AKB48 Group Unit Janken Tournament 2017

Tournament Winner & Runner-ups

Tournament Winner: fairy w!nk

Official Tournament Results

The AKB48 Group Unit Janken Tournament 2017 (AKB48グループユニットじゃんけん大会2017) was held on September 24, 2017 at Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, Japan.

Unlike the previous years, the members can form units by themselves and a representative of a unit will compete against others for a major single debut.

Block A

Round 1

• nyamm (Azuma Yuki) vs. rupurenon (Takahashi Mau)
• Genghis Cats (Murakumo Fuka) vs. HIMEPARTY (Hyodo Aoi)
• Arinon (Shintani Nonoka) vs. 16EnpiChu! (Sato Minami)
• Okapa-zu (Fujita Nana) vs. Kokeshi Sisters (Takakura Moeka)

Round 2

• nyamm (Azuma Yuki) vs. otsuyoi (Uchiyama Mikoto)
• HIMEPARTY (Hyodo Aoi) vs. MariAnnin (Abe Maria)
• 16EnpiChu! (Sato Minami) vs. Shirai Kotono
• Kokeshi Sisters (Takakura Moeka) vs. Dancing Cats (Yumoto Ami)

Round 3

• nyamm (Azuma Yuki) vs. HIMEPARTY (Hyodo Aoi)
• Shirai Kotono vs. Kokeshi Sisters (Takakura Moeka)

Round 4

• nyamm (Azuma Yuki) vs. Shirai Kotono

Block B

Round 1

• Hannari Shimai (Ijiri Anna) vs. Renattsun (Kato Rena)
• FLEURI (Goto Moe) vs. Peace (Kato Yuuka)
• Unit na wa Nashi, Hakushi no Mama (Matsumura Megumi) vs. Issouda (Iso Kanae)
• WMion (Mukaichi Mion) vs. Houou Masako (Iino Miyabi)

Round 2

• Hannari Shimai (Ijiri Anna) vs. Nikoichi (Inuzuka Asana)
• FLEURI (Goto Moe) vs. fairy w!nk (Aramaki Misaki)
• Issouda (Iso Kanae) vs. Chou (Matsuoka Natsumi)
• Houou Masako (Iino Miyabi) vs. Nico Nico (Kubo Satone)

Round 3

• Hannari Shimai (Ijiri Anna) vs. fairy w!nk (Aramaki Misaki)
• Issouda (Iso Kanae) vs. Nico Nico (Yamamoto Ayaka)

Round 4

• Issouda (Iso Kanae) vs. fairy w!nk (Aramaki Misaki)

Block C

Round 1

• Shimono to Ueno (Ueno Haruka) vs. Namba Setouchi Kaizoku-dan (Morishita Maiha)
• Santarou (Takayanagi Akane) vs. Ayukanichan (Tano Ayaka)
• Suncon (Sashihara Rino) vs. Amarimono Senbatsu (Nakanishi Chiyori)
• melody Twins (Machi Otoha) vs. YokoNegapyon (Kitagawa Yoshino)

Round 2

• Namba Setouchi Kaizoku-dan (Hongo Yuzuha) vs. Aki no Houkago, Shin Kousha no Taiikukan de Hitori Baton no Renshuu ni Ase wo Nagasu Kato Minami wo Okujou kara Hakuai no Manazashi de Mimamorinagara Futo Hikoukigumo wo Mitsuketa Yabuki Nako wo Mite Bijutsu-shitsu ni Komori "Geijutsu to wa Nani ka?" to Nankai na Mondai ni Atama wo Nayamasete ita Jibun ni Egao ga Modoru Shiroma Miru. (Kato Minami)
• Ayukanichan (Tano Ayaka) vs. FuuSae (Yagura Fuuko)
• Suncon (Kashiwagi Yuki) vs. KadoIshiIshi (Kadowaki Miyuna)
• melody Twins (Machi Otoha) vs. song's (Akashi Natsuko)

Round 3

• Namba Setouchi Kaizoku-dan (Hongo Yuzuha) vs. FuuSae (Yagura Fuuko)
• Suncon (Minegishi Minami) vs song's (Shimizu Rika)

Round 4

• FuuSae (Yagura Fuuko) vs. Suncon (Sashihara Rino)

