As Yahoo! Japan has recently revealed their general search word ranking for the first half of 2011, Google has decided to release a ranking that focuses only on search terms that include AKB48 members. AKB48 members constantly top the celebrity search rankings in Japan, so it would be interesting to find out which member was googled the most during the first half of 2011. Many members gain interest from fans due to solo activities in dramas, movies, or music. The list has an interesting mix of names; you can check out the rankings below!

Google’s AKB48 Members Search Ranking
01 – Kashiwagi Yuki
02 – Sashihara Rino
03 – Kojima Haruna
04 – Miyazawa Sae
05 – Minegishi Minami
06 – Takahashi Minami
07 – Watanabe Mayu
08 – Itano Tomomi
09 – Oshima Yuko
10 – Kasai Tomomi

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