A total of 494 members were participating in this years election.. let that number sink for a moment.
But now it's time to take a look at all the ranked girls, starting from 100th place:
The 10th AKB48 Sekai Senbatsu Kinen Waku
100. Oya Shizuka AKB48 Team B (14,488) (↓2)
Being the last place is somehow weird and cool at the same time. Of course it would better to be ranked higher, but because it's Oya, it's funny. Happy to see her being ranked again (even though the girls in this group wouldn't have gotten a song if it wasn't for the 10th year anniversary)
99. Ishida Chiho STU48 Kenkyuusei (14,537) (NEW)
Woohoo the first STU48 member to rank! That's really cool, because they are still quite a new group. I don't know her, but she looks cute and I love STU48's concept so much.
98. Jonishi Rei NMB48 Team BII (14,985) (NEW)
Oh hey, it's Jonishi Kei's younger sister, thought she would rank higher since she got promoted and all
97. Ma Chia-Ling AKB48 Team 4 (15,107) (NEW)
Yaaay, I love my little Taiwan-jin! And yay for international AKB48 members..
96. Kurihara Sae HKT48 Team TII (15,149) (NEW)
Oh, Sae-chan finally ranked. I always thought she looked really beautiful and I'm happy to see her on this stage!
95. Yamada Nanami AKB48 Team 8 and Team K (15,174) (NEW)
Nanami finally ranked!! She's still one of my favourite Team 8 members, so I wish she could rank even higher.
94. Shinozaki Ayana AKB48 Team A (15,578) (-)
Same rank as the last two years, but only this year she is included in a unit..
93. Mizuno Airi SKE48 Team KII (15,618) (NEW)
Cute SKE Draftie, I'm happy for her!
92. Yamauchi Mizuki AKB48 Team 4 (15,619) (NEW)
Being promoted only last year, she's already the center of attention in Team 4 and even participated in Teacher Teacher. I think she is really, really cute.
91. Yamada Noe NGT48 Team NIII (15,699) (NEW)
Ok seriously, Noepii is like one of the funniest girls ever and has the brightest smile. Definitely one of my favourite NGT members!
90. Murase Sae NMB48 Team BII (16,594) (↓51)
WTF?? How did she drop 51 places? o.o I'm really surprised, but I guess last year was just a special case for her..
89. Tani Marika SKE48 Team E (17,027) (↓23)
Marika also dropped quite a lot..
88. Omori Miyuu AKB48 Team 4 (17,067) (↓13)
Sad, that she keeps dropping but it's not that surprising..
87. Sakamoto Erena HKT48 Team TII (17,258) (NEW)
Erena is a real cutie and I love her name!
86. Kato Yuuka NMB48 Team M (17,277) (↓53)
Whaaaaaat??!! Shock #2, but this is even worse. What are NMB fans doing? Poor Uuka..
85. Shimono Yuki HKT48 Team KIV (17,351) (↑2)
I don't really know this girl, but I'm happy for her to be in a unit song.
84. Unjo Hirona HKT48 Team KIV (17,557) (NEW)
And yet another cute HKT girl.
83. Toyonaga Aki HKT48 Team H (17,558) (↓4)
I quite like Aki, and even though her rank dropped I'm happy for her.
82. Honda Hitomi AKB48 Team 8 and Team B (17,656) (NEW)
Yay for Hitomi and my little Team 8 girls.
81. Ueki Nao HKT48 Team KIV (18,062) (↓26)
And Nao is center of this unit.. she also dropped quite a bit, but at least she gets to be center. This group is full of girls that ranked down and there are also a lot of HKT members.
Upcoming Girls
80. Aoki Shiori SKE48 Team KII (18,265) (↑2)
Oshirin is ranked, yay!! Even though I don't know if it would have been better to be one rank lower xD
79. Jo Eriko NMB48 BII (18,359) (↑10)
Jo is ranked!!
78. Okada Miku SKE48 Team S (18,377) (NEW)
This cutie just got promoted to Team S.
77. Hasegawa Rena NGT48 Team NIII (18,563) (NEW)
I'm always so happy for NGT girls and I like Rena a lot!
76. Hidaka Yuzuki SKE48 Team KII (18,818) (↑10)
Yuzuki is back in Upcoming girls!!
75. Kubo Satone AKB48 Team B (19,009) (↓28)
With the promotion she's been getting, I thought she would at least hold her rank o.o
74. Takino Yumiko STU48 Kenkyuusei (19,341) (NEW)
The groups center is also the highest ranking member of the STU girls.. She is really cute and I believe she will keep rising.
73. Akiyoshi Yuka HKT48 Team KIV (19,371) (NEW)
Cute little Yuka-chan finally ranked in Upcoming Girls again!
