NMB48 explained

NMB48
Origin:Osaka, Japan
Years Active:–present
Current Member Of:AKB48 Group
Current Members:Team N details
Team M details
Team BII details

NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NMB48 Theater, which is located in the basement of the Yes-Namba Building in Namba, Osaka. The group has sold over 9 million CDs in Japan.

History

2010On July 10, 2010, AKB48 first announced that they would be forming a second sister national group, based in Namba.[1] [2] NMB48 officially became active on October 9, 2010. Yasushi Akimoto announced that the group would have 26 trainees for the first generation.[3] These members made their first appearance at the AKB48 Tokyo Autumn Festival.
2011NMB48 made their debut performance at their theater on New Year's Day 2011. They released their debut single, "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo", on July 20, 2011.[4] In its debut week, the single sold a total of about 218,000 copies, making it the bestselling single on the Oricon weekly charts for the week of July 20–27, 2011. This makes NMB48 the second girl group after Passpo to reach number 1 with a debut single.
2012On August 24, 2012, the first day of AKB48's Tokyo Dome Concert, it was revealed that Team A member Yui Yokoyama would also hold a position in NMB48. Miyuki Watanabe of Team N would hold a concurrent position in AKB48 Team B. Also, Riho Kotani of Team N will hold a concurrent position in AKB48, Team A.[5]

On September 3, Eriko Jo, a member of Team M, announced that she would be leaving the group during the performance at the theater.[6] Her "graduation" performance was on September 28 at the NMB48 Theater. Following Jo's graduation, two members from Team M announced their resignation in early October. On October 9, three trainees were promoted to Team M to replace the members who had left. Fuuko Yagura became the new "center" member of Team M.[7]

On October 10, sixteen third-generation trainees formed Team BII.[8] On December 19, Yui Yokoyama was promoted to Team N.[9]

2013On April 18, 2013, first-generation member Nana Yamada was transferred from Team N to Team M, and trainee members Naruma Koga and Aika Nishimura were promoted to Team N.[10] At the AKB48 Group Concert in the Nippon Budokan on April 28, 2013, it was announced that Yui Yokoyama's concurrent position in the group would end, and that AKB48 Member Miori Ichikawa would have a concurrent position in Team N.[11]
2014In the AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri held on February 24, 2014, major changes occurred to NMB48. Sayaka Yamamoto became a concurrent member of Team K. Miyuki Watanabe became a concurrent member of Team S, and was transferred from Team N to Team BII. Mayu Ogasawara was transferred completely to Team B, Nana Yamada became a concurrent member of Team KII.[12]

On October 15, 2014, Nana Yamada announced her graduation on the group's 4th anniversary live and will graduate on April 3, 2015.[13]

2015On March 31, 2015, the group released their 11th single Don't look back!. This was Nana Yamada's first solo center, as well as her last time in a NMB48 single and senbatsu.

On July 15, 2015, the group released their 12th single Dorian Shōnen. This was Ririka Sutou's first center in senbatsu.

On October 7, 2015, the group released their 13th single Must be now.

2016

On April 13, 2016, Miyuki Watanabe announced her graduation from the group. On the same day Sayaka Yamamoto announced her resignation from AKB48's Team K.[14]

On April 27, 2016, the group released their 14th single Amagami Hime.

On August 3, 2016, they released their 15th single Boku wa Inai. This was Miyuki Watanabe's last center in senbatsu as well as her last single with NMB48. The music video for the A-side was shot in Thailand.[15]

On December 28, 2016, the group released their 16th single Boku Igai no Dareka.

2017On December 27, 2017, the group released their 17th single Warota People. This was the first and only single to be released in that year.
2018

On April 4, 2018, the group released their 18th single Yokubomono.

On June 15, 2018, 6 members of NMB48 (Cocona Umeyama, Kokoro Naiki, Yuuka Kato, Miru Shiroma, Azusa Uemura and Sae Murase) joined Produce 48. Both Cocona Umeyama and Azusa Uemura withdrew from the show. Kokoro Naiki, Yuuka Kato, Sae Murase and Miru Shiroma ranked 87, 74, 22 and 20 respectively. None of them made it to the final line-up of Iz*One.

On July 30, 2018, Sayaka Yamamoto, captain of Team N announced in NMB48 LIVE TOUR 2018 in Summer that she would be graduating from NMB48.[16]

On September 25, 2018, the group released the music video for their 19th single Boku Datte naichau yo, which was released on October 17, 2018. .

