AKB48 Group Fifth Singing Contest

The AKB48 Group Fifth Singing Contest will be held on March 2nd and 3rd, 2023, at the Tokyo Seinenkan Hall. On the first day, members appear as solo acts, and on the second day, they appear in units of 3.

The winners will hold a solo concert ("Finalist LIVE" ファイナリストLIVE) and also receive a sponsored trip to Hawaii.

Selected Members

Units

1. Arai Ririno, Seiji Reina, Mimura Hino (NGT48)

Solo

1. Ikeda Yura (STU48 2nd Generation)

• Asai Nanami (AKB48 Team B)
• Akiyoshi Yuka (HKT48 Team KIV)
• Toyonaga Aki (HKT48 Team H)
• Lee Siyeon (NMB48 Team M)
• Okamura Rio (STU48 Kenkyuusei
• Murayama Yuiri (AKB48 Team 4)
• Sawada Kanon (SKE48 Team E)

• Note: Only first place was announced, the other winners are not ranked (list provided in Japanese alphabetical order).

Jury Recommendation

• Taguchi Manaka (AKB48 Team K)

Qualifications Round

Solo

Day 1 1. Ikeda Yura (STU48 2nd Generation) 2. Okamura Rio (STU48 Kenkyuusei) 3. Toyonaga Aki (HKT48 Team H) 4. Okada Azumi (STU48 Kenkyuusei) 4. Akiyoshi Yuka (HKT48 Team KIV) 6. Mineyoshi Arisa (STU48 1st Generation) 7. Sakamoto Erena (HKT48 Team KIV) 7. Kurushima Yuka (STU48 Kenkyuusei) 9. Sawada Kanon (SKE48 Team E) 9. Kojima Aiko (STU48 2nd Generation) 11. Mizuno Airi (SKE48 Team KII) 12. Mimura Hino (NGT48 2nd Generation) 13. Ichimura Airi (HKT48 Team H) 14. Izawa Miyu (HKT48 Kenkyuusei) 15. Mogami Nanaka (HKT48 Team H) 15. Omura Anzu (SKE48 Kenkyuusei) 17. Arai Ririno (NGT48 3rd Generation) 17. Ego Yuna (SKE48 Team KII) 19. Kitagawa Yoshino (SKE48 Team S) 19. Ito Miki (SKE48 Team KII)

Day 2 1. Murayama Yuiri (AKB48 Team 4) 2. Asai Nanami (AKB48 Team B) 3. Lee Siyeon (NMB48 Team M) 4. Omori Maho (AKB48 Team B) 5. Kato Yuuka (NMB48 Team N) 6. Otake Hitomi (AKB48 Team A) 7. Takaoka Kaoru (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team 4) 8. Iwatate Saho (AKB48 Team A) 9. Oda Erina (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team K) 10. Hayakawa Yuna (NMB48 Team BII) 11. Taguchi Manaka (AKB48 Team K) 12. Okuhara Hinako (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team K) 13. Kuroda Fuuwa (NMB48 Team N) 14. Takahashi Sayaka (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team A) 15. Kitazawa Saki (AKB48 Team B) 15. Kurosu Haruka (AKB48 Team 4) 17. Okada Rina (AKB48 Team 4) 18. Manabe Anju (NMB48 Team M) 19. Suzuki Kurumi (AKB48 Team A) 20. Shimoguchi Hinana (AKB48 Team K)

Combined Result 1. Ikeda Yura (STU48 2nd Generation) 2. Murayama Yuiri (AKB48 Team 4) 3. Asai Nanami (AKB48 Team B) 4. Lee Siyeon (NMB48 Team M) 5. Okamura Rio (STU48 Kenkyuusei) 6. Toyonaga Aki (HKT48 Team H) 7. Akiyoshi Yuka (HKT48 Team KIV) 7. Okada Azumi (STU48 Kenkyuusei) 9. Mineyoshi Arisa (STU48 1st Generation) 10. Omori Maho (AKB48 Team B) 11. Kato Yuuka (NMB48 Team N) 12. Sakamoto Erena (HKT48 Team KIV) 12. Kurushima Yuka (STU48 Kenkyuusei) 14. Sawada Kanon (SKE48 Team E) 14. Kojima Aiko (STU48 2nd Generation) 14. Otake Hitomi (AKB48 Team A)

