AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo 〜Sekai no Center wa Dare da?〜

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10th Senbatsu Election (Senbatsu) (Minus Miyawaki Sakura)

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10th Senbatsu Election (Future Girls)

10th Senbatsu Election (Upcoming Girls)

10th AKB48 Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo Kinen Waku

The AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo 〜Sekai no Center wa Dare da?〜 (AKB48 53rdシングル 世界選抜総選挙 〜世界のセンターは誰だ？〜) was the tenth and final Senbatsu Election. It was held on June 16, 2018. Fans made their voices heard by voting for their favorite AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, NGT48, STU48 JKT48, BNK48, and TPE48 members.

This was the first time international groups were included in an AKB48 Senbatsu Sousenkyo, in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the event.

The top 16 members are featured in the Sekai Senbatsu (World Senbatsu) of the group's 53rd single (55th 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, the 49th to 64th place members join the Future Girls for the 3rd B-side track, the 65th to 80th place members will join the Upcoming Girls unit for the 4th B-side track, and the 81st to 100th place members will join 10th World Senbatsu General Election Commemorative Category unit for the 5th 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, STU48, JKT48, TPE48 and BNK48 as of 20 March 2017.
Eligible members who wish to run need to submit an application (available from March 25 to March 31) in order to participate.

• AKB48: 124 members
  • (Team A: 12 members; Team K: 13 members; Team B: 15 members; Team 4: 12 members; Team 8: 45 members; AKB48 Kenkyuusei: 27 members)
• SKE48: 68 members
  • (Team S: 15 members; Team KII: 20 members; Team E: 15 members; SKE48 Kenkyuusei: 18 members)
• NMB48: 63 members
  • (Team N: 16 members; Team M: 16 members; Team BII: 16 members; NMB48 Kenkyuusei: 15 members)
• HKT48: 51 members
  • (Team H: 15 members; Team KIV: 15 members; Team TII: 16 members; HKT48 Kenkyuusei: 5 members)
• NGT48: 28 members
  • (Team NIII: 15 members; NGT48 Kenkyuusei: 13 members)
• STU48: 35 members
  • (Promoted Members: 30 members; STU48 Kenkyuusei: 5 members)
• JKT48: 58 members
  • (Team J: 17 members; Team KIII: 20 members; Team T: 15 members; JKT48 Trainee: 6 members)
• BNK48: 26 members
  • (Team BIII: 23 members; BNK48 Trainee: 3 members)
• TPE48: 41 members
  • (TPE48: 13 members; TPE48 Trainee: 28 members)
• Total: 494 members

Selected Members

Final Results

# Group Team Member Votes Variation Sekai Senbatsu 1 SKE48 S Matsui Jurina 194,453 ↑2 2 SKE48 E Suda Akari 154,011 ↑4 3 HKT48 KIV Miyawaki Sakura 141,106 ↑1 4 NGT48 NIII Ogino Yuka 81,629 ↑1 5 AKB48 4 Okada Nana 75,067 ↑4 6 AKB48 A Yokoyama Yui 67,465 ↑1 7 AKB48 K Muto Tomu 62,611 REENTER 8 SKE48 KII Oba Mina 53,998 ↑18 9 HKT48 H Yabuki Nako 51,620 ↑28 10 HKT48 H Tanaka Miku 50,175 ↑18 11 SKE48 KII Soda Sarina 48,671 ↓3 12 AKB48 B Takahashi Juri 48,100 ↓1 13 AKB48 A Mukaichi Mion 47,485 ↑4 14 NMB48 M Yoshida Akari 46,837 ↑2 15 SKE48 KII Furuhata Nao 45,688 ↓1 16 NGT48 NIII Homma Hinata 39,241 ↓3 Undergirls 17 SKE48 KII Matsumura Kaori 38,399 ↑1 18 SKE48 KII