Ponytail to Chouchou

Type-A Cover

Type-B Cover

Theater Edition Cover

Artist

AKB48

Single

Ponytail to Chouchou (ポニーテールとシュシュ; Ja/Fr: Ponytail with a Scrunchie)

Released

2010.05.26

Catalog Number

KIZM.53/54 (Type-A)

KIZM.55/56 (Type-B)

NMAX-1093 (Theater Edition)

Price

¥1,600 (Type-A)

¥1,600 (Type-B)

¥1,000 (Theater Edition)

Type-A CD Tracklist

1. Ponytail to Chouchou (ポニーテールとシュシュ)
2. Nusumareta Kuchibiru (盗まれた唇) (Undergirls)
3. Boku no YELL (僕のYELL) (Theater Girls)
4. Ponytail to Chouchou (off vocal ver.)
5. Nusumareta Kuchibiru (off vocal ver.)
6. Boku no YELL (off vocal ver.)

Type-A DVD Tracklist

1. Ponytail to Chouchou Music Clip
2. Nusumareta Kuchibiru Music Clip
3. Boku no YELL Music Clip

Type-B CD Tracklist

1. Ponytail to Chouchou (ポニーテールとシュシュ)
2. Nusumareta Kuchibiru (盗まれた唇) (Undergirls)
3. Majijo Teppen Blues (マジジョテッペンブルース)
4. Ponytail to Chouchou (off vocal ver.)
5. Nusumareta Kuchibiru (off vocal ver.)
6. Majijo Teppen Blues (off vocal ver.)

Type-B DVD Tracklist

1. Ponytail to Chouchou Music Clip
2. Nusumareta Kuchibiru Music Clip
3. Majijo Teppen Blues Music Clip

Theater Edition CD Tracklist

1. Ponytail to Chouchou (ポニーテールとシュシュ)
2. Nusumareta Kuchibiru (盗まれた唇) (Undergirls)
3. Boku no YELL (僕のYELL) (Theater Girls)
4. Majijo Teppen Blues (マジジョテッペンブルース)

Information

"Ponytail to Chouchou" is the 16th major single (18th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in three versions: a type A and B that came with a DVD, and a theater version. The single come with the code for member election for the next single.

TV Performances

• [2010.05.19] AKBINGO!
• [2010.05.26] AKBINGO!
• [2010.05.28] Happy Music
• [2010.05.28] Music Station
• [2010.05.29] CDTV
• [2010.06.02] AKBINGO!
• [2010.12.06] HEY! HEY! HEY! (Medley)

Selected Members

AKB48 promoting the single

Type-A Cover

• Front: Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Oshima Yuko, Watanabe Mayu, Matsui Jurina
• Back: "Ponytail to Chouchou" 16 Senbatsu Members

Type-B Cover

• Front: Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Itano Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie
• Back: Minegishi Minami, Ono Erena, Takajo Aki, Miyazawa Sae, Kasai Tomomi, Miyazaki Miho

Theater Edition Cover

• Front and Back: "Ponytail to Chouchou" 16 Senbatsu Members

"Ponytail to Chouchou"

(Center: Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko)

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

"Nusumareta Kuchibiru"

Artist: Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)

(Center: Matsui Rena, Maeda Ami)

• Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Ota Aika, Katayama Haruka, Kuramochi Asuka, Sashihara Rino, Maeda Ami
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Nito Moeno, Fujie Reina
• Team B: Oku Manami, Komori Mika, Sato Amina, Sato Sumire
• SKE48 Team S: Matsui Rena, Yagami Kumi

"Boku no YELL"

Artist: Theater Girls (シアターガールズ)

(Center: Nakagawa Haruka)

• Team A: Oya Shizuka, Nakagawa Haruka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Matsubara Natsumi
• Team K: Uchida Mayumi, Umeda Ayaka, Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nonaka Misato, Matsui Sakiko, Yonezawa Rumi
• Team B: Ishida Haruka, Kobayashi Kana, Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Hirajima Natsumi, Masuda Yuka
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Ishiguro Atsuki, Ueki Asaka, Oba Mina, Kinomoto Momoko, Sano Yuriko, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takamatsu Eri, Takeuchi Miyu, Nagao Mariya, Nakamura Mariko, Fujimoto Sara, Mori Anna, Yamauchi Suzuran, Yokoyama Yui

"Majijo Teppen Blues"

(Center: Maeda Atsuko)

• Team A: Ota Aika, Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Nito Moeno, Miyazawa Sae
• Team B: Oku Manami, Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Komori Mika, Miyazaki Miho, Watanabe Mayu
• SKE48 Team S: Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena
• SDN48: Nachu

Only participated in the MV

• Team A: Katayama Haruka, Nakaya Sayaka
• Team K: Tanabe Miku, Minegishi Minami, Yonezawa Rumi
• Team B: Sato Amina
• SKE48 Team S: Yagami Kumi
• SDN48: Akita Kazue, Ito Kana, Umeda Haruka, Kaida Jyuri, Kouchi Masami, Kondo Sayaka, Sato Yukari

Song Information

Lyrics

Akimoto Yasushi

Music

Tada Shinya

Other Information

Arrangement: Ikuta Machine

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	513,453
1	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	46,279
1	11	14	8	7	4	6	9	17,284
3	11	11	8	6	6	7	5	10,465
6	18	21	15	9	9	3	11	7,503
7	16	21	13	9	9	8	13	5,154
8	31	34	25	15	15	14	22	4,288
12	27	20	15	13	13	13	17	4,096
10	23	32	29	19	13	20	22	4,260
6	30	33	33	31	29	20	30	3,821
16	43	44	38	29	30	31	34	2,478
23	50	45	35	31	26	25	37	2,937
25	34	31	24	21	18	20	28	4,113
13	37	39	31	29	24	30	31	3,980
20	28	29	26	25	23	24	26	3,515
20	40	37	37	34	30	27	31	2,506
17	39	40	45	30	30	31	35	2,083
24	45	-	36	36	28	26	39	2,064
28	39	-	36	39	29	29	39	1,680
27	-	-	48	46	32	27	51	1,585
21	40	41	39	37	29	29	36	1,954
21	-	49	44	46	31	30	44	1,646
26	-	-	-	45	41	31	52	2,025
27	46	43	37	38	40	39	43	1,896
33	-	-	-	49	40	41	58	1,650
29	-	-	-	-	46	46	58	1,526
-	-	-	-	-	50	41	71	1,819
37	-	-	-	-	44	41	57	1,808
33	50	48	50	46	35	40	47	2,091
31	45	47	45	31	30	31	38	2,321
27	35	34	26	19	18	15	25	3,508
11	x	x	x	x	x	x	9	5,276
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	6	7,800
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	9	6,453
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	14	5,402
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	22	4,607
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	21	3,689
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	41	2,944
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	30	2,808
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	52	2,131
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	64	1,527
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	58	1,116
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	55	934
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	36	1,624
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	23	1,967
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	37	1,820
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	41	1,315
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	51	1,215
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	54	1,565
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	41	1,678
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	69	1,124
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	60	973
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	59	1,875
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	60	1,453
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	72	1,025
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	76	888

Total Reported Sales: 740,291*
Total Sales in 2010: 659,959 (#5 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2011: 77,167 (#100 single of the year)

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 86

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Type-A | Type-B