The Countdown to the MNL48 First General Election Begins

The competition to be part of the first generation of AKB48’s sister group MNL48 is set to conclude this April 28 as the MNL8 First Generation General Election was formally announced on It’s Showtime.

After the Top 48 performing AKB48’s Aitakatta (the first time they performed an AKB song since the Top 200 announcement) and the dance face-off of the seven challengers and seven bottom rankers, Hallohallo Entertainment Inc. revealed that starting today, April 14, the battle for the Final 48 officially begins as the votes on the MNL48 app reset and go back to zero.

Inspired by the tradition of its sister group, AKB48, MNL48 will be having its first General Election on April 28 with live coverage to be aired on It’s Showtime. The big event will determine the members’ hierarchy in the group which will be based on votes.

From the Final 48 after the General Election, Top 16 will compete for the Top 7 spots who will be training in Japan and will have the opportunity to perform with AKB48 and other sister groups in Asia, while the remaining 41 members will train here in the Philippines.

As the Top 7 members are chosen, the center girl who will be the face of MNL48 will also be crowned. Supporters are encouraged to vote for their favorite and make her dreams come true. Unlike the previous rounds, there will only be one vote per account. Voting began at 3pm yesterday on the MNL48 Plus App, and will officially end on April 27, 2018 at 1pm.

The profiles have also changed, complete with election posters made AKB style. It also contains more information about each members. The app also contains a “Voter’s ID” that will be used for the General Election. It would be remembered that HHE has planned for the app to also include crucial functions such as theater ticket, and merchandise purchases, as well as passes for events. The current version sports a better interface and lay-out, an improvement from its bug-ridden earlier versions.

The official MNL48 first generation idols will have the privilege to perform on MNL48’s soon-to-be-built theatre, will be the first Filipino endorsers of Tokyo Girls Collection, together with other Japanese girls, and will be living on the MNL48 mansion.

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