Takayanagi Akane 37,773 ↓3 19 AKB48 K Kojima Mako 36,127 ↑5 20 NMB48 M Shiroma Miru 33,970 ↓8 21 NGT48 Kenkyuusei Nara Miharu 33,962 NEW 22 AKB48 B Iwatate Saho 33,863 ↑20 23 NMB48 BII Ota Yuuri 33,012 ↑4 24 NGT48 NIII Nishigata Marina 32,096 ↑17 25 AKB48 8 Oguri Yui 31,359 ↑26 26 HKT48 H Tashima Meru 31,111 ↑14 27 SKE48 S Kitagawa Ryoha 30,249 ↑37 28 SKE48 KII Arai Yuki 29,713 ↑30 29 SKE48 E Sugawara Maya 29,413 NEW 30 NGT48 NIII Kato Minami 29,305 ↑41 31 AKB48 B Fukuoka Seina 29,235 ↑1 32 AKB48 K Minegishi Minami 29,020 ↓13 Next Girls 33 AKB48 B Taniguchi Megu 28,024 ↑12 34 SKE48 KII Obata Yuna 27,648 ↑38 35 SKE48 KII Ego Yuna 27,607 ↑1 36 AKB48 A Kato Rena 26,710 ↓15 37 NGT48 NIII Nakai Rika 26,701 ↓14 38 AKB48 8 Onishi Momoka 26,363 NEW 39 BNK48 BIII Cherprang 26,202 NEW 40 HKT48 KIV Fuchigami Mai 25,977 ↓6 41 AKB48 4 Kawamoto Saya 25,458 ↓12 42 SKE48 KII Uchiyama Mikoto 25,261 ↑39 43 NGT48 Kenkyuusei Nishimura Nanako 25,244 NEW 44 AKB48 B Sasaki Yukari 25,045 ↓1 45 SKE48 E Suenaga Oka 24,940 NEW 46 SKE48 E Kumazaki Haruka 24,331 ↑17 47 AKB48 8 Sakaguchi Nagisa 24,298 ↑22 48 HKT48 KIV Tomonaga Mio 24,272 ↓13 Future Girls 49 AKB48 8 Kuranoo Narumi 24,228 ↓19 50 HKT48 TII Oda Ayaka 23,754 NEW 51 SKE48 KII Takeuchi Saki 23,373 ↑5 52 AKB48 K Komiyama Haruka 22,662 - 53 NGT48 NIII Tano Ayaka 22,292 NEW 54 NMB48 N Naiki Kokoro 22,102 NEW 55 HKT48 H Matsuoka Natsumi 22,050 ↑4 56 SKE48 S Isshiki Rena 21,910 NEW 57 NMB48 M Shibuya Nagisa 21,818 ↑3 58 AKB48 8 Okabe Rin 21,798 NEW 59 SKE48 E Kamata Natsuki 21,606 ↓15 60 AKB48 8 Oda Erina 21,519 ↑32 61 HKT48 H Komada Hiroka 21,437 REENTER 62 AKB48 8 Ota Nao 21,416 ↑3 63 HKT48 H Tanaka Natsumi 21,387 ↓13 64 NGT48 Kenkyuusei Nakamura Ayuka 21,332 NEW Upcoming Girls 65 AKB48 A Goto Moe 21,323 ↑11 66 HKT48 TII Matsuoka Hana 21,196 ↑14 67 NGT48 NIII Takakura Moeka 21,182 ↓42 68 SKE48 E Takahata Yuki 21,082 ↑10 69 NGT48 NIII Oguma Tsugumi 20,913 NEW 70 NGT48 NIII Yamaguchi Maho 20,654 ↓17 71 HKT48 KIV Motomura Aoi 20,321 ↓9 72 BNK48 BIII Music 20,106 NEW 73 HKT48 H Akiyoshi Yuka 19,371 ↑10 74 STU48 1st Generation Takino Yumiko 19,341 NEW 75 AKB48 B Kubo Satone 19,009 ↓28 76 SKE48 KII Hidaka Yuzuki 18,818 ↑10 77 NGT48 NIII Hasegawa Rena 18,563 NEW 78 SKE48 Kenkyuusei Okada Miku 18,377 NEW 79 NMB48 BII Jo Eriko 18,359 ↑10 80 SKE48 KII Aoki Shiori 18,265 ↑2 10th World Senbatsu General Election Commemorative Category 81 HKT48 KIV Ueki Nao 18,062 ↓27 82 AKB48 8 Honda Hitomi 17,656 NEW 83 HKT48 H Toyonaga Aki 17,558 ↓4 84 HKT48 KIV Unjo Hirona 17,557 NEW 85 HKT48 KIV Shimono Yuki 17,351 ↑2 86 NMB48 M Kato Yuuka 17,277 ↓53 87 HKT48 TII Sakamoto Erena 17,258 NEW 88 AKB48 4 Omori Miyuu 17,067 ↓13 89 SKE48 E Tani Marika 17,027 ↓23 90 NMB48 BII Murase Sae 16,594 ↓51 91 NGT48 NIII Yamada Noe 15,699 NEW 92 AKB48 4 Yamauchi Mizuki 15,619 NEW 93 SKE48 KII Mizuno Airi 15,618 NEW 94 AKB48 A Shinozaki Ayana 15,574 - 95 AKB48 8 Yamada Nanami 15,174 ↑2 96 HKT48 TII Kurihara Sae 15,149 NEW 97 AKB48 4 Ma Chia-Ling 15,107 NEW 98 NMB48 BII Jonishi Rei 14,985 ↓51 99 STU48 1st Generation Ishida Chiho 14,537 NEW 100 AKB48 B Oya Shizuka 14,488 ↓2 Rank 101 - Rank 120 101 AKB48 K Mogi Shinobu 14,445 ↓27 102 NMB48 N Tanigawa Airi 13,926 ↓45 103 SKE48 E Fukushi Nao 13,391 NEW 104 AKB48 8 Nagano Serika 13,306 ↓37 