2019On February 20, 2019, the group released their 20th single Tokonoma Seiza Musume. Miru Shiroma is the center for this single. On August 14, 2019, the group released their 21st single Bokou e Kaere! which was their first single to release in the Reiwa period. On September 4, 2019, Yuuri Ota announced her graduation. On November 6, 2019, the group released their 22nd single Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi.
2020On August 19, 2020, the group released their 23rd single Datte Datte Datte. The single originally scheduled to release on May 13, 2020, but was withdrawn at the height of COVID-19 pandemic.
2021On January 1, 2021, a new project NAMBATTLE was announced as part of an effort to revitalize the group's image, which included the disbandment of Team N, Team M and Team BII.[17] All members were assigned to one of 6 groups, decided by lottery drawings. The winner of the project would earn the opportunity to get a new song and music video as part of NMB48's next release, as well as a new theatre stage and adjusted media appearances.
2022On January 1, 2022, the reformation of Team N, Team M and Team BII was announced to take effect from February. As the new Team BII is composed entirely of kenkyuusei members, they will start to be officially referred to as Team BII Kenkyuusei.[18]

On the same date, the project NAMBATTLE 2 was also announced, which, alongside other programmes, also include a general election for NMB48 members that will be held on March 27, 2022. The winner of the event was Chihiro Kawakami with 21,462 votes, and she will subsequently be the center for NMB48's 27th single.[19]

Members

Team N

Team N is associated with the color Ochre Orange. The current captain is Haruka Sadano and the current vice-captain is Mai Hirayama.

Name Birth date (age)Election rank
AKB48 electionsNMB48 elections
data-sort-type="number" 3[20] data-sort-type="number" 4[21] data-sort-type="number" 5[22] data-sort-type="number" 6[23] data-sort-type="number" 7[24] data-sort-type="number" 8[25] data-sort-type="number" 9[26] data-sort-type="number" 10data-sort-type="number" 1
12 October 1998  15
22 November 2004       9
22 December 2005        
1 August 1997 5984338611
16 July 1999      2
30 June 2002        7
25 August 1996  585660575
2 August 1998        14
16 November 2002      
16 November 2002        20
2 April 2001       
11 March 2002       6
29 March 1997        18

Team M

Team M is associated with the color Fuchsia Purple. The current captain is Karen Hara and the current co-captain is Wakana Abe.

Name Birth date (age)Election rank
AKB48 electionsNMB48 elections
data-sort-type="number" 3data-sort-type="number" 4data-sort-type="number" 5data-sort-type="number" 6data-sort-type="number" 7data-sort-type="number" 8data-sort-type="number" 9data-sort-type="number" 10data-sort-type="number" 1
18 July 2001       4
23 October 1996  
17 December 1998  1131
15 December 2005       12
28 May 2001      983
22 June 2001        16
10 December 2002       
15 March 2001        17
29 May 1996     22
12 January 2003     19
26 September 2000       8
10 June 2002        
21 December 1998      

Team BII Kenkyuusei

Team BII, officially referred to as Team BII Kenkyuusei as of January 1, 2022, is associated with the color Navy Blue. The current captain is Aika Satsuki and the current co-captain is Wakana Sumino. All of its current members are kenkyuusei.

Name Birth date (age)Election rank
NMB48 elections
data-sort-type="number" 1
6 February 200421
16 May 2000
16 December 2003
2 September 200713
7 April 2009
19 September 200424
2 August 2005
8 November 2005
24 December 2008
25 March 2002
30 April 2002
16 July 200310
2 March 2005
16 November 2007
19 September 200223
24 May 2005
24 June 2003
4 April 2001
22 May 2008
23 May 2006
13 January 2008