72. Praewa Suthamphong BNK48 Team BIII (20,106) (NEW)
It's so cool to see some international members in this election. You go, Music!!
71. Motomura Aoi HKT48 Team KIV (20,321) (↓9)
Aoi keeos dropping ;/
70. Yamaguchi Maho NGT48 Team NIII (20,654) (↓17)
Mahohon is still one of the most beautiful members. Sad to see her drop though
96. Oguma Tsugumi NGT48 Team NIII (20,913) (NEW)
Tsugumin is the cutest of them all!! I'm so happy for her!
68. Takahata Yuki SKE48 Team E (21,082) (↑10)
Yay, finally someone who increased her rank..
67. Takakura Moeka NGT48 Team NIII (21,182) (↓42)
Moeka also dropped a looooot. That's really sad..
66. Matsuoka Hana HKT48 Team TII (21,196) (↑14)
I'm happy that Hana's rank increased! She has a really cute smile.
65. Goto Moe AKB48 Team A (21,323) (↑11)
Moekyun's rank increased and she is the Upcoming Girls center!! *-*
Future Girls
64. Nakamura Ayuka NGT48 Kenkyuusei (21,332) (NEW)
Yet another first time ranking NGT girl. That's nice to see
63. Tanaka Natsumi HKT48 Team H (21,387) (↓13)
Natsumi dropped in ranks, but she's still in Future Girls
62. Ota Nao AKB48 Team 8 and Team B (21,416) (↑3)
Kyoto girl is staying strong!!
61. Komada Hiroka HKT48 Team H (21,437) (REENTER)
Piichan is back in the game and still in Future Girls.
60. Oda Erina AKB48 Team 8 and Team K (21,519) (↑32)
Erina ranked up quite a lot. I'm really happy for her :)
59. Kamata Natsuki SKE48 Team E (21,606) (↓15)
Natsuki ranking down is sad but her fans have been very dedicated all these years.. so happy to see her in SKE senbatsu :D
58. Okabe Rin AKB48 Team 8 (21,798) (NEW)
I really like Okabe Rin and I'm happy to finally see her rank!!
57. Shibuya Nagisa NMB48 Team M (21,818) (↑3)
Nagisa staying almost the same is at least better than dropping like Uuka and Sae-chan :'D
56. Isshiki Rena SKE48 Team S (21,910) (NEW)
Awww, another beautiful Rena.
55. Matsuoka Natsumi HKT48 Team H (22,050) (↑4)
Hm, compared to all these new ranking HKT girls it's kind of weird that Natsumi didn't rank up a lot..
54. Naiki Kokoro NMB48 Team N (22,102) (NEW)
Only ranking Team N girl, I don't really know you.
53. Tano Ayaka NGT48 Team NIII (22,292) (NEW)
Another NGT cutie.
52. Komiyama Haruka AKB48 Team K (22,662) (-)
One of the only members to maintain the exact same rank.
51. Takeuchi Saki SKE48 Team KII (23,373) (↑5)
Saki is ranking up a little bit again, yay!!
50. Oda Ayaka HKT48 Team TII (23,754) (NEW)
More HKT48 girls, yay!!
49. Kuranoo Narumi AKB48 Team 8 and Team K (24,228) (↓19)
Naru dropped, but at least she is center now!!
Next Girls
48. Tomonaga Mio HKT48 Team KIV (24,272) (↓13)
Wow, Mio dropped quite a few places as well.. what's going on :'D
47. Sakaguchi Nagisa AKB48 Team 8 and Team 4
Nagisa ranking up *-*
46. Kumazaki Haruka SKE48 Team E (24,331) (↑17)
Lovely Kuma-chan is climbing these ranks. That's really nice to see!!
45. Suenaga Oka SKE48 Team E (24,940) (NEW)
And SKE48 is really as strong as ever.. I don't really know this girl, but the fans seem to be supporting her a lot
44. Sasaki Yukari AKB48 Team B (24,045) (↓1)
Yukari dropping one rank.. For everyone that isn't absolutely young and new or really popular, it's really good to stay around the same rank though. Sad to see that 12th gens are getting less and less..
43. Nishimura Nanako NGT48 Team Kenkyuusei (25,244) (NEW)
So happy to see quite a few Kenkyuusei ranking!!
42. Uchiyama Mikoto SKE48 Team KII (25,261) (↑39)
Wow what's happening.. Yay for Mikoto rising to Next Girls!
41. Kawamoto Saya AKB48 Team 4 (25,458) (↓12)
But girls like Sayaya are dropping..