Block D

Round 1

• Nagiffu (Shibuya Nagisa) vs. HimaChoPanda (Ma Chia-Ling)
• Sakae 6 Kisei (Kumazaki Haruka) vs. Fall in love (Ando Erina)
• Hantannee (Yokoyama Yui) vs. LIL (Sato Kaho)
• Nerumae ni Hitsuji Kazoetai (Nishikawa Rei) vs. Sakuranbo no Yosei (Sugahara Riko)

Round 2

• HimaChoPanda (Ma Chia-Ling) vs Fluffy (Atsumi Ayaha)
• Sakae 6 Kisei (Yamada Juna) vs. Shika vs Kuma (Uno Mizuki)
• LIL (Sato Kaho) vs. Seiuchi (Fukuoka Seina)
• Sakuranbo no Yosei (Sugahara Riko) vs Kiss no Tempura (Oya Shizuka)

Round 3

• HimaChoPanda (Ma Chia-Ling) vs. Sakae 6 Kisei (Hidaka Yuzuki)
• LIL (Sato Kaho) vs. Kiss no Tempura (Oya Shizuka)

Round 4

• Sakae 6 Kisei (Kitano Ruka) vs. Kiss no Tempura (Kitahara Rie)

Best 4

Top 4

• Shirai Kotono
• fairy w!nk
• FuuSae
• Kiss no Tenpura

Semifinals

• Shirai Kotono vs. fairy w!nk (Aramaki Misaki)
• FuuSae (Yagura Fuuko) vs. Kiss no Tenpura (Oya Shizuka)

Finals

• fairy w!nk (Aramaki Misaki) [WINNER] vs. FuuSae (Yagura Fuuko)

Preliminary Results

Solo Units

• Shirai Kotono
• Sakuranbo no Yosei (Sugahara Riko)

2 Members Unit

• WMion [Wみおん]
• Nagiffu [なぎっふぅー]
• MariAnnin [まりあんにん]
• Shika vs Kuma [鹿vs熊]
• AriNon [ありのん]
• Shimono to Ueno [上野と下野]
• melody Twins
• Namba Setouchi Kaizoku-dan [難波瀬戸内海賊団]
• Renattsun [れなっつん]
• fairy w!nk
• Hannari Shimai [はんなり姉妹]
• Ayukanichan [あゆかにちゃん]
• YokoNegapyon [よこねがピョン]
• Nikoichi [ニコイチ]
• ✌️ (Peace) [ピース]
• Issouda [いっそーだ]
• LIL
• Fluffy
• FLEURI
• FuuSae

3 Members Unit

• Suncon [サンコン]
• Hantannee [はんたんねえ]
• kiss no Tempura [kissの天ぷら]
• Okapa-zu [おかぱーず]
• Kokeshi Sisters [こけしシスターズ]
• Nerumae ni Hitsuji Kazoetai [寝る前にひつじ数え隊]
• KadoIshiIshi [門石石(かどいしいし)]
• Dancing Cats
• HimaChoPanda [ひまちょパンダ]
• Santarou [サンタロウ]
• Genghis Cats [ジンギスキャッツー]
• Rupurenon [るぷれのん]
• HIMEPARTY [ヒメパーティー]
• Unit na wa Nashi, Hakushi no Mama [ユニット名は無し、白紙のまま]
• Aki no Houkago, Shin Kousha no Taiikukan de Hitori Baton no Renshuu ni Ase wo Nagasu Kato Minami wo Okujou kara Hakuai no Manazashi de Mimamorinagara Futo Hikoukigumo wo Mitsuketa Yabuki Nako wo Mite Bijutsu-shitsu ni Komori "Geijutsu to wa Nani ka?" to Nankai na Mondai ni Atama wo Nayamasete ita Jibun ni Egao ga Modoru Shiroma Miru. [秋の放課後、新校舎の体育館で一人バトンの練習に汗を流す加藤美南を屋上から博愛の眼差しで見守りながらふと飛行機雲をみつけた矢吹奈子をみて美術室にこもり「芸術とは何か？」と難解な問題に頭を悩ませていた自分に笑顔が戻る白間美瑠。]

4 Members Unit

• Amarimono Senbatsu [余りもの選抜]
• ☺☺☺☺ (Nico Nico) [ニコニコ]
• song's
• Houou Masako [宝央雅子]
• Fall in love [フォーリンLOVE]

5 Members Unit

• Otsuyoi [ぉっょぃ]
• nyamm [ニャム]

6 Members Unit

• Chou [ちょう]

7 Members Unit

• Seiuchi [せいうち]

8 until 15 Members Unit

• Sakae 6 Kisei [栄6期生]

16+ Members Unit

• 16EnpiChu! [16えんぴChu!]

Units

Solo Units

• Kojina Yui
• Takahashi Juri
• Yamauchi Yuna : only1
• Hokazono Hazuki
• Takatsuka Natsuki
• Omori Miyuu
• Shirai Kotono
• Taniguchi Mahina
• Otaki Yuria : Anime, Ito Aishi. (アニメ、いと愛し。)
• Mizuno Airi
• Sakamoto Erena
• Nozawa Rena
• Shioi Hinako
• Sugahara Riko : Sakuranbo no Yosei (さくらんぼの妖精)
• Yamada Noe : Voice Yamada (ボイス山田)
• Sato Anju : Niigata no Utahime (新潟の歌姫)

2 Members Unit

• NyanMaho [にゃんまほ] : Yamaguchi Maho, Miyajima Aya
• WMion [Wみおん] : Mukaichi Mion, Nakagawa Mion
• (WaRa) [(笑)] : Sugawara Maya, Goto Rara
• MeruMio [めるみお] : Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio
• Nagiffu [なぎっふぅー] : Shibuya Nagisa, Yabushita Fu
• PINK FOLLETA [ピンクフォレッタ] : Komiyama Haruka, Nakai Rika
• Warera [我ら] : Nonogaki Miki, Yahagi Yukina
• MariAnnin [まりあんにん] : Abe Maria, Iriyama Anna
• Shika vs Kuma [鹿vs熊] : Hori Shion, Uno Mizuki
• Kumamoto ga Mada Subai Team [熊本がまだすばいチーム] : Tanaka Miku, Inoue Ruka
• AriNon [ありのん] : Mineyoshi Arisa, Shintani Nonoka
• Pome to Mike [ポメとミケ] : Homma Hinata, Toyonaga Aki
• YuzuAmi [ゆづあみ] : Ishiguro Yuzuki, Kurashima Ami
• = RORI : Ueki Nao, Imamura Maria
• moon cupids [むんきゅぴ] : Tsukiashi Amane, Ichioka Ayumi
• Shimono to Ueno [上野と下野] : Shimono Yuki, Ueno Haruka
• melody Twins : Machi Otoha, Jitoe Nene
• RinRiso [りんくそ] : Yoshida Akari, Ota Yuuri
• Fresh Peach's [フレッシュピーチ's] : Yasuda Momone, Iwata Momoka
• Namba Setouchi Kaizoku-dan [難波瀬戸内海賊団] : Hongo Yuzuha, Morishita Maiha
• AoNon [あおのん] : Motomura Aoi, Kimoto Kanon
• NanaMako : Okada Nana, Kojima Mako
• SayaMegu [さやめぐ] : Kawamoto Saya, Taniguchi Megu
• Renattsun [れなっつん] : Kato Rena, Kojima Natsuki
• fairy w!nk : Aramaki Misaki, Unjo Hirona
• AiRena [あいれな] : Isshiki Rena, Wada Aina
• YuuMari Melon [ゆうまりめろん] : Yamada Marina, Tanaka Yuka
• Sisters : Nomura Miyo, Jonishi Rei
• Hannari Shimai [はんなり姉妹] : Mizokawa Mirai, Ijiri Anna
• Ayukanichan [あゆかにちゃん] : Nakamura Ayuka, Tano Ayaka
• HaruMai from Momochihama Jogakuin [はるまい from ももち浜女学院] : Kodama Haruka, Fuchigami Mai
• YokoNegapyon [よこねがピョン] : Fukai Negai, Kitagawa Yoshino
• Nikoichi [ニコイチ] : Inuzuka Asana, Tsuzuki Rika
• Takeyama [竹山] : Yamauchi Suzuran, Takeuchi Miyu
• Ogino to Suda [荻野と須田] : Ogino Yuka, Suda Akari
• Mochi❤︎Imo [もち❤︎いも] : Sakai Moeka, Umeyama Cocona
• ✌️ (Peace) [ピース] : Kato Yuuka, Kawakami Chihiro
• Swan Girls [スワンガールズ] : Hasegawa Rena, Oguma Tsugumi
• Issouda [いっそーだ] : Iso Kanae, Soda Sarina
• LIL : Sato Kaho, Morihira Riko
• Udon Shachou [うどん社長] : Kawakami Rena, Takahata Yuki
• Fluffy : Atsumi Ayaha, Sakamoto Marin
• Drops : Sasaki Yukari, Shimoguchi Hinana
• Azusara [アズサラ] : Uemura Azusa, Takei Sara
• FLEURI : Goto Moe, Iwahana Shino
• Kyoto Kankoan Naijo Nagoya Shiten [京都観光案内所名古屋支店] : Takatera Sana, Arai Yuki
• Gachapyo [がちゃぴょ] : Nishigata Marina, Nara Miharu
• Momoparutai [ももぱる隊] : Kadota Momona, Mishima Haruka
• Maiorita Megami to Girigiri no Onna [舞い降りた女神とギリギリの女] : Sato Kiara, Sakaki Miyu
• Maple Syrup [めいぷるしろっぷ] : Sugiyama Aika, Suenaga Oka
• Rinanchu [りなんちゅ] : Ishizuka Akari, Kushiro Rina
• Team Ponchi [チームぽんち] : Odan Mai, Okita Ayaka
• FuuSae [ふぅさえ] : Yagura Fuuko, Murase Sae

