JKT48 single's members election is an annual event held by idol group JKT48 to determine the selected members who would participate in a single. It was held annually since 2014. Originally held between March and May, in 2018 and 2019 it was held between September and November.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia during most of 2020, the annual election was not held for the first time. It was then held again in late 2024.
2014
JKT48 6th Single's Members Election () was a chain of annual event to determine the selected members who would participate in the JKT48's 6th single. This event was the first edition, following the same event held by AKB48 and its local sister groups. The election determined the top 16 members with the most votes to fill 16 positions on two songs; the top 16 (Japanese: ) would be featured in the main single. The order of blocking (dancing position) was determined by the result of the vote from the fans. In this case, the number one position would place the member as the center on the single. The election result was revealed at the ANTV Epicentrum Studio Complex in South Jakarta and broadcast live on antv on 26 April 2014. The event was emceed by , former host of Indonesian series of Idols, Indonesian Idol in first and second seasons, and . All 40 of JKT48 members active as of 5 March 2014 participated. On 25 March, all 31 remaining members from the newly-introduced third generation members entered the contest.
The top 16 members were featured in the single "Gingham Check", released on 11 June 2014.
Timeline 5 March 2014: Voting period opened for serial numbers obtained from JKT48 single "Flying Get", JKT48 Official Fan Club privilege, and ballots distributed after every theater show. 15 March 2014: First round results announcement 16–22 March 2014: Voting period for serial numbers obtained by downloading the said single in the official mobile content menu. 25 March 2014: Second round results announcement 23 April 2014, midnight: Voting period closed at all 26 April 2014: Final results announcement
Candidates All 40 JKT48 members active as of 5 March 2014 participated. On 25 March, all 31 remaining members from the newly-introduced third generation members entered the contest, making the number of candidates up to 71. As she was yet to officially join the group, AKB48 newly transferred-in member Rina Chikano did not participate in the election.
Election results
FinalrankNameTeamPopularvoteSecond preliminary resultFirst preliminary resultPopular voteRankPopular voteRank1Melody Nurramdhani LaksaniJ14,541 7,969 1 475 12Jessica VerandaJ13,285 6,465 2 370 73Haruka NakagawaJ13,276 2,718 14 460 24Shania JunianathaJ12,859 2,741 13 342 85Beby Chaesara AnadilaJ12,015 6,059 3 415 46Nabilah Ratna Ayu AzaliaJ11,872 2,587 15 371 67Rica LeyonaJ11,732 5,914 5 N/A N/A8Devi Kinal PutriJ10,031 6,013 4 396 59Ghaida FarisyaJ9,044 4,156 7 239 1410Viviyona AprianiKIII8,917 4,439 6 N/A N/A11Ratu Vienny FitrilyaKIII7,149 2,980 10 434 312Cindy YuviaKIII 6,669 N/A N/A 254 1113ThaliaKIII6,290 2,934 11 N/A N/A14Ayana ShahabJ6,259 N/A N/A 340 915Jennifer HannaKIII5,144 3,015 8 N/A N/A16Jessica VaniaJ4,718 2,995 9 242 13Rona AnggreaniKIIIN/A 2,797 12 N/A N/ALidya Maulida DjuhandarKIIIN/A 2,316 16 N/A N/AThalia Ivanka ElizabethJN/A N/A N/A 338 10Sinka JulianiKIIIN/A N/A N/A 246 12Sendy ArianiJN/A N/A N/A 238 15Saktia OktapyaniTraineeN/A N/A N/A 211 16
Post-election Melody Nurramdhani Laksani became the center of a JKT48 single for the fifth time. By winning this election, she centered five out of the six JKT48 singles at the time. Until 2024, Saktia Oktapyani was the only member to ever enter the table as a "Trainee" in any phase, entering only in the first preliminary result.
