Ponytail to Shushu explained

Ponytail to Shushu
Cover:AKB_ponytailtypeA.jpg
Caption:Type A cover, featuring Atsuko Maeda, Jurina Matsui (SKE48), Yuko Oshima, Minami Takahashi and Mayu Watanabe.
Type:single
Artist:AKB48
Album:Koko ni Ita Koto
Genre:J-pop
Label:You, Be Cool! / King
Producer:Mashin Ikuta
Prev Title:Sakura no Shiori
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Heavy Rotation
Next Year:2010

[1] is the 16th single by Japanese idol group AKB48, released on May 26, 2010.[2]

Promotion

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]

Notes and References

  1. Shushu is Japanese for scrunchie.
  2. Web site: ５月２６日 16thマキシシングル『ポニーテールとシュシュ』発売！！ . . ja . 2010-05-30.
  3. Web site: ＡＫＢ４８新曲初回出荷５０万枚…「ポニーテールとシュシュ」 . Sports Hochi . May 21, 2010 . 2010-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100523082708/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100521-OHT1T00004.htm . May 23, 2010 . dead .
  4. Web site: デイリーランキング . Oricon . May 25, 2010 . June 1, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100418054715/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/4/ . live . April 18, 2010.
  5. Web site: AKB48が初週50万枚超で首位 モー娘。以来9年半ぶり快挙 . Oricon . ja . 2010-06-01 . 2010-06-01.
  6. Adult Contemporary Airplay . Billboard . 2010-05-31 . ja . 2010-06-02.
  7. Web site: Japan Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard Japan . May 24, 2010 . 2010-06-02.
  8. Web site: Japan Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard . December 10, 2010 . December 11, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101213160632/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100_year/11-50 . December 13, 2010 . live .
  9. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/musicrank1220/index02.html. ja:2010年オリコン年間ランキング シングル. Oricon. 2010-12-20. ja.
  10. Web site: RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue May 25, 2010. Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2010-05-31. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20141010043335/http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2010f&weeklyCd=20100525&rankKbn=50. October 10, 2014. dead.
  11. Web site: レコード協会調べ 2009年12月16日～2010年12月14日「着うたフル(R)」 2010年有料音楽配信「年間チャート」（通称：レコ協チャート） . Record Association Analysis: December 16, 2009—December 14, 2010 Full-length Cellphone Download 2010 paid digital sales "Yearly Chart" (Abbreviated: RIAJ Chart) . RIAJ . December 20, 2010 . December 22, 2010.
  12. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . . February 9, 2011. (subscription only)
  13. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年2月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2011) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201102.html . . ja . March 10, 2011 . March 10, 2011.
  14. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：1月度認定＞ . Record Association report: February 2014 digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: 2013 Certifications) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140228.html . . ja . February 2014 . March 3, 2014.
  15. Web site: [CD] 未定 [CD+DVD/Type-A] / AKB48|publisher=Neowing |url=http://www.neowing.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KIZM-57 |language=ja | access-date=2010-06-01}} The b-side, "Majijo Teppen Blues", is the theme song of Majisuka Gakuen 2

    Chart performance

    The single sold 354,000 copies on its first day of release.[4] 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.[5] 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).

    Personnel

    Ponytail to Shushu

    Centers: Atsuko Maeda and Minami Takahashi

    Nusumareta Kuchibiru

    Performed by Under Girls.Centers: Ami Maeda and Rena Matsui

    Boku no Yell

    Majijo Teppen Blues

    Nachu

    Charts

    Chart Peak
    position
    Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[6] 24
    Billboard Japan Hot 100[7] 1
    Billboard yearly Japan Hot 100[8] 13
    Oricon Daily Singles1
    Oricon Weekly Singles1
    Oricon Monthly Singles2
    Oricon Yearly singles[9] 5
    RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[10] 11
    RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[11] 16

    Sales and certifications

    Chart Amount
    Oricon physical sales[12] 720,000
    RIAJ physical shipping certification[13] Triple platinum (750,000+)
    RIAJ full-length cellphone/PC downloads[14] Million (1,000,000+)

    References

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