- Sister Otaku counterattacked the queen's graduation

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On June 8, 2013, the 32nd single selection of Japan's (and probably the world's No. 1) girl idol group AKB48 kicked off at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama. The latest center was won by Rino Shihara, who ranked first in the flash time. Tomomi Itano fell out of the top ten, Yoona Kojima and Minami Takahashi were defeated in the next era, and only Mariko-sama's demeanor remained in the first phase.

There are also some interesting statistics:

1. 150,570 votes for Rino Hara >> 95,005 votes for Mayor Oita of Miyagi Valley

2. After converting the number of votes into Japanese yen: 174.95 million yen, Oshima 158.4 million yen, Watanabe 116.9 million yen, Kashiwagi 111.84 million yen, Shinoda 106.78 million, Matsui 88.63 million yen, Matsui Rei 83.93 million yen, Takahashi 78.65 million yen, Ojima 77.17 million yen, Miyazawa 77.45 million yen, Itano 72.61 million yen

The top 11 are already worth close to 1 billion yen.

After a tumultuous year in 2012, AKB48 is already in the driver's seat for center, and whether Yuko can be re-elected to center is also the focus of attention, and the next generation of rising stars Matsui Jurina and Haruka Shimazaki (Paruru) are also strong contenders in the top 10. Another highlight is the first phase of students who are facing graduation, Itano Tomomi has announced his graduation at the beginning of this year, and due to age, Mariko, known as the queen of AKB, also announced her graduation in this general election, and the first phase of the students is now only the chief superintendent Takahashi Minami, Yona Kojima and Minami Minami who cut his hair and apologized because of the ban on love. I'm afraid that I can only stay for a year or two at most, and the hair cutting turmoil in Feng'an Nan has even more affected his own general election. In the end, despite the huge turmoil in 2012, Rino Fingerhara, who was forced to move to HKT, fought her way through the encirclement and won the general election with a margin of more than 20,000 votes over the second place Yuko Oshima.

As a show-like entertainment program, Fuji TV conducted an extremely rare 4 hours and 40 minutes live broadcast of the entire general election, completely recording the historic AKB48 general election with 246 candidates. The general election kicked off at 10 a.m. on the 21st, and voting was set for the recording of AKB48's 32nd single. For the first time in this year's selection, a waitlist system was adopted, and young members and retired members also had the opportunity to participate, and the final number of participants in the general election was 246, the largest number in history.

I believe that everyone has a lot of slots to spit out about the general election, so I won't say much about the ranking this time, but the only thing I want to mention is Rino Hara.

When the report was published, it attracted the strong attention of fans, and Sister Otaku (referring to Rino Hara) was unexpectedly unexpected, far ahead of the two most competitive candidates in the center, Yuko Oshima and Mayuyu. Although in 2012, it was pointed out that Yuan Linai was forced to move to HKT48 due to the revelations of the weekly Wenchun, but the efforts of the house sister in this year are obvious to all fans. So even if you are in HKT, you are still not inferior to the members of AKB. In the end, Rino Shihara did not live up to the expectations of the fans, nor did she waste her hard work and practice at HKT this year, winning the first place in this year's general election, and I am sure that all the members of the 48 series will have a lot of emotion.

Presumably those who are familiar with AKB48 know that in 2012, Rino Akimoto was punished by Yasushi Akimoto for immediately joining HKT48 because it was revealed that she had nude photos with her ex-boyfriend before joining AKB.

As a 20-year-old girl, her nude photos were made public with a vengeance, and her career was hit extremely harshly because of this, I think this is really not a pain that ordinary people can bear. Before Rino Tahara arrived in Osaka, where HKT48 was based, the members of HKT had considerable concerns about Rino Shihara's joining. Anna Murashige even bluntly said that due to the addition of Rino Shihara, there will definitely be a member in HKT48 who will be forced to quit The fact that she is very worried. And Zhihara herself is very aware of the fact that not all members of the group really welcome her to join. When she arrived in Osaka, it was raining heavily, and the housekeeper also laughed at the photographer next to her, saying that it seemed that Osaka did not welcome her. And when I met with the HKT members for the first time, Rino Tsuhara said

"I am sure that everyone must be very reluctant to join in this period, but I will work hard in my own way, and we have NMB and SKE around us, and I hope that HKT will be the first, although it may not be something that should be said, but I hope that everyone can make good use of it, and I hope that you will work harder here, and please take care of it. I know you may be reluctant, but let's get along. Don't be sad when I'm here, I'll do my best. ”

And after finishing speaking, it means that the original person is already crying. This passage is very moving, and in the year since, Rino Shihara has fully fulfilled her promise, HKT has gradually emerged under her leadership, and Anna Murashige, who once questioned Shihara's joining, is now very close to her sister. Although many people may be dissatisfied with the results of this general election, it is absolutely undeniable that Rino Hara's efforts this year were met with too many doubts in 2012, but she persevered. Ma Youyou and Yuko didn't get the center position, which is indeed a pity. But for the counterattack of Zhiyuan, I am also very willing to offer my blessings.