105 HKT48 H Kojina Yui 12,952 ↓21 106 AKB48 8 Nakano Ikumi 12,564 ↓21 107 AKB48 B Hiwatashi Yui 12,498 ↓34 108 SKE48 E Saito Makiko 12,307 ↓18 109 AKB48 8 Hashimoto Haruna 12,120 NEW 110 SKE48 S Sugiyama Aika 12,114 NEW 111 NMB48 N Yamamoto Ayaka 12,045 NEW 112 SKE48 KII Kitano Ruka 12,021 ↓19 113 NMB48 M Kawakami Chihiro 11,833 NEW 114 HKT48 H Sakaguchi Riko 11,650 ↓65 115 AKB48 K Ichikawa Manami 11,566 NEW 116 NMB48 M Kawakami Rena 11,379 NEW 117 HKT48 KIV Jitoe Nene 11,180 NEW 118 AKB48 8 Sato Akari 10,694 NEW 119 HKT48 TII Tsukiashi Amane 10,177 NEW 120 HKT48 TII Hokazono Hazuki 10,162 NEW 1st Day Results Ogino Yuka (NGT48 - Team NIII, 59,531) Matsui Jurina (SKE48 - Team S, 38,943) Miyawaki Sakura (HKT48 - Team KIV, 32,614) Okada Nana (AKB48 - Team 4, 27,008) Suda Akari (SKE48 - Team E, 22,762) Takahashi Juri (AKB48 - Team B, 20,670) Tano Ayaka (NGT48 - Team NIII, 17,332) Yabuki Nako (HKT48 - Team H, 13,981) Kato Minami (NGT48 - Team NIII, 13,905) Isshiki Rena (SKE48 - Team S, 13,372) Hasegawa Rena (NGT48 - Team NIII, 12,662) Arai Yuki (SKE48 - Team KII, 11,533) Fuchigami Mai (HKT48 - Team KIV, 11,369) Mukaichi Mion (AKB48 - Team A, 11,297) Fukuoka Seina (AKB48 - Team B, 11,059) Obata Yuna (SKE48 - Team KII, 10,963) Tanaka Miku (HKT48 - Team H, 10,859) Muto Tomu (AKB48 - Team K, 10,671) Nakamura Ayuka (NGT48 - NGT48 Kenkyuusei, 10,531) Yamada Noe (NGT48 - Team NIII, 10,302) Yokoyama Yui (AKB48 - Team A, 10,296) Homma Hinata (NGT48 - Team NIII, 10,296) Iwatate Saho (AKB48 - Team B, 9,880) Taniguchi Megu (AKB48 - Team B, 9,679) Naiki Kokoro (NMB48 - Team N, 9,647) Tashima Meru (HKT48 - Team H, 9,627) Onishi Momoka (AKB48 - Team 8, 9,481) Kato Yuuka (NMB48 - Team M, 9,179) Nishimura Nanako (NGT48 - NGT48 Kenkyuusei, 9,057) Takeuchi Saki (SKE48 - Team S, 8,958) Oba Mina (SKE48 - Team S, 8,812) Ota Yuuri (NMB48 - Team BII, 8,746) Kitagawa Ryoha (SKE48 - Team S, 8,613) Goto Moe (AKB48 - Team A, 8,552) Kubo Satone (AKB48 - Team B, 8,502) Sakamoto Erena (HKT48 - Team TII, 8,299) Kuranoo Narumi (AKB48 - Team 8, 8,293) Kawamoto Saya (AKB48 - Team 4, 8,239) Shiroma Miru (NMB48 - Team M, 8,102) Uchiyama Mikoto (SKE48 - Team S, 7,951) Toyonaga Aki (HKT48 - Team H, 7,867) Yoshida Akari (NMB48 - Team M, 7,555) Fukushi Nao (SKE48 - Team E, 7,490) Ishida Chiho (STU48 - 1st Generation, 7,409) Sugawara Maya (SKE48 - Team E, 7,092) Nakai Rika (NGT48 - Team NIII, 6,942) Mizuno Airi (SKE48 - Team KII, 6,797) Shibuya Nagisa (NMB48 - Team M, 6,761) Oguri Yui (AKB48 - Team 8, 6,727) Yamauchi Mizuki (AKB48 - Team 4, 6,690) Sugiyama Aika (SKE48 - Team S, 6,678) Shimono Yuki (HKT48 - Team KIV, 6,632) Takino Yumiko (STU48 - 1st Generation, 6,615) Suenaga Oka (SKE48 - Team E, 6,577) Okada Miku (SKE48 - Team S, 6,507) Honda Hitomi (AKB48 - Team 8, 6,466) Oda Ayaka (HKT48 - Team TII, 6,416) Takahata Yuki (SKE48 - Team E, 6,408) Motomura Aoi (HKT48 - Team KIV, 6,406) Nakano Ikumi (AKB48 - Team 8, 6,386) Okabe Rin (AKB48 - Team 8, 6,192) Nishigata Marina (NGT48 - Team NIII, 6,147) Kurihara Sae (HKT48 - Team TII, 6,116) Akiyoshi Yuka (HKT48 - Team H, 6,072) Kawakami Chihiro (NMB48 - Team M, 5,973) Sasaki Yukari (AKB48 - Team B, 5,945) Jonishi Rei (NMB48 - Team BII, 5,931) Murase Sae (NMB48 - Team BII, 5,871) Unjo Hirona (HKT48 - Team KIV, 