OUT OF 48

OUT OF 48
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Genre	Variety & Survival
Country	Japan
Network	Nippon Television
Episodes	TBA
Airing Date	April 21, 2023 -
Running Time	30min
Presenters	Maeda Goki & Kashiwagi Yuki
Opening Theme	Your Super Girl
Official Web	Official Web / Twitter / Instagram / TikTok / Youtube

OUT OF 48 is a weekly AKB48 variety show, formed on the base of an Audition Show. It replaced the time slot of AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san.

Overview

The show was first announced on the 44th episode of AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san on February 23rd, 2023. It would replace the time slot covered by AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san. It was announced that the show would cover the journey of an audition for a new girl group, and contestants would include both AKB48 members as well as entirely unrelated contestants. The new group will be produced by Ichinomiya Yuki and have their own crown program alongside their debut.

The rules for applying included a maximum age of 22, no current affiliation with an agency and either living in Tokyo or the willingness to relocate to Tokyo once passing the audition. Applications for auditioning would be open from 01:29, February 24th, to 23:59, March 19th.

Throughout March, promotional images of AKB48 members in the following order: Hirata Yuki, Chiba Erii, Oguri Yui, Tokunaga Remi, Yamauchi Mizuki, Sato Airi, Yamazaki Sora and Shitao Miu. On March 16th, a promotional teaser video with a preview of the title song Your Super Girl was released on all official social media platforms.

The full title song, Your Super Girl was released on streaming platforms on April 20th, 2023 and it was sung by Saito Haruna, Muto Orin, Taguchi Manaka, Suzuki Kurumi, Kurosu Haruka and Sakaguchi Nagisa.

25 AKB48 members and 23 general applicants will form 48 contestants to fight for the debut slot.

The first episode aired at 01:29 on April 21st, 2023.

Mentors

• Hirai Hana - Dance mentor/Choreographer
• Akihiro Kondo - Vocal mentor

Contestants

AKB48 Members (25 members)

• Team A: Saito Haruna, Chiba Erii, Nagano Serika, Fukuoka Seina
• Team K: Yamauchi Mizuki
• Team B: Asai Nanami, Oguri Yui, Tokunaga Remi
• Team 4: Kuranoo Narumi, Sakagawa Hiyuka, Shitao Miu, Nagatomo Ayami
• Kenkyuusei: Akiyama Yuna, Arai Sae, Kudo Kasumi, Kubo Hinano, Sako Yumemi, Sato Airi, Narita Kohina, Hashimoto Eriko, Hirata Yuki, Mizushima Miyuu, Yagi Azuki, Yamaguchi Yui, Yamazaki Sora

General applicants (23 members)

• Suzuki Sara (16), Murakami Ayaka (13), Matsuo Sara (21), Sugii Misaki (16), Iwamoto Aika (21), Kakimoto Rena (17), Nakamori Mikoto (21), Yamazaki Fuka (22), Watanabe Karen (13), Chen Sasha (20), Naruishi Arisa (14), Sato Suzuka (17), Matsuura Yui (15), Hatai Miyuu (13), Kanomata Mana (22), Nishijima Ruka (13), Kato Mikoto (16), Matsumoto Otoka (13), Tanaka Rei (16), Furuyama Nanami (18), Nagai Kurumi (18), Wakabayashi Yuna (16), Nakamura Yuka (18)

Performances

Dance Evaluation

36 eligible AKB48 members have 2 weeks to learn Your Super Girl choregraphy without mentor. Only 24 members can pass and join with 24 general applicants to fight for a debut slot. It turns out only 23 general applicants were chosen and Yamaguchi Yui was the additional member to fill the spot.

• Official contestants: Fukuoka Seina (15th), Nagano Serika (Team 8), Oguri Yui (Team 8), Tokunaga Remi (Team 8), Kuranoo Narumi (Team 8), Sakagawa Hiyuka (Team 8), Shitao Miu (Team 8), Chiba Erii (D2nd), Yamauchi Mizuki (16th), Asai Nanami (16th), Nagatomo Ayami (16th), Saito Haruna (D3rd), Hashimoto Eriko (17th), Hirata Yuki (17th), Mizushima Miyuu (17th), Sato Airi (17th), Yamazaki Sora (17th), Akiyama Yuna (18th), Arai Sae (18th), Kudo Kasumi (18th), Kubo Hinano (18th), Sako Yumemi (18th), Narita Kohina (18th), Yagi Azuki (18th), Yamaguchi Yui (18th)
• Eliminated: Muto Orin, Kohama Kokone, Yamane Suzuha, Hashimoto Haruna, Yamada Kyoka, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Suzuki Kurumi, Kurosu Haruka, Hatakeyama Nozomi, Hotei Moka, Masai Mayuu

Group Evaluation

8 contestants who excelled in dance skills and expressiveness were selected as leaders and selected 40 participants in a draft format to form a team. 8 songs from Japan and foreign countries were chosen.

• Kuranoo Team: Kuranoo Narumi (Leader), Nagano Serika, Yamaguchi Yui, Yagi Azuki, Tanaka Rei, Kanomata Mana → E-Girls「Gomennasai no Kissing You」(ごめんなさいのKissing You)
• Oguri Team: Oguri Yui (Leader), Yamazaki Sora, Arai Sae, Fukuoka Seina, Naruishi Arisa, Nagai Kurumi → TWICE「Candy Pop」
• Sato Team: Sato Airi (Leader), Asai Nanami, Sakagawa Hiyuka, Hirata Yuki, Matsumoto Otoka, Matsuo Sara → ITZY「WANNABE」
• Furuyama Team: Furuyama Nanami (Leader), Nakamura Yuka, Tokunaga Remi, Nagatomo Ayami, Kubo Hinano, Hatai Miyuu → IVE「LOVE DIVE」
• Yamauchi Team: Yamauchi Mizuki (Leader), Chiba Erii, Wakabayashi Yuna, Nishijima Ruka, Kudo Kasumi, Kato Mikoto → KARA「Mister」(ミスター)
• Sako Team: Sako Yumemi (Leader), Akiyama Yuna, Mizushima Miyuu, Yamazaki Fuka, Sato Suzuha, Narita Kohina → Perfume「Laser Beam」(レーザービーム)
• Shitao Team: Shitao Miu (Leader), Chen Shasha, Saito Haruna, Matsuura Yui, Sugii Misaki, Murakami Ayaka → IZONE「FIESTA」
• Nakamori Team: Nakamori Mikoto (Leader), Wanatabe Karen, Iwamoto Aika, Suzuki Sara, Kakimoto Rena, Hashimoto Eriko → NiziU「Make you happy」

Trivia

• Akihiro Kondo (Vocal mentor) previously work with SHINee, EXO, and NCT127. While Hirai Hana (Dance mentor) is the sister of TWICE's Momo.
• Out of 39 eligible AKB48 members, only Sato Minami turned down the invitation.
• After the dance evaluation in episode 2, only 25/36 members survived to become official OUT OF 48 contestants. Taguchi Manaka and Ota Yuki resigned after the 1st meeting. The result was revealed at AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 ~Sukida! To Sakebou~.