| Tsugi no Ashiato | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | AKB48 |
| Cover: | TsugiNoAshiatoCover.jpeg |
| Border: | yes |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Label: | You, Be Cool! / King |
| Producer: | Yasushi Akimoto |
| Prev Title: | 1830m |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Next Title: | Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
is the third studio album by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It is the second AKB48 double-album, and was released in Japan on January 22, 2014 by King Records. It debuted at number one in the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, selling over 960,000 copies. On February 6, the album became AKB48's second successive album to sell over one million copies.[1]
On 24 November 2013, it was announced that AKB48 would release their 5th studio album, their first in over a year.[2] It was revealed that the album would have 25 songs, including songs such as Manatsu no Sounds Good! and Koisuru Fortune Cookie from their previous singles. The album title, cover and tracks were subsequently reviewed on 21 December 2013. It was also announced that 15 of the tracks were written for this album, and that many of the songs were sung by different units within AKB48. This album is marketed under the catchphrase Our footprints are ahead of us.[3]
The album was released in Japan on January 22, 2014 under King Records in Japan, in several editions: Type A limited, Type A regular, Type B, and Theater. The albums consist of 2 CDs. The Type A limited contains a bonus DVD. The Theater edition is only sold at the AKB48 theater and only contains the first CD.
The first CD (CD1) includes seven of AKB48's singles that were released in 2012–2013, from "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" to "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie". It includes original songs performed by Team Kenkyusei, as well as songs that were B-sides of singles. The second CD (CD2) has different track lists for Type A and Type B. It contains more B-side singles as well as original songs by AKB48 members. The limited edition has a DVD which shows a short documentary of the group members at a concert.
The seven singles and their B-sides were also sung by and with famous members, currently graduated from AKB48 Tomomi Itano, Mariko Shinoda, Sayaka Akimoto, Tomomi Kasai or Atsuko Maeda. Therefore, these members are not credited in the album.
All songs performed by the AKB48 title track singers except as listed below.
After rain
Boy Hunt no Houhou Oshiemasu(Centers: Haruka Shimazaki and Rino Sashihara)
JJ ni Kitaramono(Centers: Minami Takahashi and Asuka Kuramochi)
Shower no Ato Dakara(Center: Haruna Kojima
10 Krone to Pan(Center: Sayaka Yamamoto)
Kakushin ga Moterumono(Center: Mayu Watanabe)
Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de(Center: Sayaka Akimoto)
Note = This song commemorated Sayaka Akimoto's graduation from AKB48 in August 2013
Smile Kamikakushi
Ponkotsu Blues
Ichi Ni No San
Kyōhansha
Dōki'
Kanashiki Kinkyori Renai
Chireba Ii no ni...
| Date | Version | Catalog | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2014 | Type-A | First Press Limited Edition (KIZC-90240~2)[4] | 2CD+DVD | King Records |
| Regular Edition (KICS-3014～5)[5] | 2CD | |||
| Type-B | (KICS-3016～7)[6] | 2CD | ||
| Theater | (NKCD-6655)[7] | CD |
| Chart | Peak position | Sales (copies) |
|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Chart | 1[8] | 961,531 |
| Oricon Year-end Chart | 1 | 1,041,355[9] |
| Taiwan(G-Music) | 13[10] | |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | January 22, 2014 | King Records (YOU BE COOL division) | ||
| Hong Kong, Taiwan | King Records | |||
| Philippines | November 6, 2015[12] | |||
| South Korea | July 27, 2018 |