Everyday, Katyusha Explained
is the 21st single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48, released on May 25, 2011.[1]
Release information
The first presses of the single came with a ticket to vote in the AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Election (to choose the members to be featured in the next AKB48's single, to be released in the summer).
"Everyday, Katyusha" was used as the theme song for the film Moshidora, which stars AKB48 members Atsuko Maeda and Minami Minegishi,[2] and the song "Yankee Soul" will be the title track for the television drama Majisuka Gakuen 2 by TV Tokyo.[3] It was announced that part of the proceeds from this album will be donated to help the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[4] "Everyday, Katyusha" sold a total of 942,475 copies on its release day alone,[5] and it set a new sales record with sales of 1.33 million albums on its debut week.[6]
Contributing members
"Everyday, Katyusha"
Center: Atsuko Maeda
- Team A: Aika Ota, Asuka Kuramochi, Haruna Kojima, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajo, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda
- Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima, Ayaka Kikuchi, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama
- Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mika Komori, Sumire Sato, Yuka Masuda, Miho Miyazaki, Mayu Watanabe
- Team S (SKE48): Jurina Matsui, Rena Matsui
- Team N (NMB48): Sayaka Yamamoto, Miyuki Watanabe
"Korekara Wonderland"
- Team A: Haruna Kojima, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajo, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda
- Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama
- Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mayu Watanabe
"Yankee Soul"
- Team A: Aika Ota, Asuka Kuramochi, Haruna Kojima, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajo, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda, Ami Maeda
- Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima, Ayaka Kikuchi, Moeno Nito, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama
- Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mika Komori, Sumire Sato, Miho Miyazaki, Mayu Watanabe
- Team Kenkyuusei: Mina Oba, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Mariya Nagao, Suzuran Yamauchi, Miori Ichikawa
- Team S (SKE48): Jurina Matsui, Rena Matsui
"Hito no Chikara"
"Hito no Chikara " was performed by Undergirls. The center performers are Amina Sato and Haruka Nakagawa.
- Team A: Misaki Iwasa, Shizuka Oya, Haruka Katayama, Haruka Nakagawa, Chisato Nakata, Sayaka Nakaya, Natsumi Matsubara
- Team K: Mayumi Uchida, Ayaka Umeda, Miku Tanabe, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Reina Fujie, Sakiko Matsui, Rumi Yonezawa
- Team B: Haruka Ishida, Kana Kobayashi, Amina Sato, Natsuki Sato, Mariya Suzuki, Rina Chikano, Natsumi Hirajima
- Team Kenkyuusei: Miyu Takeuchi, Mariko Nakamura, Anna Mori, Shiori Nakamata
- Team S (SKE48): Kumi Yagami
- Team KII (SKE48): Akane Takayanagi, Manatsu Mukaida
- Team N (NMB48): Nana Yamada
"Anti"
"Anti" was performed by Team Kenkyūsei which consisted of the following members:
- 9th Generation: Mina Oba, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Mariya Nagao, Mariko Nakamura, Anna Mori, Suzuran Yamauchi
- 10th Generation: Maria Abe, Rina Izuta, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Rena Kato, Yuki Kanazawa, Marina Kobayashi, Nakamata Shiori, Nana Fujita
- 11th Generation: Sara Ushikubo, Rina Kawaei, Natsuki Kojima, Shihori Suzuki, Wakana Natori, Ayaka Morikawa, Nau Yamaguchi
Reception
"Everyday, Katyusha" set a new sales record for singles in Japan, selling a total of 1.334 million singles on its debut week and beating the previous record set by Mr. Children in February 1996. The single is also the third million-selling single by the band AKB48, together with their previous singles "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" with sales of 1.15 million album and "Beginner" with sales of 1.07 million albums.[7] The single also crossed the 1.5 million album sales mark, becoming the fifth single by a female group to cross that mark.[8] It also achieved that mark at a record pace, and it also became the first single since 2005 to achieve that mark.
Charts and certifications
Charts
| Weekly charts | Peak
position |
|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 1 |
| Oricon daily singles | 1 |
| Oricon weekly singles | 1 |
| Oricon monthly singles | 1 |
| Oricon yearly singles (2011) | 2 |
| Oricon yearly singles (2012) | 330 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100 | 1 |
|
Sales and certifications
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|
| 2011 | Billboard Japan Music Awards[10] | Hot 100 of the Year | "Everyday, Katyusha"[11] | rowspan="4" |
| Hot 100 Single Sales of the Year | "Everyday, Katyusha" |
| 2012 | Japan Gold Disc Award | Single of the Year | "Everyday, Katyusha"[12] |
| 2013 | 31st JASRAC Awards | Bronze Award | "Everyday, Katyusha"[13] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/385015/products/music/914315/1/ . ja:Ｅｖｅｒｙｄａｙ、カチューシャ（数量限定生産盤／Ｔｙｐｅ－Ａ） . 2011-05-30. Oricon . ja.
- Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=338827 . ja:もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら(2011) . 2011-05-30. Stingray . allcinema . ja.
- Web site: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/majisuka2/music/index.html . ja:マジすか学園2公式ホームページ . 2011-05-30. TV Tokyo . ja.
- Web site: AKB48 reschedules album, announces upcoming singles and next Senbatsu . 2011-05-22. Natalie, Tower Records. Tokyograph . 29 March 2011.
- Web site: AKB48: "Everyday, Kachusha" almost sells 1 million in one day, Oshima Yuko leads election . 2011-05-30. Oricon . Tokyograph . 25 May 2011.
- Web site: AKB48新曲、"シングル史上最高"の初週売上133.4万枚 . 2011-05-31. Oricon . 31 May 2011. ja.
- Web site: AKB48′s "Everyday, Kachusha" sets new sales record at 1.33 million . 2011-05-31. Oricon . Tokyograph . 30 May 2011.
- Web site: AKB48新曲、4週で150万枚突破 シングルでは約5年半ぶり大台 . 2011-06-24. Oricon . 21 June 2011. ja.
- Billboard. Billboard.
- Web site: AKB48, Avril Lavigne Win Big at Billboard Japan Music Awards. Billboard. 2012-03-06. 2012-04-01.
- Web site: Billboard JAPAN Music Awards 2011 Chart Awards. 2016-09-11. Billboard Japan. ja.
- Web site: Japan Gold Disc Award 2012. ja.
- Web site: 31st JASRAC Awards. en.
