is the 11th major single by the Japanese idol group

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, released on March 4, 2009. It's a school graduation song. The single peaked at number 3 in the

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Weekly Singles Chart. 10 years after the song was released, as well as the same day, the other center and now graduate, Atsuko Maeda, gave birth to her son. Some of the fans jokingly said that they had named Sakura/Zakura in commemoration of the anniversary.

Track listing

The single was released in two versions: (CD+DVD, catalog number KIZM-25/6) and (CD only, catalog number NMAX-1080).

Regular Edition

;CD ;DVD Bonus (First press limited edition only) * Nationwide handshake meeting entry ticket (location of your choice)

Theater Edition

;CD See Regular Edition CD ;Bonus * Handshake meeting ticket * Random photo of a member (Teams A, K, B, Kenkyūsei, SKE48)

Members

(Team affiliation at the time of the release. The members featured on the cover of the Theater Edition are in bold.) Centers: Atsuko Maeda and

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* Team A:

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, Mai Ōshima, Rie Kitahara,

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, Mariko Shinoda,

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, Reina Fujie, Atsuko Maeda,

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* Team K: Yūko Ōshima, Erena Ono, Tomomi Kasai,

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, Sae Miyazawa, Sayaka Akimoto * Team B:

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, Rino Sashihara,

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* SKE48:

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Charts

Sales and certifications

References

External links

AKB48 - 10nen Sakura (Music Video)
(AKB48 official YouTube channel)
AKB48 - 10nen Sakura (Music Video Making-of)
(AKB48 official YouTube channel) {{DEFAULTSORT:10nen Sakura Songs about school Songs about cherry blossom 2009 singles Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto AKB48 songs King Records (Japan) singles 2009 songs MNL48 songs