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- Team A: Haruna KojimaHaruna Kojimais a singer, actress, and a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A.- Career :Kojima started her career as a member of Angel Eyes, an idol group under Stardust Promotion that disbanded in 2001...
, Rino Sashihara, Mariko ShinodaMariko Shinodais a singer, actress, fashion model, and one of members of the Japanese idol group AKB48.- Life and career :In October 2005 she failed an audition to be one of founding members of AKB48. She started working at a café in then-Akihabara 48 Theater as a staff member...
, Aki Takajo, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda - Team K: Tomomi ItanoTomomi Itanois a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, as well as a soloist.- Biography :In 2005, she joined the all-female Japanese idol group AKB48. After becoming a model for the popular woman's fashion magazine Cawaii!, she released her first photo book titled T.O.M.O.row in April 2009. In early 2010...
, Yuko OshimaYūko Ōshimais a member of Japanese idol group AKB48's Team K, and a subunit of the group Not yet. She has been a contributing member for all of AKB48's singles since "Aitakatta" in October 2006, except for 2010's "Chance no Junban". Oshima has participated in four number 1 singles: "River", "Ponytail to...
, Minami MinegishiMinami Minegishiis a Japanese idol singer and actress, member of the group AKB48.She is one of its original members, debuting with "team A" in 2005, produced by Yasushi Akimoto...
, Sae MiyazawaSae Miyazawa, is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She has been part of the "Senbatsu" group in the all singles except "Chance no Junban", released as AKB48. She is one of three members of Chocolove from AKB48, which became defunct after Rina Nakanishi's graduation from AKB48... - Team B: Tomomi KasaiTomomi Kasai, born November 16, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, is a singer, actress, footsal player and a member of idol group AKB48 under Team B. She had a recurring role on Kamen Rider W as Elizabeth, alongside group member Tomomi Itano...
, Yuki KashiwagiYuki Kashiwagi, is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and is now captain of Team B. Her talent agency is Watanabe Productions.- Career :...
, Rie KitaharaRie Kitaharais a Japanese singer, actor and voice actor. member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She debuted in 2008 in Team A and now is in Team B. She is part of the senbatsu, having been voted number 13, 16 and 13 in the AKB48 sembatsu elections...
, Mayu WatanabeMayu Watanabeis a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 Team B. She is also a member of Watarirouka Hashiritai and Team Dragon from AKB48.- 2007–2009 :In 2006, Watanabe was chosen out of 13,000 applicants to become a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48.... - SKE48SKE48SKE48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The audition was held during the summer and debuted in October 2008. SKE48 performs in the newly built studio in the renovated Sunshine Sakae in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, every Saturday...
team S: Jurina Matsui, Rena MatsuiRena Matsuiis a member of the Japanese idol group SKE48. She is in Team S. She takes part in not only SKE48 but AKB48 selection members for CD.- Career :Rena Matsui participated in the first SKE48 audition in July 2008, which she passed along with 22 other participants. The group made their debut in October...
All senbatsu members who appear in this single have appeared in the last single, Heavy Rotation
Heavy Rotation (song)
-Heavy Rotation:*Team A: Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Haruka Nakagawa, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Aki Takajo*Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Tomomi Itano, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Erena Ono , Yuko Oshima,...
. Notable omissions from the last single include Erena Ono
Erena Ono
, is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She was in Team K and her talent agency was Ohtapro. She was also part of subgroups "Honegumi from AKB48", and "ICE from AKB48"...
, who has graduated from AKB48 in September and Sayaka Akimoto
Sayaka Akimoto
, is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is captain of Team K and also a member of the sub-unit group Diva. She was born to a Japanese father and a Filipina mother.- Singles :as AKB48* BINGO!* Baby! Baby! Baby!* RIVER* Included in **...
, then captain of Team K. Other senbatsu members from Heavy Rotation who did not make it are Amina Satō
Amina Satō
is a member of idol group AKB48 team A produced by Yasushi Akimoto.- Profile :* Name: Amina Sato * Team: A * Nicknames: Amina, Aminyan* Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan* Birthdate: October 16, 1990...
, Haruka Nakagawa, and Miho Miyazaki, who placed 18th, 20th, and 21st respectively at the general election.
Boku Dake no Value
Credited as Undergirls- Team A: Misaki Iwasa, Aika Ōta, Haruka Katayama, Haruka Nakagawa, Ami Maeda
- Team K: Ayaka Kikuchi, Moeno Nitō, Reina Fujie, Sakiko Matsui, Rumi Yonezawa
- Team B: Haruka Ishida, Manami Oku, Mika Komori, Sumire SatōSumire Satō, is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She joined on 20 December 2008 as a trainee, and is now a member of Team B. Her talent agency is Horipro.- Career :* Sumire was a finalist in Morning Musume's Happy 8 Ki Audition....
, Natsumi Hirajima, Miho Miyazaki - SKE48 team S: Yuria Kizaki, Kumi Yagami
- SKE48 team KII: Anna Ishida, Akane Takayanagi, Manatsu Mukaida
Kimi ni Tsuite
Credited as Mint- Team A: Katayama, At. Maeda
- Team K: Nitō, S. Matsui
- Team B: Kasai
Nakeru Basho
Credited as Diva(Bold indicates front members)
- Team A: Shizuka Ōya, Asuka Kuramochi, Chisato Nakada, Sayaka Nakaya, Natsumi Matsubara,
- Team K: Sayaka AkimotoSayaka Akimoto, is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is captain of Team K and also a member of the sub-unit group Diva. She was born to a Japanese father and a Filipina mother.- Singles :as AKB48* BINGO!* Baby! Baby! Baby!* RIVER* Included in **...
, Mayumi Uchida, Ayaka Umeda, Miku Tanabe, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Misato Nonaka - Team B: Kana Kobayashi, Amina SatōAmina Satōis a member of idol group AKB48 team A produced by Yasushi Akimoto.- Profile :* Name: Amina Sato * Team: A * Nicknames: Amina, Aminyan* Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan* Birthdate: October 16, 1990...
, Natsuki SatoNatsuki Sato, is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is an original Team K member and debuted on April 1, 2006. She was regrouped to the New Team B at the final Budokan Concert in August, 2009....
, Mariya Suzuki, Rina ChikanoRina Chikano, is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. Chikano debuted with AKB48 as a 5th generation research student in 2007.It took Chikano longer than usual to get promoted to a member's position when all other research students had either quit or been promoted; making her one of the last remaining...
, Yuka Masuda - SKE48 team S: Masana Ōya
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Adult Contemporary Airplay |
19 |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... |
1 |
| Billboard yearly Japan Hot 100 | 11 |
| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... daily singles |
1 |
| Oricon weekly singles | 1 |
| Oricon monthly singles | 2 |
| Oricon yearly singles | 1 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... weekly top 100 |
2 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100 | 29 |
Sales and certifications
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales | 1,010,000 |
| RIAJ physical shipping certification | Million (1,000,000+) |
| RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads | Double platinum (500,000+) |
| RIAJ PC downloads | Gold (100,000+) |