AKB48 Group Fourth Singing Contest

The AKB48 Group Fourth Singing Contest was held on January 12, 2022, in Maihama Theater. The prize for the winner was a solo song to be released, and the top 8 + judges prize winner will have a concert.

On May 18th, 2022, Okada Nana's solo song "Kowasanakya Ikenai Mono" was released as part of AKB48's 59th single (Moto Kare desu).

On August 31st, 2022, the finalist concert was held at Tachikawa Stage Garden.

Selected Members

1. Okada Nana (AKB48 Team 4 / STU48 1st Generation)
2. Ikeda Yura (STU48 2nd Generation)
3. Yano Honoka (STU48 1st Generation)
4. Furuhata Nao (SKE48 Team KII)
5. Shimizu Sara (STU48 2nd Generation)
6. Mimura Hino (NGT48 2nd Generation)
7. Imamura Mitsuki (STU48 1st Generation)
8. Sakamoto Erena (HKT48 Team TII)

Jury Special Prize

• Murayama Yuiri (AKB48 Team 4)

Qualifications Round

Day 1 Ikeda Yura (STU48 2nd Generation) Yamasaki Amiru (NMB48 Member) Yano Honoka (STU48 1st Generation) Lee Siyeon (NMB48 Kenkyuusei Shimizu Sara (STU48 2nd Generation) Furuhata Nao (SKE48 Team KII) Kojima Aiko (STU48 2nd Generation) Kuroda Fuuwa (NMB48 Kenkyuusei) Taniguchi Mahina (STU48 1st Generation) Mimura Hino (NGT48 2nd Generation) Kato Yuuka (NMB48 Member) Orisaka Koharu (NMB48 Kenkyuusei) Mineyoshi Arisa (STU48 1st Generation) Imamura Mitsuki (STU48 1st Generation) Kudo Riko (STU48 2nd Generation) Ishida Chiho (STU48 1st Generation) Sawada Kanon (SKE48 Kenkyuusei) Manabe Anju (NMB48 Member) Ito Miki (SKE48 Kenkyuusei) Sako Himeka (STU48 2nd Generation)

Day 2 Okada Nana (AKB48 Team 4 / STU48 1st Generation) Asai Nanami (AKB48 Team 4) Omori Maho (AKB48 Team B) Toyonaga Aki (HKT48 Team H Oda Erina (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team K) Sakamoto Erena (HKT48 Team TII) Otake Hitomi (AKB48 Team B) Murayama Yuiri (AKB48 Team 4) Okumoto Hinano (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team A) Iwatate Saho (AKB48 Team B) Takeda Tomoka (HKT48 Team TII) Takaoka Kaoru (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team 4) Kawahara Misaki (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team B) Taguchi Manaka (AKB48 Team A) Ishibashi Ibuki (HKT48 Team KIV) Yoshihashi Yuzuka (AKB48 Team 4) Utada Hatsuka (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team 4) Hama Sayuna (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team 4) Hokazono Hazuki (HKT48 Team TII) Takahashi Sayaka (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team 4) Furukawa Nazuna (AKB48 Team A)

Combined Result 01. Okada Nana (288 pts.) 02. Ikeda Yura (281 pts.) 03. Yamasaki Amiru (276 pts.) 04. Yano Honoka (272 pts.) 05. Lee Siyeon (271 pts.) 06. Asai Nanami (270 pts.) 07. Shimizu Sara (269 pts.) 08. Furuhata Nao (267 pts.) 08. Omori Maho (267 pts.) 10. Toyonaga Aki (266 pts.) 11. Oda Erina (263 pts.) 11. Kojima Aiko (263 pts.) 11. Sakamoto Erena (263 pts.) 11. Otake Hitomi (263 pts.) 15. Murayama Yuiri (262 pts.)

Jury Recommendations

• Taguchi Manaka
• Kato Yuuka
• Imamura Mitsuki
• Iwatate Saho
• Mimura Hino

Concert

Information

• The concert was held on August 31st, 2022, at Tachikawa Stage Garden.

Setlist

M00 overture (Band ver.)

M01 Gunjou (Yoasobi cover)

M02 Mikansei Girl (Suzuki Airi cover) (Ikeda Yura)

M03 Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta (YORUSHIKA cover) (Sakamoto Erena)

M04 Tsuki to Mizukagami (Yano Honoka)

M05 Tabako (KORESAWA cover) (Murayama Yuiri)

M06 Onna no Ko wa Dare Demo (Tokyo Jihen cover) (Imamura Mitsuki)

M07 Romeo to Cinderella (Hatsune Miku cover) (Mimura Hino)

M08 Akuma no Ko (Big Chai cover) (Furuhata Nao)

M09 Mikku Shujuu Chu (Omori Seiko cover) (Shimizu Sara)

M10 Fuwa Fuwa Time (Ho-kago Tea Time cover) (Okada Nana)

M11 Nagai Aida (Kiroro cover) (Ikeda Yura and Yano Honoka)

M12 Giragira (Ado cover) (Furuhata Nao and Mimura Hino)

M13 Toshishita no Otoko no Ko (Candies cover) (Imamura Mitsuki, Shimizu Sara, Murayama Yuiri)

M14 Tenbyou no Uta (Mrs.GREEN APPLE cover) (Okada Nana and Sakamoto Erena)

M15 Aozora no NAMIDA (Takahashi Hitomi cover) (Murayama Yuiri)

M16 Kabutomushi (aiko cover) (Mimura Hino)

M17 Hatsu Ai (Oku Hanako) (Sakamoto Erena)

M18 Boogie Train '03 (Fujimoto Miki cover) (Imamura Mitsuki)

M19 I beg you (Aimer cover) (Furuhata Nao)

M20 Kassai (Chiaki Naomi cover) (Ikeda Yura)

M21 Namae no nai Kaibutsu (EGOIST cover) (Okada Nana)

M22 Katachi Aru Mono (Shikasaki Kou cover) (Shimizu Sara)

M23 Aitakuteima (MISIA cover) (Yano Honoka)

M24 Ne mo Ha mo Rumor (Okada Nana and Murayama Yuiri)

M25 Chime wa LOVE SONG (Furuhata Nao)

M26 Boku Dake no Hakujitsumu (Sakamoto Erena)

M27 Jounetsu no Dengen (Mimura Hino)

M28 Kaze wo Matsu (Ikeda Yura, Imamura Mitsuki, Okada Nana, Shimizu Sara, Yano Honoka)

M29 Ki ni Naranai Kodoku (Ikeda Yura)

M30 Kowasanakya Ikenai Mono (Okada Nana)

M31 Hajimari no Uta

Encore

EN01 Hikari Sasu (Furuhata Nao)

EN02 Good-bye Yesterday (Imai Miki cover) (Yano Honoka)

EN03 Mata Anata no Koto wo Kangaeteta (All)

Participating Members

AKB48

• Team A: Suzuki Kurumi, Taguchi Manaka, Furukawa Nazuna, Michieda Saki, Yamane Suzuha
• Team K: Okada Rina, Nagano Megumi
• Team B: Iwatate Saho, Omori Maho, Otake Hitomi, Saito Haruna, Takita Kayoko, Fukuoka Seina
• Team 4: Asai Nanami, Ishiwata Sena, Inagaki Kaori, Okada Nana, Kurosu Haruka, Murayama Yuiri, Yoshihashi Yuzuka
• Team 8: Uemi Sorano, Utada Hatsuka, Onishi Momoka, Okumoto Hinano, Oda Erina, Kawahara Misaki, Shimizu Maria, Takaoka Kaoru, Takahashi Sayaka, Nagano Serika, Hama Sayuna, Hirano Hikaru, Fukutome Mitsuho, Fujizono Rei

SKE48

• Team S: Kitagawa Yoshino, Tsuzuki Rika, Nakasaka Miyu
• Team KII: Okamoto Ayaka, Kawashima Miharu, Furuhata Nao
• Team E: Saito Makiko, Sato Kaho
• Kenkyuusei: Ito Miki, Sawada Kanon

NMB48

• Members: Kato Yuuka, Manabe Anju, Yamasaki Amiru
• Kenkyuusei: Lee Siyeon, Orisaka Koharu, Kuroda Fuuwa, Satsuki Aika, Hayakawa Yuna

HKT48

• Team H: Ueno Haruka, Toyonaga Aki
• Team KIV: Ishibashi Ibuki, Jitoe Nene
• Team TII: Sakamoto Erena, Takeda Tomoka, Hokazono Hazuki, Murakawa Bibian
• Kenkyuusei: Ichimura Airi, Kawahira Hijiri

NGT48

• 1st Generation: Nishigata Marina, Nishimura Nanako, Yamada Noe
• 3rd Draft: Ando Chikana
• 2nd Generation: Ogoe Haruka, Tominaga Yu, Furusawa Mana, Furutate Aoi, Mashimo Kaho, Mimura Hino, Morohashi Hinata

STU48

• 1st Generation: Ishida Chiho, Imamura Mitsuki, Kadowaki Miyuna, Taniguchi Mahina, Hyodo Aoi, Mineyoshi Arisa, Morishita Maiha, Yano Honoka
• 3rd Draft: Oki Yuka, Shinano Soraha, Nakamura Mai
• 2nd Generation: Ikeda Yura, Osaki Serika, Kawamata Yuuna, Kudou Riko, Kojima Aiko, Sako Himeka, Shimizu Sara, Suzuki Ayaka, Rissen Momoka

Trivia

• The following members initially signed up, but then withdrew from the competition:
  • AKB48: Tada Kyoka, Yokoyama Yui
  • HKT48: Akiyoshi Yuka, Kamijima Kaede, Sakai Moeka
  • NGT48: Nakai Rika
  • STU48: Kadowaki Miyuna, Imaizumi Miria
• First time contestants: Lee Siyeon, Osaki Serika, Orisaka Koharu, Kuroda Fuuwa, Saito Makiko, Satsuki Aika, Suzuki Ayaka, Tsuzuki Rika, Nishimura Nanako, Hayakawa Yuna, Furutate Aoi, Manabe Anju, Murayama Yuiri
  • Nakai Rika and Imaizumi Miria would also have been first time contestants.

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