Single AKB48 59th [Moto Kare Desu] (2022/05/18)

Day 5: 1,599
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-05-21/

 

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https://www.tiktok.com/@akb48_official_tiktok/video/7100513486878379265
https://v58.tiktokcdn.com/video/tos...=1653241129&VSignature=hcfgJ6lWG0P6KIPqcruCrA
https://i.imgur.com/24ict4E.mp4

https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1528330792056721408
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1528330729230192640/pu/vid/720x1280/sYx9SKKEu77vFhKB.mp4

 

5th Sales 3rd Round (19th to 20th of May)

Spoiler: Team A

78/78 (+00) Okada Nana (5th Sales 1st Round sold out)
60/60 (+00) Honda Hitomi (5th Sales 1st Round sold out)
43/60 (+02) Mukaichi Mion
36/42 (+01) Okabe Rin
02/40 (+00) Chiba Erii
00/40 (+00) Nagano Serika
00/40 (+00) Yoshihashi Yuzuka
09/36 (+00) Iwatate Saho
02/36 (+01) Shimizu Maria
04/36 (+00) Fukuoka Seina
00/36 (+00) Komiyama Haruka
02/30 (+01) Otake Hitomi
00/30 (+00) Ma Chia-Ling
00/27 (+00) Muto Orin
00/27 (+00) Takahashi Sayaka
00/10 (+00) Mitomo Mashiro
00/10 (+00) Nakanishi Chiyori
00/10 (+00) Michieda Saki
00/00 (+00) Saito Haruna

Spoiler: Team K

35/60 (+01) Yamauchi Mizuki
07/60 (+00) Muto Tomu
07/54 (+00) Onishi Momoka
05/50 (+01) Taguchi Manaka
14/45 (+01) Oda Erina
17/40 (+02) Mogi Shinobu
01/40 (+00) Yamane Suzuha
00/27 (+00) Hama Sayuna
00/24 (+00) Takahashi Ayane
00/24 (+00) Hattori Yuna
00/20 (+00) Okuhara Hinako
00/20 (+00) Uemi Sorano
00/20 (+00) Kobayashi Ran
00/20 (+00) Shimoguchi Hinana
00/10 (+00) Ichikawa Manami
00/10 (+00) Yamabe Ayu
00/09 (+00) Yumoto Ami

Spoiler: Team B

66/66 (+00) Oguri Yui (5th Round 1st Sales sold out)
54/54 (+00) Kashiwagi Yuki (5th Round 1st Sales sold out)
01/50 (+01) Asai Nanami
02/40 (+00) Inagaki Kaori
13/40 (+00) Sakaguchi Nagisa
07/36 (+00) Omori Maho
01/30 (+01) Suzuki Kurumi
00/30 (+00) Tokunaga Remi
00/30 (+00) Hidaritomo Ayaka
00/30 (+00) Fukutome Mitsuho
00/30 (+00) Fujizono Rei
00/30 (+00) Yamada Kyoka
00/27 (+00) Ishiwata Sena
00/24 (+00) Shinozaki Ayana
00/20 (+00) Sato Minami
00/20 (+00) Hashimoto Haruna
00/10 (+00) Nagano Megumi
01/09 (+00) Kitazawa Saki
00/00 (+00) Hirano Hikaru

Spoiler: Team 4

60/60 (+00) Murayama Yuiri (5th Round 1st Sales sold out)
48/60 (+01) Kuranoo Narumi
05/40 (+03) Shitao Miu
02/40 (+00) Taniguchi Megu
00/40 (+00) Nagatomo Ayami
00/40 (+00) Yoshikawa Nanase
00/32 (+00) Sasaki Yukari
01/30 (+00) Tada Kyoka
00/30 (+00) Gyoten Yurina
00/30 (+00) Sakagawa Hiyuka
00/21 (+00) Utada Hatsuka
00/21 (+00) Kawahara Misaki
00/20 (+00) Omori Miyuu
00/20 (+00) Okada Rina
00/20 (+00) Yoshida Karen
00/12 (+00) Takaoka Kaoru
00/10 (+00) Kurosu Haruka
00/10 (+00) Sato Kiara

Spoiler: Kenkyuusei

00/10 (+00) 17th Generation Kenkyuusei

Total: 583/2,293 (+16 since 5th Sales 2nd Round) [25.53% of all tickets sold out*]
Team A: 236/648 [36.42%]
Team K: 086/533 [16.14%]
Team B: 145/576 [25.17%]
Team 4: 116/536 [21.64%]
Kenkyuusei: 00/10 [00.00%]

I don't have a comparison with this round because I missed it for Ne mo Ha mo Rumor (58th Single)

* The percentage of tickets is based solely on sold-out slots. The actual number is probably higher but inaccessible to the public.

Note: I put Team 8 members in their concurrent teams because that's how they're listed on the online talk website.

 

Nothing you said negates what i said tho lol. Whether they have 14 or 140 members, the group comparisons I made are still there. Even groups like MM even while entering their "dark, unpopular" days in platinum era, still had girls wanting to join the group, like our Yukirin lol. AKB is the same. Right now, they might not be as popular and they may have more mouths to feed than Morning Musume, but they're still relevant enough to sell 200k+ sales, add more girls, host more tv shows, and have the determination to continue on, just like MM's platinum era did. The era of idols is much different to what it was 15 or 5 years ago, so I suspect it won't take AKB as long to regain relevancy, especially with their marketing getting better on social media.

 

Day 6: 5,573
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-05-22/

 

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https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1528679757704859648


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https://twitter.com/dleague_jp/status/1528677169064742918

 

Billboard Japan is giving a total of 418,710 for first week sales:
https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/112449/2

 

We all like Billboard more, don't we?

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This one was well directed...




Shame that nobody watched it.