5,845) Kamata Natsuki (SKE48 - Team E, 5,797) Sakaguchi Nagisa (AKB48 - Team 8, 5,774) Tanaka Natsumi (HKT48 - Team H, 5,716) Takayanagi Akane (SKE48 - Team KII, 5,620) Komiyama Haruka (AKB48 - Team K, 5,507) Nishikawa Rei (AKB48 - Team A, 5,461) Kawakami Rena (NMB48 - Team M, 5,461) Shinozaki Ayana (AKB48 - Team A, 5,420) Kojima Mako (AKB48 - Team K, 5,405) Mogi Shinobu (AKB48 - Team K, 5,294) Jo Eriko (NMB48 - Team BII, 5,278) Hashimoto Haruna (AKB48 - Team 8, 5,272) Furuhata Nao (SKE48 - Team KII, 5,225) Yamaguchi Maho (NGT48 - Team NIII, 5,187) Takakura Moeka (NGT48 - Team NIII, 5,164) Shirai Kotono (SKE48 - Team KII, 5,117) Ichikawa Manami (AKB48 - Team K, 5,081) Cho Kurena (AKB48 - Team 8, 5,077) Oda Erina (AKB48 - Team 8, 4,979) Matsuoka Natsumi (HKT48 - Team H, 4,979) Tani Marika (SKE48 - Team E, 4,934) Matsumura Kaori (SKE48 - Team KII, 4,879) Yahagi Yukina (SKE48 - Team KII, 4,856) Kumazaki Haruka (SKE48 - Team E, 4,837) Hiwatashi Yui (AKB48 - Team B, 4,772) Ego Yuna (SKE48 - Team KII, 4,587) Hokazono Hazuki (HKT48 - Team TII, 4,587) Aoki Shiori (SKE48 - Team KII, 4,406) Nagano Serika (AKB48 - Team 8, 4,392) Yamada Nanami (AKB48 - Team 8, 4,380) Ota Nao (AKB48 - Team 8, 4,369) Cherprang (BNK48 - Team BIII, 4,315) Jitoe Nene (HKT48 - Team KIV, 4,307) Sato Akari (AKB48 - Team 8, 4,292) Ma Chia-Ling (AKB48 - Team 4, 4,278) Ida Reona (SKE48 - Team E, 4,238) Yamamoto Ayaka (NMB48 - Team N, 4,208) Oguma Tsugumi (NGT48 - Team NIII, 4,194) Omori Miyuu (AKB48 - Team 4, 4,170) Murakawa Bibian (HKT48 - Team TII, 4,141) Hidaka Yuzuki (SKE48 - Team KII, 4,105) Yamane Suzuha (AKB48 - Team A Kenkyuusei, 4,099) Kato Rena (AKB48 - Team A, 3,981) Tomonaga Mio (HKT48 - Team KIV, 3,918) Aramaki Misaki (HKT48 - Team TII, 3,889) Nojima Kano (SKE48 - Team S, 3,883) Matsumoto Chikako (SKE48 - Team S, 3,807) Kushiro Rina (NMB48 - Team BII, 3,758) Uemura Azusa (NMB48 - Team BII, 3,676) Sato Shiori (AKB48 - Team 8, 3,548) Music (BNK48 - Team BIII, 3,493) Participating Members The day that the member submitted her application is written in parentheses (). AKB48 Team A Kato Rena (5th Day) Goto Moe (1st Day) Shinozaki Ayana (1st Day) Suzuki Kurumi (5th Day) Taguchi Manaka (4th Day) Chiba Erii (5th Day) Nishikawa Rei (4th Day) Maeda Ayaka (5th Day) Miyazaki Miho (5th Day) Mukaichi Mion (5th Day) Yokoyama Yui (1st Day) Team K Ichikawa Manami (5th Day) Kojima Mako (5th Day) Komiyama Haruka (1st Day) Shimoguchi Hinana (1st Day) Nozawa Rena (5th Day) Fujita Nana (5th Day) Minegishi Minami (5th Day) Muto Orin (5th Day) Muto Tomu (5th Day) Mogi Shinobu (5th Day) Yasuda Kana (5th Day) Yumoto Ami (5th Day) Team B Iwatate Saho (5th Day) Oya Shizuka (5th Day) Kitazawa Saki (5th Day) Kubo Satone (4th Day) Sasaki Yukari (4th Day) Takahashi Juri (1st Day) Takita Kayoko (5th Day) Takeuchi Miyu (5th Day) Taniguchi Megu (1st Day) Nakanishi Chiyori (3rd Day) Hiwatashi Yui (5th Day) Fukuoka Seina (1st Day) Yamabe Ayu (1st Day) Team 4 Asai Nanami (4th Day) Inagaki Kaori (4th Day) Omori Miyuu (4th Day) Okada Nana (5th Day) Kawamoto Saya (1st Day) Sato Kiara (5th Day) Tatsuya Makiho (5th Day) Taya Misaki (5th Day) Ma Chia-Ling (5th Day) Yamauchi Mizuki (1st Day) Team 8 Sakaguchi Nagisa (5th Day) Yokoyama Yui (5th Day) Tanikawa Hijiri (5th Day) Sato Akari (2nd Day) Okabe Rin (1st Day) Honda Hitomi (1st Day) Shimizu Maria (3rd Day) Takahashi Ayane (3rd Day) Yoshikawa Nanase (2nd Day) Oguri Yui (1st Day) Oda Erina (4th Day) Sato Shiori (2nd Day) Hidaritomo Ayaka (3rd Day) Utada Hatsuka (3rd Day) Hattori Yuna (3rd Day) Noda Hinano (4th Day) Hashimoto Haruna (3rd Day) Cho Kurena (5th Day) Takahashi Sayaka (3rd Day) Nagano Serika (1st Day) Ota Nao (2nd Day) Yamada Nanami (4th Day) Yamamoto Ruka (3rd Day) Onishi Momoka (5th Day) Hama Sayuna (3rd Day) Nakano Ikumi (1st Day) Okuhara Hinako (5th Day) Hitomi Kotone (4th Day) Okumoto Hinano (3rd Day) Shitao Miu (1st Day) Harumoto Yuki (3rd Day) Gyoten Yurina (3rd Day) Takaoka Kaoru (5th Day) Yoshida Karen (3rd Day) Kawahara Misaki (4th Day) Terada Misaki (3rd Day) Kuranoo Narumi (1st Day) Yamada Kyoka (4th Day) Miyazato Rira (5th Day) Kenkyuusei Ishiwata Sena (2nd Day) Umemoto Izumi (5th Day) Otake Hitomi (5th Day) Omori Maho (2nd Day) Okada Rina (2nd Day) Katsumata Saori (5th Day) Kamiyama Riho (2nd Day) Kuramoto Miyuu (2nd Day) Kurosu Haruka (5th Day) Kobayashi Ran (5th Day) Saito Haruna (2nd Day) Sato Shiori (2nd Day) Sato Minami (2nd Day) Suenaga Yuzuki (2nd Day) Shoji Nagisa (5th Day) Tada Kyoka (5th Day) Nagatomo Ayami (4th Day) Nagano Megumi (2nd Day) Harasawa Otohi (2nd Day) Harima Nanami (5th Day) Furukawa Nazuna (2nd Day) Honda Sora (5th Day) Homma Mai (5th Day) Michieda Saki (5th Day) Yahagi Moeka (2nd Day) Yamane Suzuha (5th Day) Yoshihashi Yuzuka (5th Day) SKE48 Team S Isshiki Rena (1st Day) Inoue Ruka (2nd Day) Kamimura Ayuka (3rd Day) Kitagawa Yoshino (1st Day) Kitagawa Ryoha (5th Day) Sugiyama Aika (5th Day) Nojima Kano (2nd Day) Nomura Miyo (2nd Day) Machi Otoha (5th Day) Matsui Jurina (1st Day) Matsumoto Chikako (3rd Day) Yamauchi Suzuran (3rd Day) Yamada Juna (5thd Day) Otani Yuki (4th Day) Kozuma Honoka (5th Day) Team KII Aoki Shiori (3rd Day) Arai Yuki (1st Day) Uchiyama Mikoto (5th Day) Ego Yuna (2nd Day) Ota Ayaka (4th Day) Oba Mina (4th Day) Obata Yuna (1st Day) Kataoka Narumi (3rd Day) Kitano Ruka (1st Day) Shirai Kotono (4th Day) Soda Sarina (1st Day) Takagi Yumana (5th Day) Takayanagi Akane (5th Day) Takeuchi Saki (2nd Day) Hidaka Yuzuki (4th Day) Furuhata Nao (1st Day) Matsumura Kaori (5th Day) Mizuno Airi (4th Day) Yahagi Yukina (3rd Day) Nakano Airi (4th Day) Team E Aikawa Honoka (3rd Day) Asai Yuka (3rd Day) Ida Reona (1st Day) Kamata Natsuki (5th Day) Kumazaki Haruka (2nd Day) Saito Makiko (1st Day) Sato Kaho (5th Day) Suenaga Oka (5th Day) Sugawara Maya (1st Day) Suda Akari (1st Day) Takahata Yuki (1st Day) Tani Marika (1st Day) Fukushi Nao (1st Day) Nishi Marina (4th Day) Hirata Shiina (4th Day) Kenkyuusei Atsumi Ayaha (4th Day) Ishikawa Saki (5th Day) Ishiguro Yuzuki (3rd Day) Oshiba Rinka (3rd Day) Okada Miku (3rd Day) Kurashima Ami (2nd Day) Sakamoto Marin (2nd Day) Shirayuki Kohaku (5th Day) Nakamura Izumi (2nd Day) Nonogaki Miki (4th Day) Fukai Negai (3rd Day) Morihira Riko (3rd Day) Wada Aina (3rd Day) NMB48 Team N Azuma Yuki (5th Day) Umeyama Cocona (1st Day) Kojima Karin (1st Day) Tanigawa Airi (5th Day) Naiki Kokoro (1st Day) Hori Shion (1st Day) Hongo Yuzuha (5th Day) Yamao Rina (1st Day) Yamamoto Ayaka (1st Day) Team M Iso Kanae (4th Day) Iwata Momoka (1st Day) Kato Yuuka (2nd