According to the AKB48 blog, it has been confirmed that the 3rd Janken Tournament will be held at the Nippon Budoukan on September 20th. This Janken tournament will involve all of the members of AKB48 as well as 5 members from NMB48 and SKE48. The 5 members will be determined by preliminary rounds. The winner of the Janken Tournament will take the main lead in their new upcoming 24th single set to release sometime in December. The top 16, also known as Senbatsu, will also be featured in the single. Their 23th single, however, set to be released this October, will consist of the normal members.
This process, although based on sheer luck, may give minor members the opportunity to shine and take lead roles in the single. But on the other hand, popular members such as Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Oshima Yuko, Itano Tomomi, Minami Takahashi, Minami Minegishi, Mayu Watanabe, and others all have a likelihood of not being in the single-- a result that most fans would not end up being happy with since they merely got the most votes during the Senbatsu Election.
The results of the Janken tournament, however, is only based on the upcoming 24th single, and does not apply for all future AKB48 songs, performances, and the like. So netizens and fans should not be worried too much about the results, unless you're a die-hard AKB48 fan that meticulously focuses on every aspect of each and every member's careers and can't stand hearing their songs without a specific member :p
In all honesty, I think that this is a very interesting approach in determining who gets to be in the new single. Although it can be slightly unfair, and raise a couple of questions, it is a method that will, in no doubt, get the fans excited. If this were to be applied for all future performances, I would argue, but since it is only for their 24th single, I'd let them do their thing. But I am very curious about the mind of Akimoto Yasushi.
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