2015
JKT48 10th Single's Members Election () was a chain of annual event to determine the selected members who would participate in the 10th single of idol group JKT48. This event was the second edition and the first to feature members ranked 17th to 32nd. It followed the same event held by AKB48 and its local sister groups. The election determined the top 32 members with the most votes to fill 32 positions on two songs; the top 16 (Japanese: ) would be featured in the main single and the rest on the coupling song. The order of blocking (dancing position) was determined by the result of the vote from the fans. In this case, the number one position would place the member as the center on the single. The election result was revealed at Tanah Airku Theater, inside the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta, on 2 May 2015. It was broadcast live on NET and hosted by , former host of Indonesian version of La Academia, Akademi Fantasi Indosiar, and , contestant of Indonesian Idol in fifth season.
The top 16 members were featured in JKT48's 10th single, "Refrain Penuh Harapan" and the members ranked 17th to 32nd sang the B-side "Value Milikku Saja"; the recording was released on 27 May 2015.
Timeline 27 March 2015: Voting period opened for serial numbers obtained from JKT48 single "Pareo wa Emerald", JKT48 Official Fan Club privilege, and ballots distributed after every theater show. 7 April 2015: First round results announcement 8–12 April 2015: Voting period for serial numbers obtained by downloading the said single in the official mobile content menu. 14 April 2015: Second round results announcement 1 May 2015, midnight: Voting period closed at all 2 May 2015: Final results announcement
Categorization The top 16 would sing the main single, while members ranked 17th to 32nd, called Under Girls, would sing the B-side.
Candidates All 64 JKT48 members active as of 27 March 2015 participated. This, as of the 2024 election, remains the only time when all of the group's active members were participating throughout the entire election process.
Election results
FinalrankNameTeamPopularvoteProgress from 2014Second preliminary resultFirst preliminary resultPopular voteRankPopular voteRank1Jessica VerandaJ22,404 1 9,567 2 1,693 42Haruka NakagawaJ21,882 1 3,440 13 1,044 123Melody Nurramdhani LaksaniJ20,107 2 10,180 1 840 174Andela YuwonoT17,610 New entry 4,395 10 1,593 45Devi Kinal PutriJ16,574 3 7,126 4 616 256Shania JunianathaJ15,984 2 7,695 3 1,361 77Ratu Vienny FitrilyaKIII15,875 4 4,355 11 1,232 88Priscillia Sari DewiKIII15,188 New entry 6,293 6 2,727 19Cindy YuviaKIII14,919 3 3,422 14 759 2210Nabilah Ratna Ayu AzaliaJ14,853 4 6,335 5 1,167 1011Riskha FairunissaKIII14,846 New entry 4,498 9 2,580 212Beby Chaesara AnadilaJ 13,105 7 3,154 20 760 2113Ghaida FarisyaJ12,908 4 5,152 7 676 2314Ayana ShahabJ12,631 0 3,045 21 763 2015Sendy ArianiJ12,585 New entry 4,645 8 1997 316Gabriela Margareth WarouwJ11,959 New entry 3,267 18 1,019 1417Elaine HartantoT10,861 New entry 3,418 15 1,536 618Rina ChikanoKIII10,276 New entry 3,850 12 1,147 1119Frieska Anastasia LaksaniJ10,025 New entry 3,004 22 1,168 920Michelle Christo KusnadiT8,106 New entry 2,205 31 672 2421Rona AnggreaniKIII7,517 New entry 3,233 19 766 1922ThaliaKIII6,327 9 2,864 25 792 1823Jennifer HannaKIII5,852 8 2,487 27 600 2624Shinta NaomiKIII5,624 New entry 2,720 26 897 1625Viviyona AprianiKIII5,505 15 3,349 16 540 2826Jessica VaniaJ5,332 10 2,885 24 N/A N/A27Sinka JulianiKIII5,111 New entry 2,108 32 547 2728Dwi Putri BonitaKIII4,999 New entry 2,395 28 329 3129Maria Genoveva NataliaDesy Purnamasari GunawanT4,866 New entry 3,291 17 912 1530Rezky Wiranti DhikeJ4,420 New entry 2,904 23 1,031 1331Lidya Maulida DjuhandarKIII4,005 New entry 2,231 30 433 3032Shani Indira NatioT 3,710 New entry 2,331 29 N/A N/AAyu Safira OktavianiT N/A N/A N/A 485 29Aninditha Rahma CahyadiT N/A N/A N/A 307 32
