Tag Archive: AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo

AKB48 Super Festival ~Nissan Stadium, Chicche! Chicchakunaishi!!~

AKB48 Super FestivalAKB48 Super Festival ~Nissan Stadium, Chicche! Chicchakunaishi!!~ (AKB48スーパーフェスティバル ～日産スタジアム、小(ち)っちぇっ! 小(ち)っちゃくないし!!～) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 9.

The box set includes 4 discs featuring the full concert, the ceremony of the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013, the making-of, and other bonus footage.

It comes with a 24-page booklet and 3 photos of the members of AKB48 randomly selected.

AKB48 Super Festival and the AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙) were held on June 8 at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama.

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AKB48 Sousenkyo! Mizugi Surprise 2013

AKB48 Sousenkyo! Mizugi Surprise 2013The photobook AKB48 Sousenkyo! Mizugi Surprise 2013 (AKB48総選挙！水着サプライズ2013) will be released on August 5.

As its title suggests, this photobook includes photos in swimsuits of all the 64 members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 ranked at the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013 (第5回AKB48選抜総選挙2013).

It is the volume 5 of this annual series of photobooks which started being published in 2009.

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AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013 Results

AKB48Sashihara Rino won the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013. Oshima Yuko and Watanabe Mayu came in 2nd and 3rd position.

The first 64 members are selected to perform in AKB48’s 32nd single will be released on August 21.

Shinoda Mariko announced her graduation from AKB48.

The AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙) was held on June 8 at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama.

Check out the full ranking.

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AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013 on YouTube

AKB48The 5th AKB48 Senbatsu Election 2013 will be live streamed on AKB48 official YouTube channel.

This special program will start broadcasting on June 8 at 17:15 (Japan time).

Fans can send cheering message to the members through Google+ and YouTube. The messages can be sent from June 4 to 8. They will be picked up on the screen before the start of the AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙).

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AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo : Preliminary Results

AKB48AKB48’s website published the preliminary results of the AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル　選抜総選挙).

Sashihara Rino is ranked 1st with 28 563 votes. Watanabe Mayu and Oshima Yuko come in 2nd and 3rd position.

Check out the ranking with some other surprises.

The final results of the 5th Senbatsu Election 2013 will be announced on June 8.

Moreover, according to Oricon, 1 450 881 copies of the single Sayonara Crawl (さよならクロール) were sold on its first day sale.

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List of candidates for the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu Election 2013

AKB48The list of the candidates for the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu Election 2013 has been revealed.

The current and former members of the AKB groups had to register before midnight April 7.

The AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙) will be held on June 8 at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama. The voting period will run from May 21 to June 7. The single will be released in August.

Check out the list of the members who sent their application, and the names of those who won’t participate in the election.

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AKB48 Super Festival and 5th Senbatsu Election 2013

AKB48AKB48 Super Festival and 5th Senbatsu General Election 2013 will be held on June 8 at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama.

AKB48 Super Festival ~Nissan Stadium, Chicchie! Chicchakunaishi!!~ (AKB48スーパーフェスティバル ～ 日産スタジアム、小(ち)っちぇっ! 小(ち)っちゃくないし!! ～) will start at 15:00. All groups (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48) will perform at the concert.

Then, AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo will be held at 17:30. The voting period will run from May 21 to June 7. The single will be released in August. This time, former members who have been part of a group during more than 4 years, as Maeda Atsuko for example, will be able to stand for the election if they want.

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