40. Fuchigami Mai HKT48 Team KIV (25,977) (↓6)
Maichan dropping a few ranks but still staying in Next Girls
39. Cherprang Areekul BNK48 Team BIII (26,202) (NEW)
Aaah, I'm so happy for her and she's so beautiful *-*
38. Onishi Momoka AKB48 Team 8 and Team 4 (26,363) (NEW)
Team 8 is so strong in this year's election!!
37. Nakai Rika NGT48 Team NIII (26,701) (↓14)
The scandalous girl dropped.. She's so cute, I think it's rather funny that she kind of has a 'bad' personality.
36. Kato Rena AKB48 Team A (26,710) (↓15)
Eeeeh why is Renacchi dropping though?
35. Ego Yuna SKE48 Team KII (27,607) (↑1)
Ego-chaaaan! It's interesting though that some members change so many ranks but some just basically stay the same..
34. Obata Yuna SKE48 Team KII (27,648) (↑38)
Holy cow, Yunana ranked up alot. It's SKE's future right here!! This girl is amazing!
33. Taniguchi Megu AKB48 Team B (28,024) (↑12)
THAT'S MY GIRL! I'm so so so happy to see her as Next Girls Center. Now please put her in an A-side senbatsu!!
The Next Girls line-up is really amazing.. Megu as center with wYuna on her sides *-*
Undergirls
32. Minegishi Minami AKB48 Team K (29,020) (↓13)
Miichan dropping quite a bit.. and she is still not graduating XD
31. Fukuoka Seina AKB48 Team B (29,235) (↑1)
Cutie Seina increasing her rank, yay!!
30. Kato Minami NGT48 Team NIII (29,305) (↑41)
Aaaw I'm so happy for Katomina.. She was worried to stay behind her group mates, so it's really nice to see her ranking in Undergirls.
29. Sugawara Maya SKE48 Team E (29,413) (NEW)
Coming from unranked to 29th.. wow. SKE fans are amazing!
28. Arai Yuki SKE48 Team KII (29,713) (↑30)
Yuki also incresed her rank by A LOT!! I love this SKE domination.
27. Kitagawa Ryouha SKE48 Team S (30,249) (↑39)
I'm soooo happy for Uha to finally rank up by alot. She deserves Undergirls and she has grown so much these last few years.
28. Tashima Meru HKT48 Team H (31,111) (↑14)
Megu ranking back in undergirls is also really cool to see!
27. Oguri Yui AKB48 Team 8 and Team A (31,359) (↑26)
YuiYui ranking up quite a lot too, she's obviously one of AKB48's future aces and I'm rooting for her!!
26. Nishigata Marina NGT48 Team NIII (32,096) (↑17)
Another rank-up, so happy for these girls!
25. Ota Yuuri NMB48
Finally some NMB member again. You go Yuuri!
22. Iwatate Saho AKB48 Team B (33,863) (↑20)
SAHHO!! She's finally ranking in Undergirls and that makes me so happy.
Now please include this girl in an A-side! She's totally fitted to be in Senbatsu.
21. Nara Miharu NGT48 Kenkyuusei (33,962) (NEW)
Wow... NGT girls are SO strong this time. Miharu is absolutely one of the cutest girls ever but I'm still surprised she got to go from no rank to number 21!!
20. Shiroma Miru NMB48 Team M (33,970) (↓8)
Wow, I'm surprised that she dropped out of Senbstsu. What's happening with NMB members this year??
19. Kojima Mako AKB48 Team K (36,127) (↑5)
Kojimako keeps being adorable and she keeps climbing. I expected her to be in Senbatsu already, but she's almost there!! *-*
18. Takayanagi Akane SKE48 Team KII (37,773) (↓3)
First of all, Churi's vote count is funny xD She sadl dropped out of senbatsu, but she's staying stron in Undergirls, which is great.
17. Matsumura Kaori SKE48 Team KII (38,399) (↑1)
Kaori must be one of the most stable members ever. And she is a 28 year-old Idol!! That's amazing.. She centers an Undergirls song again, so yayyy!
16. Homma Hinata NGT48 Team NIII (39,241) (↓3)
Despite dropping 3 places, Hinata stays in Senbatsu. So many NGT48 girls were ranked in this years election, so it's amazing to see her rank 16th, and 2nd highest member of her group.
15. Furuhata Nao SKE48 Team KII (45,688) (↓1)
Nao also dropped a bit..
14. Yoshida Akari NMB48 Team M (46,837) (↑2)
And here is the highest ranking NMB member. I like Akarin a lot and i'm happy to see her getting more popular due to her YouTube channel (and she is my birthda buddy, cause she is only two das older than I am). But she is the only ranking member of her group in senbatsu, which is sooo weird.. o.o
13. Mukaichi Mion AKB48 Team A (47,485) (↑4)
Mion has returned to Senbatsu and is again on 13th place, amazing!
