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Iiwake Maybe

Iiwake Maybe

2009 single by AKB48


"Iiwake Maybe" (言い訳Maybe, "An Excuse, Maybe") is the 13th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on August 26, 2009.[1] It was the first AKB48's single which participating members were chosen by election. The single surprisingly outsold SMAP on its first day, taking the 1st place in the daily chart,[2] but eventually placed 2nd in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[3] Their sister groups JKT48, MNL48, AKB48 Team SH and BNK48 made their own version.

Quick Facts Single by AKB48, from the album Kamikyokutachi ...

Track listing

The single was released in two versions: Regular Edition (通常盤) (CD+DVD, catalog number KIZM-37/8) and Theater Edition (劇場盤) (CD only, catalog number NMAX-1086).

Regular Edition

CD
More information No., Title ...
DVD
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Bonus (First press limited edition only)

  • Handshake event ticket

Theater Edition

CD

See Regular Edition CD

Members

Participating members were chosen by election.[4] Top 21 members sang the A-side "Iiwake Maybe". Those, who were voted 22nd to 30th, sang the B-side "Tobenai Agehachō" under the name of Under Girls.

"Iiwake Maybe"

  1. Atsuko Maeda (Team A) (4630 votes)
  2. Yūko Ōshima (Team K) (3345)
  3. Mariko Shinoda (Team A) (2852)
  4. Mayu Watanabe (Team B) (2625)
  5. Minami Takahashi (Team A) (2614)
  6. Haruna Kojima (Team A) (2543)
  7. Tomomi Itano (Team A) (2281)
  8. Amina Satō (Team A) (2117)
  9. Yuki Kashiwagi (Team B) (1920)
  10. Tomomi Kasai (Team K) (1890)
  11. Erena Ono (Team K) (1838)
  12. Sayaka Akimoto (Team K) (1599)
  13. Rie Kitahara (Team A) (1578)
  14. Sae Miyazawa (Team K) (1547)
  15. Yukari Satō (Team A) (1539)
  16. Minami Minegishi (Team A) (1414)
  17. Kazumi Urano (Team B) (1395)
  18. Miho Miyazaki (Team A) (1373)
  19. Jurina Matsui (SKE48) (1371)
  20. Aika Ōta (Team B) (1365)
  21. Asuka Kuramochi (Team K) (1355)

"Tobenai Agehachō"

Under Girls
  1. Rumi Yonezawa (Team B) (1352)
  2. Aki Takajō (Team A) (1322)
  3. Megumi Ohori (Team K) (1316)
  4. Yuka Masuda (Team K) (1247)
  5. Natsumi Hirajima (Team B) (1216)
  6. Rino Sashihara (Team B) (1170)
  7. Haruka Katayama (Team B) (1089)
  8. Rena Matsui (SKE48) (1073)
  9. Natsumi Matsubara (Team K) (1050)

Charts

More information Chart (2009), Peak position ...

Sales and certifications

More information Chart, Amount ...

References

  1. "KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE 言い訳Maybe(マキシ+DVD複合) 音楽" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  2. "止めたAKB48、再開したモー娘。"政権交代"が進むアイドル界の「握手会狂想曲」" (in Japanese). Excite Japan Co., Ltd. 2009-09-19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  3. 言い訳Maybe/AKB48 (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

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