Namida Surprise!
Contents
General Information
Namida Surprise! is AKB48's 12th major single, 14th overall.
CD Information
- Artist
- AKB48
- Single
- Namida Surprise! (涙サプライズ!)
- Release Date
- 2009.06.24
- Label/Catalog Number/Price
- Label: You，Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
- KIZM-33~34 (Regular Edition, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676
- NMAX-1081 (Theater Edition, CD) / ￥1,676
Regular Edition Details
- CD
- Namida Surprise! (涙サプライズ！) / Senbatsu
- Shonichi (初日) / Team B
- FIRST LOVE / Ono Erena
- Namida Surprise! (off-vocal)
- DVD
- Namida Surprise! Music Video
- Namida Surprise! Making of
- Bonus Video: "Happy Birthday"
Theater Edition Details
- CD
- Namida Surprise!
- Shonichi
- FIRST LOVE
- Namida Surprise! (off-vocal)
Included Members
"Namida Surprise!"
★ Senbatsu (選抜) (20 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center (in italic), Front Members in bold)
- Team A: Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Fujie Reina, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho
- Team K: Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae
- Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Sashihara Rino, Nito Moeno, Watanabe Mayu
- AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Komori Mika
- Team S: Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena
"Shonichi"
Team B (チームB) (16 Members)
- Team B: Urano Kazumi, Ota Aika, Kashiwagi Yuki, Katayama Haruka, Kohara Haruka, Saeki Mika, Sashihara Rino, Tanabe Miku, Nakagawa Haruka, Nakaya Sayaka, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Hirajima Natsumi, Yonezawa Rumi, Watanabe Mayu
"FIRST LOVE"
Oricon Chart Positions
| Date | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week | Sales | Releases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.06.22 | -- | *2 | *2 | *2 | *2 | *2 | *5 | **2 | 104,180 | |
| 09.06.29 | *2 | *8 | *7 | *5 | *5 | *4 | *5 | **6 | *20,281 | |
| 09.07.06 | *6 | 11 | 26 | *9 | *6 | 14 | 13 | *13 | **9,573 | |
| 09.07.13 | 16 | 36 | 42 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 39 | *33 | **2,029 | |
| 09.07.20 | 22 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *61 | **1,600 | |
| 09.07.27 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *93 | ***,841 | |
| 09.08.03 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 143 | ***,578 | |
| 09.08.10 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 125 | ***,576 | |
| 09.08.17 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 148 | ***,474 | |
| 09.08.24 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 117 | ***,801 | Iiwake Maybe single |
| 09.08.31 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 118 | ***,564 | |
| 09.09.07 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 130 | ***,460 | |
| 09.09.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 136 | ***,393 | |
| 09.09.21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 128 | ***,420 | |
| 09.09.28 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 166 | ***,308 | |
| 09.10.05 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 191 | ***,259 | |
| 09.10.12 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 192 | ***,262 | |
| 09.10.19 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 138 | ***,454 | River single |
| 09.10.26 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 144 | ***,375 | |
| 09.11.02 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 146 | ***,415 | |
| 09.11.09 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 173 | ***,314 | |
| OUT | 2 weeks | |||||||||
| 09.11.30 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 190 | ***,346 | |
| OUT | 1 week | |||||||||
| 09.12.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 176 | ***,350 | |
| 09.12.21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 169 | ***,388 | |
| 09.12.28 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 44 | 45 | *55 | **2,173 | |
| 10.01.04 | 44 | 46 | ** | 37 | 49 | 41 | 41 | |||
| 10.01.11 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *66 | ***,947 | |
| 10.01.18 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *83 | ***,833 | |
| 10.01.25 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 106 | ***,863 | |
| 10.02.01 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 103 | ***,676 | |
| 10.02.08 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 132 | ***,573 | |
| 10.02.15 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *94 | ***,776 | Sakura no Shiori single |
| 10.02.22 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 125 | ***,616 | |
| 10.03.01 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 152 | ***,469 | |
| 10.03.08 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 168 | ***,353 | |
| 10.03.15 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 144 | ***,350 | |
| 10.03.22 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 161 | ***,344 | |
