However, the practice that the general election is not a one-person-one-vote election has also come under criticism. The member of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info pointed out that Hara Rino said that she voted for herself 3 times. Takashi Uesugi, a journalist who studies the election, described the general election as a party convention for the presidential election in the United States. Comedy artist Takashi Okamura thinks that the general election is like the popularity ranking outside the door of Japan's ** store. On the other hand, the Asahi Shimbun believes that events such as the general election are too difficult for idols.

After the general election, AKB48 held another "general election for advertising" of the same nature to determine the team that appeared in the advertisement, and released a photo book of swimsuits on the theme of the general election. In Chinese mainland, Miho Miyazaki ranked first in an unofficial general election in which mainlanders were surveyed. Subsequently, the social networking site Mixi held a one-person-one-vote general election, and Yuko Oshima won the first place.

SKE48TeamKII Captain Akion Takayanagi pleaded with producer Yasushi Akimoto to plan their own performance for TeamKII during his speech at the general election, and after two months, TeamKII began the "How to Drink Pachinko Soda" performance.

AKB48's 22nd single "Flying Start", which was produced based on the results of the general election, became the first music work in the history of the Oricon Chart to achieve more than one million sales on the first day of sale. The NHK used AKB48 for the first time as a cheerleader for the NHK Red and White Singing Tournament on the grounds that the general election and the social phenomenon caused by the Boxing Tournament in Japan were triggered.

After the general election, Nippon TV was influenced to use the same model to determine the protagonist of the TV series, and Nissin Foods selected the most popular cup noodles of all years through the general election, resulting in a remastered version, which was also followed by the chocolate brand KitKat, Hanshin Department Store and retailer Ito-Yokado, and the game "Sengoku BASARA" also held the BSR48 selection general election based on the concept of a general election.

On the other hand, however, the results of the general election have also become the target of illegal gambling, and some people have also been arrested for selling scalping tickets for the general election. The problem of not having one person, one vote in the general election has prompted some companies to develop an online voting system that maintains impartiality.

In fact, before the results of the general election were announced, many Japanese media were predicting the results. Masahiro Kitagawa, who studies Japanese idols, predicts that Atsuko Maeda will win the championship for the first time, because this time without Mai Oshima, the situation of the two heroes is even more obvious.

Yuko Oshima, the winner of the second general election, feels that she has only half a chance of defending her title. SDN48 member Yukari Sato believes that Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima are the focus of this election. Shoko Nakagawa expressed her support for Yona Kojima and Riei Kitahara. It has also attracted attention as members pointed out that Rino Hara has risen from 19 in the last general election to 7th in the preliminary report. A popular poll conducted before the election showed that Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima and Tomomi Itano were the top 3, with 7 magazines speculating that Atsuko Maeda would win the title, 3 magazines speculating that Yuko Oshima would successfully defend the title, and even some magazines boldly predicting that Erika Ikuta would be in 1st place, while Mariko Shinoda won the first place in the pre-election survey held by PigooHD.

In the AKB48 General Election Official Guide 2011, AKB4810 Sages' predictions, Ryota Yasato, Shinobu Mori, Masayuki Sato, Kohei Kondo, Goichi Yamashita and Asao Inoue all predict Atsuko Maeda's victory: 76,106,116, while Badboys, Yoshio Goto and Hideto Kakuroshi predict Sae Miyazawa, Yuko Oshima and Minami Takahashi respectively. Yoshio Goto, Shinobu Mori, Masayuki Sato, Goichi Yamashita and Asao Inoue all predict Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima and Tomomi Itano to finish in the top three. In addition, the 10 sages each predict that Miyu Takeuchi, Miori Ichikawa, Kazuko Hatosa, Ami Maeda, Mina Oba, Aya Yamamoto, Ayaka Umeda, Shiori Ogiso, and Shizuka will rise significantly in the rankings. Seven people including Sato are expected to enter the media selection for the first time, Aki Takashiro is expected to enter the media selection for the first time by Yamazato and Inoue, Mana Matsui, Minami Minegishi and Miho Miyazaki are predicted by BadBoys and Goto to will enter the media selection for the first time, and Mori and Kakuro are expected to be able to enter the media selection for the first time. Other expected candidates to be a potential first-time media selection are Miyuki Watanabe, Ami Maeda, Yui Yokoyama, Mina Oba, Mayumi Uchida, Miyu Takeuchi, Ayaka Umeda and Miori Ichikawa.

The final result did not surprise many people.

Shortly after the general election, AKS and Sony announced on their websites that they would form new idol groups.

Nogizaka 46.

And directly announced that the ACE member of Nogizaka 46 was Mai Shiraishi.

To everyone's great surprise, Zhu Zi, who had a very close relationship with Yasuya Akimoto before, did not become the legal counsel or other responsible persons of Nogizaka 46.

This has also sparked speculation from the outside world.

On this day, after the members finished recording the show, a guest unexpectedly came to their lounge.

This guest was none other than Louis Pattin, the general manager of the soon-to-be-founded Nogizaka 46.

He was accompanied by Togasaki Tomonobu and Kitagawa Kenji.

"I would like to introduce you to Mr. Louis Pattin, who is also the agent of Nogizaka 46, and we may have many opportunities to say hello to him in the future. Togasaki Tonobu introduced Louis Patin to the members with a smile on his face.

Erika Ikuta looked unhappy, and the girl stood behind Yuko Oshima and Sae Miyazawa, full of hostility towards this man with a western face.

Miyazawa Sae noticed the change in the girl's expression and secretly pulled a handful of Ikuta Erika flowers.

"Hello Mr. Pattin. The two girls, Ikuta Erika and Mai Shiraishi, were very upset and bowed to Padding with the other members.

"Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to meet you. I read about your success on the Internet and in various newspapers, and I was very impressed. I'm not going to hide it from you, but I'm also a fan of yours. Louis Patin greeted the members in very fluent English.

"Mr. Padin also has the first member. Togasaki Tomonobu said with a smile.

"I wonder who Mr. Patin's first member is?" Kenji Kitagawa and Tomonobu Togasaki sang and harmonized.

"SKE48's Matsui Jurina、And Mai-chan Shiraishi。 Louis Pattin's gaze swept over Mai Shiraishi in the crowd.

When Matsui Jurina heard her name, she looked very happy and excited.