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River (AKB48)
- 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
- RIVER
- Undergirls (アンダーガールズ) - Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (君のことが好きだから)
- Theater Girls (シアターガールズ) - Hikoukigumo (Theater Girls ver.) (ひこうき雲(シアターガールズver.))
- RIVER (off vocal ver.)
- Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (off vocal ver.) (君のことが好きだから(off vocal ver.))
- DVD Tracklist
- RIVER (Music Clip)
- Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (Music Clip)
- Hikoukigumo (Theater Girls ver.) (Music Clip)
- 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.
Selected Members
RIVER
- Team A: Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho
- Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae
- Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
- SKE48 Team S: Matsui Jurina
Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara
- Team A: Sato Amina, Takajo Aki, Fujie Reina
- Team K: Oku Manami, Kuramochi Asuka
- Team B: Oota Aika, Katayama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Nakagawa Haruka, Nito Moeno,
- Kenkyuusei: Ishida Haruka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Maeda Ami
- SKE48 Team S: Matsui Rena
Hikoukigumo
- Team A: Nakata Chisato
- Team K: Umeda Ayaka, Kobayashi Kana, Chikano Rina, Matsubara Natsumi, Masuda Yuka
- Team B: Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nakaya Sayaka, Hirajima Natsumi, Yonezawa Rumi
- Kenkyuusei: Iwasa Misaki, Uchida Mayumi, Ooya 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 for one 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 for two 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 |
Total Reported Sales: 255,012*
Total Sales in 2009: 216,527 (#22 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2010: 33,129
Total Sales in 2011: 5,356*
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