10nen Sakura

"10nen Sakura" (10年桜, Jūnen Zakura, "10-year Cherry Blossom", "10th Graduation Anniversary") is the 11th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on March 4, 2009.[1]

"10nen Sakura"
Regular Edition cover
Single by AKB48
from the album Kamikyokutachi
B-side"Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de"
ReleasedMarch 4, 2009 (2009-03-04) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelYou, Be Cool! / King
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Ōgoe Diamond"
(2008)		 "10nen Sakura"
(2009)		 "Namida Surprise!"
(2009)
Music video
"10nen Zakura" on YouTube

It's a school graduation song.

The single peaked at number 3 in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[2]

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: Regular Edition (通常盤) (CD+DVD, catalog number KIZM-25/6) and Theater Edition (劇場盤) (CD only, catalog number NMAX-1080).

Regular Edition
CD
No.TitleWriter(s)ArrangerLength
1."10nen Sakura" (10年桜)Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa InoueYoshimasa Inoue 
2."Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de" (桜色の空の下で)Yasushi Akimoto, Hiroshi UesugiYūichi "Masa" Nonaka 
3."10nen Sakura (off vocal ver.)"Akimoto, Inoue  
4."Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de (off vocal ver.)"Akimoto, Uesugi  
Total length:19:11
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."10nen Sakura (music video)" (10年桜 ビデオクリップ) 
2."Making of "10nen Sakura"" (Making of 「10年桜」) 
3."Bonus 1: "Kisu Shite" video" (特典映像1 永久保存版「キスして」映像) 
4."Bonus 2: SKE48 backstage hidden camera video" (特典映像2 SKE48楽屋盗撮映像) 

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 Jurina Matsui

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 3
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[3] 13
Japan (RIAJ Digital Track Chart) didn't chart

Sales and certifications

References
  1. "KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE １０年桜（マキシ＋ＤＶＤ複合） 音楽" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  2. "１０年桜 ＡＫＢ４８のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  3. "AKB48 Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
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