Young Jump Gravure Competition

First Young Jump Gravure Competition

For their first edition in 2014 (Released on January 9), Young Jump decided to hold a competition between AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48 members. The 50 winners, decided by lottery, would appear in the magazine, with 4 of them receiving a solo page. Members could apply on their personal Google+ page from November 15 to November 17, 2013.

AKB48

• Team A – Izuta Rina, Matsui Sakiko, Morikawa Ayaka
• Team K – Muto Tomu, Shimada Haruka, Chikano Rina, Kobayashi Kana
• Team B – Nonaka Misato, Omori Miyu, Ishida Haruka
• Team 4 – Hashimoto Hikari
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei - Komiyama Haruka, Sato Kiara

SKE48

• Team S – Goto Risako, Ego Yuna (With solo page), Isohara Kyoka, Nakanishi Yuka
• Team KII – Takeuchi Mai, Furukawa Airi, Shibata Aya
• Team E – Kaneko Shiori, Umemoto Madoka, Iwanaga Tsugumi
• SKE48 Kenkyuusei - Sora Miyuka, Takeuchi Saki, Kitano Ruka, Inuzuka Asana, Goto Mayuko, Matsumura Kaori, Orito Aisa, Ida Reona

NMB48

• Team M – Murase Sae (With solo page), Azuma Yuki
• Team BII – Kono Saki, Yabushita Shu, Akazawa Hono
• NMB48 Kenkyuusei - Uno Mizuki, Kawakami Chihiro, Nakano Reina, Shimazaki Momoka (With solo page)

HKT48

• Team H – Kodama Haruka, Motomura Aoi, Ota Aika, Nakanishi Chiyori, Miyawaki Sakura, Moriyasu Madoka
• HKT48 Kenkyuusei - Imada Mina (With solo page), Umemoto Izumi, Tanaka Yuka, Ito Raira

Second Young Jump Gravure Competition

In Feburary, 2014, Young Jump announced that they would be holding the competition for a second time. This time, the winners would be featured in two consecutive issues that would be published on April 3 and April 10. However, only 26 winners would be chosen. Members could apply for the competition.

AKB48

• Team A – Suzuki Mariya
• Team K – Maeda Ami, Hirata Rina
• Team B - Kojima Natsuki
• Team 4 – Uchiyama Natsuki, Umeta Ayano, Iwatate Saho (With solo page)
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei - Okawa Rio, Mukaichi Mion

SKE48

• Team S – Yakata Miki, Ego Yuna
• Team KII – Kato Tomoko
• Team E – Ichino Narumi, Azuma Rion (With solo page)
• SKE48 Kenkyuusei - Aoki Shiori, Takeuchi Saki, Yamamoto Yuka, Inuzuka Asana, Noguchi Yume

NMB48

• Team N - Kotani Riho
• Team M – Murakami Ayaka
• NMB48 Kenkyuusei - Uno Mizuki, Kawakami Chihiro, Nakano Reina

HKT48

• HKT48 Kenkyuusei - Iwahana Shino, Ito Raira

Trivia

• Members without a Google+ account could also apply through theater manager Google+ pages
• Members wore swimsuits or short pants (in the case of middle schoolers) for the photoshoot
• 197 girls applied for the first competition
• The following members were selected both times: Ego Yuna, Takeuchi Saki, Inuzuka Asana, Uno Mizuki, Kawakami Chihiro, Nakano Reina, Ito Raira