Jury Recommendations

• Mizuno Airi (SKE48 Team KII)
• Taguchi Manaka (AKB48 Team K)
• Ego Yuna (SKE48 Team KII)
• Oda Erina (AKB48 Team 8 / AKB48 Team K)

Units

1. Arai Ririno, Seiji Reina, Mimura Hino (NGT48)
2. Oda Erina, Kuranoo Narumi, Kawahara Misaki (AKB48)
3. Akiyoshi Yuka, Ichimura Airi, Sakamoto Erena (HKT48)
4. Kurosu Haruka, Suzuki Kurumi, Taguchi Manaka (AKB48)
5. Ishibashi Ibuki, Kawahira Hijiri, Goto Hinano (HKT48)
6. Lee Siyeon, Kuroda Fuuwa, Manabe Anju (NMB48)
7. Izawa Miyu, Kitagawa Hiiro, Mogami Nanaka (HKT48)
8. Utada Hatsuka, Kitazawa Saki, Takaoka Kaoru (AKB48)

Participating Members

AKB48

• Team A: Iwatate Saho, Otake Hitomi, Saito Haruna, Fukuoka Seina, Michieda Saki, Yoshihashi Yuzuka
• Team K: Shimoguchi Hinana, Taguchi Manaka, Yamane Suzuha
• Team B: Asai Nanami, Ishiwata Sena, Omori Maho, Kitazawa Saki, Sato Minami, Suzuki Kurumi
• Team 4: Omori Miyuu, Okada Rina, Kurosu Haruka, Sato Kiara, Murayama Yuiri
• Team 8: Oda Erina, Utada Hatsuka, Sakagawa Hiyuka, Takahashi Sayaka, Nagano Serika, Onishi Momoka, Hama Sayuna, Okuhara Hinako, Takaoka Kaoru, Kawahara Misaki, Uemi Sorano, Fujizono Rei
• Kenkyuusei: Ota Yuki, Sato Airi, Hashimoto Eriko, Hotei Moka, Masai Mayuu, Yamazaki Sora

SKE48

• Team S: Arano Himeka, Ishiguro Yuzuki, Kitagawa Yoshino, Tsuzuki Rika, Nakasaka Miyu
• Team KII: Ito Miki, Ego Yuna, Okamoto Ayaka, Kawashima Miharu, Mizuno Airi
• Team E: Sawada Kanon
• Kenkyuusei: Omura Anzu, Sugimoto Riina

NMB48

• Team N: Kato Yuuka, Kuroda Fuuwa
• Team M: Lee Siyeon, Manabe Anju
• Team BII: Satsuki Aika, Hayakawa Yuna, Matsuno Mio

HKT48

• Team H: Ishibashi Ibuki, Ichimura Airi, Kawahira Hijiri, Toyonaga Aki, Mogami Nanaka
• Team KIV: Akiyoshi Yuka, Sakamoto Erena
• Kenkyuusei: Izawa Miyu, Ishimatsu Yuina, Ihara Hanna, Oba Risaki, Kitagawa Hiiro, Tachibana Kokoro, Fukui Karen, Matsumoto Urara, Morisaki Saaya, Yasui Hina

NGT48

• 1st Generation: Seiji Reina
• 2nd Generation: Ogoe Haruka, Mimura Hino
• 3rd Generation: Arai Ririno, Isobe Rua, Kita Hanae, Kitamura Yuha, Kimoto Yuna, Suizu Natsuki, Sugimoto Moe, Suzuki Ririka, Minamikawa Haruka

STU48

• 1st Generation: Kai Kokoa, Taniguchi Mahina, Mineyoshi Arisa, Morishita Maiha
• 3rd Draft: Oki Yuka, Shinano Soraha
• 2nd Generation: Ikeda Yura, Osaki Serika, Kudo Riko, Kojima Aiko, Sako Himeka, Suzuki Ayaka, Takao Sayaka, Rissen Momoka
• Kenkyuusei: Okada Azumi, Okamura Rio, Kurushima Yuka, Morokuzu Noa

Trivia

• This is the first AKB48 Group singing competition without Okada Nana.
• STU48's Kenkyuusei have a 100% participation rate.
• The team with the most contestants is AKB48's Team 8.
• Former AKB48 member and Enka singer Iwasa Misaki was one of three judges for the competition.

AKB48 AKB48 Group Singing Contest Chronology
AKB48 Group Fourth Singing Contest (2022.01.12)	AKB48 Group Fifth Singing Contest (2023.03.02-03)	TBA (TBA)