After May , more than 35 members of AKB48 and their sister groups participated in the South Korean television competition Produce 48 , which will form a new idol girl group that will run for more than two years in Seoul .
On March 14 , 2018 , the group released their 51st single `` JyaaBaaJaa '' , with Nana Okada as the center for the single.  On May 30 , the group released their 52nd single `` Teacher Teacher '' , with Yui Oguri as the center performer for the single.  Jurina Matsui topped the 10th installment of the AKB48 general elections with 194,453 votes , and will be the center performer for the 53rd single.
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