Kami 7

The term Kami 7 (God 7) describes the 7 most popular members among all 48-groups, AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 & HKT48. The term have its origins in Skirt, Hirari, when 7 members were chosen for Senbatsu.

Fans use the rankings of the Senbatsu Sousenkyo each year to determine the Kami 7 of that year. Even if some girls fall out of the top 7 in the Senbatsu Sousenkyo, they are still considered a Kami (examples: Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami, and Shimazaki Haruka). The Kami 7 are not necessarily the front 7 girls of each AKB48 single, but the majority of them usually take center spots. Sometimes people consider an 8th girl and refer Kami 7 as Kami 8.

SNH48 Group have their own version of Kami 7, known as Top 7.

Kami 7 by Year

2009 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 13th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Maeda Atsuko (Team A)
2. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
3. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
4. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
5. Takahashi Minami (Team A)
6. Kojima Haruna (Team A)
7. Itano Tomomi (Team K)

2010 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 17th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
2. Maeda Atsuko (Team A)
3. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
4. Itano Tomomi (Team K)
5. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
6. Takahashi Minami (Team A)
7. Kojima Haruna (Team A)

2011 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Maeda Atsuko (Team A)
2. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
3. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B)
4. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
5. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
6. Kojima Haruna (Team A)
7. Takahashi Minami (Team A)

2012 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
2. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
3. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B)
4. Sashihara Rino (Team A)
5. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
6. Takahashi Minami (Team A)
7. Kojima Haruna (Team A)

2013 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Sashihara Rino (HKT48 Team H)
2. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
3. Watanabe Mayu (Team A)
4. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B)
5. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
6. Matsui Jurina (SKE48 Team S)
7. Matsui Rena (SKE48 Team E)

2014 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
2. Sashihara Rino (HKT48 Team H)
3. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B)
4. Matsui Jurina (SKE48 Team S)
5. Matsui Rena (SKE48 Team E)
6. Yamamoto Sayaka (NMB48 Team N)
7. Shimazaki Haruka (Team A)

2015 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 41st Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Sashihara Rino (HKT48 Team H)
2. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B)
3. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
4. Takahashi Minami (Team A)
5. Matsui Jurina (SKE48 Team S)
6. Yamamoto Sayaka (NMB48 Team N)
7. Miyawaki Sakura (HKT48 Team KIV)

2016 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Sashihara Rino (HKT48 Team H)
2. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
3. Matsui Jurina (SKE48 Team S)
4. Yamamoto Sayaka (NMB48 Team N)
5. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B)
6. Miyawaki Sakura (HKT48 Team KIV)
7. Suda Akari (SKE48 Team E)

2017 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 49th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Sashihara Rino (HKT48 Team H)
2. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
3. Matsui Jurina (SKE48 Team S)
4. Miyawaki Sakura (HKT48 Team KIV)
5. Ogino Yuka (NGT48 Team NIII)
6. Suda Akari (SKE48 Team E)
7. Yokoyama Yui (Team A)

Trivia

• In total, 17 members have been identified as Kami over the course of 9 Senbatsu Elections.
• The "AKB48 Next Generation" segment in AKBINGO! (Shown in 2013) considered Oshima Yuko, Watanabe Mayu, Kashiwagi Yuki, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna and Itano Tomomi as the 8 (Kami 8) 48-group "goddesses"
• Matsui Rena, Suda Akari and Ogino Yuka are the only Kami 7 members to have never been members of AKB48.
• Watanabe Mayu is the only member who has been a part of Kami 7 for all Senbatsu Sousenkyo.