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Beginner (AKB48)
- Artist
- AKB48
- Single
- Beginner
- Released
- 2010.10.27
- Catalog Number
- KIZM-90063/64 (Limited Edition Type-A)
- KIZM-63/64 (Regular Edition Type-A)
- KIZM-90065/66 (Limited Edition Type-B)
- KIZM-65/66 (Regular Edition Type-B)
- NMAX-1098 (Theater Edition)
- Price
- ¥1,600 (Limited and Regular Editions)
- ¥1,000 (Theater Edition)
- Type-A CD Tracklist
- Beginner
- Boku Dake no value (僕だけのvalue) (Undergirls)
- Kimi ni Tsuite (君について) (MINT)
- Beginner (OFF VOCAL VER.)
- Boku Dake no value (OFF VOCAL VER.)
- Kimi ni Tsuite (OFF VOCAL VER.)
- Type-A DVD Tracklist
- Beginner Music Clip
- Boku Dake no value Music Clip
- Kimi ni Tsuite Music Clip
- Beginner Formation Clip (Oshima Yuko Center ver.) (Beginnerフォーメーション映像(大島優子センターver.))
- Beginner Formation Clip (Shinoda Mariko Center ver.) (Beginnerフォーメーション映像(篠田麻里子センターver.))
- Beginner Formation Clip (Matsui Jurina & Watanabe Mayu Center ver.) (Beginnerフォーメーション映像(松井珠理奈・渡辺麻友センターver.))
- Type-B CD Tracklist
- Beginner
- Boku Dake no value (僕だけのvalue) (Undergirls)
- Nakeru Basho (泣ける場所) (DIVA)
- Beginner (OFF VOCAL VER.)
- Boku Dake no value (OFF VOCAL VER.)
- Nakeru Basho (OFF VOCAL VER.)
- Type-B DVD Tracklist
- Beginner Music Clip
- Boku Dake no value Music Clip
- Nakeru Basho Music Clip
- Beginner Formation Clip (Maeda Atsuko Center ver.) (Beginnerフォーメーション映像(前田敦子センターver.))
- Beginner Formation Clip (Itano Tomomi Center ver.) (Beginnerフォーメーション映像(板野友美センターver.))
- Beginner Formation Clip (Takahashi Minami Center ver.) (Beginnerフォーメーション映像(高橋みなみセンターver.))
- Theater CD Tracklist
- Beginner
- Boku Dake no value (僕だけのvalue) (Undergirls)
- Kimi ni Tsuite (君について) (MINT)
- Nakeru Basho (泣ける場所) (DIVA)
- Information
"Beginner" is the 18th major single (20th 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 an alternate cover and a ticket to attend a handshaking event, and all four type-A and type-B editions came with a serial number to vote for a song to be performed at AKB48's Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011 concert in January 2011. The single is the best-selling single of 2010. The RIAJ has certified the title track Platinum for full song downloads of over 250,000.
- TV Performances
- [2010.10.20] AKBINGO!
- [2010.10.27] AKBINGO!
- [2010.10.27] Music Station
- [2010.10.30] Music Fair
- [2010.10.30] Count Down TV
- [2010.10.31] CDTV
- [2010.10.31] Shin Domoto Kyuodai
- [2010.10.31] Music Japan
- [2010.11.03] AKBINGO!
- [2010.12.24] Music Station Super Live 2010
- [2010.12.30] 52nd Japan Record Awards
- [2010.12.31] 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen (Medley)
- [2011.06.07] SMAPxSMAP (Medley)
Selected Members
Beginner
- 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
Boku Dake no value
Artist: Undergirls (アンダーガールズ)
- Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Oota Aika, Katayama Haruka, Nakagawa Haruka, Maeda Ami
- Team K: Kikuchi Ayaka, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko, Yonezawa Rumi
- Team B: Ishida Haruka, Oku Manami, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Hirajima Natsumi, Miyazaki Miho
- Team S (SKE48): Kizaki Yuria, Yagami Kumi
- Team KII (SKE48): Ishida Anna, Takayanagi Akane, Mukaida Manatsu
Kimi ni Tsuite
Artist: MINT
- Team A: Katayama Haruka, Maeda Atsuko
- Team K: Nito Moeno, Matsui Sakiko
- Team B: Kasai Tomomi
Nakeru Basho
Artist: DIVA
- Team A: Ooya Shizuka, Kuramochi Asuka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Matsubara Natsumi
- Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Uchida Mayumi, Umeda Ayaka, Tanabe Miku, Nonaka Misato
- Team B: Kobayashi Kana, Sato Amina, Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Masuda Yuka
- SKE48 Team S: Oya Masana
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 | 1 | 1 | 826,989 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63,504 |
1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25,452 |
3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 14,308 |
15 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 9,861 |
13 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 7,065 |
9 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 7,104 |
7 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 7,001 |
9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7,501 |
8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8,505 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10,502 |
4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7,444 |
4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5,935 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 21 | 5,323 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 20 | 3,925 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 39 | 3,000 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 29 | 2,961 |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 61 | 1,048 |
21 | x | x | x | x | 39 | 37 | 51 | 2,152 |
30 | x | x | x | x | 44 | 36 | 60 | 1,618 |
42 | x | x | x | x | 35 | 44 | 56 | 1,155 |
40 | x | x | x | 49 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 863 |
39 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 1,226 |
34 | 42 | 49 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 32 | 40 | 1,241 |
Total Reported Sales: 1,037,799*
Total Sales in 2010: 954,283 (#1 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2011: 83,516* (#92 single of the year)
External Links
- Oricon Profile: Limited Edition Type-A | Regular Edition Type-A | Limited Edition Type-B | Regular Edition Type-B