Sakura no Shiori#Choose me!
{{Infobox song
| name = Sakura no Shiori
| cover = AKB_sakuratypeA.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Type A cover, featuring Atsuko Maeda.
| type = single
| artist = AKB48
| album = Kamikyokutachi
| B-side = {{ubl|"Choose Me!"|"Enkyori Poster"|"Majisuka Rock 'n Roll"}}
| released = {{start date|2010|2|17}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 3:58
| label = You, Be Cool! / King
| writer = Yasushi Akimoto, Hiroshi Uesugi
| producer = Kenichi Mitsuda
| prev_title = River
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Ponytail to Shushu
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{External music video|1= {{YouTube|lhEK1mxOm-I|Sakura no Shiori}}|header=Music videos}}
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{{External music video|1= {{YouTube|AFkT9fFTWvc|Enkyori Poster}}|header=no}}
{{External music video|1= {{YouTube|xM0VcWzaiGw|Choose me!}}|header=no}}
}}
{{nihongo|"Sakura no Shiori"|桜の栞||"Cherry Blossom Bookmark"}} is the 15th single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48; it was released on February 17, 2010.{{cite web | title=2010.2.17(水)発売 「桜の栞＜Type-A＞」 |publisher=King Records |url=http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/akb48/ |language=Japanese | accessdate=2010-05-09}} The title track is a school graduation song. The song was used as the theme song to the AKB48-related drama Majisuka Gakuen, which stars Atsuko Maeda and many members from AKB48 and its sister groups.
In its first week, the song sold 318,000 copies - the biggest opening sales for a female group single since Morning Musume's "Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)" in July 2001. The song has been certified platinum for physical sales by the RIAJ.{{cite web | script-title=ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年2月 | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201002.html | work=RIAJ |language=Japanese | date=2010-03-10 | accessdate=2010-05-09}}
Composition
The song is composed by Hiroshi Uesugi and written by Yasushi Akimoto.{{cite web|url=http://www.nt2099.com/J-ENT/20th/j-ent-20th-lr.pdf|title=J!-ENT Dennis A. Amith interviews Hiroshi Uesugi |date=October 13, 2013|work=J!-ENT 20th Anniversary Annual (2013)|publisher=J!-ENTaccessdate=October 16, 2013}}
It is sung with AKB48 members singing together in a school choir.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/73632/full/|title=AKB48が2作連続首位、女性アーティスト初動売上30万枚突破は宇多田以来7年ぶり |date=February 23, 2010|work=Oricon|publisher=Oricon Style|language=Japanese|accessdate=March 12, 2010}} The song is a graduation song, with a theme of cherry blossoms.
Tie-in
"Sakura no Shiori" was used not only as the theme song for the drama Majisuka Gakuen, but also in commercials for Aoki and Recochoku.{{cite web | title=桜の栞（Ｔｙｐｅ－Ａ）：ＡＫＢ４８：CD | url=http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3889934/s | work=JBook|language=Japanese | accessdate=2010-05-09}} The B-side "Majisuka Rock 'n Roll" was used as the opening theme song for the same drama.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Type A track list
| extra_column = Arranger
| all_lyrics = Yasushi Akimoto
| total_length = 18:42
| title1 = {{nihongo|Sakura no Shiori|桜の栞|Cherry Blossom Bookmark}}
| music1 = Hiroshi Uesugi
| extra1 = Kenichi Mitsuda
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = {{nihongo|Majisuka Rock 'n Roll|マジスカロックンロール|Majisuka Rokkun Rōru}}
| music2 = Candy&Megane
| extra2 = Yuichi "Masa" Nonaka
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = {{nihongo|Enkyori Poster|遠距離ポスター|Long Distance Poster}}
| note3 = Team Play-Boy
| music3 = Kōta Ogawa
| extra3 = Nonaka
| length3 = 3:18
| title4 = Sakura no Shiori (Off Vocal Ver.)
| music4 = Uesugi
| extra4 = Mitsuda
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = Majisuka Rock 'n Roll (Off Vocal Ver.)
| music5 = Candy&Megane
| extra5 = Nonaka
| length5 = 3:37
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Type B track list
| extra_column = Arranger
| all_lyrics = Yasushi Akimoto
| total_length = 19:27
| title1 = Sakura no Shiori
| music1 = Uesugi
| extra1 = Mitsuda
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Majisuka Rock 'n Roll
| music2 = Candy&Megane
| extra2 = Nonaka
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = Choose Me!
| note3 = Team Young Jump
| music3 = Yusuke Yamamoto
| extra3 = Yūichi Ichikawa
| length3 = 4:04
| title4 = Sakura no Shiori (Off Vocal Ver.)
| music4 = Uesugi
| extra4 = Mitsuda
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = Majisuka Rock 'n Roll (Off Vocal Ver.)
| music5 = Candy&Megane
| extra5 = Nonaka
| length5 = 3:37
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Theatre version track list
| extra_column = Arranger
| all_lyrics = Yasushi Akimoto
| total_length = 14:57
| title1 = Sakura no Shiori
| music1 = Uesugi
| extra1 = Mitsuda
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Majisuka Rock 'n Roll
| music2 = Candy&Megane
| extra2 = Nonaka
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = Enkyori Poster
| note3 = Team Play-Boy
| music3 = Ogawa
| extra3 = Nonaka
| length3 = 3:18
| title4 = Choose Me!
| note4 = Team Young Jump
| music4 = Yamamoto
| extra4 = Ichikawa
| length4 = 4:04
}}
Personnel
=Sakura no Shiori=
"Sakura no Shiori" was performed by the following members:
- Team A: Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda, Miho Miyazaki
- Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima, Sae Miyazawa
- Team B: Mayu Watanabe, Rie Kitahara, Yuki Kashiwagi
- SKE48: Jurina Matsui
The center for the track was Atsuko Maeda.{{cite web | url = http://entamedata.web.fc2.com/music2/akb48single.html | title = AKB48 歴代シングル選抜メンバー（2006年～2013年） |trans-title=(2006-2013) AKB48 successive single member selection | work = entamedata.web.fc2.com | accessdate = 2013-09-23 }}
=Majisuka Rock 'n Roll=
The song centred on Atsuko Maeda.{{importance inline|date=October 2013|reason=need credit that says she was the center, and not an observable assumption}}
- Team A: Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda.
- Team K: Tomomi Itano, Sayaka Akimoto, Erena Ono, Yuko Oshima
- Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Mayu Watanabe
=Enkyori Poster=
The unit of girls who sung this song performed under the name "Team Play-Boy." The song centred on Yuki Kashiwagi.{{importance inline|date=October 2013|reason=need credit that says she was the center, and not an observable assumption}}
- Team A: Aki Takajō, Aika Ōta, Ami Maeda
- Team K: Sae Miyazawa, Moeno Nito
- Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Miho Miyazaki
=Choose Me!=
The unit of girls who sung this song performed under the name "Team Young Jump." The song centred on Rie Kitahara.{{importance inline|date=October 2013|reason=need credit that says she was the center, and not an observable assumption}}
- Team A: Haruka Nakagawa, Rino Sashihara, Asuka Kuramochi
- Team K: Minami Minegishi, Ayaka Kikuchi
- Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Rie Kitahara
Chart rankings
=Reported sales=
| class="wikitable"
!Chart !Amount |
| Oricon physical sales{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | work=Oricon | accessdate=February 9, 2011}} (subscription only)
|align="center"|398,000 |
References
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Category:Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto
Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Category:Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:King Records (Japan) singles