OUT OF 48
| OUT OF 48 | |||||
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| Genre | Variety & Survival | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Network | Nippon Television | ||||
| Episodes | TBA | ||||
| Airing Date | April 21, 2023 - | ||||
| Running Time | 30min | ||||
| Presenters | Maeda Goki & Kashiwagi Yuki | ||||
| Opening Theme | Your Super Girl | ||||
| Official Web | Official Web / Twitter / Instagram / TikTok / Youtube | ||||
OUT OF 48 is a weekly AKB48 variety show, including themes of auditioning. It replaced the time slot of AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san.
Overview
The show was first announced on the 44th episode of AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san on February 23rd, 2023. It would replace the time slot covered by AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san. It was announced that the show would cover the journey of an audition for a new girl group, and contestants would include both AKB48 members as well as entirely unrelated contestants.
The rules for applying included a maximum age of 22, no current affiliation with an agency and either living in Tokyo or the willingness to relocate to Tokyo once passing the audition. Applications for auditioning would be open from 01:29, February 24th, to 23:59, March 19th.
Throughout March, promotional images of AKB48 members in the following order: Hirata Yuki, Chiba Erii, Oguri Yui, Tokunaga Remi, Yamauchi Mizuki, Sato Airi, Yamazaki Sora and Shitao Miu. On March 16th, a promotional teaser video with a preview of the title song Your Super Girl was released on all official social media platforms.
The full title song was released on streaming platforms on April 20th, 2023.
The first episode will air at 01:29 on April 21st, 2023.
Eligible Contestants
(These members are not necessarily contestants but simply AKB48 members who are eligible to compete.)
- Team A: Saito Haruna, Chiba Erii, Nagano Serika, Muto Orin, Fukuoka Seina
- Team K: Taguchi Manaka, Yamauchi Mizuki, Yamane Suzuha
- Team B: Asai Nanami, Oguri Yui, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Sato Minami, Suzuki Kurumi, Tokunaga Remi,
- Team 4: Kuranoo Narumi, Kurosu Haruka, Sakagawa Hiyuka, Shitao Miu, Nagatomo Ayami, Hashimoto Haruna, Yamada Kyoka
- Kenkyuusei: Akiyama Yuna, Arai Sae, Ota Yuki, Kudo Kasumi, Kubo Hinano, Kohama Kokone, Sako Yumemi, Sato Airi, Narita Kohina, Hashimoto Eriko, Hatakeyama Nozomi, Hirata Yuki, Hotei Moka, Masai Mayuu, Mizushima Miyuu, Yagi Azuki, Yamaguchi Yui, Yamazaki Sora
