Type A Cover
Released February 17, 2010
Genre J-Pop
Format CD Single, CD+DVD
Recorded 2010
Label You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
Producer ?
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(2009)
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"Sakura no Shiori" is the 15th major single (17th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in three versions: a type A and B that came with a DVD, and a theater version. All AKB48 members and two SKE48 were filmed in the "Sakura no Shiori" PV wearing Hakama costumes with several Tokyo districts used as background. The PV is directed by Iwai Shunji, famous Japanese film director. This single sold 317,828 copies in its first week and became the highest-selling first week for a female single since Utada Hikaru's "COLORS" in 2003.
Tracklist
Type-A CD Tracklist
Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞) Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll (マジスカロックンロール) Enkyori Poster (遠距離ポスター) (Team PB) Sakura no Shiori (off vocal ver.) Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll (off vocal ver.) (マジスカロックンロール)
Type-A DVD Tracklist
- Sakura no Shiori Music Clip (桜の栞)
- Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll Music Clip
- Enkyori Poster Music Clip (遠距離ポスター) (Team PB)
- "Sotsugyou Omedetou" Movie (永久保存版「卒業おめでとう」映像)
Type B Cover
Type-B CD Tracklist
- Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞)
- Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll (マジスカロックンロール)
- Choose me! (Team YJ)
- Sakura no Shiori (off vocal ver.)
- Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll (off vocal ver.) (マジスカロックンロール)
Type-B DVD Tracklist
- Sakura no Shiori Music Clip (桜の栞)
- Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll Music Clip (マジスカロックンロール)
- Choose me! Music Clip (Team YJ)
- "Honto wa Suki Deshita" Movie (永久保存版「ほんとは好きでした」映像)
Theater Edition
Theatre CD Tracklist
- Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞)
- Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll (マジスカロックンロール)
- Enkyori Poster (遠距離ポスター) (Team PB)
- Choose me! (Team YJ)
TV Performances
- [2010.01.06] AKBINGO!
- [2010.01.13] AKBINGO!
- [2010.01.20] AKBINGO!
- [2010.02.10] AKBINGO!
- [2010.02.14] Music Japan
- [2010.02.17] AKBINGO!
- [2010.02.19] Music Fighter
- [2010.02.19] Music Station
- [2010.03.31] AKBINGO! (Medley)
AKB48 Promoting Single
Selected Members
All members were selected for this single and SKE48 members Matsui Jurina and Matsui Rena
Team PB Selected Members
Kashiwagi Yuki, Miyazawa Sae, Miyazaki Miho, Oota Aika, Nito Moeno, Takajo Aki, Maeda Ami
Team YJ Selected Members
Kasai Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Nakagawa Haruka, Minegishi Minami, Sashihara Rino, Kuramochi Asuka, Kikuchi Ayaka
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 317,828 |
| 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22,223 |
| 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10,545 |
| 6 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5,264 |
| 8 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 4,127 |
| 12 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5,426 |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 5,574 |
| 14 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 2,275 |
| 21 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 1,556 |
| 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | 996 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96 | 785 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | 926 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 117 | 594 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | 577 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 89 | 1,056 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | 817 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | 641 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97 | 661 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 145 | 466 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 147 | 386 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 163 | 339 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 134 | 393 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 171 | 369 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 177 | 315 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 178 | 333 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | out for one week | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 128 | 475 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 150 | 516 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 122 | 476 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116 | 497 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 388 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 161 | 367 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 405 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 142 | 385 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 148 | 358 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 146 | 341 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 172 | 393 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 174 | 372 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 177 | 333 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 185 | 311 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | out for one week | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 173 | 363 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 136 | 505 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 148 | 450 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124 | 542 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 79 | 674 |
| - | - | - | 38 | - | - | - | 60 | 1,064 |
| 48 | 42 | 46 | - | - | 43 | 41 | 48 | 1,050 |
| 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 66 | 1,022 |
| 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86 | 973 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86 | 891 |
Total Reported Sales: 521,730*
Total Sales in 2010: 390,957
Total Sales in 2011: 130,773*
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 56 (Still Charting)
- Certificated Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)
- Chart Records (Oricon)
- This was the first single released from any female artist to sell over 300,000 copies in its first week since Utada Hikaru's "COLORS" 7 years ago.
- For female groups, it was the best-selling first week single since Morning Musume.'s "The☆Pe~ace!", released in 2000.
- Sakura no Shiroi outsold RIVER in just 2 days, making it AKB48's best-selling single so far.
- It was the 2nd best-selling single for the Month of February, 2010.
- First day sales reported by Oricon were of a total 229,528 copies sold, making Sakura no Shiroi the 3rd best-selling first day single since Oricon reports daily sales numbers. at the time of release, the current single holding the best first day sales (Arashi's Troublemaker) hasn't been released yet, meaning Sakura no Shiori actually had the 2nd best numbers for about a month until the release of Troublemaker.
- Following AKB48's previous single, this is the group's 2nd single to reach 1# in the Oricon Weekly charts.
- Sakura no Shiori placed as 12# in the Oricon Yearly Single Ranking for 2010.
Trivia
- since changing labels to KING RECORDS, this is AKB48's first single to be released in more than just 1 Theatre Edition and 1 Regular Edition, including a new regular edition and bringing it to a total of 3 editions.
- Majisuka Rock'n'Roll's Music Clip uses the same footage for the opening theme of Majisuka Gakuen, but removing all scenes with SDN48's Nachu, who played Onizuka Daruma, Maeda Atsuko's "friend" in the drama.
- both Enkyori Poster and Choose me! include a multi-angle feature of the last scene of the pv with a close-up version of each team YJ or team PB member.
- Team B's captain, Kashiwagi Yuki is featured in all 3 tracks and music clips of the Type-A edition.