is the fifth studio album by

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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 is the second AKB48 double-album, and was released in Japan on January 22, 2014 by King Records. It debuted at number one in the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, selling over 960,000 copies. On February 6, the album became AKB48's second successive album to sell over one million copies.

Promotion and release

On 24 November 2013, it was announced that AKB48 would release their 5th studio album, their first in over a year. It was revealed that the album would have 25 songs, including songs such as ''

Manatsu no Sounds Good! In the Japanese official title, there is a space between "good" and "!". (真夏のSounds good !) is the 26th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released in Japan on May 23, 2012. In its first week, the CD single sold 1,616,795 copies ...

'' and ''

Koisuru Fortune Cookie is the 32nd music single, single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 21, 2013. The single contains graduation songs for Mariko Shinoda and Tomomi Itano. The song has been recorded by AKB48's international si ...

'' from their previous singles. The album title, cover and tracks were subsequently reviewed on 21 December 2013. It was also announced that 15 of the tracks were written for this album, and that many of the songs were sung by different units within AKB48. This album is marketed under the catchphrase ''Our footprints are ahead of us''. The album was released in Japan on January 22, 2014 under King Records in Japan, in several editions: Type A limited, Type A regular, Type B, and Theater. The albums consist of 2 CDs. The Type A limited contains a bonus DVD. The Theater edition is only sold at the AKB48 theater and only contains the first CD. The first CD (CD1) includes seven of AKB48's singles that were released in 2012–2013, from "

" to "

Koi Suru Fortune Cookie is the 32nd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 21, 2013. The single contains graduation songs for Mariko Shinoda and Tomomi Itano. The song has been recorded by AKB48's international sister groups ...

". It includes original songs performed by Team Kenkyusei, as well as songs that were B-sides of singles. The second CD (CD2) has different track lists for Type A and Type B. It contains more B-side singles as well as original songs by AKB48 members. The limited edition has a DVD which shows a short documentary of the group members at a concert. The seven singles and their B-sides were also sung by and with famous members, currently graduated from AKB48

Tomomi Itano is a Japanese recording artist, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2011 she debuted solo with a single titled " Dear J", which wa ...

Mariko Shinoda is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion model, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was the captain of Team A. Career In October 2005, she auditioned for AKB48's first generation roster but failed the audition. Shor ...

Sayaka Akimoto is a Filipino-Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and its spin-off unit Diva. As an actress, Akimoto has appeared in both Japanese and American productions, and made her Hollywood debut in '' Sniper: ...

Tomomi Kasai is a Japanese singer, actress and a former member of the idol group AKB48, belonging to Team A. She had a recurring role on ''Kamen Rider W'' as Elizabeth, alongside group member Tomomi Itano. Together, they make up the sub-unit Queen & Elizab ...

Atsuko Maeda is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the idol girl group AKB48, and was one of the most prominent members in the group at the time, regarded as the group's "absolute ace", "immovable center", and the "Face of AKB." After ...

. Therefore, these members are not credited in the album.

Track listing

All songs performed by the AKB48 title track singers except as listed below.

Personnel

''After rain'' * Team A :

Minami Takahashi is a Japanese idol, singer, tarento and a former member of the Japanese girl idol group AKB48. She is in Team A of AKB48. She became the first of AKB48 and its sister groups. In an interview with Nippon Television in June 2010, AKB48 produc ...

Yui Yokoyama Yui may refer to: People * Yui (name), a Japanese name *Yui (singer) (born 1987), Japanese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress * Yui people or Ibi, a Timucuan-speaking people in what now is Georgia, United States Places * Yui, Sh ...

Mayu Watanabe is a Japanese former idol, singer, actress, and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 under Team B. In the annual AKB48 General Elections event, she had consistently been voted by fans to rank among the group's top members. She has ...

* Team K :

Yuko Oshima is a Japanese actress and former member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments ...

Rie Kitahara is a Japanese singer and actress formerly associated with the Japanese idol girl group NGT48 and former member of AKB48 and SKE48. She debuted in 2008 in Team A and was later co-captain of Team K (2014). In March 2015, it was announced Kitahara wo ...

* Team B :

Yuki Kashiwagi is a Japanese idol and singer. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and a former member of NMB48 and NGT48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and is now a member of AKB48's Team B. She was previously the captain of T ...

Haruna Kojima is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. From 2005 to 2017, she was a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A. Career Kojima was born in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, and started her career as a member of Angel Eyes, an idol ...

