Kamikyokutachi

Promotional Picture
Picture: Senbatsu Members

CD+DVD (Regular Edition)
Cover: Senbatsu Members

2 CDs (Theatre Edition)
Default Cover: Maeda Atsuko

12 Member-Cover Variations (Theatre Edition)
Covers: Senbatsu Members

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Best Album

Kami-kyokutachi (神曲たち)

Release Date

2010.04.07

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: You，Be Cool!/KING RECORDS

KIZC-65～66 (CD+DVD) / ￥3,200

NKCD-6512～6513 (Theatre Edition) / ￥2,500

Motto

「さあ、これからだ。AKBの歴史は始まる」 ("Saa, kore kara da. AKB no Rekishi wa Harimaru")
-Translation: "it's time, from now on! AKB's History will begin!"

Regular Edition Details

CD

1. (SNG) RIVER / AKB48
2. (SNG) Baby! Baby! Baby! / AKB48
3. (SNG) Oogoe Diamond (大声ダイヤモンド) / AKB48
4. (C/W) Kimi no Koto ga Suki dakara (君のことが好きだから) / Undergirls (アンダーガルズ)
5. (C/W) Shonichi (Single Ver.) (初日) / Team B (チームB)
6. (SNG) 10nen Zakura (10年桜) / AKB48
7. (C/W) Tobenai Agehachou (飛べないアゲハチョウ) / Undergirls (アンダーガルズ)
8. (SNG) Namida Surprise! (涙サプライズ!) / AKB48
9. (C/W) Choose me! / Team YJ (チームYJ)
10. (C/W) Enkyori Poster (遠距離ポスター) / Team PB (チームPB)
11. (SNG) Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe) / AKB48
12. (C/W) Hikoukigumo (Single ver) (ひこうき雲) / Theatre Girls (シアターガルズ)
13. (C/W) Majisuka Rock'n'Roll (マジスカロックンロール) / AKB48
14. (SNG) Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞) / AKB48
15. (NEW) Jibun rashisa (自分らしさ) / Ono Erena · Sato Sumire · Watanabe Mayu (小野恵令奈 · 佐藤すみれ · 渡辺麻友)
16. (NEW) Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to (君と虹と太陽と) / AKB48

(SNG = SINGLE, A-side song | C/W = Coupling Song | NEW = New Song)

DVD (Choreography Videos)

1. Oogoe Diamond
2. Iiwake Maybe
3. RIVER

(Each song includes a Solo dance ver, A Left, Right, Up, Center and Multi-angle view of the same dance shot to see the full panorama of the dance sequence.)

First Pressing Bonus

-Senbatsu Member Picture (1) *Random selection out of 12 types

Theatre Edition Details

DISC 1

1. RIVER / AKB48
2. Baby!Baby!Baby!Baby! / AKB48
3. Oogoe Diamond / AKB48
4. Kimi no Koto ga Suki dakara / Undergirls
5. Shonichi (Single Ver.) / Team B
6. 10nen Zakura / AKB48
7. Tobenai Agehachou / Undergirls
8. Namida Surprise! / AKB48
9. Choose me!/ Team YJ
10. Enkyori Poster / Team PB
11. Iiwake Maybe / AKB48
12. Hikoukigumo / Theatre Girls
13. Majisuka Rock'n'Roll / AKB48
14. Sakura no Shiori / AKB48

DISC 2 (Audio Commentary CD)

(the Commentary CD includes the full album with some members talking about topics related with the song playing at the moment)

