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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
- Type-A Cover
- Front: Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko
- Back: Kasai Tomomi, Matsui Rena, Matsui Jurina, Minegishi Minami
- Type-B Cover
- Front: Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
- Back: Sashihara Rino, Miyazawa Sae, Takajo Aki, Kitahara Rie
- Theater Edition Cover
- Front: "Beginner" 16 Senbatsu Members
"Beginner"
- AKB48 Team A: Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki , Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
- AKB48 Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae
- AKB48 Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Watanabe Mayu
- SKE48 Team S: Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena
"Boku Dake no value"
Artist: Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)
- (Center: Ota Aika)
- AKB48 Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Ota Aika, Katayama Haruka, Nakagawa Haruka, Maeda Ami
- AKB48 Team K: Kikuchi Ayaka, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko, Yonezawa Rumi
- AKB48 Team B: Ishida Haruka, Oku Manami, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Hirajima Natsumi, Miyazaki Miho
- SKE48 Team S: Kizaki Yuria, Yagami Kumi
- SKE48 Team KII: Ishida Anna, Takayanagi Akane, Mukaida Manatsu
"Kimi ni Tsuite"
Artist: MINT
- (Center: Maeda Atsuko)
- AKB48 Team A: Katayama Haruka, Maeda Atsuko
- AKB48 Team K: Nito Moeno, Matsui Sakiko
- AKB48 Team B: Kasai Tomomi
"Nakeru Basho"
Names in bold indicate the vocalist team, while the remaining members participated as the dance team.
Artist: DIVA
- (Center: Akimoto Sayaka)
- AKB48 Team A: Oya Shizuka, Kuramochi Asuka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Matsubara Natsumi
- AKB48 Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Uchida Mayumi, Umeda Ayaka, Tanabe Miku, Nonaka Misato
- AKB48 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 | |
7 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 5,323 | |
12 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 3,925 | |
14 | 44 | 47 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 3,000 | |
18 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 2,961 | |
21 | - | - | - | - | 39 | 37 | 51 | 2,152 | |
30 | - | - | - | - | 44 | 36 | 60 | 1,618 | |
42 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 44 | 56 | 1,155 | |
40 | - | - | - | 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 | |
25 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 61 | 1,048 | |
38 | - | - | - | - | 47 | 40 | 59 | 875 | |
40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 847 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85 | 923 | |
- | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | 60 | 1,104 | |
40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95 | 704 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 93 | 596 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 94 | 878 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110 | 686 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 101 | 673 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131 | 447 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | 430 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 142 | 402 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 163 | 334 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 197 | 248 | |
OUT | 3 weeks | ||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 189 | 306 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 171 | 349 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 179 | 477 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 195 | 349 | |
OUT | 2 weeks | ||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 184 | 397 | |
OUT | 2 weeks | ||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 188 | 248 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 195 | 230 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 176 | 290 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 158 | 323 | |
OUT | 6 weeks | ||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 188 | 330 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 192 | 259 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 155 | 372 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 144 | 356 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 181 | 246 |
Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | October | 1 | 826,989 |
2010 | November | 6 | 113,125 |
2010 | December | 15 | 28,671 |
2011 | January | 10 | 37,709 |
2011 | February | 41 | 12,038 |
Total Reported Sales: 1,039,362*
Total Sales in 2010: 954,283 (#1 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2011: 83,516* (#92 single of the year)
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 52
External Links
- Oricon Profile: Limited Edition Type-A | Regular Edition Type-A | Limited Edition Type-B | Regular Edition Type-B