Day) Kawakami Chihiro (1st Day) Kawakami Rena (1st Day) Shibuya Nagisa (4th Day) Shiroma Miru (1st Day) Nishizawa Rurina (2nd Day) Yasuda Momone (5th Day) Yamada Suzu (4th Day) Yoshida Akari (4th Day) Team BII Ishizuka Akari (4th Day) Ijiri Anna (3rd Day) Uemura Azusa (5th Day) Ota Yuuri (5th Day) Kushiro Rina (3rd Day) Shimizu Rika (5th Day) Jo Eriko (4th Day) Jonishi Rei (2nd Day) Takei Sara (5th Day) Nakagawa Mion (4th Day) Mizuta Shiori (1st Day) Murase Sae (1st Day) Morita Ayaka (5th Day) Kenkyuusei Abe Wakana (5th Day) Izumi Ayano (5th Day) Osawa Ai (5th Day) Ota Riona (5th Day) Kawano Nanaho (5th Day) Sakamoto Nami (5th Day) Sato Ami (5th Day) Shiotsuki Keito (5th Day) Sugiura Kotone (5th Day) Nakano Mirai (5th Day) Maeda Reiko (5th Day) Mizobuchi Maria (5th Day) Minami Haasa (5th Day) Yamasaki Amiru (5th Day) Yamamoto Mikana (5th Day) HKT48 Team H Akiyoshi Yuka (1st Day) Ueno Haruka (2nd Day) Kojina Yui (1st Day) Komada Hiroka (5th Day) Sakaguchi Riko (3rd Day) Tashima Meru (2nd Day) Tanaka Miku (3rd Day) Toyonaga Aki (3rd Day) Team KIV Iwahana Shino (5th Day) Kumazawa Serina (5th Day) Shimono Yuki (1st Day) Jitoe Nene (1st Day) Tomonaga Mio (2nd Day) Fukagawa Maiko (2nd Day) Fuchigami Mai (3rd Day) Team TII Aramaki Misaki (4th Day) Imamura Maria (5th Day) Oda Ayaka (5th Day) Kurihara Sae (5th Day) Sakai Moeka (5th Day) Shimizu Rio (5th Day) Takeda Tomoka (1st Day) Tsukiashi Amane (5th Day) Hokazono Hazuki (5th Day) Matsuoka Hana (2nd Day) Matsumoto Hinata (5th Day) Murakawa Bibian (5th Day) Kenkyuusei Ito Yueru (5th Day) Seki Ai (5th Day) Baba Sayaka (5th Day) Matsuda Yumi (5th Day) Watanabe Akari (5th Day) NGT48 Team NIII Ogino Yuka (1st Day) Oguma Tsugumi (5th Day) Kato Minami (5th Day) Sato Anju (5th Day) Sugahara Riko (5th Day) Takakura Moeka (5th Day) Tano Ayaka (4th Day) Nakai Rika (1st Day) Nishigata Marina (2nd Day) Hasegawa Rena (4th Day) Homma Hinata (1st Day) Murakumo Fuka (2nd Day) Yamaguchi Maho (1st Day) Yamada Noe (1st Day) Kenkyuusei Ando Chikana (5th Day) Kado Yuria (4th Day) Kusakabe Aina (2nd Day) Sato Kairi (5th Day) Seiji Reina (2nd Day) Takahashi Nanami (5th Day) Takahashi Mau (5th Day) Tsushima Yunako (5th Day) Nakamura Ayuka (2nd Day) Nara Miharu (4th Day) Nishimura Nanako (2nd Day) Fujisaki Miyu (5th Day) Miyajima Aya (4th Day) STU48 1st Generation Ishida Chiho (3rd Day) Ishida Minami (3rd Day) Isogai Kanon (3rd Day) Ichioka Ayumi (3rd Day) Imamura Mitsuki (3rd Day) Iwata Hina (3rd Day) Otani Marina (3rd Day) Kai Kokoa (3rd Day) Kadota Momona (3rd Day) Kadowaki Miyuna (3rd Day) Sakaki Miyu (3rd Day) Sano Haruka (3rd Day) Shioi Hinako (3rd Day) Shintani Nonoka (3rd Day) Sugahara Saki (3rd Day) Takino Yumiko (3rd Day) Tanaka Kouko (3rd Day) Taniguchi Mahina (3rd Day) Torobu Yuri (3rd Day) Hyodo Aoi (3rd Day) Fukuda Akari (3rd Day) Fujiwara Azusa (3rd Day) Mishima Haruka (3rd Day) Mineyoshi Arisa (3rd Day) Mori Kaho (3rd Day) Morishita Maiha (3rd Day) Yano Honoka (3rd Day) Yabushita Fu (3rd Day) Kenkyuusei Oki Yuka (4th Day) Shinano Soraha (4th Day) Nakamura Mai (4th Day) Mizoguchi Aiko (4th Day) Yura Akari (4th Day) BNK48 Team BIII Cherprang (3rd Day) Jennis (3rd Day) Kate (1st Day) Miori (3rd Day) Jaa (3rd Day) Music (2nd Day) Izurina (3rd Day) Satchan (1st Day) Kaimook (3rd