AKB48 Draft Meeting Results

 

On November 10th, all 48 groups held the first AKB48 Group Draft Meeting. Team captains together with four other representatives of their team picked new team members from a pool of 29 candidates.

After the candidates performed [River] and [Aitakatta] in groups and were questioned by hosts and the team captains, the actual draft took place. 20 girls were drafted. The most were picked by Team KII which chose 5 girls while Team S, N, M and H decided to draft only one.

Two girls were picked by several teams: Sutou Ririka by Team KII, Team E and Team N and Kawamoto Saya by Team B, S, KII, E  and H. The decision which team gets them had to be made by lottery which left Sutou with N and Kawamoto with B.

The drafted girls will now enter into negotiations with the respective teams and they still have the right to decline joining the team until December.

The girls who were not picked will be automatically in the final audition round if they decide to participate in the next AKB48 group auditions


The final results are:

Team A:
1st Round: Nishiyama Rena
2nd Round: Takita Kayoko

Team K:
1st Round: Gotou Moe
2nd Round: Shimoguchi Hinana

Team B:
1st Round: Yokoshima Aeri
2nd Round: Kawamoto Saya

Team S:
1st Round: Matsumoto Chikako

Team KII:
1st Round: Goudo Saki
2nd Round: Takatsuka Natsuki
3rd Round: Suzuki Nene
4th Round: Arai Yuki
5th Round: Souda Sarina

Team E:
1st Round: Koishi Kumiko
2nd Round: Takatera Sana
3rd Round: Fukushi Nao

Team N:
1st Round: Sutou Ririka

Team M:
1st Round: Takei Sara

Team BII:
1st Round: Iso Kanae
2nd Round: Naiki Kokoro

Team H:
1st Round: Yamamoto Mao