1. RIVER (Kojima Haruna · Kashiwagi Yuki · Watanabe Mayu)
2. Baby!Baby!Baby!Baby! (Kojima Haruna · Minegishi Minami · Watanabe Mayu)
3. Oogoe Diamond (Kojima Haruna · Minegishi Minami · Kashiwagi Yuki)
4. Kimi no Koto ga Suki dakara (Kuramochi Asuka · Sashihara Rino · Takajyo Aki)
5. Shonichi (Single Ver.) (Oota Aika · Kashiwagi Yuki · Watanabe Mayu)
6. 10nen Zakura (Kojima Haruna · Minegishi Minami · Watanabe Mayu)
7. Tobenai Agehachou (Sashihara Rino · Takajyo Aki)
8. Namida Surprise! (Kojima Haruna · Minegishi Minami · Kashiwagi Yuki)
9. Choose me! (Kuramochi Asuka · Sashihara Rino · Minegishi Minami · Sashihara Rino)
10. Enkyori Poster (Oota Aika · Kashiwagi Yuki)
11. Iiwake Maybe (Oota Aika · Kuramochi Asuka · Kashiwagi Yuki · Watanabe Mayu)
12. Hikoukigumo (Takajyo Aki · Minegishi Minami · Kitahara Rie)
13. Majisuka Rock'n'Roll (Kojima Haruna · Kashiwagi Yuki · Watanabe Mayu)
14. Sakura no Shiori (Takajyo Aki · Kashiwagi Yuki · Sashihara Rino)

First Pressing Bonus

-Conmemorative Sale Handshaking & Sign Event ticket (1) (chara-ani preoder only)

General Information

Kami-kyokutachi is AKB48's 2nd Best Album. this album compilates all the singles released under KING RECORDS from Oogoe Diamond to Sakura no Shiori, including the digital single Baby!Baby!Baby! (that didn't have a prior psychical release) in a new re-recorded version without some graduated members and with some new additions. the CD includes a total of 7 A-sides, 7 C/W Songs, and the Regular Edition also includes 2 new songs: Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to, a song sung by all AKB48 members and Jibun rashisa, a unit song by Sato Sumire, Ono Erena and Watanabe Mayu that was used for a CM the 3 girls participated in.

This is AKB's first album to reach the first place in the daily, weekly, and monthly ranking of the Oricon charts and it's currently inside the top 10 of Japan's Yearly Album Ranking.

Included Members

★ Senbatsu

(12 Members)

Team A: Kojima Haruna · Maeda Atsuko · Takahashi Minami · Takajyo Aki · Shinoda Mariko
Team K: Itano Tomomi · Miyazawa Sae · Oshima Yuko
Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki · Kitahara Rie · Watanabe Mayu
SKE48, Team S: Matsui Jurina

Baby!Baby!Baby!Baby!

Team A: Kojima Haruna · Maeda Atsuko · Takahashi Minami · Takajyo Aki · Shinoda Mariko · Kuramochi Asuka
Team K: Akimoto Sayaka · Itano Tomomi · Kikuchi Ayaka · Minegishi Minami · Miyazawa Sae · Ono Erena · Oshima Yuko · Umeda Ayaka
Team B: Kasai Tomomi · Kashiwagi Yuki · Miyazaki Miho · Kitahara Rie · Sashihara Rino · Sato Sumire · Watanabe Mayu

New Songs

- Jibun rashisa: Ono Erena · Sato Sumire · Watanabe Mayu (小野恵令奈 · 佐藤すみれ · 渡辺麻友)
- Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to: All AKB48 Members