Day) Trainee Nink (1st Day) TPE48 Official Members Honda Yuzuka (5th Day) Sin Tik-kei (5th Day) Chiu Pin-han (5th Day) Chen Shih-ya (5th Day) Chen Shih-yuan (5th Day) Sousenkyo Breakdown Out of the 100 members who ranked in, 30 came from AKB48, 24 came from SKE48, 9 came from NMB48, 19 came from HKT48 and 14 came from NGT48, 2 came from STU48, and 2 came from BNK48. Kennins are counted as part of their original teams: AKB48 = 30 members Team A = 5 members Team K = 4 members Team B = 7 members Team 4 = 5 members Team 8 = 9 members SKE48 = 24 members Team S = 3 members Team KII = 13 members Team E = 7 members Kenkyuusei = 1 member NMB48 = 9 members Team N = 1 member Team M = 4 members Team BII = 4 members HKT48 = 19 members Team H = 8 members Team KIV = 7 members Team TII = 4 members NGT48 = 14 members Team NIII = 11 members Kenkyuusei = 3 members STU48 = 2 members STU = 2 members BNK48 = 2 members Team BIII = 2 members Voting Methods Fans will have 22 methods of voting. Voting will open on May 29, 2018 at 10:00 JST and close on June 15, 2018 at 15:00 JST. 52nd Single (Teacher Teacher) serial number AKB48 Fanclub member AKB48 OFFICIAL NET membership AKB48 Official Smartphone App Member AKB48 Group Revival!!ON DEMAND membership AKB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member SKE48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member NMB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member HKT48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member NGT48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member AKB48 Mobile member SKE48 Mobile member NMB48 Mobile member HKT48 Mobile member NGT48 Mobile member STU48 Mobile member AKB48 Mail member SKE48 Mail member NMB48 Mail member HKT48 Mail member NGT48 Mail member STU48 Mail member Trivia Eligible members who didn't apply: Team A: Iriyama Anna Team K: Tano Yuka Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Natsuki Team 4: Okawa Rio, Murayama Yuiri Team 8: Sato Nanami, Shimoaoki Karin, Hayasaka Tsumugi, Hirano Hikaru, Yaguchi Moka, Yokomichi Yuri Team S: Inuzuka Asana, Tsuzuki Rika Team KII: Takatsuka Natsuki Team E: Ichino Narumi, Goto Rara Team N: Ichikawa Miori, Kusaka Konomi, Koga Narumi, Hayashi Momoka, Mizokawa Mirai, Mita Mao, Yamamoto Sayaka Team M: Ando Erina, Ishida Yuumi, Uno Mizuki, Odan Mai, Nakano Reina Team BII: Akashi Natsuko, Okita Ayaka, Yagura Fuuko Team H: Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Yamada Marina, Yamamoto Mao Team KIV: Imada Mina, Tomiyoshi Asuka, Murashige Anna, Moriyasu Madoka Team TII: Yamashita Emiri Team NIII: Kitahara Rie NGT48 Kenkyuusei: Miyajima Aya STU: Ozaki Mami, Cho Orie JKT48: All members declined participation due to the Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr holiday. Team BIII: Isarapa Thawatpakdee (Tarwaan), Jiradapa Intajak (Pupe), Kanteera Wadcharathadsanakul (Noey), Kunjiranut Intarasin (Jane), Milin Dokthian (Namneung), Natruja Chutiwansopon (Kaew), Nayika Srinian (Can), Panisa Srilaloeng (Mind), Patchanan Jiajirachote (Orn), Pichayapa Natha (Namsai), Pimrapat Phadungwatanachok (Mobile), Punsikorn Tiyakorn (Pun), Suchaya Saenkhot (Jib), Vathusiri Phuwapunyasiri (Korn) BNK48 Trainee: Mesa Chinavicharana (Maysa), Rinrada Inthaisong (Piam) TPE48 Official