Graduated members

Team N

Name (Birthdate) Election Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910
(23 May 1996)         Graduated on June 25, 2011.
(18 June 1995)        Graduated on October 24, 2012.
(22 September 1997)        Graduated on April 12, 2013.
(8 December 1992) 19151313101176Canceled concurrent position with NMB48 on May 20, 2013.
(25 March 1993)  43      Graduated on July 1, 2013.
(18 October 1999)       Graduated on July 2, 2014.
(6 June 2000)       Graduated on January 26, 2015.
(16 September 1994)      Graduated on March 12, 2015.
(18 June 1994)       Graduated on April 30, 2015.
(15 July 1991)98334325  Canceled concurrent position with NMB48 on March 26, 2015.
(29 July 1998)   6780100 Canceled concurrent position with NMB48 on March 26, 2015.
(20 November 1996)       Graduated on June 16, 2015.
(24 August 1994)  6154   Graduated on February 4, 2016.
(12 January 1998)        Graduated on April 11, 2016.
(4 June 1994)   66  Graduated on October 15, 2016.
(18 March 1995)  405836   Graduated on April 18, 2017.
(2 December 1998)   49596039  Graduated on April 19, 2017.
(23 November 1996)     4420 Graduated on August 30, 2017.
(26 June 1995)     Graduated on December 24, 2017.
(13 May 2004)         Graduated on March 28, 2018.
(12 February 1994)  39585753798161 Graduated on May 1, 2018.
(14 July 1993)  281814664  Graduated on November 4, 2018.
(12 January 1996)    Graduated on January 28, 2019.
(11 September 1998)    Graduated on February 13, 2019.
(9 September 1995)    Graduated on February 24, 2019.
(9 August 1993)     Graduated on September 13, 2019.
(4 October 1994)     Graduated on October 13, 2019.
(6 October 1998)     Graduated on October 16, 2019.
(1 December 1999)   522723Graduated on November 30, 2019.
(5 December 1995)   74 57102Graduated on December 25, 2019.
(12 March 2003)         Graduated on February 2, 2020.
(20 April 2001)          Graduated on June 29, 2020.
(29 May 1995)    Graduated on October 6, 2020.
(27 July 1999)   Graduated on October 15, 2020.
(16 August 1996)  507264771614Graduated on December 21, 2020.
(30 March 1997)   883990Graduated on December 23, 2020.
(21 July 1999)         Graduated on January 11, 2021.
(18 December 2000)         Graduated on February 6, 2021.

Team M

Name (Birthdate) Election Notes
3 4 5 6 7 8 910
(5 August 1997)        Graduated on May 6, 2012.
(27 November 1998)  8979Graduated on September 28, 2012, later returned to NMB48 as a Kenkyuusei on October 13, 2013.
(25 November 1997)       Graduated on October 3, 2012.
(31 December 1996)      Graduated on October 25, 2012.
(8 November 1994)      Graduated on December 22, 2012.
(8 November 1998)       Graduated on May 30, 2013.
(28 April 1995)      Graduated on February 7, 2014.
(5 August 1993)      Graduated on April 7, 2014.
(2 June 1993)     Graduated on March 13, 2015.
(20 July 1996)     Graduated on March 16, 2015.
(3 April 1992)462829    Graduated on April 3, 2015.
(6 December 1993)     Graduated on July 13, 2015.
(23 February 1997)   Graduated on January 27, 2016.
(13 July 1994)    Graduated on July 31, 2017.
(6 February 1997)     Graduated on September 27, 2017.
(24 August 1999)   Graduated on May 2, 2018.
(21 November 2003)      Graduated on August 20, 2018.
(2 July 2001)      Graduated on April 14, 2019.
(16 September 1995)116Graduated on October 30, 2019.
(29 January 1999) Graduated on October 31, 2019.
(30 March 1998) Graduated on December 2, 2019.
(10 December 1995)   Graduated on January 29, 2020.
(15 March 2000)       Graduated on January 30, 2020.
(17 August 1999)   Graduated on June 28, 2020.
(10 February 2003)        Graduated on June 28, 2020.
(12 May 1999)       Graduated on September 14, 2020.
(20 January 1995)Graduated on December 27, 2020.
(7 August 2003)      Graduated on April 4, 2022.
(21 July 2001)       Graduated on April 13, 2022.

Team BII

Name (Birthdate) Election Notes
AKB48 elections NMB48 elections
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 1
(11 January 1999)         Graduated on February 21, 2014.
(24 May 1996)         Graduated on April 10, 2014.
(29 January 1997)         Graduated on April 16, 2014.
(29 November 1991)352324233114201518 Canceled concurrent position with NMB48 on March 26, 2015.
(18 October 1998)         Graduated on June 30, 2015.
(24 October 1996)      Graduated on February 29, 2016.
(3 January 1989)322216193556    Graduated on March 31, 2016.
(19 September 1993)  19151812    Graduated on August 9, 2016.
(2 February 1999)      Graduated on September 30, 2016.
(21 April 1998)       Graduated on October 23, 2016.
(9 June 1998)      Graduated on October 21, 2016.
(17 October 1993)      Graduated on April 28, 2017.
(1 February 1994)33404032333541   Graduated on May 27, 2017.
(4 March 1997)          Graduated on July 7, 2017.
(24 February 1997)   44414033   Graduated on April 10, 2018.
(11 October 1995)  2548  Graduated on September 6, 2018.
(4 February 1999)      Graduated on December 3, 2018.
(27 November 1998)    8979 Graduated as a member of Team M on September 28, 2012, later returned to NMB48 as a Kenkyuusei on October 13, 2013.
Graduated as a member of Team BII on May 11, 2019
(6 April 1997)     54 Graduated on August 11, 2019.
(11 December 2001)         Graduated on December 22, 2020.
(6 March 2002)           Graduated on January 31, 2022.
(31 October 2003)          Resigned on May 12, 2022.

