Sakura no Ki ni Narou

Limited Edition Type-A Cover	Limited Edition Type-B Cover
Regular Edition Type-A Cover	Regular Edition Type-B Cover

Theatre Edition Cover

Artist

AKB48

Single

Sakura no Ki ni Narou (桜の木になろう)

Released

2011.02.16

Catalog Number

KIZM-90081/2 (Limited Edition Type-A)

KIZM-81/2 (Regular Edition Type-A)

KIZM-90083/4 (Limited Edition Type-B)

KIZM-83/4 (Regular Edition Type-B)

NMAX-1104 (Theater Edition)

Price

¥1,600 (Limited and Regular Editions)

¥1,000 (Theater Edition)

Type-A CD Tracklist

1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou (桜の木になろう)
2. Guuzen no Juujiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls)
3. Kiss Made 100 Mile (キスまで100マイル) (MINT)
4. Sakura no Ki ni Narou off vocal ver.
5. Guuzen no Juujiro off vocal ver.
6. Kiss Made 100 Mile off vocal ver.

Type-A DVD Tracklist

1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou MUSIC CLIP
2. Guuzen no Juujiro MUSIC CLIP
3. Kiss Made 100 Mile MUSIC CLIP
4. Members' Personal Clothes Fashion Show (Type-A) (ガチ私服ファッションショー（Type-A）)

Type-B CD Tracklist

1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou (桜の木になろう)
2. Guuzen no Juujiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls)
3. Area K (エリアK) (DIVA)
4. Sakura no Ki ni Narou off vocal ver.
5. Guuzen no Juujiro off vocal ver.
6. Area K off vocal ver.

Type-B DVD Tracklist

1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou MUSIC CLIP <Complete Version> (桜の木になろう　MUSIC CLIP＜完全版＞)
2. Guuzen no Juujiro MUSIC CLIP
3. Area K MUSIC CLIP
4. Members' Personal Clothes Fashion Show (Type-B) (ガチ私服ファッションショー（Type-B）)

Theatre CD Tracklist

1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou (桜の木になろう)
2. Guuzen no Juujiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls)
3. Ougon Center (黄金センター) (team Kenkyuusei)
4. Sakura no Ki ni Narou off vocal ver.
5. Guuzen no Juujiro off vocal ver.
6. Ougon Center off vocal ver.

Information

"Sakura no Ki ni Narou" is the 20th major-label single (22nd overall) released by AKB48. It was released in five versions: a limited type-A CD+DVD edition, a regular type-A CD+DVD edition, a limited type-B CD+DVD edition, a regular type-B CD+DVD edition, and a limited CD-only theater edition. The limited type-A and type-B editions came with a national handshaking event ticket, while the theater edition came with a "Sakura no Ki ni Narou" handshaking event ticket and one member picture at random. The title track was used as the theme song for the drama Sakura Kara no Tegami ~AKB48 Sorezore no Sotsugyou Monogatari~, which starred all AKB48 members. The single sold 655,344 copies on its first day of release, which is the most that any artist has sold in a single day since Oricon started reporting daily sales in March 2009.

Selected Members

Sakura no Ki ni Narou

• Team A: Kojima Haruna, Maeda Atsuko, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Takajo Aki
• Team K: Itano Tomomi, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Oshima Yuko
• Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Watanabe Mayu
• Team S (SKE48): Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena

Guuzen no Juujirou

Artist: Undergirls (アンダーガールズ)

• Team A: Oota Aika, Nakagawa Haruka, Maeda Ami
• Team K: Uchida Mayumi, Kikuchi Ayaka, Nito Moeno, Fujie Reina, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Ishida Haruka, Oku Manami, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Miyazaki Miho
• Team S (SKE48): Oya Masana, Yagami Kumi
• Team KII (SKE48): Takayanagi Akane, Mukaida Manatsu
• Team E (SKE48): Kimoto Kanon

Kiss Made 100 Mile

Artist: MINT

• Team A: Katayama Haruka, Maeda Atsuko
• Team K: Nito Moeno, Matsui Sakiko
• Team B: Kasai Tomomi

Area K

Artist: DIVA

• Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Ooya Shizuka, Kuramochi Asuka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Matsubara Natsumi
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nonaka Misato, Yonezawa Rumi
• Team B: Kobayashi Kana, Sato Amina, Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Hirajima Natsumi, Masuda Yuka

Ougon Center

Artist: team Kenkyuusei (team研究生)

• 9th Generation: Oba Mina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takeuchi Miyu, Nagao Mariya, Nakamura Mariko, Mori Anna, Yamauchi Suzuran
• 10th Generation: Abe Maria, Izuta Rina, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Kato Rena, Kanazawa Yuki, Kobayashi Marina, Nakamata Shiori, Fujita Nana
• 11th Generation: Ushikubo Sara, Kawaei Rina, Kojima Natsuki, Suzuki Shihori, Natori Wakana, Morikawa Ayaka, Yamaguchi Nau

Song Information

AKB48 promoting the single

Lyrics

Akimoto Yasushi

Music

Yoko Kensuke

Other Information

Arrangement: Nonaka "Masa" Yuichi

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	942,479
1	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	55,484
2	8	6	6	6	4	5	6	24,519
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x,xxx

Total Reported Sales: 1,022,482*

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Limited Edition Type-A | Regular Edition Type-A | Limited Edition Type-B | Regular Edition Type-B