:Kamikyokutachi
{{Infobox album
| name = Kamikyokutachi
| type = Compilation album
| artist = AKB48
| cover = Kamikyokutachi.png
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Regular Edition cover
| released = {{start date|2010|04|07}} (Japan)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| length = {{Duration|m=65|s=23}}
| label = You, Be Cool! / King
| producer = Yasushi Akimoto
| prev_title = Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Kamikyokutachi
| type = Compilation album
| single1 = Ōgoe Diamond
| single1date = October 22, 2008
| single2 = Jūnen Zakura
| single2date = March 4, 2009
| single3 = Namida Surprise!
| single3date = June 24, 2009
| single4 = Iiwake Maybe
| single4date = August 26, 2009
| single5 = RIVER
| single5date = October 21, 2009
| single6 = Sakura no Shiori
| single6date = February 17, 2010
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header =
| type = compilation
| cover = AKB48 Kamikyokutachi Theater Edition (NKCD-6512) cover.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Theater Edition cover featuring Atsuko Maeda
}}
}}
{{nihongo|Kamikyokutachi|神曲たち||"Masterpieces"}} is the second compilation album by the Japanese idol group AKB48. It was released in Japan on April 7, 2010, and contains 16 songs, 14 of which had been previously released as singles. The album topped the weekly Oricon Albums Chart.{{cite web |title= |script-title=ja:神曲たち AKB48のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/385015/products/music/859144/1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602123918/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/385015/products/music/859144/1/ |archive-date=2 Jun 2011 |access-date=18 Jun 2011 |work=Oricon Style |publisher=Oricon Inc. |language=ja}}{{cite web |date=13 April 2010 |title= |script-title=ja:AKB48デビュー5年目で初のアルバム首位、秋元氏「長い道のりでした」 |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/75255/full/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006194100/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/75255/full/ |archive-date=6 Oct 2014 |access-date=20 June 2011 |work=Oricon |language=ja}}
Release
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The regular edition was released by King Records as a CD+DVD. The CD features 16 music tracks and the DVD has four video clips, three of which are choreography videos. In Japan, the album came with a photo of one of the 12 cover girls.The overseas Asian edition did not feature the separate bonus photo.
A theater edition was also released by King Records.{{when|date=March 2013}} It consists of 14 of the 16 music tracks. Instead of the DVD, there is a bonus CD with an audio commentary by the group on the 14 songs. It is packaged with an autograph signing ticket event held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall.{{clarify|date=March 2013|reason=is this a leaflet for the event? an actual autographed ticket, or a audio/video clip of the event??}}
Track listing
All songs performed by the AKB48 title track singers except as listed below.
{{Track listing
| headline = CD (KIZC-65/6)
| extra_column = Performance
| all_lyrics = Yasushi AkimotoAkimoto lyrics credit shown on each track according to album insert.
| total_length =
| title1 = River
| note1 =
| writer1 = Yoshimasa Inoue
| extra1 =
| length1 = 4:43
| title2 = Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby!
| note2 =
| writer2 = Hiroshi Uesugi
| extra2 =
| length2 = 4:01
| title3 = Ōgoe Diamond
| note3 = 大声ダイヤモンド
| writer3 = Inoue
| extra3 =
| length3 = 4:08
| title4 = Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara
| note4 = 君のことが好きだから
| writer4 = Tetsuro Oda
| extra4 = Undergirls
| length4 = 4:09
| title5 = Shonichi
| note5 = 初日
| writer5 = Mio Okada
| extra5 = AKB48 Team B
| length5 = 3:50
| title6 = 10nen Sakura
| note6 = 10年桜
| writer6 = Inoue
| extra6 =
| length6 = 4:15
| title7 = Tobenai Agehachō
| note7 = 飛べないアゲハチョウ
| writer7 = CandzZy&Megane, Inoue
| extra7 = Undergirls
| length7 = 3:42
| title8 = Namida Surprise!
| note8 = 涙サプライズ!
| writer8 = Inoue
| extra8 =
| length8 = 4:42
| title9 = Choose me!
| note9 =
| writer9 = Yusuke Yamamoto
| extra9 = Team YJ (Team Young Jump)
| length9 = 4:02
| title10 = Enkyori Poster
| note10 = 遠距離ポスター
| writer10 = Kota Ogawa
| extra10 = Team PB (Team Play-Boy)
| length10 = 3:18
| title11 = Iiwake Maybe
| note11 = 言い訳Maybe
| writer11 = Shun Ryu
| extra11 =
| length11 = 4:10
| title12 = Hikōkigumo
| note12 = ひこうき雲
| writer12 = Hideki Naruse
| extra12 = Theater Girls
| length12 = 4:01
| title13 = Majisuka Rock 'n Roll
| note13 = マジスカロックンロール
| writer13 = CandzZy&Megane
| extra13 =
| length13 = 3:41
| title14 = Sakura no Shiori
| note14 = 桜の栞
| writer14 = Hiroshi Uesugi
| extra14 =
| length14 = 4:01
| title15 = Jibun RashisaThis song was not included on the Theater edition of the album.
| note15 = 自分らしさ
| writer15 = Motoi Okuda
| extra15 = Erena Ono, Sumire Satō, Mayu Watanabe
| length15 = 5:02
| title16 = Kimi to Niji to Taiyō to
| note16 = 君と虹と太陽と
| writer16 = Shun Ryu
| extra16 =
| length16 = 3:38
}}{{Track listing
| headline = DVD
| extra_column =
| total_length =
| title1 = Ōgoe Diamond (choreography video)
| note1 = 大声ダイヤモンド 振り付けビデオ
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = Iiwake Maybe (choreography video)
| note2 = 言い訳Maybe 振り付けビデオ
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| length2 =
| title3 = River (choreography video)
| note3 = River 振り付けビデオ
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 =
}}
Charts
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! Chart ! Peak |
JPN Weekly Albums Chart
| 1 |
Taiwan Five Music J/K-pop Chart{{cite web |title=Five Music - 2010, week 38 |url=http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716191835/http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |work=Five Music |language=zh}}
|4 |
= Sales and certifications =
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! Chart ! Amount |
Oricon sales
| align="center" | 562,000{{citation needed|date=January 2014|reason=please provide reference to Oricon data and accessdate}} |
RIAJ physical shipping certification
| align="center" | Double Platinum {{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201012.html|script-title=ja:2010年12月度 認定作品|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan|access-date=2011-07-22|language=ja}} |
Release history
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!Region !Date !Format !Label |
scope="row" |Japan
| rowspan="2" |April 7, 2010 | rowspan="2" |{{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}} |
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scope="row" |Various parts of Asia |
scope="row" |South Korea
|August 10, 2018 |{{hlist|digital download|streaming}} |{{hlist|Stone Music Entertainment|Genie Music|King}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/385015/products/music/859144/1/ Oricon profile] {{in lang|ja}}
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