"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 | ||||
"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]
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 |
Chart | Amount |
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Oricon physical sales [7] | 720,000 |
RIAJ physical shipping certification [14] | Triple platinum (750,000+) |
RIAJ full-length cellphone/PC downloads [15] | Million (1,000,000+) |
"Ponytail to Shushu" | ||||
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Single by AKB48 | ||||
from the album Koko ni Ita Koto | ||||
B-side |
| |||
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 | ||||
| ||||
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 | ||||
"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]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|
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 |
Chart | Amount |
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Oricon physical sales [7] | 720,000 |
RIAJ physical shipping certification [14] | Triple platinum (750,000+) |
RIAJ full-length cellphone/PC downloads [15] | Million (1,000,000+) |