Winner of the 1st "Voice of AKB48 Unit Battle" announced

#AKB48, #AKB48歌唱力No1決定戦, #NGT48 #三村妃乃 #清司麗菜 #新井りりの – On 2. March 2023, the final of the first group competition held in the fifth edition of AKB48 Group Singing Competition “AKB48 Group Kasho Ryoku No. 1 Ketteisen” was held. The winner was the NGT48 group of Mimura Hino, Seiji Reina and Arai Ririno ahead of the HKT48 group of Sakamoto Erena, Akiyoshi Yuka, Ichimura Airi. The competition was open to groups of three members, each group presenting two songs. The yuri included EX-AKB48 Enka star Iwasa Misaki, among others. The winners will take part in the traditional “Finalists LIVE” and will receive a trip to Hawaii as a gift.

Ranking

  1. Mimura Hino, Seiji Reina, Arai Ririno (NGT48)
  2. Sakamoto Erena, Akiyoshi Yuka, Ichimura Airi (HKT48)
  3. Kitazawa Saki, Takaoka Kaoru, Utada Hatsuka (AKB48)
  4. Mogami Nanaka, Kitagawa Hiiro, Izawa Miyu (HKT48)
  5. Manabe Anju, Lee Siyeon, Kuroda Fuuwa (NMB48)
  6. Kawahara Misaki, Kuranoo Narumi, Oda Erina (AKB48)
  7. Ishibashi Ibuki, Kawahira Hijiri, Goto Hinano (HKT48)
  8. Kurosu Haruka, Taguchi Manaka, Suzuki Kurumi (AKB48)