Iiwake Maybe
Contents
CD Information
- Artist
- AKB48
- Single
- Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe; Maybe It's an Excuse)
- Release Date
- 2009.08.26
- Label/Catalog Number/Price
- Label: You,Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
- KIZM-37~38 (Regular Edition, CD+DVD) / ¥1,600
- NMAX-1086 (Theatre Edition, CD Only) / ¥1,600
- Motto
「本当は··· 好きなのかもしれない」 ("Hontou wa··· Suki na no kamoshirenai")
Translation: "the truth is that··· i may be in love"
Regular Edition Details
- CD
- Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe) / AKB48
- Tobenai Agehachou (飛べないアゲハチョウ) / Undergirls (アンダーガールズ)
- Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal ver.)
- Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal ver.)
- DVD
- Iiwake Maybe
- Tobenai Agehachou
- AKB48 Senbatsu Election Documentary
- First Pressing Bonus
-National Handshaking Event ticket (1)
-Bonus Store-Exclusive Picture (1)* *external bonus
Theatre Edition Details
- CD
- Iiwake Maybe / AKB48
- Tobenai Agehachou / Undergirls
- Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal ver.)
- Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal ver.)
- First Pressing Bonus
-Commemorative Sale Handshaking Event ticket (1) (chara-ani preoder only)
-Member Picture (1) *Random selection (1 out of 90 types: Team A/K/B/Kenkyusei and SKE48)
Included Members
Iiwake Maybe
★ Senbatsu (21 Members, member bold are part of Media Senbatsu with Maeda Atsuko serves as Center )
Team A: Itano Tomomi (7#), Kitahara Rie (13#), Kojima Haruna (6#), Sato Amina (8#) · Sato Yukari (15#), Shinoda Mariko (3#), Takahashi Minami (5#), Maeda Atsuko (1#), Minegishi Minami (16#), Miyazaki Miho (18#)
Team K: Akimoto Sayaka (12#), Oshima Yuko (2#), Ono Erena (11#), Kasai Tomomi (10#), Kuramochi Asuka (21#), Miyazawa Sae (9#)
Team B: Oota Aika (20#), Urano Kazumi (17#), Kashiwagi Yuki (9#), Watanabe Mayu (4#)
SKE48, Team S: Matsui Jurina (19#)
Tobenai Agehachou
Artist: Undergirls (9 Members)
Team A: Takajo Aki (23#)
Team K: Ohori Megumi (24#), Masuda Yuka (25#), Matsubara Natsumi (30#)
Team B: Yonezawa Rumi (22#), Hirajima Natsumi (26#), Sashihara Rino (27#), Katayama Haruka (28#)
SKE48, Team S: Matsui Rena (29#)
General Information
Iiwake Maybe is AKB48's 13th Major Single, 15th Overall and the 4th released under KING RECORDS.
Sales Information
- Oricon Chart-Run
Date | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
09.08.24 | -- | *1 | *2 | *2 | *2 | *3 | *2 | **2 | *90,774 |
09.08.31 | *4 | 12 | 12 | *9 | *6 | *6 | *6 | **9 | **7,849 |
09.09.07 | *6 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | *18 | **3,900 |
09.09.14 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | *21 | **2,880 |
09.09.21 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 31 | *31 | **2,129 |
09.09.28 | 27 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 44 | *55 | **1,131 |
09.10.05 | 46 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 107 | ***,646 |
09.10.12 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *97 | ***,578 |
09.10.19 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *93 | ***,796(River Release) |
09.10.26 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 103 | ***,582 |
09.11.02 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 124 | ***,538 |
09.11.09 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 143 | ***,420 |
09.11.16 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 159 | ***,373 |
09.11.23 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 170 | ***,471 |
09.11.30 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 162 | ***,435 |
09.12.07 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 161 | ***,394 |
09.12.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 157 | ***,405 |
09.12.21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 128 | ***,502 |
09.12.28 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 38 | 40 | 36 | *43 | **2,642 |
10.01.04 | 41 | 35 | 41 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 32 | ||
10.01.11 | 38 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 39 | *59 | **1,087 |
10.01.18 | 46 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 50 | *74 | ***,984 |
10.01.25 | 43 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *92 | **1,031 |
10.02.01 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *87 | ***,827 |
10.02.08 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 118 | ***,648 |
10.02.15 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *80 | ***,933(Sakura no Shiori Release) |
10.02.22 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 113 | ***,712 |
10.03.01 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 130 | ***,557 |
10.03.08 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 128 | ***,473 |
10.03.15 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 112 | ***,479 |
10.03.22 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 135 | ***,427 |
10.03.29 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *94 | ***,564 |
10.04.05 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *79 | ***,669 |
10.04.12 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *96 | ***,511 |
10.04.19 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 138 | ***,445 |
10.04.26 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 137 | ***,441 |
10.05.03 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 143 | ***,407 |
10.05.10 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 169 | ***,329 |
10.05.17 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 190 | ***,268 |
10.05.24 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 146 | ***,500(Ponytail to Shushu Release) |
10.05.31 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 170 | ***,366 |
10.06.07 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 145 | ***,410 |
10.06.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 144 | ***,434 |
OUT | 1 week | ||||||||
10.06.28 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 167 | ***,327 |
OUT | 1 week | ||||||||
10.07.12 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 175 | ***,280 |
10.07.19 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 190 | ***,325 |
10.07.26 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 183 | ***,298 |
OUT | 2 weeks | ||||||||
10.08.16 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 155 | ***,384(Heavy Rotation Release) |
10.08.23 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 181 | ***,406 |
10.08.30 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 174 | ***,319 |
10.09.06 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 171 | ***,308 |
10.09.13 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 196 | ***,245 |
10.09.20 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 180 | ***,310 |
10.09.27 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 180 | ***,275 |
OUT | 1 week | ||||||||
10.10.11 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 186 | ***,268 |
OUT | 3 week(Beginner Release) | ||||||||
10.11.08 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 180 | ***,327 |
10.11.15 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 192 | ***,303 |
OUT | 2 weeks | ||||||||
10.12.06 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 183 | ***,334(Chance no Junban Release) |
10.12.13 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 175 | ***,375 |
10.12.20 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 142 | ***,458 |
10.12.27 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *80 | ***,669 |
11.01.03 | ** | ** | ** | 45 | ** | 48 | ** | *63 | ***,994 |
11.01.10 | 44 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *63 | ***,867 |
11.01.17 | 30 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 49 | *71 | ***,961 |
11.01.24 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *95 | ***,806 |
11.01.31 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 114 | ***,637 |
11.02.07 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 124 | ***,538 |
11.02.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 108 | ***,618 |
11.02.21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 153 | ***,455 |
11.02.28 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 176 | ***,350 |
11.03.07 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 185 | ***,240 |
11.03.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 159 | ***,271 |
11.03.21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 146 | ***,328 |
Total Reported Sales: 296,572*
Total Sales in 2009: 113,896
Total Sales in 2010: 22,355
Total Sales in 2011: 160,321*
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 73
* Certificated Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)
- Certificated Gold in the Chaku-uta full category.
- Chart Records (Oricon)
- 2nd best-selling single of September 2009.
- 47th best-selling single of 2009.
- first AKB48 single to hit the first place in Oricon's Daily Chart.
Trivia
- Undergirls made their first appearance in this single.
- this was the first AKB48 single to feature a PV for a B-side song
- Iiwake Maybe charted 1# in the Request Hour Setlist Best 100 of 2010.