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https://www.tiktok.com/@akb48_official_tiktok/video/7100883357424258305
https://v19.tiktokcdn.com/d130264c0...Ly1zcw==&l=202205232107140101902180900352FC32
https://i.imgur.com/E21phw9.mp4

https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1528691727539634176
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1528691692278190080/pu/vid/720x1280/8kqdIR-9NquJklG8.mp4

 

It depends on what narrative you want to associate with those numbers.

Oricon is reporting around 329k
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2235866/full/

 

This single feels like a token release rather than an anticipated one after 8 months. Sure they still doing the dance-centered concept but the title track borrows a little too much elements from Keyaki (that speed talking chorus) and the B-sides are mediocre at best.

About that AKB and MM comparison, MM (and other H!P groups) is notoriously conservative when marketing a new single. I doubt AKB will descend to that level, considering they have more resources and exposures. I wonder if doing multiple releases a year like pre-2018 can help them (consistent media appearances, lots of music and events) to regain sales and relevancy, because one single a year doesn't ignite much discussion and engagement imo.

 

Day 7: 10th spot
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-05-23/


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https://twitter.com/dleague_jp/status/1529039645048090625


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https://www.tiktok.com/@akb48_official_tiktok/video/7101256591126613250
https://v16m.tiktokcdn.com/0af1877f...Ly1zcw==&l=2022052411120501022308602107027996
https://i.imgur.com/0DN6uEw.mp4

https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1529056285190107137
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1529056236620042240/pu/vid/720x1280/weRxijlIkRF_NenH.mp4

 

With this single, AKB48 made their 46 consecutive No.1 on Oricon chart.
They are the female artists who most consecutive No.1 debut and whose singles get most No.1 on Oricon weekly chart.
https://jshowbiz.com/english/component/k2/item/15542-akb48-59th-single-oricon-weekly-chart.html
Currently, Guiness World Records lists KinKiKids as the artist with "most consecutive Japanese No.1 singles from debut". Their number is 44 singles as of 28/03/2022.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-consecutive-no1-singles

Someone should submit AKB48 to GWR.

 

Team 4 version

Spoiler: Sources

https://twitter.com/y_y_yuchann/status/1528711375295352832
https://twitter.com/y_y_yuchann/status/1528711432010772482

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1528710696313114624/pu/vid/1354x720/YGsRTTIAQkcK6TPQ.mp4
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1528711228687732737/pu/vid/1354x720/jdiDSRyvFWYqH1LO.mp4

Team B version

Spoiler: Sources

https://twitter.com/y_y_yuchann/status/1529087092734988288
https://twitter.com/y_y_yuchann/status/1529087236234694656

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1529086509147889664/pu/vid/1360x720/o_jDj6XkZKX_oH2-.mp4
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1529086603293257728/pu/vid/1360x720/3l_8OEpKmTa3OAOW.mp4

 

1st week: 328,521 copies sold
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2022-05-30/

 

Team A version

Spoiler: Sources

https://twitter.com/y_y_yuchann/status/1529425530399109121
https://twitter.com/y_y_yuchann/status/1529425627568537600

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1529425191830716416/pu/vid/1192x632/tTS_ob-dQpYMJ5Sh.mp4
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1529425228560211969/pu/vid/1192x632/EpG4k_dsBf0l3XIm.mp4

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https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1529402419884331009


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https://twitter.com/dleague_jp/status/1529401977557630976


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https://www.tiktok.com/@akb48_official_tiktok/video/7101626534838029570
https://v19.tiktokcdn.com/3b24ee5b1...Ly1zcw==&l=202205251205000102230751591C6C8FA0
https://i.imgur.com/Q5MVQrF.mp4

https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1529418074784342017
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1529418036117049345/pu/vid/720x1280/MVcd-41XtSZvw0cQ.mp4

 

wtf Naruchan how far have you influenced your team members to actually dress up like you??
Good performance though.

Honda Keisatsu (lit. Honda Police) in action!

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a cut from the 5/20 Nico Live on single release : https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv336917283
Hii-chan's strict! but I like it, this strengthens her image that wants AKB48 to improve more using what she learned.
She missed some though, like when Yuiri made the error a few others did too. Poor Maho was trying her best.

 

Hi-hi would not correct yuiri or yuiyui, because it could be bad for her health and her fans

 

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https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1529765067041800193


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https://twitter.com/dleague_jp/status/1529764740335288320


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https://www.tiktok.com/@akb48_official_tiktok/video/7101999236387982594
https://v16m.tiktokcdn.com/298cc50f...Ly1zcw==&l=202205261123250102230821521500AFF6
https://i.imgur.com/Jlvs7WV.mp4

https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1529781127023452160
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1529781022098792449/pu/vid/720x1280/BDvrvZE_YcRUdDLS.mp4

 

From what I have read (though correct me if I'm wrong), Hinatazaka's 6th single sales were lower compared to the 5th single because fewer meet and greet tickets (which we all know make up most of 48/46 sales) were available to buy overall, not because of covid or because of some decline trend. For some reason the 6th single meet and greet slots were shortened from 1.5 hours long to 1 hour long which meant each slot had roughly 1/3rd fewer tickets. According to my ballpark calculation the 6th single simply had around 20-25% fewer tickets available for fans to buy compared to the 5th single. So even with Hinatazaka completely selling out every slot and every ticket for the 6th single (which happened by the late rounds) their sales figures were still be below the 5th single because there were fewer overall tickets for sale, not because of some decline trend or covid.

And to top it off, their 7th single meet&greet tickets recently went on sale and they completely sold out all slots again but even faster, selling everything by the 4th round despite having 30 more slots. I wouldn't call that unstable or a decreasing trend. They'd just keep on selling more and more if there were more tickets/slots available to buy or if there were more members.