"Jiwaru Days" () is the 55th single by Japanese idol group
AKB48
AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...
. It was released in Japan by
King Records on March 13, 2019, in seven versions. The single features departing member
Rino Sashihara
is a Japanese tarento, singer, producer and actress. She is best known as a former member of idol groups HKT48, AKB48 and STU48, and was the theater manager for HKT48 and STU48. She was also a member of AKB48's unit Not Yet (band), Not Yet and i ...
as the center performer. It debuted at number one on the
Oricon Singles Chart
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and
''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100, with over 1.4 million units sold in Japan in its first week.
This single has been redone in
Indonesian
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* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
by
JKT48
JKT48 (read as "J. K. T. forty-eight") is an Indonesian-Japanese Japanese idol, idol girl group whose name is derived from its based city of Jakarta and the Japanese idol group AKB48. Formed in 2011, the group is the first AKB48 sister group outs ...
and in
Thai
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** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
*** Thai script
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by
BNK48
BNK48 (read ''B.N.K. Forty-eight'') is a Thai Teen idol, idol Musical ensemble, girl group and the third international sister group of Japan's AKB48, following Indonesia's JKT48 and China's SNH48 (''former'').
After holding its first audition i ...
as commemorative single of the group's 1st generation departure. Both versions was released in 2022.
Commercial performance
"Jiwaru Days" is the 48th AKB48 consecutive single to debut at number one, and the group's 36th consecutive single to sell in excess of a million copies. This made the band second to only
B'z in terms of overall best-selling artists in Japan.
Despite this, this was considered average in terms of AKB48's past sales, which was attributed to the cancellation of the group's General Election for 2019, which gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favourite singer from the group to front upcoming projects.
This is the final single in the
Heisei period
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.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
BNK48 version
The Thai idol group BNK48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song with the same title. It is their 1st special single for 1st generation members released on November 20, 2022.
Track listing
* Bold indicates centers.
)
, note3 = A cover of AKB48's "Sakura no Ki ni Narō"
, extra3 = Cherprang, Jaa, Jane, Jennis, Jib, Kaew, Kaimook, Kate, Korn, Mind, Miori, Mobile, Music, Namneung, Namsai, Noey, Orn, Piam, Pun, Pupe, Satchan, Tarwaan
, length3 = 5:31
, title4 = Jiwaru DAYS
, note4 = off vocal version
, extra4 =
, length4 = 4:51
, title5 = Pioneer
, note5 = off vocal version
, extra5 =
, length5 = 3:51
, title6 = Sakura no Ki ni Narō
, note6 = off vocal version
, extra6 =
, length6 = 5:31
References
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2019 singles
2019 songs
AKB48 songs
Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles