22:50, 30 December 2018 (EST)~Page Title: HKT48 Senbatsu and Centers22:50, 30 December 2018 (EST)~
Senbatsu (Kanji: 選抜) is a term used by HKT48 and it's sisters groups to refer to the members selected to be featured in the A-side of a single. The term can be extended to refer to members selected for performances, events, B-sides on AKB48 singles and concerts as well.
The term Center (センター) is =used to describe the main member in a single's senbatsu. The 'center' gets center position in the formation of the members, and also gets most media exposure for that single. The term is also used for B-Sides and stage songs, for example. The Center position can also be shared by multiple members, usually no more than two - known as a WCenter (Wセンタ "Double Center"). Center usually refers to the girl(s) whom the dance formation gives greater focus on.
HKT48 Senbatsu
Singles
- Suki! Suki! Skip!
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Ueki Nao, Ota Aika, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Shimono Yuki, Nakanishi Chiyori, Matsuoka Natsumi, Miyawaki Sakura, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka, Wakatabe Haruka
- Kenkyuusei: Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai
- Melon Juice
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Ota Aika, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Matsuoka Natsumi, Miyawaki Sakura, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Kenkyuusei: Akiyoshi Yuka, Okada Kanna, Okamoto Naoko, Tashima Meru, Tani Marika, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai
- Sakura, Minna de Tabeta
- Team H: Akiyoshi Yuka, Anai Chihiro, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Nakanishi Chiyori, Matsuoka Natsumi
- Team KIV: Ota Aika, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai, Miyawaki Sakura, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Kenkyuusei: Tanaka Miku, Yabuki Nako
- Hikaeme I love you!
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Kojina Yui, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako, Yamamoto Mao
- Team KIV: Ota Aika, Tomonaga Mio, Kimoto Kanon, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Kenkyuusei: Kurihara Sae
- 12byou
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Kojina Yui, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Ueki Nao, Ota Aika, Tomonaga Mio, Kimoto Kanon, Miyawaki Sakura, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Shekarashika!
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Kojina Yui, Kodama Haruka, Sakaguchi Riko, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Ota Aika, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Kenkyuusei: Yamashita Emiri
- 74okubun no 1 no Kimi e
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Kojina Yui, Kodama Haruka, Sakaguchi Riko, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Natsumi, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Ota Aika, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai, Miyawaki Sakura, Moriyasu Madoka
- Team TII: Matsuoka Hana
- Saikou ka yo
- Team H: Inoue Yuriya, Kojina Yui, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Ota Aika, Tanaka Yuka, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Team TII: Matsuoka Hana
- Bagutte Iijan
- Team H: Inoue Yuriya, Kodama Haruka, Komada Hiroka, Sashihara Rino
- Team KIV: Shimono Yuki, Tanaka Yuka, Tomiyoshi Asuka, Tomonaga Mio, Miyawaki Sakura
- Team TII: Aramaki Misaki, Imamura Maria, Matsuoka Hana
- Kenkyuusei: Oda Ayaka, Takeda Tomoka, Jitoe Nene, Tsukiashi Amane
- Kiss wa Matsushikanai no Deshouka?
- Team H: Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Tomiyoshi Asuka, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Team TII: Sakamoto Erena, Matsuoka Hana
- Kenkyuusei: Tsukiashi Amane, Toyonaga Aki
- Hayaokuri Calendar
- Team H: Komada Hiroka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Toyonaga Aki, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Ueki Nao, Unjo Hirona, Tomiyoshi Asuka, Fuchigami Mai, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Team TII: Aramaki Misaki, Matsuoka Hana
Albums
- Hitosashiyubi no Juudan (092)
- Team H: Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Toyonaga Aki, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Ueki Nao, Tomiyoshi Asuka, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Team TII: Tsukiashi Amane, Matsuoka Hana
- Hatsukoi Butterfly (Eien Pressure)
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Ueki Nao, Ota Aika, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Shimono Yuki, Nakanishi Chiyori, Matsuoka Natsumi, Miyawaki Sakura, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka, Wakatabe Haruka
- Kenkyuusei: Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai
- Wink wa Sankai (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru)
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Ota Aika, Kumazawa Serina, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tanaka Natsumi, Matsuoka Natsumi, Miyawaki Sakura, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Kenkyuusei: Okada Kanna, Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai, Yabuki Nako
- Otona Ressha (Green Flash)
- Team H: Akiyoshi Yuka, Anai Chihiro, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako, Komada Hiroka, Sakaguchi Riko
- Team KIV: Ota Aika, Tomonaga Mio, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka, Tomiyoshi Asuka
- Make noise (Kimi wa Melody)
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Ui Mashiro, Kojina Yui, Kodama Haruka, Sakaguchi Riko, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Ota Aika, Kumazawa Serina, Tomonaga Mio, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Tomaranai Kanransha (Shoot Sign)
- Team H: Inoue Yuriya, Kojina Yui, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Tanaka Yuka, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Team TII: Kurihara Sae, Matsuoka Hana, Yamashita Emiri
- Kenkyuusei: Takeda Tomoka
- Buttaoreru Made (Jabaja)
- Team H: Kojina Yui, Komada Hiroka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Toyonaga Aki, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Iwahana Shino, Tomiyoshi Asuka, Tomonaga Mio, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- Team TII: Matsuoka Hana, Murakawa Vivian
Center
- Singles
- Albums
Coupling Songs
- Singles
- Albums
Single Units
- Amakuchi Hime
- Umakuchi Hime
- Blueberry Pie
- Popcorn Children
- Platinum Girls
- Diamond Girls
Team Songs
- Team H
- Team KIV
- Team TII
- HKT48 Kenkyuusei
Trivia
- Most appearances in HKT48 Single Senbatsu (As of Hayaokuri Calendar)
- Sashihara Rino, Miyawaki Sakura - Senbatsu member 11 times (every HKT48 Single A-side)
- Kodama Haruka, Matsuoka Natsumi, Moriyasu Madoka, Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio - Senbatsu member 10 times
- Motomura Aoi - Senbatsu member 9 times
- Ota Aika, Fuchigami Mai, Tanaka Miku, Yabuki Nako – Senbatsu member 8 times
- Anai Chihiro - Senbatsu member 7 times
- Kojina Yui, Matsuoka Hana - Senbatsu member 5 times
- Murashige Anna – Senbatsu member 4 times
- Ueki Nao, Tomiyoshi Asuka - Senbatsu member 3 times
- Promoted HKT48 members who never participated in a HKT48 Single Senbatsu:
- Team H: Ito Yueru, Ueno Haruka, Watanabe Akari
- Team KIV: Imada Mina, Iwahana Shino, Kumazawa Serina, Baba Sayaka, Fukagawa Maiko
- Team TII: Sakai Moeka, Shimizu Rio, Seki Ai, Hokazono Hazuki, Matsumoto Hinata, Miyazaki Sono, Murakawa Vivian, Yamauchi Yuna
- In 2013 Tashima Meru became the first Kenkyuusei to center an A-side in all 48/46 franchise. She's also the only 2nd generation member to center a debut single
- Kodama Haruka was the last member to center multiple HKT48 singles in row: Hikaeme I love you!, 12 Byou, Shekarashika! and 74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e (2014~2016)
- Team KIV is the team that has not had a center in a single A-side the longest: the last Team KIV member to center an single A-side was Miyawaki Sakura in 12 Byou (2015)
22:50, 30 December 2018 (EST)~Category: HKT48 Single Units22:50, 30 December 2018 (EST)Ugokanaide (talk)