3 Members Unit

• Suncon [サンコン] : Sashihara Rino, Kashiwagi Yuki, Minegishi Minami
• Hantannee [はんたんねえ] : Yokoyama Yui, Yamamoto Sayaka, Miyawaki Sakura
• kiss no Tempura [kissの天ぷら] : Kitahara Rie, Miyazaki Miho, Oya Shizuka
• Okapa-zu [おかぱーず] : Muto Tomu, Fujita Nana, Furuhata Nao
• jewelry : Jo Eriko, Ishida Yuumi, Nishizawa Rurina
• Kokeshi Sisters [こけしシスターズ] : Takakura Moeka, Ichikawa Miori, Murakawa Bibian
• Nerumae ni Hitsuji Kazoetai [寝る前にひつじ数え隊] : Kai Kokoa, Chiba Erii, Nishikawa Rei
• KadoIshiIshi [門石石(かどいしいし)] : Kadowaki Miyuna, Ishida Chiho, Ishida Minami
• Dancing Cats : Ichikawa Manami, Yumoto Ami, Tano Yuka
• MinaRioKomu [みなりおこむ] : Imada Mina, Fukagawa Maiko, Shimizu Rio
• Kokotarun [ここたるん] : Naiki Kokoro, Sano Haruka, Mori Kaho
• RCAY : Goto Risako, Matsumoto Chikako, Ota Ayaka
• HimaChoPanda [ひまちょパンダ] : Hiwatashi Yui, Ma Chia-Ling, Cho Orie
• Shirokuma-san [しろくまさん] : Yamamoto Mao, Kumazawa Serina, Ui Mashiro
• Santarou [サンタロウ] : Oba Mina, Takayanagi Akane, Matsumura Kaori
• Genghis Cats [ジンギスキャッツー] : Murakumo Fuka, Kusakabe Aina, Seiji Reina
• Rupurenon [るぷれのん] : Kado Yuria, Takahashi Mau, Nishimura Nanako
• HIMEPARTY [ヒメパーティー] : Ozaki Mami, Hyodo Aoi, Kuroiwa Yui
• Unit na wa Nashi, Hakushi no Mama [ユニット名は無し、白紙のまま] : Morita Ayaka, Matsumura Megumi, Yamao Rina
• Aki no Houkago, Shin Kousha no Taiikukan de Hitori Baton no Renshuu ni Ase wo Nagasu Kato Minami wo Okujou kara Hakuai no Manazashi de Mimamorinagara Futo Hikoukigumo wo Mitsuketa Yabuki Nako wo Mite Bijutsu-shitsu ni Komori "Geijutsu to wa Nani ka?" to Nankai na Mondai ni Atama wo Nayamasete ita Jibun ni Egao ga Modoru Shiroma Miru. [秋の放課後、新校舎の体育館で一人バトンの練習に汗を流す加藤美南を屋上から博愛の眼差しで見守りながらふと飛行機雲をみつけた矢吹奈子をみて美術室にこもり「芸術とは何か？」と難解な問題に頭を悩ませていた自分に笑顔が戻る白間美瑠。] : Kato Minami, Shiroma Miru, Yabuki Nako