NMB48 Promoted Members

Name (Birthdate) Election Notes
3 4 5 6 7 8 910
(17 February 1996) Graduated on February 22, 2021.
(6 August 2002)      111Graduated on March 19, 2021.
(12 December 2000)        Graduated on May 23, 2021.
(24 June 1998)        Graduated on May 31, 2021.
(4 July 2005)        Graduated on June 11, 2021.
(15 September 1998)      Graduated on June 15, 2021.
(16 May 2005)        Graduated on February 22, 2021.
(14 October 1997)4334241220Graduated on August 31, 2021.
(11 July 1997)  Graduated on September 17, 2021.
(12 April 2001)        Graduated on February 22, 2021.
(18 May 2002)       Graduated on November 30, 2021.
(29 December 1999)        Resigned on December 12, 2021.
(8 June 2001)     Graduated on December 29, 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

+List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certificationsTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
JPN
[27]
OriconBillboard
Japan
First weekTotal
Teppen Tottande!
(Japanese: てっぺんとったんで!)
1328,436421,129

×2 Platinum[28]


(Japanese: 世界の中心は大阪や~なんば自治区~)
  • Released: August 13, 2014
  • Label: Laugh Out Loud! Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
2325,249399,721
  • RIAJ: Platinum

(Japanese: 難波愛~今、思うこと~)
  • Released: August 2, 2017
  • Label: Laugh Out Loud! Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
2159,387203,303214,316
  • RIAJ: Gold
NMB13
  • Released: March 8, 2023
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
1138,869[29] 174,814

Stage albums

Title! rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
JPN
Team N 1st Stage "Dareka no Tame ni"
(Japanese: Team N 1st Stage「誰かのために」)
  • Released: January 1, 2014
  • Label: Laugh Out Loud!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18
Team N 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"
(Japanese: Team N 2nd Stage「青春ガールズ」)
  • Released: January 1, 2014
  • Label: Laugh Out Loud!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
24
Team M 1st Stage "Idol no Yoake"
(Japanese: Team M 1st Stage「アイドルの夜明け」)
  • Released: January 1, 2014
  • Label: Laugh Out Loud!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
27
Team BII 1st Stage "Aitakatta"
(Japanese: Team BII 1st Stage「会いたかった」)
  • Released: January 1, 2014
  • Label: Laugh Out Loud!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
33
Team BII 2nd Stage "Tadaima Ren'ai Chū"
(Japanese: Team BII 2nd Stage「ただいま恋愛中」)
  • Released: January 1, 2014
  • Label: Laugh Out Loud!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
32
Team N 3rd Stage "Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru"
(Japanese: Team N 3rd Stage「ここにだって天使はいる」)
  • Released: March 31, 2014
  • Label: Laugh Out Loud!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
21
Theater Performance CD "Angel's Utopia"
(Japanese: 劇場公演CD『天使のユートピア』)
  • Released: August 2, 2024
  • Label: Laugh Out Loud!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
10

Singles

No.! rowspan="3"
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAlbums
JPN
[30]
JPN
Hot

