Idol group AKB48's most awaited 4th Senbatsu General Election is finally done and the results have been tallied. Team K member, and previous Center, Yuko Oshima reclaims the #1 spot after Atsuko Maeda graduated from the group.
The election itself encompasses the biggest number of girls so far; a total of 237 girls participated. The voting process started on May 22nd, during the release of the 26th single “Manatsu no sounds good!”, and has come to an end on June 5th.
The event was streamed live via YouTube and Google+.
Center
1. Oshima Yuko – Team K– 108837 Votes
Senbatsu
2. Watanabe Mayu – Team B– 75574 Votes
3. Kashiwagi Yuki – Team B– 71076 Votes
4. Sashihara Rino – Team A– 67339 Votes
5. Shinoda Mariko – Team A– 67017 Votes
6. Takahashi Minami – Team A– 65480 Votes
7. Kojima Haruna – Team A– 54483 Votes
8. Itano Tomomi – Team K– 50483 Votes
9. Matsui Jurina – Team S( Team K) – 45747 Votes
10. Matsui Rena – Team S– 42030 Votes
11. Miyazawa Sae – Team K– 40261 Votes
12. Kasai Tomomi – Team B–27005 Votes
13. Kitahara Rie – Team B– 26531 Votes
14. Minegishi Minami – Team K– 26038 Votes
15. Yokoyama Yui – Team K– 25541Votes
16. Umeda Ayaka – Team K– 24522Votes
Under Girls
17. Takajo Aki - Team A– 23083Votes
18. Yamamoto Sayaka – Team N–23020 Votes
19. Watanabe Miyuki– Team N( Team B) –19159 Votes
20. Akimoto Sayaka – Team K– 19121 Votes
21. Sato Amina – Team B- 17009 Votes
22. Kuramochi Asuka – Team A– 14852 Votes
23. Shimazaki Haruka – Team 4– 14633 Votes
24. Takayanagi Akane – Team K Ⅱ–14111 Votes
25. Hata Sawako – Team K Ⅱ– 13920 Votes
26. Masuda Yuka – Team B– 13166 Votes
27. Oya Masana – Team S– 12142 Votes
28. Yagami Kumi – Team S– 11712 Votes
29. Suda Akari – Team S– 11323 Votes
30. Furukawa Airi – Team K Ⅱ– 11179 Votes
31. Kizaki Yuria – Team S– 10554 Votes
32. Ogiso Shiori – Team K Ⅱ– 9596 Votes
Next Girls
33. Iwasaki Misaki – Team A– 9297 Votes
34. Matsumura Kaori – SKE48 Research Students – 9030 Votes
35. Mukaida Manatsu – Team KⅡ – 8552 Votes
36. Nakaya Sayaka – Team A– 8505 Votes
37. Nakata Chisato – Team A– 8315 Votes
38. Miyazaki Miho – Team B– 8173 Votes
39. Nagao Mariya – Team 4– 7809 Votes
40. Fujie Reina – Team K– 7782 Votes
41. Kobayashi Kana – Team B– 7195Votes
42. Maeda Ami – Team A–7168 Votes
43. Fukumoto Aina – Team N–6912 Votes
44. Nakagawa Haruka – Team A–6890 Votes
45. Tano Yuka – Team 4–6694 Votes
46. Yamada Nana – Team N–6683 Votes
47. Miyawaki Sakura – Team H –6635 Votes
48. Katayama Haruka – Team A–6602 Votes
Future Girls
49. Muto Tomu – AKB48 Research Students –6428 Votes
50. Ishida Haruka – Team B–6333 Votes
51. Kikuchi Ayaka – Team K–6185 Votes
52. Ota Aika – Team A– 6140 Votes
53. Matsui Sakiko – Team K–6058 Votes
54. Yamauchi Suzuran – Team 4– 6027 Votes
55. Nito Moeno – Team K– 6025 Votes
56. Kimoto Kanon – Team E– 5982 Votes
57. Oba Mina – Team 4– 5969 Votes
58. Ichikawa Miori – Team 4– 5963 Votes
59. Oya Shizuka – Team A– 5933 Votes
60. Ogasawara Mayu – Team N– 5919 Votes
61. Sato Sumire – Team B– 5706 Votes
62. Yakata Miki – Team KⅡ– 5606 Votes
63. Nakanishi Yuka – Team S– 5592 Votes
64. Komiri Mika – Team B– 5398 Votes
AKB48’s 27nd single will feature the top 16 members. Girls ranked #17-#32 will be in ‘Under Girls’, girls ranked #33-#48 will be in ‘Next Girls’, and girls ranked #49-#64 will be in ‘Future Girls’. These sub-groups will sing the coupling songs for the 27th single.
