Chapter 262: The Third General Election Begins!
After the members left, Kagawa Yu looked at Mariko Shinoda who was the last to leave and sighed softly.
On June 9th, the Budokan neighborhood was already crowded, and the results of AKB48's most high-profile general election will be announced today. No one could have predicted what the story would be today, especially after the flash report, and Mariko Shinoda unexpectedly fell out of the top 10, making the outcome of the general election unpredictable.
Fuji TV also invited Takashi Okamura to be the host of the live broadcast of the general election this year, and in addition to this live program, "HEY! HEYοΌ HEYοΌ TBS's "AKB48 God TV" will also broadcast information about the AKB48 general election in due course.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the members first performed a short show, and after half an hour, the members began to enter!
In the center of the Budokan there are seats for the members, there are twelve seats in each row, and the seats in the first row are the members of the media group who participated in the last general election, and the middle seat belongs to last year's champion, Yuko Oshima! Sitting on either side of her were Atsuko Maeda and Mai Oshima.
Today, Mai Oshima wore the blue uniform of AKB48's first performance since its establishment, which looked a little different, but it made people feel nostalgic. Atsuko Maeda, who has short hair, looks very capable, but the girl's constantly wandering eyes still betray her nervous heart.
The most nervous girl is not Atsuko Maeda, but Mariko Shinohda. Because of the unexpected encounter with Waterloo in the flash, she is under a lot of pressure during this time, and as the oldest of the members, she can't afford to lose. If she loses, then her place will definitely be taken by other members.
Kagawa presented trophies to the members today. And the master of ceremonies is still Kazuo Tokumitsu and Ayako Kissa.
The first to be announced was the members ranked 40th to 31st, and Kazuo Tokumitsu, perhaps because of his nervousness, his hands trembled slightly when he cut open the envelope.
"40th place, 4676 votes, AKB48teamK Rina Fujie!"
"39th place. The number of votes is 4924 votes, AKB48team graduate student Miori Ichikawa! β
Miori Ichikawa, who was born in the tenth term, is 17 years old this year, and she entered the circle when she participated in the general election for the first time, and this achievement gave her a very big encouragement for this girl.
"38th place, 5225 votes, AKB48teamA Ami Maeda!"
Ami Maeda, a member of the seventh term, is entering the circle for the first time, which is a big step forward for her. Atsuko Maeda, who was sitting in front, gave a very warm applause to the juniors with the same surname as herself.
"37th place, 5355 votes, SKE48teamS Arika Suda!"
"36th place. With 5,411 votes, AKB48team graduate student Mina Oba! β
"35th place, 5505 votes, AKB48teamB Sumire Sato!"
"34th place, 6400 votes, SKE48teamS Kazuko Qin Sa!"
"33rd place, 6625 votes, AKB48teamB Mika Komori!"
"32nd. With 7,025 votes, AKB48teamA everyone is interested! β
"31st. The number of votes is 7224 votes, NMB48teamN Aya Yamamoto! β
Among the members ranked 31st to 40th, a total of seven members are entering the circle for the first time, of which Aya Yamamoto is the only member of NMB48 who has entered the circle, while SKE48 has two new members entering the circle this time, and two members of graduate students have also entered the circle. However, the two members who entered the circle last year, Yamauchi Suzuran and Haruka Shimazaki, two graduate students, have not yet appeared, and Yui Yokoyama, who has been strongly pushed by Yasushi Akimoto this year, has also not appeared. But she basically has no hope of entering the circle.
Then the members from the 30th to the 22nd were also announced one by one, Miho Miyazaki, Hirashima Natsumi, Tada Aika, Nakagawa Haruka, Takayanagi Akion, Umeda Ayaka Ka, Ren Moe no Yagami Kumi, Saya Shina, Sato Amina and other ten girls appeared in the corresponding positions, although Sato Amina has faded her dark horse miracle halo, but this girl's competitiveness is still alive, if you give this girl some resources. Perhaps she is a very competitive selection member.
Kagawa Yu looked at the members on the stage, and the corners of his mouth inadvertently hooked a wisp of arc. Yasu Akimoto and AKS's strong push for Yokoyama Yui can be said to have basically failed, and he doesn't think that Yokoyama Yui can enter the selection. The members who have not yet appeared can be said to be the most popular group of members of AKB48 and SKE48 right now.
After the members of the shortlisted circle finished speaking, the highlight came; The 21 positions selected are about to be released, and the camera is once again focused on the members who are still in the audience, and almost all of them have only one expression, that is, nervousness.
"AKB48's 22nd single selection ranked 21st in the overall election, with 18,258 votes, AKB48teamA Kuramori Asuka!"
The scene immediately burst into warm applause, and the camera also focused on the girl who ranked 21st in the general election in a row, and after Asuka Kuramochi took the stage, she received the trophy from Kagawa Ha and began to give her acceptance speech.
"I'm Asuka Kuramochi from AKB48teamA! I really thank you all for being selected again in the third general election, thank you! β
"AKB48 22nd single ranked 20th in the overall election, with 19,245 votes, AKB48teamB Yuka Masuda!"
Yuka Masuda, who heard his name in the crowd, bowed to the fans with tears in his eyes, and this very powerful girl who was blocked out of the selection in a row finally entered the selection!
"Congratulations, sometimes only the fans who really know you know how good you are, I admire you, you have achieved such results with limited resources! At least I think you're more respectable than the members who have access to a lot of resources! β
Kagawa Yu said something that moved Masuda Yuka very much when he presented the award to Masuda Yuka, but the others felt a little incredible. When some of the girls in the group heard this, their faces turned a little pale!
The fans who were watching the live broadcast were also in an uproar, although Kagawa Yu did not say who it was, but everyone understood who he was talking about. (To be continued......)