[31]
OriconBillboard
Japan
First weekTotal
1"Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" (Japanese: 絶滅黒髪少女)201112218,441267,810
  • RIAJ: Platinum
Teppen Tottande!
2"Oh My God!" (Japanese: オーマイガー!)13265,435325,784
  • RIAJ: Platinum
  • RIAJ: Gold [32]
3"Junjō U-19" (Japanese: 純情U-19)201211329,438376,563
  • RIAJ: Platinum
4"Nagiichi" (Japanese: ナギイチ)22375,785451,489
  • RIAJ: Platinum
5"Virginity" (Japanese: ヴァージニティー)11315,205396,543
  • RIAJ: Platinum
6"Kitagawa Kenji" (Japanese: 北川謙二)11317,051410,269
  • RIAJ: Platinum
7"Bokura no Eureka" (Japanese: 僕らのユリイカ)201311481,843558,892
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum
Sekai no Chūshin wa Osaka ya:
Namba Jichiku
8"Kamonegikkusu" (Japanese: カモネギックス)11374,644509,210
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum
9"Takane no Ringo" (Japanese: 高嶺の林檎)201411406,579451,949
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum
10"Rashikunai" (Japanese: らしくない)12420,326499,659
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum
11"Don't Look Back!"201521447,282532,379
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum
12"Durian Shōnen" (Japanese: ドリアン少年)12371,276450,301
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum
13"Must Be Now"11307,036418,060
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum
14"Amagami Hime" (Japanese: 甘噛み姫)201611230,163293,812341,556
  • RIAJ: Platinum
15"Boku wa Inai" (Japanese: 僕はいない)11304,315363,583450,771
  • RIAJ: Platinum
16"Boku Igai no Dareka" (Japanese: 僕以外の誰か)12266,813321,458442,134
  • RIAJ: Platinum
17"Warota People" (Japanese: ワロタピーポー)201711273,499338,133381,349
  • RIAJ: Platinum
NMB13
18"Yokubomono" (Japanese: 欲望者)201811193,740271,856308,673
  • RIAJ: Platinum
19"Boku Datte Naichau yo" (Japanese: 僕だって泣いちゃうよ)11238,269347,928410,738
  • RIAJ: Platinum
20"Tokonoma Seiza Musume" (Japanese: 床の間正座娘)201911196,592[33] 339,477410,960
  • RIAJ: Platinum
21"Bokō e Kaere" (Japanese: 母校へ帰れ!)11195,471[34] 211,228348,701
  • RIAJ: Platinum
22"Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi" (Japanese: 初恋至上主義)11166,684[35] 199,840316,716<--188,386+16,297+9,409+9,888+8,070+7,919+6,495 +10,144 +22,046+13,317+7,282+5,948-->
  • RIAJ: Gold
23"Datte Datte Datte" (Japanese: だってだってだって)202022197,317242,480<--224,236+2,208+4,773+4,872+4,995+1,396-->
  • RIAJ: Platinum
24"Koi Nanka No Thank You" (Japanese: 恋なんかNo thank you!)12130,416170,474<--146,941+6,503+7,564-->
  • RIAJ: Gold
25"Shidare Yanagi" (Japanese: シダレヤナギ)2021133,931193,337<--146,941+6,503+7,564-->
26"Koi to Ai no Sono Aida ni wa" (Japanese: 恋と愛のその間には)202212152,131[36] 239,446<--146,941+6,503+7,564-->
27"Suki da Mushi" (Japanese: 好きだ虫)13160,972[37] 259,215
28"Nagisa Saikō" (Japanese: 渚サイコー!)202315205,228[38] 354,087rowspan="2"
29"Kore ga Ai Nanoka?" (Japanese: これが愛なのか?)202426203,488[39] 280,540