Here is a brief introduction to the rules of the general election. The AKB48 Single Selection Contest (hereinafter referred to as the "Finals") is an event in which fans vote to determine the popularity rankings of AKB48 family members and to determine the recording lineup for the next single. It has been held annually since 2009. Usually held from the end of May to the beginning of June, as of June 2013, AKB has held five general elections, and although the first few general elections received only a few hundred thousand votes, as AKB48 has grown, the total number of votes in the general elections has exceeded one million last year and the year before. The enthusiasm of fans to participate even exceeds that of the congressional elections. You may think that more than one million votes is nothing, but the voting power in AKB48's general election is not like domestic entertainment programs, which can be done by picking up your phone and sending a text message. In order to vote in the general election of AKB48, you need to become a member of AKB48's official fan club "Pillar no Kai", or register as a member of AKB48 and its sister groups' mobile website or other paid services. In addition, if you purchase a single CD with a voting ticket, you will also receive a voting ticket included in the CD. Therefore, these millions of fans can be called "real fans" of AKB48 (please see page 4 for specific voting rules)

In terms of the results, the general election will theoretically only affect the recording lineup of the next single, but its significance is much more than that. The performances and activities in the coming year are closely related to the general election, so the general election has a very important meaning for the members. In the past four sessions, the positions in the center were Atsuko Maeda in 2009 and Yuko Oshima in 2010. Atsuko Maeda in 2011 and Yuko Oshima in 2012 (when A-chan had already announced her withdrawal from the general election), these two are the only two. After this election, Rino Shihara became the third center of the 48 series, and the first center that was not from AKB.

If you know AKB48, you must know that the effort required to become a center is not something that ordinary people can afford. On the one hand, you must have the strength and self-confidence to stand in the center of the stage, and on the other hand, you must have the courage to suffer from spicy criticism and even criticism from all directions. Atsuko Maeda, who has graduated, can be said to be recognized as an absolute ACE in AKB48, but there are still many people who spare no effort to make various personal attacks on her, and Atsuko Maeda moved countless viewers with a tearful response of "Even if you hate me, please don't hate AKB48". Therefore, to become a center in AKB48, it is not actually the best looking, but to have absolute strength and be able to withstand No." 0" brings a qiē honor and disgrace, and only those who go on with this loneliness can be competent.

Even Yuki Kashiwagi, who is as popular as ever, once bluntly said in an interview that his most secure position on the stage is not center, but hopes to stand by the side of center and watch her silently. Here, I sincerely wish that Rino Hara has won the title of a new generation center, and on the road ahead, she will definitely not be attacked less than Atsuko Maeda, but I believe that with the strength and optimism of the otaku, she will be able to overcome many difficulties and create a new miracle for the 48 series as an intermediary between the original A era and the next era.

It's fitting to quote a quote from NHK's documentary about AKB48 to illustrate the significance of center, and I personally recommend this documentary very, very much, so if you want to know about AKB DOCUMENTARYOFAKB48NOFLOWERWITHOUTRAIN, be sure to check it out.

Center is 0, followed by all members, and front is empty. The auditorium was blank, and I couldn't see any of the people sitting there because the lights were too bright. The lights were focused on me, the warm lights, the cheers came and went, but I was so lonely that I couldn't see anyone. Surrounded by a crowd, I was alone.

- To Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima, and Rino Shihara

AKB48 5th Selection General Election Process Outline

◆Name◆

AKB4832ndSingle selection general election ※Another name: The fifth AKB48 selection general election

◆Contents◆

There are a total of 64 members in 4 groups, including members of the selection team who sang AKB48's 32nd single and members of the CW song, as voted by fans.

◆Candidate◆

? AKB48 (TeamA: 17 students, TeamK: 17 students, TeamB students: 19 students, Graduate students: 19 students) Total: 72

? SKE48 (TeamS: 10, TeamKII.: 11, TeamE: 14, Graduate students: 28) Total: 63

? NMB48 (TeamN: 12 students, TeamM: 13 students, TeamBII: 16 students, Graduate students: 22 students) total: 63 students

? HKT48 (TeamH: 15 students, Graduate students: 24 students) Total: 39 students

? JKT48 total: 1

? SNH48 total: 2

Total number of graduating members: 6

246 in total

◆Elected◆

?32ndSingle Selection Members: 16 (1~16)

? UnderGirls: 16 (17~32)

? NextGirls: 16 (33~48)

? FutureGirls: 16 (49~64)

◆ Voting Rights ◆

(1) A member of AKB48's official fan club "Nihonju の�

(2) AKB48Mobile members

(3) AKB48 Formula**ART Mobile APP Member

④AKB48LIVE！！ ONDEMAND MONTHLY PLAN MEMBERSHIP

(5) AKBOFFICIALNET member

(6) SKE48Mobile members

⑦SKE48LIVE！！ ONDEMAND MONTHLY PLAN MEMBERSHIP

(8) NMB48Mobile members

⑨NMB48LIVE！！ ONDEMAND MONTHLY PLAN MEMBERSHIP

(10) HKT48Mobile members

? HKT48LIVE！！ ONDEMAND MONTHLY PLAN MEMBERSHIP

? AKB4831stSingle "さよならクロール" usually disk/theater disc CD enclosed with the voting serial number

◆Voting time◆

May 21, 2013 10:00 ~ June 7, 2013 15:00

◆Voting result announcement◆

May 22, 2013 (Water) @AKB48 Theater

June 8, 2013 (Soil) "AKB4832ndSingle Selection General Election ~Dreams That Can't Be Achieved by One Person~" @日产体育馆

◆ Number jù statistics? Billing method◆

In accordance with the practice of previous years, the number of figures continues to be counted by a third organization that is not affiliated with AKB48.

Under the supervision of a lawyer, the invoicing activity is carried out solemnly.

On the day of the invoice, the lawyer will put the final confirmed list in an envelope and seal it himself. After that, the host will open it in front of the audience at the venue.

◆32ndSingle will be issued◆

It is scheduled to be released in August 2013

If there is any news change, please pay attention to the information on the official website in any time.

AKB4832ndSingle Selection General Election Executive Committee

An overview of the general election process is from the AKB48 website