no Dasshutsu Game Highest Ranking Album Song: Dakishimetai Kedo A lot of B-Sides to vote for...there's Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora, 47 no Suteki na Machi e, the new Team 4 songs, Watashi wa Blueberry Pie, Tomodachi etc. Edit: Edited after the 299~201 results. I don't know what to think anymore!!111
10. HKT48 – Melon Juice 9. SKE48 - 12-gatsu no Kangaroo 8. NMB48 – Rashikunai 7. HKT48 - Sakura, Minna de Tabeta 6. HKT48 - Hikaeme I love you! 5. AKB48 - Eien Pressure 4. Watanabe Miyuki - Yasashiku Suru Yori wo Shite 3. AKB48 - Kibouteki Refrain 2. AKB48 – Koi suru Fortune Cookie 1. AKB48 - Kokoro no Placard winning song: Takahashi Minami - Itoshisa no Accel highest ranking stage song: Takahashi Minami - Itoshisa no Accel highest ranking b-side: Yamada Nana and Yamamoto Sayaka - Tomodachi highest ranking album song: Yamamoto Sayaka - Dakishimetai
10. Suzukake Nanchara 9. Rashikunai 8. Eien Pressure 7. 12-gatsu no Kangaroo 6. Hikaeme I Love You 5. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 4. Heavy Rotation 3. Kokoro no Placard 2. Maeshika Mukanee 1. Kibouteki Refrain Winning song: Seifuku no Hane Highest stage song: Kiseki wa ma ni Awanai Highest B-side: Ima, Happy Highest album song: Shower no Ato Dakara
1. Kibouteki Refrain 2. Kokoro No Placard 3. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 4. Hikaeme, I love you! 5. Jane Doe 6. Rashikunai 7. Shortcake 8. Suzukake Nanchara 9. Melon Juice 10. Eien Pressure Winning Song: Kibouteki Refrain Highest Ranking Stage Song: Itoshisa No Accel Highest Ranking Single B-Side: Koi Yori Mo Dream Highest Ranking Album Song: Dakishimetaikedo will probably keep editing as I actually think about this cuz damn this is tricky
10. Rashikunai 9. May - Yokoyama Yui (i have this feeling in my gut telling me this song will rank) 8. 12 Gatsu no Kangaroo 7. Jane Doe 6. Hikaeme, I Love You 5. Tomodachi 4. Maeshika Mukanee 3. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 2. Kokoro no Placard 1. Kibouteki Refrain
10. Bukiyou Taiyou 9. Shortcake 8. Eien Pressure 7. Bokura no Eureka 6. Suzukake Nanchara 5. Matsumurabu 4. Kibouteki Refrain 3. Jane Doe 2. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 1. Hikaeme I love you Winning Song: 47 no Suteki na Machi e (lolz) Highest Ranking Stage Song: Heart Gata Virus Highest Ranking Single B-Side: Tomodachi Highest Ranking Album Song: Dakishimetai kedo
I'm not predicting since I suck at that, so I might do it later, or not at all Though I'm glad to see a lot of people think that Jane Doe will be in the top 10
