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2010 single by AKB48 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Ponytail to Shushu" (ポニーテールとシュシュ, Ponītēru to Shushu, "Ponytail and Scrunchie")[note 1] is the 16th single by Japanese idol group AKB48, released on May 26, 2010.[1][2]
"Ponytail to Shushu" | ||||
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Single by AKB48 | ||||
from the album Koko ni Ita Koto | ||||
B-side |
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Released | May 26, 2010 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 4:29:00 | |||
Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, Shin'ya Tada | |||
Producer(s) | Mashin Ikuta | |||
AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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Music videos | ||||
Ponytail to Shushu on YouTube | ||||
Nusumareta Kuchibiru on YouTube | ||||
Boku no YELL on YouTube | ||||
Majijo Teppen Blues on YouTube | ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
The covers and music videos of the single were shot in Guam.[3]
The first editions of the single came with a ticket to vote for the featuring members of AKB48's 17th single, "Heavy Rotation", released in August 2010.[4][5] The b-side, "Majijo Teppen Blues", is the theme song of Majisuka Gakuen 2
The single sold 354,000 copies on its first day of release.[6] It sold 513,000 copies on its first week of sale, making it the biggest first week for a female idol group since Morning Musume's "Ren'ai Revolution 21" in 2000, and the biggest first week sales for a female artist since Hikaru Utada's "Can You Keep a Secret?" in 2001.[4] It also became the biggest selling AKB48 single on the week it was released, beating the group's previous single "Sakura no Shiori"'s first week sales of 318,000 copies (and its total sales of 404,000).[4][7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
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1. | "Ponytail to Shushu" | Yasushi Akimoto, Shinya Tada | Mashin Ikuta | 4:29 |
2. | "Nusumareta Kuchibiru" (盗まれた唇 "Stolen Kiss" performed by Under Girls) | Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
3. | "Boku no Yell" (僕のYELL "My Yell" performed by Theater Girls) | Akimoto, Takafumi Fujino | Ikuta | 5:03 |
4. | "Ponytail to Shushu (Off Vocal Ver.)" | Akimoto, Tada | Ikuta | 4:29 |
5. | "Nusumareta Kuchibiru (Off Vocal Ver.)" | Akimoto, Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
6. | "Boku no Yell (Off Vocal Ver.)" | Akimoto, Fujino | Ikuta | 5:05 |
Total length: | 27:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
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1. | "Ponytail to Shushu" | Akimoto, Tada | Ikuta | 4:29 |
2. | "Nusumareta Kuchibiru" (Under Girls) | Akimoto, Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
3. | "Majijo Teppen Blues" (マジジョテッペンブルース) | Akimoto, Yūichi Ichikawa | Ichikawa | 3:46 |
4. | "Ponytail to Shushu (Off Vocal Ver.)" | Akimoto, Tada | Ikuta | 4:29 |
5. | "Nusumareta Kuchibiru (Off Vocal Ver.)" | Akimoto, Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
6. | "Majijo Teppen Blues (Off Vocal Ver.)" | Akimoto, Ichikawa | Ichikawa | 3:46 |
Total length: | 24:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
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1. | "Ponytail to Shushu" | Akimoto, Tada | Ikuta | 4:29 |
2. | "Nusumareta Kuchibiru" (Under Girls) | Akimoto, Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
3. | "Boku no Yell" (Theater Girls) | Akimoto, Fujino | Ikuta | 5:03 |
4. | "Majijo Teppen Blues" | Akimoto, Ichikawa | Ichikawa | 3:46 |
Centers: Atsuko Maeda and Minami Takahashi
Centers: Ami Maeda and Rena Matsui
Chart | Peak position |
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Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[8] | 24 |
Billboard Japan Hot 100[9] | 1 |
Billboard yearly Japan Hot 100[10] | 13 |
Oricon Daily Singles[6] | 1 |
Oricon Weekly Singles[7] | 1 |
Oricon Monthly Singles | 2 |
Oricon Yearly singles[11] | 5 |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[12] | 11 |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[13] | 16 |
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