In light of the intense senbatsu election, social media analysis company "Kuchikomi@Kakarichou" compiled a special keyword ranking to show which member of AKB48 is most talked about over the internet.

The ranking was calculated by determining how many comments mentioned each girl's name, with data taken from over 200 million blogs. With the election already set in motion, this keyword analysis may hint at which member may make a sudden jump up the list because of fans who have not yet voted.

Topping the list with 73,420 mentions is Maeda Atsuko, known as "the face of AKB48", two thousand mentions above Oshima Yuko in second place. Third is Itano Tomomi, who made her solo debut with the single "Dear J" earlier this year.

Check out the top twenty-one members below!

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01. Maeda Atsuko (73,420)
02. Oshima Yuko (71,389)
03. Itano Tomomi (52,559)
04. Shinoda Mariko (43,805)
05. Takahashi Minami (38,123)
06. Kashiwagi Yuki (35,677)
07. Kojima Haruna (35,046)
08. Watanabe Mayu (33,769)
09. Sashihara Rino (30,682)
10. Miyazawa Sae (26,899)
11. Minegishi Minami (23,670)
12. Akimoto Sayaka (23,097)
13. Kasai Tomomi (22,187)
14. Takajo Aki (20,401)
15. Matsui Rena (19,640)
16. Sato Amina (15,823)
17. Miyazaki Miho (13,771)
18. Kitahara Rie (12,336)
19. Matsui Jurina (11,591)
20. Nakagawa Haruka (11,394)
21. Ono Erina (5,731)

Source: Barks
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