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AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba Ii"
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AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 45thシングル選抜総選挙; AKB48 45th Single General Election) is an event that will determine the selected members for AKB48's 45th single. It is their eighth annual General Election, during which fans vote for the top 80 members who will participate in the upcoming single. The announcement event will take place on 18 June 2016 at HARD OFF ECO Stadium Niigata.
Information
Like the previous year, members would apply for candidacy in order to take part in the election. Members of the following categories were eligible for candidacy:
- Current members of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 (excluding members who would graduate before 23 March 2016).
- Members who were transferred from AKB48 to an overseas sister group.
Between 23 March and 27 March 2016, members were to submit their applications to an election committee representative at their respective theaters. On the other hand, several members chose not to take part as candidates.
The Election
Results
A total of 80 members will be chosen to participate in this single, divided into five groups of sixteen.
- Members who rank 1st to 16th will be the senbatsu members and perform the title track.
- Members who rank 17th to 32th will be members of Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) and perform a coupling track.
- Members who rank 33rd to 48th will be members of Next Girls (ネクストガールズ) and perform a coupling track.
- Members who rank 49th to 64th will be members of Future Girls (フューチャーガールズ) and perform a coupling track.
- Members who rank 65th to 80th will be members of Upcoming Girls (アップカミングガールズ) and perform a coupling track.
Timeline
- 23 March 2016
- Applications for candidacy are opened at 12 a.m. JST.
- 27 March 2016
- Applications for candidacy are closed at 12 a.m. JST.
- 1 June 2016
- AKB48's 44th single is released.
- 18 June 2016
- AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo presentation is held at HARD OFF ECO Stadium Niigata.
- TBA
- AKB48's 45th single is released.
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