AKB48's latest single, "So long!",
has sold 1,036,00 copies in its first week of release, becoming the
group 10th single to sell over one million copies during its first week
of sales.
AKB48 has had 12 singles sell over one million copies, 11 of which have been consecutive releases starting in February of 2011 with "Sakura no Ki ni Narou", all of which easily topped Oricon's weekly singles chart. In addition, the group has had 17 consecutive single top Oricon's weekly singles chart, starting with "RIVER" in October of 2009.
"I'm so happy from the bottom of my heart. I'm full of gratitude towards our fans who have been cheering us on and our staff who always supports us," group member Mayu Watanabe, who served as the center for this single, said after finding out about AKB48's latest accomplishments.
AKB48 is the only artist to have more than one single sell one million copies in Japan. Only 3 other singles have has such strong sales: "Namonaki Uta" by Mr.Children in 1996, "Dango 3 Kyoudai" by Kentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshodan in 1999, and "Addicted To You" by Utada Hikaru in 1999.
AKB48 has had 12 singles sell over one million copies, 11 of which have been consecutive releases starting in February of 2011 with "Sakura no Ki ni Narou", all of which easily topped Oricon's weekly singles chart. In addition, the group has had 17 consecutive single top Oricon's weekly singles chart, starting with "RIVER" in October of 2009.
"I'm so happy from the bottom of my heart. I'm full of gratitude towards our fans who have been cheering us on and our staff who always supports us," group member Mayu Watanabe, who served as the center for this single, said after finding out about AKB48's latest accomplishments.
AKB48 is the only artist to have more than one single sell one million copies in Japan. Only 3 other singles have has such strong sales: "Namonaki Uta" by Mr.Children in 1996, "Dango 3 Kyoudai" by Kentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshodan in 1999, and "Addicted To You" by Utada Hikaru in 1999.
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