Haruka Shimazaki is a Japanese actress, singer, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. Her supposed apathetic attitude toward idol fans led to the popularity of the buzzword in Japanese media. Since graduating from AKB48 in 2016, Shimazaki has work ...

* Team 4 :

Minami Minegishi is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by Production Ogi. She was a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, and its subunit no3b. She is noted for having the longest tenure among the group's original members from 2005 to 2021. C ...

* SKE48 Team S / AKB48 Team K :

Jurina Matsui is a Japanese TV personality, singer, actress, and YouTuber. She is a former member of Japanese idol girl group SKE48 and former concurrent member of AKB48 (in 2012–2015). She is recognized as SKE48's absolute "ace", having placed in the top ...

* SKE48 Team S : Anna Ishida * NMB48 Team N / AKB48 Team B :

Miyuki Watanabe is a former member of multiple Japanese idol girl groups. She is a former member of NMB48's Team BII, and a former member of SKE48's Team S. She was also on AKB48 Team B. Career Watanabe passed NMB48's first-generation auditions on 20 Septem ...

* NMB48 Team N : Riho Kotani * HKT48 Team H :

Aika Ota , is a former member of the Japanese idol group HKT48, the captain of its Team KIV. She has also been a member of AKB48 and Watarirouka Hashiritai, and portrayed Kazue Kae in ''Tomie Unlimited is a 2011 Japanese psychological-body horror film ...

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 and is the producer ...

* JKT48 Team J / AKB48 Team B : Aki Takajo * JKT48 Team J :

Haruka Nakagawa , is a Japanese media personality based in Indonesia. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and its sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai, as well as its Indonesian sister group JKT48, all produced by Yasushi Akimoto. Career At t ...

* SNH48 Team SII / AKB48 Team A :

Mariya Suzuki is a Japanese idol, singer and actress. She joined the girl group AKB48 in 2009 where she participated in a number of their singles, and was one of two Japanese members to transfer and to become founding members of the Chinese idol sister group ...

* SNH48 Team SII :

Sae Miyazawa is a Japanese actress, television personality and former singer, signed under the entertainment agency Horipro. She is best known for her affiliations with AKB48 and its various sister- and subgroups. Between 2006 and 2016, she was a part of th ...

* Graduated Members (not credited) :

''Boy Hunt no Houhou Oshiemasu'' (Centers:

and

) * Team B:

* SKE48 Team S:

Yuria Kizaki is a Japanese actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, where she was the captain of Team B. Biography On November 13, 2009, Kizaki passed SKE48's third-generation auditions. On June 23, 2010, she got promoted to an o ...

* NMB48 Team: M: Fuuko Yagura * HKT48 Team H:

''JJ ni Kitaramono'' (Centers:

and

Asuka Kuramochi is a singer, actress, and a former member of the idol group AKB48 under Team K. Career 2007 * On May 27, she passed AKB48 first trainee audition (AKB48 第一回研究生（4期生）オーディション). 2008 * On March 4, it was a ...

) * Team A:

* Team K:

* SKE48 Team KII:

Akane Takayanagi is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She joined SKE48 as a second-generation trainee in March 2009, before being promoted to Team KII. She was a member of SKE48 Team KII, and a former member of NMB48 Team BII. AKB48 genera ...

* NMB48 Team M / SKE48 Team KII:

Nana Yamada Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to: People and fictional characters * Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name * Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname * Nana ...

''Shower no Ato Dakara'' (Center:

* Team B:

* SKE48 Team E:

Rena Matsui is a Japanese actress, singer, and novelist. Matsui is a former member of the Japanese idol girl groups SKE48 and Nogizaka46. As a member of the former, she also participated in the main lineup of AKB48's singles. As an actress, she has played ...

''10 Krone to Pan'' (Center:

Sayaka Yamamoto is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48, where she served as captain of both the whole group as well as Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Team K. She mad ...

) * Team A:

* Team B:

Reina Fujie , is a Japanese idol who is a former member NMB48's Team BII and former member of AKB48. She is a cousin of Berryz Kobo was a Japanese girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2004 and associated with Hello! Project. The group's members cons ...

* HKT48 Team H / AKB48 Team K:

Haruka Kodama is a Japanese actress and former member of the idol girl groups HKT48 and AKB48. In HKT48, she was a member of Team H. She has been the lead performer of three HKT48 singles: "Hikaeme I Love You!" (2014), "12 Byō" (2015, with Sakura Miyawaki), ...

