AKB48 is a Japanese all-female theater group that is composed of forty-eight members. You think SNSD has a hard time distributing their song parts? Well, move aside, because this unique group of performers leaves it up to a vote to see who will sing in which song!

The voting took place just recently, and the results are in! Check out the list below:

SENBATSU
(the girls who will sing the single’s A-side song)
1. Oshima Yuko (Team K) 31448 votes
2. Maeda Atsuko (Team A) 30851 votes
3. Shinoda Mariko (Team A) 23139 votes
4. Itano Tomomi (Team K) 20513 votes
5. Watanabe Mayu (Team B) 20088 votes
6. Takahashi Minami (Team A) 17787 votes
7. Kojima Haruna (Team A) 16231 votes
8. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B) 15466 votes
9. Miyazawa Sae (Team K) 12560 votes
10. Matsui Jurina (Team S) 12168 votes
11. Matsui Rena (Team S) 12082 votes
12. Kasai Tomomi (Team B) 11080 votes
13. Takajo Aki (Team A) 11062 votes
14. Minegishi Minami (Team K) 9692 votes
15. Ono Erena (Team K) 9468 votes
16. Kitahara Rie (Team B) 8836 votes
17. Akimoto Sayaka (Team K) 8024 votes
18. Sato Amina (Team B) 6921 votes
19. Sashihara Rino (Team A) 6704 votes
20. Nakagawa Haruka (Team B) 6567 votes
21. Miyazaki Miho (Team B) 6371 votes

UNDERGIRLS
(the girls who will sing the single’s B-side song)
22. Ota Aika (Team A) 6145 votes
23. Kuramochi Asuka (Team A)
24. Oya Masana (Team S)
25. Masuda Yuka (Team B)
26. Hirajima Natsumi (Team B)
27. Ishida Haruka (Team B)
28. Shimazaki Haruka (AKB RS)
29. Nito Moeno (Team K) 2693 votes
30. Komori Mika (Team B) 2613 votes
31. Sato Sumire (Team B) 2591 votes
32. Umeda Ayaka (Team K) 2499 votes
33. Fujie Reina (Team K)
34. Yonezawa Rumi (Team K)
35. Takayanagi Akane (Team KII)
36. Uchiyama Suzuran (AKB RS)
37. Katayama Haruka (Team A)
38. Yagami Kumi (Team S)
39. Matsubara Natsumi (Team A)
40. Ishiguro Atsuki (AKB RS) 1603 votes

Talk about the pressure! How must these elections affect the self esteem of the girls?

Source: aramatheydidnt