12. Takahashi Juri AKB48 Team B (48,100) (↓1)
Juri is also one of the many members in senbatsu that are dropping a bit in ranks but still staying strong in the compition. You have to remember, it gets harder to rank in senbatsu every year.
10. Souda Sarina SKE48 Team KII (48,671) (↓3)
Sarinaaaaaa!! She dropped a few ranks, but she is staying strong in Senbatsu.
10. Tanaka Miku HKT48 Team H (50,175) (↑18)
Wow, Mikurin made it to top10. I'm sooo happy for her!!
9. Yabuki Nako HKT48 Team H (51,620) (↑28)
After dropping into Next Girls last year, Nako is in senbatsu!!!!! Wow, HKT48 fans have been really strong and it's amazing to see NakoMiku being right after each other.
8. Oba Mina SKE48 Team KII (53,998) (↑18)
Wow, I didn't expect Oba Mina to rank in Senbatsu at all! This is really cool, especially since she is one of the only original Team 4 members left and a really important member of SKE48 now.
7. Muto Tomu AKB48 Team K (62,611) (REENTER)
Tomu is back and she even got to place in Kami7! I'm so happy for her. I always had a soft spot for 12th generation and to see her this high is simply amazing. With all the members that ranked down this year, it's just wonderful to see her this high and to represent her generation. Congrats!!
6. Yokoyama Yui AKB48 Team A (67,465) (↑1)
Rank up of one place, the general manager keeps growing stronger. She's still breaking down on stage though x'D
5. Okada Nana AKB48 Team 4 (75,067) (↑4)
My girl is in the top5! Aaah, I'm so happy *-* I love her so much and I really like seeing her getting more popular, centering a single and being such a strong girl. She is the best and I want to support her even more.
4. Ogino Yuka NGT48 Team NIII (81,629) (↑1)
OgiYuka continues ranking up!! It wasn't just last year, she is here to stay. She is the highest ranking member of NGT and one of the most interesting girls in 48group.
3. Miyawaki Sakura HKT48 Team KIV (141,106) (↑1)
The moment Sakura was announced as 3rd, everyone was shocked. This election was supposed to be Jurina vs Sakura (drama included), but that didn't work out in the end. I hope Sakura isn't too sad about this and I wonder if she really won't participate in the election anymore..
2. Suda Akari Team E (154,011) (↑4)
DASUUUU!!! Wow, I'm sooo excited for her being 2nd. I always felt like she was underappreaciated, so this is the best thing that could have happened. I want her to center a single so bad!! She is a great performer, a really funny person and just so beautiful (I don't get people who call her ugly).
And that means....
1. Matsui Jurina SKE48 Team S (194,453) (↑2)
AND MY FAVOURITE IDOL! She is finally 1st and I'm the happiest person on earth. I can't believe she finally did it after 10 years of being in 48group. This was one of her main goals, she was working so hard for this moment to finally stand on top of the ranking. This is an important moment as she now has to push the whole group forward. I really appreciate how she alwas thinks about SKE and even called all of the members on stage. Jurina did have a breakdown at the concert before, so I hope she won't cross her limits for this single. For now, I really really like how my two favourite member are 1st and 2nd and I really hope for a cool single.
All in all, I haven't been as excited for an AKB election for years. I'm not disappointed as a lot of my favourites ranked pretty high and my alltime favourite Idol finally being 1st. All in all there have been some surprises and some rank-downs (especially of NMB and HKT girls). There were also a loooot of new rank-ins, mostly from NGT. Team 8 is also growing really strong and SKE keeps having many girls ranked. You can clearly see how important the sister groups became and a lot of new and young girls are growing popular. AKB is not over yet, I love how Naachan, Yuihan and others are pulling the group now. As for the Jurina vs. Sakura competition, I don't like it that much.. I think it would have been more interesting to see Jurina vs. Sayanee!! Sakura must be disappointed but I'm just so happy for Akarin.. Not in a bad way, I want Sakura to compete again next year to gain that top spot. Well, maybe she is gonna win in Produce48, that would be interesting too!
Talking about next year already, I think this year was the last time I actively supported someone in a SSK. The concept is really interesting, but I feel more sorry for the pressured girls every year. And now that Jurina reached her goal, I feel like I reached mine too (if that makes sense). Of course that doesn't mean I don't support the members and groups at all anymore, but I don't want to support this election anymore. Well, I don't know how I will think about this next year and of course I hope for members to grow more popular and have more chances to be active etc.. I just feel the election is such a stressful event for the members.
For now I'm just so happy for Jurina and I can't wait for the next single!!