NAMBATTLE2 ~Ai~

The NAMBATTLE2 ~Ai~ (NMB48 27th シングル選抜総選挙) is NMB48's first general election. Fans made their voices heard by voting for their favorite NMB48 member.

The Top 14 members will be featured in Senbatsu of the group's 27th single. Meanwhile, the 15th to 24th members join Undergirls for the B-side track.

Eligible Members

For a member to participate in the Senbatsu Sousenkyo, she must first be an active member of NMB48 as of February 21, 2022.

N (13)	Ishida Yuumi, Izumi Ayano, Okamoto Rena, Kato Yuuka, Kojima Karin, Sadano Haruka, Shibuya Nagisa, Shinzawa Nao, Nakagawa Mion, Hirayama Mai, Minami Haasa, Yamamoto Mikana, Wada Miyu
M (14)	Abe Wakana, Uno Mizuki, Kawakami Chihiro, Shiotsuki Keito, Jonishi Rei, Deguchi Yuina, Nakano Mirai, Hara Karen, Hori Shion, Hongo Yuzuha, Maeda Reiko, Manabe Anju, Mizuta Shiori, Yamasaki Amiru
BII (22)	Asao Momoka, Lee Siyeon, Ike Honoka, Kameno Zion, Kuroshima Sakura, Kuroda Fuuwa, Sakashita Mako, Sakata Misaki, Sakamoto Risa, Sakurada Ayaka, Satsuki Aika, Sumino Wakana, Takahashi Sae, Tatsumoto Yayoi, Tanaka Yukino, Hayakawa Yuna, Fukuno Ami, Matsuoka Sakura, Matsuno Mio, Matsumoto Mihina, Yamamoto Hikaru, Yoshino Misaki
Total: 49 Members

Selected Members

Final Results

TBA

1st Preliminary Results

1. Kojima Karin (Team N, 4,694 pt.)
2. Kawakami Chihiro (Team M, 3,845 pt.)
3. Jonishi Rei (Team M, 3,683 pt.)
4. Shiotsuki Keito (Team M, 2,848 pt.)
5. Izumi Ayano (Team N, 2,761 pt.)
6. Sadano Haruka (Team N, 2,579 pt.)
7. Yamamoto Mikana (Team N, 2,084 pt.)
8. Ishida Yuumi (Team N, 1,995 pt.)
9. Maeda Reiko (Team M, 1,983 pt.)
10. Abe Wakana (Team M, 1,978 pt.)
11. Shinzawa Nao (Team N, 1,643 pt.)
12. Hara Karen (Team M, 1,574 pt.)
13. Hirayama Mai (Team N, 1,545 pt.)
14. Hongo Yuzuha (Team M, 1,451 pt.)
15. Kato Yuuka (Team N, 1,313 pt.)
16. Sumino Wakana (Team BII, 1,255 pt.)
17. Kameno Zion (Team BII, 1,233 pt.)
18. Shibuya Nagisa (Team N, 1,194 pt.)
19. Wada Miyu (Team N, 1,167 pt.)
20. Hayakawa Yuna (Team BII, 1,119 pt.)
21. Mizuta Shiori (Team M, 1,114 pt.)
22. Deguchi Yuina (Team M, 1,060 pt.)
23. Manabe Anju (Team M, 1,020 pt.)
24. Kuroda Fuuwa (Team BII, 938 pt.)

2nd Preliminary Results

1. Kojima Karin (Team N, 8,901 pt.)
2. Jonishi Rei (Team M, 7,437 pt.)
3. Kawakami Chihiro (Team M, 7,088 pt.)
4. Sadano Haruka (Team N, 6,342 pt.)
5. Abe Wakana (Team M, 5,647 pt.)
6. Shibuya Nagisa (Team N, 5,538 pt.)
7. Yamamoto Mikana (Team N, 2,084 pt.)
8. Izumi Ayano (Team N, 5,228 pt.)
9. Shiotsuki Keito (Team M, 5,096 pt.)
10. Kato Yuuka (Team N, 5,228 pt.)
11. Ishida Yuumi (Team N, 4,327 pt.)
12. Hara Karen (Team M, 4,327 pt.)
13. Shinzawa Nao (Team N, 3,990 pt.)
14. Maeda Reiko (Team M, 3,715 pt.)
15. Sumino Wakana (Team BII, 3,472 pt.)
16. Hongo Yuzuha (Team M, 3,096 pt.)
17. Kameno Zion (Team BII, 3,090 pt.)
18. Wada Miyu (Team N, 3,077 pt.)
19. Hirayama Mai (Team N, 2,981 pt.)
20. Asao Momoka (Team BII Kenkyuusei, 2,841 pt.)
21. Okamoto Rena (Team N, 2,549 pt.)
22. Hori Shion (Team M, 2,368 pt.)
23. Mizuta Shiori (Team M, 2,301 pt.)
24. Deguchi Yuina (Team M, 2,295 pt.)

Voting Methods

• 26th single (Koi to Ai no Sono Aida ni wa) serial code
• NMB48 Mobile
• NMB48 Mail
• NMB48 Mail App
• NMB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND
• Shin-YNN NMB48 CHANNEL

Trivia

• The election represents the "Ai" battle in NAMBATTLE2 ~Gamushara ni Narana NMB Chauyaro!~.
• First sousenkyo held by a Japanese sister group other than AKB48 itself.
• First time that an election included only 1 Japanese group. (The first AKB48 election also included members of SKE48.)