Post-election
Jessica Veranda solely became the center of a JKT48 single for the first time. Haruka Nakagawa recorded the highest finish for a non-Indonesian member (2nd). Andela Yuwono became the highest-ranked new entry and the highest-ranked non-Team J member by finishing fourth. Remarkably, this was only her second election participation and first full cycle election, having entered the election halfway through in 2014. This would be her last Senbatsu, as she resigned from the group later that year. For the first time there were more than one non-Indonesian member in the top 32: Nakagawa and Rina Chikano. Ayana Shahab became the first member to have a steady rank compared to the previous election (14th). The 7-vote gap between Nabilah Ratna Ayu Azalia and Riskha Fairunissa broke the record for tightest margin set in the previous year between Nakagawa and 2nd-placed Jessica Veranda (9 points). Seventeen out of the top 32 members were new entries; the most in any JKT48 election until 2024. Twelve of them went to Under Girls, also the most in such election. Five members made their first top 16 (and top 32) finish: Andela Yuwono, Priscillia Sari Dewi, Riskha Fairunissa, Sendy Ariani, and Gabriela Margareth Warouw. Only the first two were making their Senbatsu debut. Members with all-time high rank after this election (ever ranked at least twice) were Jessica Veranda, Haruka Nakagawa, Devi Kinal Putri, Ratu Vienny Fitrilya, Cindy Yuvia, Priscillia Sari Dewi, Michelle Christo Kusnadi, Gabriela Margareth Warouw, Sinka Juliani, Shinta Naomi, and Shani Indira Natio. Members with all-time low rank after this election (ever ranked at least twice) were Melody Nurramdhani Laksani, Shania Junianatha, Nabilah Ratna Ayu Azalia, Beby Chaesara Anadila, Ghaida Farisya, Thalia, Jennifer Hanna, Viviyona Apriani, and Jessica Vania.
2016
JKT48 13th Single's Members Election () was a chain of event to determine the selected members who would participate in the 13th single of idol group JKT48. This event was the third edition, having been held annually since 2014. The election determined the top 32 members with the most votes to fill 32 positions on two songs; the top 16 (Japanese: ) would be featured in the main single and the rest on the coupling song. The order of blocking (dancing position) was determined by the result of the vote from the fans. In this case, the number one position would place the member as the center on the single. The election result was revealed at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Central Jakarta on 7 May 2016 and broadcast live on RTV. The event was emceed by , who had been emceed the same event previously, and . This was one of the last events hosted by the stadium before its closure for renovation due to the 2018 Asian Games.
The top 16 members were featured in JKT48's 13th single, "Hanya Lihat ke Depan" and the members ranked 17th to 32nd sang the B-side "Tidak Boleh Pelukan"; the recording was released on 1 June 2016.
Timeline 23 March 2016: Voting period opened for serial numbers obtained from JKT48 album , JKT48 Official Fan Club privilege, and ballots distributed after every theater show. 6 April 2016: First round results announcement 7–17 April 2016: Voting period for serial numbers obtained by downloading the said album in the official mobile content menu. 15 April 2016: Second round results announcement 6 May 2016, midnight: Voting period closed at all 7 May 2016: Final results announcement
Categorization The top 16 would sing the main single, while members ranked 17th to 32nd, called Under Girls, would sing the B-side.
Candidates Sixty of 64 JKT48 members active as of 23 March 2016 participated. Five members had announced their graduation earlier that year and all but Haruka Nakagawa did not participate in the election. Three of them would eventually leave the group amid the election process.
Election results