Ue Kara Mariko

Promotional Image

CD+DVD Type-A (Regular Edition)

CD+DVD Type-K (Regular Edition)

CD+DVD Type-B (Regular Edition)

CD Only (Theater Edition)

General Information

Ue Kara Mariko is AKB48's 24th Major Single, 26th Overall and 15th since their label change to KING RECORDS. this single features the Senbatsu elected by the Janken Senbatsu Tournament, featuring Shinoda Mariko as center of the single.

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Single

Ue Kara Mariko (上からマリコ)

Release Date

2011.12.07

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS

KIZM-135～6 (Regular Edition Type A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-137～8 (Regular Edition Type K, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-139～40 (Regular Edition Type B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

NMAX-1121 (Theater Edition, CD Only) / ¥1,047

Regular Edition Details

CD

1. Ue Kara Mariko (上からマリコ) / Senbatsu
2. Noel no Yoru (ノエルの夜)
3. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai (隣人は傷つかない) / Team A
   • (Type-K Exclusive track) Zero-Sum Taiyou (ゼロサム太陽) / Team K
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Yobisute Fantasy (呼び捨てファンタジー) / Team B
4. Ue Kara Mariko (off-vocal)
5. Noel no Yoru (off-vocal)
6. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai (off-vocal)
   • (Type-K Exclusive track) Zero-Sum Taiyou (off-vocal)
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Yobisute Fantasy (off-vocal)

DVD

1. Ue Kara Mariko Music Video
2. Noel no Yoru Music Video
3. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai Music Video
   • (Type-K Exclusive track) Zero-Sum Taiyou Music Video
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Yobisute Fantasy Music Video
4. • (Type-A Exclusive track) 24th Single Janken Senbatsu Tournament (First Part)
   • (Type-K Exclusive track) 24th Single Janken Senbatsu Tournament (Middle Part)
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) 24th Single Janken Senbatsu Tournament (Last Part)
5. [...]

Theatre Edition Details

CD

1. Ue Kara Mariko
2. Noel no Yoru
3. Hashire! Penguin (走れ！ペンギン) / Team 4
4. Ue kara Mariko (off-vocal)
5. Noel no Yoru (off-vocal)
6. Hashire! Penguin (off-vocal)

Included Members

Ue Kara Mariko

★ Senbatsu (16 Members, bolded Members (8) are main members of this single, Shinoda Mariko Center in italic)

• Team A: Oya Shizuka, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Maeda Ami
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Fujie Reina, Minegishi Minami
• Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Sato Sumire
• Team 4: Yamauchi Suzuran
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Kobayashi Marina
• Team S: Kuwabara Mizuki
• Team N: Yamaguchi Yuki
• NMB48 Kenkyuusei: Hikawa Ayame

Noel no Yoru

(20 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center)

• Team A: Ota Aika, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
• Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Sato Sumire, Watanabe Mayu
• Team S: Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena
• Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka

Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai

Team A (チームA) (16 Members) (Maeda Atsuko & Takahashi Minami Centers)

• Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Ota Aika, Oya Shizuka, Katayama Haruka, Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Nakagawa Haruka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Maeda Atsuko, Maeda Ami, Matsubara Natsumi

Zero-Sum Taiyou

Team K (チームK) (16 Members) (Oshima Yuko & Itano Tomomi Centers)

• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Itano Tomomi, Uchida Mayumi, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Kikuchi Ayaka, Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Nonaka Misato, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui, Yonezawa Rumi

Yobisute Fantasy

Team B (チームB) (16 Members) (Kashiwagi Yuki & Watanabe Mayu Centers)

• Team B: Ishida Haruka, Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Kobayashi Kana, Komori Mika, Sato Amina, Sato Sumire, Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Shihori, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Hirajima Natsumi, Masuda Yuka, Miyazaki Miho, Watanabe Mayu

Hashire! Penguin

Team 4 (チーム4) (all minus Oba Mina (10 members)) (Shimazaki Haruka Center)

• Team 4: Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takeuchi Miyu, Nagao Mariya, Nakamata Shiori, Nakamura Mariko, Yamauchi Suzuran

Oricon Chart Positions

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales	Releases
11.12.05	--	*1 959,280	*1 79,267	*1 32,235	*1 21,188	*2 23,346	*1 27,746	**1	1,198,864
11.12.12	*1 9,968	*5	*3 4,990	*3 4,863	*3 3,782	*2 4,965	*2 6,251	**3	*45,725
11.12.19	*2 2,683	*9	*8	*7	*5	*5	*8	**6	*19,675
11.12.26	*5	14	13	13	11	10	*6	*14	**9,484
12.01.02	*6	11	*6	*8	*8	*3 1,019	*5	**9	**8,302
12.01.09	*3 922	21	17	19	15	14	13	*16	**5,044
12.01.16	12	21	20	21	22	19	19	*21	**2,896
12.01.23	10	42	35	32	31	24	22	*33	**2,636
12.01.30	17	38	39	30	34	29	24	*37	**2,060
12.02.06	25	**	**	**	**	40	36	*52	**1,546
12.02.13	32	48	40	44	31	41	35	*45	**1,797	GIVE ME FIVE! single
12.02.20	24	**	**	**	**	**	**	*74	**1,274
12.02.27	44	**	**	**	**	**	**	*80	***,969
12.03.05	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	115	***,731
12.03.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	111	***,638
12.03.19	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	116	***,554
12.03.26	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	118	***,451
12.04.02	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	119	***,442
12.04.09	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	137	***,343
12.04.16	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	157	***,294
OUT	1 week
12.04.30	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	188	***,313
12.05.07	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	187	***,274
OUT	4 weeks									Manatsu no Sounds Good! single
12.06.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	192	***,286
OUT	8 weeks
12.08.13	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	191	***,305	1830m album

Total Reported Sales: 1,304,903*
Total Sales in 2011: 1,198,864
Total Sales in 2012: 106,039*

Trivia

• Akimoto Sayaka and Kobayashi Marina's last senbatsu.
• Hirajima Natsumi and Yonezawa Rumi's last single.
• First AKB48 senbatsu of Oya Shizuka, Yamauchi Suzuran, Kobayashi Marina, Kuwabara Mizuki, Yamaguchi Yuki and Hikawa Ayame.
• First AKB48 senbatsu without Maeda Atsuko.
• This is the sixth AKB48 single to sell 1,000,000 copies. The first being Beginner, second being Sakura no Ki ni Narou, third being Everyday, Kachuusha, fourth being Flying Get, and the fifth being Kaze wa Fuiteiru.
• Noel no Yoru is the 7/11 Special AKB48 x Seven&I CHRISTMAS Campaign CM Song.
• Hashire! Penguin was originally meant to be the A-side of this single, but it was deemed unfitting for Shinoda Mariko. Instead, the song was given to Team 4 and Akimoto Yasushi wrote Ue Kara Mariko specifically for Mariko.

AKB48 Singles Chronology
Kaze wa Fuiteiru (2011)	Ue Kara Mariko (2011)	GIVE ME FIVE! (2012)