This year, AKB will be splitting their Request Hour amongst just AKB48 (tandoku) and AKB48 Group:
AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Set List Best 100 201616-18 January 2016, Tokyo Dome City Hall
AKB48 Group Request Hour Set List Best 100 201622-24 January 2016, Tokyo Dome City Hall
AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour is just for AKB48 songs.
AKB48 Group Request Hour contains AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, NGT48, SDN48.
It does
not contain sub-units and soloists.
Voting Period:8th December 2016 10:00 JST --> 21st December 2015 15:00 JST
Voting Methods:①AKB48 42nd Single"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" Limited Edition + Regular Edition CDs
②AKB48 "Nihonbashira no hi" Fanclub
③AKB48 Mobile Fanclub
④AKB48 Smartphone App Member
⑤AKB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND Monthly Subscription
⑥AKB OFFICIAL NET Member
⑦SKE48 Mobile Fanclub
⑧SKE48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND Monthly Subscription
⑨NMB48 Mobile Fanclub
⑩NMB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND Monthly Subscription
⑪HKT48 Mobile Fanclub
⑫HKT48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND Monthly Subscription
What I'm confused about, is that one vote from any of those methods gets you a vote in both Request Hours or you have to pick and choose...http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12102016280.html