Regular Edition DVD, Solo Dance Member

- Oogoe Diamond: Iwasa Misaki
- Iiwake Maybe: Maeda Ami
- RIVER: Sashihara Rino

Sales Information

Oricon Chart-Run

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week	Sales
10.04.05	--	*1	*1	*1	*1	*1	*1	**1	294,627
10.04.12	*1	*4	*3	*3	*3	*3	*3	**3	*28,503
10.04.19	*5	12	10	10	10	*8	*6	*10	*13,411
10.04.26	*6	14	*8	*5	*5	*6	*6	**5	*10,551
10.05.03	*6	*8	*8	*7	*8	*8	*8	**8	**7,899
10.05.10	*7	19	16	15	13	13	14	*14	**4,672
10.05.17	12	28	20	21	18	16	14	*18	**3,465
10.05.24	11	28	20	16	15	12	11	*17	**6,686 (Ponytail to Shushu Release)
10.05.31	*8	18	19	18	16	13	13	*18	**5,080
10.06.07	11	38	36	32	26	23	18	*31	**4,105
10.06.14	17	27	29	26	23	21	23	*27	**3,551
10.06.21	19	**	**	49	39	34	29	*46	**3,252
10.06.28	28	**	**	41	40	38	30	*48	**2,761
10.07.05	29	**	**	**	**	47	38	*58	**2,513
10.07.12	31	46	35	32	33	30	30	*35	**2,984
10.07.19	27	**	47	42	42	43	44	*44	**2,567
10.07.26	44	**	**	**	**	**	46	*59	**2,202
10.08.02	42	**	**	**	**	**	**	*75	**1,908
10.08.09	**	**	**	**	**	44	38	*62	**2,328
10.08.16	37	46	39	33	30	29	27	*37	**2,667 (Heavy Rotation Release)
10.08.23	25	**	50	37	45	35	39	*44	**2,734
10.08.30	23	44	41	39	40	38	33	*41	**2,413
10.09.06	36	**	**	**	**	37	44	*49	**1,964
10.09.13	35	**	**	**	**	**	**	*77	**1,642
10.09.20	47	**	**	**	**	49	45	*70	**2,037
10.09.27	44	**	**	**	**	48	41	*69	**1,688
10.10.04	28	**	**	**	**	48	40	*62	**1,664
10.10.11	33	**	**	50	49	39	34	*46	**1,878
10.10.18	36	**	**	**	**	46	30	*59	**1,780
10.10.25	31	**	**	**	**	45	35	*58	**2,214 (Beginner Release)
10.11.01	31	**	**	50	**	45	38	*64	**2,271
10.11.08	43	47	48	36	37	30	27	*47	**2,581
10.11.15	24	**	**	43	41	36	30	*42	**2,384
10.11.22	45	**	**	**	**	34	31	*56	**2,584
10.11.29	32	**	**	**	**	35	30	*55	**2,643
10.12.06	35	**	**	**	**	35	32	*62	**3,119 (Chance no Junban Release)
10.12.13	32	**	**	47	41	23	22	*43	**3,782
10.12.20	18	45	39	19	15	20	23	*25	**6,236
10.12.27	22	29	21	18	16	12	10	*17	**6,746
11.01.03	*9	11	10	11	11	11	11	*11	**8,837
11.01.10	*9	22	17	17	17	13	13	*16	**6,054
11.01.17	13	24	22	25	21	11	*7	*19	**4,840
11.01.24	10	35	25	26	21	17	17	*21	**4,592
11.01.31	17	31	30	30	28	16	18	*26	**3,468
11.02.07	15	40	28	30	20	15	18	*27	**3,211
11.02.14	23	48	40	41	37	20	21	*37	**2,839
11.02.21	19	**	**	45	40	28	33	*47	**2,541
11.02.28	36	**	**	47	41	41	28	*53	**2,101
11.03.07	29	**	**	**	43	38	29	*56	**1,589
11.03.14	29	**	**	**	49	50	45	*56	**1,409
11.03.21	49	**	48	34	38	31	31	*41	**1,887
11.03.28	34	36	31	26	26	29	31	***	***,***

- Total Reported Sales:: 501,450 (still charting)
- Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 51 (still charting)

Trivia

• When the album was first announced, numerous online music shops such as HMV, Shisendo, etc... listed the contents of the DVD of the Regular Edition as previously unreleased Making Off Videos of 6~7 songs. Most likely those from Iiwake Maybe until Sakura no Shiori since any of those making off clips had been released so far, and including B-sides's PV, the total of unreleased making videos is 8.
• The CD cover, backcover, and obi of both Regular Edition and Theatre Edition have a holofoil printed over them. The Theatre Edition also includes the holofoil in the resting 11 covers.
• The title's meaning is actually a word play. 神 (Kami) means "God" and 曲 (kyoku) means "song" and たち(tachi) is colloquial suffix (particle) that works as a Plural marker. A translation would be something like "God(ly) Songs".
• Because of its complex title, the album has a lot of romaji variations, such as "Kamikyokutachi" "Kamikyoku-tachi" and "Kami-kyokutachi".