The name | AKB48 49th Single general election * Aka: The 9th AKB48 general election |
Who have the eligibility | This year, we adopt "the candidate institution" which was also adopted in last year's election. The Member qualified for candidates are as follows.Members who meets at least one of the two conditions, the following (1) or (2), have the right to candidacy.(1)The members of AKB48,SKE48,NMB48,HKT48, and NGT48. *As of March 20, 2017. (2) has a full-time transfer abroad from akb48 (Rina chikano) |
Nomination period | From March 25, 2017(Saturday) 11:00 am to March 31, 2017(Friday) 24:00 |
Bid notification | The candidates are supposed to submit written form of the "candidacy for the general election" at the acceptance desk that is being set up at AKB48 theater, SKE48 theater, NMB48 theater, HKT48 theater, and NGT48 theater and other designated places. |
Elected | ・The 49th Single Selected Members:16 members(1 place-16 place) ・Under girls: 16 members (17 place-32 place) ・Next girls: 16 members (33 place - 48 place) ・Future girls: 16 members (49 place - 64 place) ・Upcoming girls: 16 members (65 place - 80 place) |
Voting period | 2017 Years 5 Moon 30 Day May 30, 2017 (Tuesday) 10:00 am to June 16, 2017 (Friday) 15:00 pm |
Data tabulation and counting method | As in the past, the third party not related to AKB48 Group are to count the votes. The votes will be strictly counted under the scrutiny by lawyers. Each day of vote counting finished the final confirmation of Attorney paper into envelopes, press the applicant's current representation by a lawyer.On the day of vote counting, lawyers prepare many pieces of paper on which the confirmed ranking is written and put it in each envelope, and the lawyer will be affixing a seal to the flap of each envelope. Then, at the event stage the presenter will open the envelopes to announce the result of the vote in front of all fans participating the event. |
Preliminary Report | May 31 ,2017(Wed) at: AKB48 Theatre |
Date of vote counting・and its location | 2017 , 6 / 17 , (Saturday) in Okinawa: toyosaki Seaside Park, toyosaki Chura SUN Beach
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49th Single Release date | Scheduled to be released on August, 2017 |
Voting rights
AKB48
- AKB48 Mobile Monthly membership
- AKB48 Member of official Smartphone apps
- AKB48 Mail Monthly membership
- AKB48 LIVE! ON DEMAND / monthly unlimited membership
- AKB OFFICIAL NET Members
- AKB48 Group REVIVAL! ON DEMAND / monthly unlimited membership
- AKB48 Official fan club "two pillars of" Member
- 48th AKB48 Single "wish red herring" first limited edition / Standard Edition / Theater CD sealed vote serial number
SKE48
- SKE48 Mobile Monthly membership
- SKE48 Mail Monthly membership
- SKE48 LIVE! ON DEMAND / monthly unlimited membership
NMB48
- NMB48 Mobile Monthly membership
- NMB48 Mail Monthly membership
- NMB48 LIVE! ON DEMAND / monthly unlimited membership
HKT48
- HKT48 Mobile Monthly membership
- HKT48 Mail Monthly membership
- HKT48 LIVE! ON DEMAND / monthly unlimited membership
NGT48
- NGT48 Mobile Monthly membership
- NGT48 Mail Monthly membership
- NGT48 LIVE! ON DEMAND / monthly unlimited membership
*If you subscribed to the Group Mail service, whichever monthly course you have subscribed, one membership will be granted only one vote.
*If you have subscribed to the AKB48 GROUP REVIVAL! ON DEMAND -monthly unlimited service, you will have one vote right for the subscription as well, even if you subscribed to the service by set discount contract.
*If you are a subscriber of both AKB48 Mobile monthly members and AKB48 official Smartphone apps monthly members, you will only be able to vote one vote from one site. you can't vote two votes from each site.
* Voting sites, might suddenly be added or changed.
* Please contact each site for details regarding how to vote and eligibility, from which handsets you can vote, etc.