See also

References

  1. Web site: NMB48、来年元日デビュー公演決定! 大阪baseよしもと跡地に専門劇場オープン . Oricon . December 4, 2010 . July 28, 2011 . ja.
  2. Web site: AKB48、SKE48に続け!大阪拠点のアイドルNMB48始動 . Natasha, Inc. . July 10, 2010 . July 28, 2011 . ja.
  3. Web site: NMB48第1期生26名、AKB48秋祭りでサプライズ披露 . Natasha, Inc. . October 9, 2010 . July 28, 2011 . ja.
  4. Web site: 【オリコン】NMB48、女性歌手史上最高デビュー 初週売上21.8万枚で首位 . Oricon . July 27, 2011 . July 28, 2011 . ja.
  5. Web site: Reformation of AKB48 in Tokyo Dome Concert . August 24, 2012 . ja.
  6. Web site: NMB48's Jo Eriko to graduate from the group . Tokyohive . September 3, 2012 . September 7, 2012.
  7. Web site: New Team M members announced . Tokyohive . October 10, 2012.
  8. Web site: NMB48 Team BII Formed . AKBWrapup . October 10, 2012.
  9. Web site: http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20121220/akb12122005030001-n1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231053351/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20121220/akb12122005030001-n1.html. ja:横山由依、NMB公演デビュー!チームN所属. December 31, 2012. June 26, 2016. Sanspo. ja.
  10. Web site: Tommy Kono . NMB48 announced mini team shuffle, Yamada Nana transferred to Team M, 2 Kenkyuusei get promoted to team N • AKB48WrapUp . Akb48wrapup.com . April 18, 2013 . March 16, 2014.
  11. Web site: http://natalie.mu/music/news/89690. ja:AKB48、夏に5大ドーム公演決定&新たなグループ兼任発表. November 11, 2015. Natasha,Inc. ja.
  12. Web site: The results of AKB48 group's big team shuffle!. November 11, 2015. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
  13. Web site: NMB48's Yamada Nana to graduate from the group. June 4, 2019. 6 Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
  14. Web site: NMB48's Watanabe Miyuki announces graduation. June 4, 2019. 6 Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
  15. Web site: http://www.jiji.com/jc/ak?p=nmb805&amp;d=d4_akb&amp;s=photolist. ja:NMB48の白間美瑠、矢倉楓子...:NMB48「僕はいない」発売記念イベント. August 13, 2016. Jiji Press Ltd.. ja.
  16. Web site: さや姉、NMB48卒業発表で涙…会場騒然「何年も卒業の2文字と向き合ってきた」(オリコン) - Yahoo!ニュース . headlines.yahoo.co.jp . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180730120053/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180730-00000334-oric-ent . 2018-07-30.
  17. Web site: NMB48、チーム解体で新プロジェクト『NAMBATTLE』始動 抽選で新たに6グループに. June 11, 2022.
  18. Web site: NMB48 新チーム体制について. June 11, 2022.
  19. Web site: NMB総選挙1位は川上千尋「私にもNMB48を背負わせてください」2位小嶋花梨、3位上西怜. June 11, 2022.
  20. Web site: AKB48 22ndシングル選抜総選挙結果 . AKB48 22nd Single selection Election . AKB48 Official Blog . Ameblo.jp . ja . June 10, 2011. January 13, 2014.
  21. Web site: AKB48 27thシングル選抜総選挙 開票結果 . AKB48 27th Single selection election vote counting result . AKB48 Official Blog . Ameblo.jp . ja . June 6, 2012. January 13, 2014.
  22. Web site: AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙 . 32nd single selection elections . AKB48 Official Site . June 8, 2013 . ja.
  23. Web site: AKB48 37thシングル 選抜総選挙 . 37th single selection elections . AKB48 Official Site . June 7, 2014 . ja.
  24. Web site: http://sousenkyo.akb48.co.jp/result.php. https://web.archive.org/web/20150607105442/http://sousenkyo.akb48.co.jp/result.php. ja:AKB48公式サイト AKB48 41stシングル 選抜総選挙. 41st single selection elections. June 7, 2015. November 11, 2015. AKB48 Official Site. ja.
  25. Web site: AKB48 45th single Senbatsu general election results!. June 26, 2016. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
  26. Web site: http://www.akb48.co.jp/sousenkyo49th/. ja:AKB48公式サイト AKB48 49thシングル 選抜総選挙. 49th single selection elections. AKB48 Official Site . June 17, 2017 . ja.
  27. Web site: NMB48のアルバム売上ランキング. Oricon Style. Oricon Me. August 21, 2024. ja.
  28. Web site: Certifications Search Results: NMB48 (Physical Format). Enter "NMB48" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. December 2, 2020.
  29. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2023-03-20/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2023年03月20日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on March 20, 2023. Oricon. March 15, 2023. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20230315022552/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2023-03-20/. March 15, 2023.
  30. Web site: NMB48のアルバム売上ランキング. Oricon Style. Oricon ME. May 29, 2024. ja.
  31. Web site: Hot 100. Billboard Japan. December 2, 2020. ja.
  32. Web site: Certifications Search Results: NMB48 (Digital Platform). Enter "NMB48" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. December 2, 2020.
  33. News: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年03月04日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for March 4, 2019. Oricon Style. February 27, 2019. ja.
  34. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年08月26日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for August 26, 2019. Oricon Style. August 21, 2019. ja.
  35. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年11月18日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for November 18, 2019. Oricon. November 13, 2019. ja.
  36. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2022年03月07日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for March 7, 2022. Oricon. March 2, 2022. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302021033/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2022-03-07/. March 2, 2022.
  37. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2022年10月03日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for October 3, 2022. Oricon. September 28, 2022. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928023717/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2022-10-03/. September 28, 2022.
  38. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2023年10月16日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for October 16, 2023. Oricon. ja. October 11, 2023. October 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231011045516/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2023-10-16/. dead.
  39. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2024年06月03日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for June 3, 2024. Oricon. ja. May 29, 2024. May 29, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240529022009/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2024-06-03/. dead.