4 Members Unit

• Imomuchu! [いもむchu!] : Tani Marika, Komada Hiroka, Sakaguchi Riko, Tomiyoshi Asuka
• Amarimono Senbatsu [余りもの選抜] : Murashige Anna, Nakanishi Chiyori, Tanaka Natsumi, Akiyoshi Yuka
• ☺☺☺☺ (Nico Nico) [ニコニコ] : Obata Yuna, Kubo Satone, Matsuoka Hana, Yamamoto Ayaka
• song's : Akashi Natsuko, Yamada Suzu, Shimizu Rika, Nakano Reina
• Houou Masako [宝央雅子] : Tatsuya Makiho, Okawa Rio, Iino Miyabi, Takita Kayoko
• Fall in love [フォーリンLOVE] : Ando Erina, Kojima Karin, Nakamura Izumi, Oshiba Rinka
• Lovely's [ラビュリーズ] : Aikawa Honoka, Asai Yuka, Kataoka Narumi, Kamimura Ayuka

5 Members Unit

• XIII (Kiss Me) [XIII(キスミー)] : Murayama Yuiri, Iwatate Saho, Mogi Shinobu, Shinozaki Ayana, Kitazawa Saki
• Ichigo-san [いちごさん] : Takeda Tomoka, Oda Ayaka, Ishikawa Saki, Mizuta Shiori, Iwata Hina
• Yamabe to Umibe [やまべとうみべ] : Fujiwara Azusa, Isogai Kanon, Takino Yumiko, Fukuda Akari, Yamabe Ayu
• Otsuyoi [ぉっょぃ] : Saito Makiko, Ego Yuna, Ichino Narumi, Fukushi Nao, Uchiyama Mikoto
• nyamm [ニャム] : Koga Narumi, Azuma Yuki, Tanigawa Airi, Mita Mao, Hayashi Momoka

6 Members Unit

• Chou [ちょう] : Moriyasu Madoka, Matsuoka Natsumi, Kurihara Sae, Miyazaki Sono, Matsumoto Hinata, Yamashita Emily
• Masa Tanoshi o [まさたのしお] : Matsui Jurina, Sato Sumire, Takagi Yumana, Nojima Kano, Shirayuki Kohaku, Okada Miku

7 Members Unit

• Seiuchi [せいうち] : Fukuoka Seina, Imamura Mitsuki, Otani Marina, Sugahara Saki, Tanaka Kouko, Torobu Yuri, Yano Honoka

8 until 15 Members Unit

• Sakae 6 Kisei [栄6期生] : Kitagawa Ryoha, Yamada Juna, Aoki Shiori, Kitano Ruka, Takeuchi Saki, Hidaka Yuzuki, Ida Reona, Kamata Natsuki, Kumazaki Haruka

16+ Members Unit

• Team 8 : Abe Mei, Okabe Rin, Oguri Yui, Ota Nao, Oda Erina, Onishi Momoka, Gyoten Yurina, Kuranoo Narumi, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Sato Akari, Sato Shiori, Sato Nanami, Shitao Miu, Shimizu Maria, Shimoaoki Karin, Takaoka Kaoru, Takahashi Ayane, Tanikawa Hijiri, Cho Kurena, Nakano Ikumi, Nagano Serika, Hashimoto Haruna, Hama Sayuna, Hayasaka Tsumugi, Hitomi Kotone, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Hirose Natsuki, Honda Hitomi, Miyazato Rira, Mogi Kasumi, Yaguchi Moka, Yamada Nanami, Yamamoto Ruka, Yokomichi Yuri, Hattori Yuna, Yokoyama Yui, Yoshikawa Nanase, Yoshida Karen, Terada Misaki, Noda Hinano, Utada Hatsuka, Takahashi Sayaka, Hirano Hikaru, Yamada Kyoka
• 16EnpiChu! [16えんぴChu!] : Asai Nanami, Inagaki Kaori, Umemoto Izumi, Kurosu Haruka, Sato Minami, Shoji Nagisa, Suzuki Kurumi, Taguchi Manaka, Taya Misaki, Nagatomo Ayami, Harima Nanami, Homma Mai, Maeda Ayaka, Michieda Saki, Muto Orin, Yasuda Kana, Yamauchi Mizuki, Yamane Suzuha

Trivia

• Seiuchi (せいうち) and Sakae 6 Kisei (栄6期生) units directly entered the main round because they are the only ones to meet the requirements for "7 Members Unit" and "8 until 15 Members Unit".
• The previous name of HIMEPARTY unit was "Madonna (マドンナ)". They changed the name to HIMEPARTY after the preliminary result.
• Chou went on to become a unit in HKT48's 1st album 092.

External Links

• Official Site

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