AKB48 41st Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo ~Juni Yoso Fukano, Oare no Ichiya~
The AKB48 41th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (41thシングル 選抜総選挙) will be held on June 6, 2015 at Fukuoka Yahoo! Auctions Dome. Fans will make their voices heard by voting for their favorite AKB48/SKE48/NMB48/HKT48/Team Kaigai member at the seventh 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.
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Eligible Members
For a member to participate in the Senbatsu Sousenkyo, she must first be an active member of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48 or Team Kaigai as of March 20, 2015.
Eligible members who wish to run need to submit an application (available from March 25 to March 29) in order to participate.
- AKB48 (Team A: 21 members; Team K: 16 members; Team B: 23 members (Including Ikoma Rina); Team 4: 20 members; Team 8: 46 Members)
- SKE48 (Team S: 16 members; Team KII: 16 members; Team E: 16 members; SKE48 Kenkyuusei: 21 members)
- NMB48 (Team N: 18 members; Team M: 21 members; Team BII: 19 members)
- HKT48 (Team H: 20 members; Team KIV: 19 members; HKT48 Kenkyuusei: 7 members)
- Team Kaigai (4 members)
- Total: 304 members
Participating Members
The day that the member submitted her application is written in parentheses (). Members will be written according to the teams they were a part of prior to the AKB48 Spring Shuffle 2015.
AKB48
SKE48
HKT48
Team Kaigai
- SNH48
- Miyazawa Sae (3rd Day)
- Suzuki Mariya (5th Day)
Voting Methods
Fans will have twelve methods of voting. Voting will open on May 19, 2015 at 10:00 JST and close on June 5, 2015 at 15:00 JST.
- Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai serial number
- AKB48 Fanclub member
- AKB48 OFFICIAL NET membership
- AKB48 Official Smartphone App Member
- AKB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member
- SKE48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member
- NMB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member
- HKT48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND member
- AKB48 Mobile member
- SKE48 Mobile member
- NMB48 Mobile member
- HKT48 Mobile member
Trivia
- Eligible members that didn't apply:
- Team A: Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Kojima Haruna, Matsui Sakiko, Morikawa Ayaka, Nakata Chisato
- Team K: Abe Maria, Uchida Mayumi
- Team B: Kuramochi Asuka, Suzuki Shihori, Takeuchi Miyu, Tanabe Miku, Ikoma Rina (Nogizaka46 Kennin)
- Team 4: Maeda Mitsuki, Murayama Yuiri
- Team S: Nakanishi Yuka, Sato Mieko, Tsuzuki Rika
- Team KII: Abiru Riho, Furukawa Airi
- Team E: Matsui Rena
- SKE48 Kenkyuusei: Ogino Risa
- Team N: Kono Saki, Muro Kanako
- Team M: Kinoshita Momoka, Takano Yui, Yamada Nana
- Team BII: Kamieda Emika, Terui Honoka
- Team KIV: Kusaba Manami
- Team Kaigai (JKT48): Chikano Rina, Nakagawa Haruka