| 10.03.29 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 124 | ***,393 | |
| 10.04.05 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *99 | ***,528 | Kamikyokutachi album |
| 10.04.12 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 107 | ***,459 | |
| 10.04.19 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 158 | ***,350 | |
| 10.04.26 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 166 | ***,337 | |
| 10.05.03 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 161 | ***,341 | |
| 10.05.10 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 182 | ***,298 | |
| OUT | 3 weeks | Ponytail to Shushu single | ||||||||
| 10.06.07 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 186 | ***,300 | |
| 10.06.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 179 | ***,309 | |
| OUT | 3 weeks | |||||||||
| 10.07.12 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 169 | ***,290 | SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban album |
| 10.07.19 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 198 | ***,303 | |
| 10.07.26 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 198 | ***,271 | |
| OUT | 4 weeks | Heavy Rotation single | ||||||||
| 10.08.30 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 187 | ***,294 | |
| OUT | 3 weeks | |||||||||
| 10.09.27 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 183 | ***,270 | |
| 10.10.04 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 197 | ***,253 | |
| 10.10.11 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 198 | ***,245 | |
| OUT | 7 weeks | Beginner single | ||||||||
| 10.12.06 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 182 | ***,335 | Chance no Junban single |
| 10.12.13 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 189 | ***,328 | |
| 10.12.20 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 174 | ***,354 | |
| 10.12.27 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 117 | ***,463 | |
| 11.01.03 | ** | ** | ** | 50 | ** | ** | ** | *71 | ***,838 | |
| 11.01.10 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *74 | ***,728 | |
| 11.01.17 | 43 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *83 | ***,738 | |
| 11.01.24 | 49 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 109 | ***,696 | |
| 11.01.31 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 131 | ***,524 | |
| 11.02.07 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 130 | ***,504 | |
| 11.02.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 125 | ***,502 | Sakura no Ki ni Narou single |
| 11.02.21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 166 | ***,422 | |
| 11.02.28 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 192 | ***,314 | |
| OUT | 1 week | |||||||||
| 11.03.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 171 | ***,242 | |
| 11.03.21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 162 | ***,277 | |
| 11.03.28 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 153 | ***,298 | |
| 11.04.04 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 165 | ***,283 | |
| 11.04.11 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 164 | ***,277 | |
| 11.04.18 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 188 | ***,248 | |
Total Reported Sales: 168,826*
Total Sales on 2009: 145,503
Total Sales on 2010: 15,287
Total Sales on 2011: 8,036
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 72
- Chart Records (Oricon)
- 5th best-selling single of July 2009.
- 39th best-selling single of 2009.
- First AKB48 single to rank #2 in both Weekly and Daily Categories of the Oricon Charts
- First AKB48 Single to sell over 100,000 in its first week.
- This single outsold all the previous AKB48 singles only in its first week.
Trivia
- This is the first senbatsu of Nito Moeno and Komori Mika.
- This is the first time a solo song was included in an AKB48 Single.
- This is the first and only single to have an illustrated CD cover.
- This is the first single to include a Kenkyuusei member as in the senbatsu.
- Following Oogoe Diamond and 10nen Zakura, this was the third single in a row to be composed by Inoue Yoshimasa.
- This is AKB48's 2nd birthday-themed song, the first one being A3's Tanjoubi no Yoru.
- The release day of this single happened to be Kitahara Rie's 18th birthday.
- The single's tagline is 「お誕生日に歌いたい歌がある」 ("Tanjoubi ni Utaitai Uta ga aru" / "I have a song I want to sing for my birthday").
- According to AKB48 staff member Yuasa Junji, they were able to use the melody of Happy Birthday because it had come into public domain a few years before.
- Namida Surprise! was the theme song for Yomiuri Shimbun x AKB48 Collaboration and its CM. FIRST LOVE was an image song for Louis Vuitton's anime short SUPERFLAT FIRST LOVE.
- Shonichi came first in the AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009.
| AKB48 Singles Chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10nen Zakura (2009) |
Namida Surprise! (2009) |
Iiwake Maybe (2009) |