Members: Lin Chieh, Abe Maria, Kuo Shin-yu, Chang Yu-lin, Tseng Shih-yu, Liu Yu-ching, Liu Jie-ming, Pan Tzu-yi TPE48 Trainee: All members declined participation. A total of 12 members who ranked last year did not participate or have graduated The first election to feature ALL48 groups outside Japan (JKT48, BNK48, TPE48) other than Team Kaigai, although all JKT48 members declined participation. Shortly after the election, Matsui Jurina went on hiatus due to poor health, and refrained from all activities (such as Produce 48). As her condition did not improve, it was announced that she will be unable to participate in the title track and video for the group's 53rd single, Sentimental Train. Both were remade when she returned in October. This marks the first instance where the center and election winner was unable to participate in the follow-up single. All of MNL48 and Team 8 members Rissen Airi and Ito Kirara were not eligible since they debuted after the end of the application period. MNL48 members Alice Margarita De Leon, Francinne Rifol, and Shekinah Arzaga were present at the event. First election in which fans were allowed to vote for the location of the election, with the requirement being that the venue had a roof. Wada Aina and Kozuma Honoka were not present in the election event due to poor health. Muto Tomu had the biggest ranking increase (from non-rank to #7), while Kato Yuuka had the biggest ranking decrease (#33 to #86). For members who ranked in the top 80 for both this year and last year's elections, Kato Minami had the biggest ranking increase (#71 to #30). For newly-ranked members, Nara Miharu had the biggest ranking increase (Non-rank to #21). For members who ranked in both the 1st day and final results, Tano Ayaka gained the least votes after the first-day results, with a vote gain of 4,960 votes. Suda Akari had the biggest vote gain of 90,887 votes, while Kato Yuuka had the biggest vote loss of 8,711 votes. Suda Akari's vote gain is the highest in AKB48 Sousenkyo since Maeda Atsuko in 2011. With the exception of Senbatsu, Matsumura Kaori is the first member to center the same unit twice, and the second member overall (after Iwasa Misaki) to center an election unit twice. She was the Undergirls center in 2014. This is the third election where no NMB48 members are featured in an election unit (Next Girls) since their debut. With the exception of Sashihara Rino's consecutive victory, Shinozaki Ayana is the second member (after Hirajima Natsumi) to maintain the same ranking for three consecutive years. She ranked #94 since 2016. With the addition of 10th World Senbatsu General Election Commemorative Category, she is also the second member (after Fujie Reina) to change units (from unranked 2 years to 10th World Senbatsu General Election Commemorative Category) without changing ranks. This is Oya Shizuka's first ranked election since 2012. Team KII, Team E, & Team NIII are the only teams whose members appear in all six units. This election has the highest number of ranked Kenkyuusei. External Links Official Site AKB48 Senbatsu Election Chronology AKB48 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (2017.06.17) AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo (2018.06.16) TBA (TBA)