This year’s AKB48 General Election to allow overseas 48 groups to participate, Oguri Yui announced as center for 52nd single

It was announced that the 10th Sousenkyo (General Election) to be held on June 16th for AKB48 groups will be allowing overseas groups to participate.

The announcement made on SHOWROOM will now let members of Indonesia’s JKT48, Thailand’s BNK48 and Taiwan’s TPE48 to participate. This year’s election will be for the AKB48 53rd single World General Election (AKB48 53rd single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo).

Also announced that in commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of the general election, the number of people allowed to participate in the general election has been increased from 80 people to a 100 people.

Also announced was that Team 8’s Oguri Yui will be the center for AKB48’s 52nd single (title to be announced), which will be released on May 2018.

A tearful Oguri commented, “Because I was excited each time I was selected to participate, I never thought I would ever be chosen as a center at this time.  I am worried that I think that there are those who may feel I am still immature, but since I have been chosen, I would like to introduce more people to AKB’s attractiveness and I will do my best to work hard as the center”.

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