River (AKB48)

Regular Edition Cover

Theater Edition Cover

Artist

AKB48

Single

RIVER

Released

2009.10.21

Catalog Number

KIZM-43~44 (Regular Edition)

NMAX-1087 (Theater Edition)

Price

¥1,600 (Regular Edition)

¥1,000 (Theater Edition)

CD Tracklist

1. RIVER
2. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (君のことが好きだから) (Under Girls)
3. Hikoukigumo (Theater Girls ver.) (ひこうき雲（シアターガールズver.）) (Theater Girls)
4. RIVER (off vocal ver.)
5. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (off vocal ver.)

DVD Tracklist

1. RIVER (Music Clip)
2. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (Music Clip)
3. Hikoukigumo (Theater Girls ver.) (Music Clip)
4. Regular Clothes Special ~Words That Want to Be Said on a Date~ (私服のときスペシャル ～デートの時に言われたい一言～)

Information

"RIVER" is the 14th major single (16th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in two versions: a regular CD+DVD edition and a theater CD-only edition. The first press of the regular edition came with a nationwide handshake event ticket and a ticket to vote for a song to be performed at AKB48 Request Hour Setlist 100 2010, while all theater editions came with a "RIVER" handshake event ticket, an application ticket for a special "RIVER" event, and one member picture at random. The single debuted at #1 on the Oricon weekly chart, making it AKB48's first #1 single. It was the best-selling single by an idol group in the past seven years and also the second best-selling female artist single of 2009. The title track has been certified platinum by the RIAJ for full-song downloads of over 250,000.

TV Performances

• [2009.10.07] AKBINGO!
• [2009.10.14] AKBINGO!
• [2009.10.21] AKBINGO!
• [2009.10.23] Music Fighter
• [2009.10.25] MUSIC JAPAN
• [2009.10.28] AKBINGO!
• [2009.10.30] Music Station
• [2009.11.04] AKBINGO!
• [2009.11.21] Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009 (Korea)
• [2009.11.26] Best Hit Kayousai 2009
• [2009.12.02] AKBINGO!
• [2009.12.25] Music Station Super Live 2009

Selected Members

AKB48 promoting the single

Covers

• Front: Maeda Atsuko, Matsui Jurina, Takahashi Minami, Watanabe Mayu, Oshima Yuko, Itano Tomomi, Shinoda Mariko, Kojima Haruna
• Back: Kitahara Rie, Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho, Miyazawa Sae, Akimoto Sayaka, Ono Erena

"RIVER"

(Center: Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko)

• AKB48 Team A: Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho
• AKB48 Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae
• AKB48 Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
• SKE48 Team S: Matsui Jurina

"Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara"

Artist: Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)

(Center: Takajo Aki)

• AKB48 Team A: Sato Amina, Takajo Aki, Fujie Reina
• AKB48 Team K: Oku Manami, Kuramochi Asuka
• AKB48 Team B: Ota Aika, Katayama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Nakagawa Haruka, Nito Moeno
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Ishida Haruka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Maeda Ami
• SKE48 Team S: Matsui Rena

"Hikoukigumo (Theater Girls ver.)"

Artist: Theater Girls (シアターガールズ)

(Center: Yonezawa Rumi)

• AKB48 Team A: Nakata Chisato
• AKB48 Team K: Umeda Ayaka, Kobayashi Kana, Sato Natsuki, Chikano Rina, Masuda Yuka, Matsubara Natsumi
• AKB48 Team B: Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nakaya Sayaka, Hirajima Natsumi, Yonezawa Rumi
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Iwasa Misaki, Uchida Mayumi, Oya Shizuka, Suzuki Mariya, Nonaka Misato, Matsui Sakiko

Song Information

Lyrics

Akimoto Yasushi

Music

Inoue Yoshimasa

Other Information

Arrangement: Inoue Yoshimasa

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	178,579
5	13	4	11	9	9	8	5	16,943
19	5	27	23	18	22	22	12	9,483
19	48	41	44	34	39	28	41	2,556
29	-	-	-	-	41	44	59	1,895
26	-	-	41	39	33	36	42	2,363
22	-	-	-	36	33	18	37	2,630
46	48	47	38	43	43	19	36	2,078
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90	787
-	-	-	-	-	-	29	61	1,091
38	32	35	31	17	17	12	21	5,503
15	17	18	12	19	11	11
11	35	36	33	27	28	25	30	1,991
27	-	-	47	-	40	31	53	1,544
28	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	1,415
49	-	-	-	-	-	44	79	953
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	857
-	-	-	50	50	-	46	62	1,169
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	91	914
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	116	659
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	105	592
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	117	443
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	116	488
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	559
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	710
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90	529
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	144	418
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	508
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	122	508
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	143	416
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	172	312
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	133	569
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	133	504
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	143	415
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	141	443
OUT	1 week
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	179	303
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	180	308
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	138	369
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	158	418
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	167	340
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	193	302
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	175	386
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	131	466
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	145	544
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	457
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	120	482
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	417
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	142	442
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	133	413
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	150	365
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	117	448
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	151	328
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	434
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	150	423
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	161	394
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	165	381
OUT	2 weeks
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	157	412
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	158	409
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	126	527
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	86	649
-	-	-	33	41	46	-	53	1,167
38	-	-	-	-	-	45	59	929
36	-	-	-	-	-	-	74	875
45	-	-	-	-	-	-	96	800
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	117	615
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	118	567
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	118	553
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	169	416
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	186	322
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	181	247
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	161	263
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	136	353
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	116	400
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	129	395
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	146	319
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	182	260
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	186	310
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	175	318
OUT	1 week
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	199	203

Total Reported Sales: 260,553*
Total Sales in 2009: 216,527 (#22 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2010: 33,129

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 79

External Links

• Oricon Profile
• KING RECORDS Profile
• YouTube: "RIVER" MV
• STUDIO48: "RIVER" lyrics