* SKE48 Team E:

Nao Furuhata is a member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She is a member of SKE48's Team KII, and a former member of AKB48. Career Furuhata was born in Aichi Prefecture, and passed SKE48's 5th generation auditions in October 2011. Her audition song ...

* NMB48 Team N / AKB48 Team K:

''Kakushin ga Moterumono'' (Center:

) * Team A:

Rina Izuta is a Japanese singer and a member of the Thai idol girl group CGM48. She is also the first and current general manager of the group. She is a former member of AKB48 and BNK48. Career Izuta was born in Saitama Prefecture, and joined AKB48's ...

Anna Iriyama is a Japanese actress and YouTuber who has bases of operations in Japan and Mexico. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was a member of Team A. She is represented by the talent agency Ohta Production. She was p ...

Karen Iwata is an actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 under Team A. Biography Iwata was born on May 13, 1998 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Her mother is Miwa Sugawara, who works as a TV personality in Sendai. As a child, Iwata ...

, Ryoka Oshima,

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, Ayaka Kikuchi,

, Marina Kobayashi, Yukari Sasaki, Sumire Sato,

Juri Takahashi , also known mononymously as Juri ( ko, 쥬리; ja, ジュリ), is a Japanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of South Korean girl group Rocket Punch and former member of the Japanese girl group AKB48. Career 2011-2018: AKB4 ...

, Yūka Tano,

Sakiko Matsui is a Japanese singer and pianist. She was a member of AKB48. Concurrently as a student specializing in piano at Tokyo College of Music, she has released a piano instrumental album ''Kokyū Suru Piano'' on October 3, 2012, which reached number 1 ...

, Ayaka Morikawa, Fuuko Yagura,

''Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de'' (Center:

) * Team K :

, Kana Kobayashi * Team B : Ayaka Umeda * SNH48 Team SII:

* Graduated Members (not credited) :

, Megumi Ohori,

, Kayo Noro, Yuka Masuda, Natsumi Matsubara ''Note'' = This song commemorated Sayaka Akimoto's graduation from AKB48 in August 2013 ''Smile Kamikakushi'' * Artist: Tentoumu Chu! (てんとうむChu！) * Team 4: Nana Okada, Mako Kojima, Miki Nishino * SKE48 Kenkyuusei : Ryoha Kitagawa * NMB48 Kenkyuusei : Nagisa Shibuya * HKT48 Kenkyuusei : Meru Tashima, Mio Tomonaga ''Ponkotsu Blues'' * Team A :

* Team K : Maria Abe, Haruka Shimada, Mariya Nagao * Team B : Rena Kato,

, Miyu Takeuchi, Suzuran Yamauchi * AKB48 Team B / SKE48 Team KII: Mina Oba * AKB48 Team B / NMB48 Team N: Miori Ichikawa * SKE48 Team S / AKB48 Team K :

* SKE48 Team S :

* SKE48 Team E : Kanon Kimoto * HKT48 Team H : Anna Murashige ''Ichi No San'' * Team K:

, Mariya Nagao * Team 4:

* SKE48 Team KII: Airi Furukawa * JKT48 Team J: Aki Takajo ''Kyōhansha'' * Team K: Maria Abe, Mayumi Uchida,

, Kana Kobayashi, Amina Sato, Haruka Shimada, Shihori Suzuki, Rina Chikano, Chisato Nakata, Mariya Nagao, Rena Nozawa, Rina Hirata, Nana Fujita,

, Ami Maeda, Miho Miyazaki, Tomu Muto * SKE48 Team S / AKB48 Team K:

''Dōki * Team B:

''Kanashiki Kinkyori Renai'' *Team B: Haruka Ishida, Miori Ichikawa, Misaki Iwasa, Ayaka Umeda, Mina Oba, Miyuu Omori, Shizuka Ōya,

, Haruka Katayama, Rena Kato, Natsuki Kojima,

, Aki Takajo, Miyu Takeuchi, Miku Tanabe, Mariko Nakamura, Wakana Natori, Misato Nonaka,

, Suzuran Yamauchi,

''Chireba Ii no ni...'' *Kenkyuusei: Manami Ichikawa, Rio Ōkawa, Nana Owada, Haruka Komiyama, Kiara Sato, Makiho Tatsuya, Seina Fukuoka, Mion Mukaichi, Ami Yumoto

Promotion and release

Track listing

Personnel

Release history

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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