AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo 〜Sekai no Center wa Dare da?〜
The AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 53rdシングル 世界選抜総選挙) will be held on 16 June 2018. Fans made their voices heard by voting for their favorite AKB48/SKE48/NMB48/HKT48/NGT48/STU48/JKT48/BNK48/TPE48 member at the tenth annual AKB48 Group members election.
The top 16 members are featured in the Sekai 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 The 10th AKB48 Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo Kinen Waku 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
- 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
- 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
Participating Members
The day that the member submitted her application is written in parentheses ().
AKB48
SKE48
Trivia
- Eligible members who didn't apply:
- Team A: Iriyama Anna
- Team K: Tano Yuuka
- 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
- STU48 Kenkyuusei: Ozaki Mami, Cho Orie
- JKT48: All members declined participation due to the Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr holiday.
- Team BIII: Isarapa Thawatpakdee, Jiradapa Intajak, Kanteera Wadcharathadsanakul, Kunjiranut Intarasin, Milin Dokthian, Natruja Chutiwansopon, Nayika Srinian, Panisa Srilaloeng, Patchanan Jiajirachote, Pichayapa Natha, Pimrapat Phadungwatanachok, Punsikorn Tiyakorn, Suchaya Saenkhot, Vathusiri Phuwapunyasiri
- BNK48 Trainee: Mesa Chinavicharana, Rinrada Inthaisong
- TPE48: Lin Jie, Abe Maria, Kuo Shin-yu, Chang Yu-lin, Tseng Shih-yu, Lu 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.