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[[image:IiwakeMaybePromo.jpg|500px|thumb|Promotional Image]]
<br /><small>Picture: Senbatsu Members</small> ]]
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[[image:Iiwake_original.jpg‎|260px|thumb|CD+DVD (Regular Edition)]]
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[[image:Iiwake_theater.jpg‎|260px|thumb|CD Only (Theater Edition)]]
  
[[image:Iiwake_original.jpg‎|230px|thumb|CD+DVD (Regular Edition) 
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==General Information==
<br /><small>Cover: [[Media Senbatsu]] </small> ]]
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'''Iiwake Maybe''' is [[AKB48]]'s 13th major single, 15th overall.
[[image:Iiwake_theater.jpg‎|230px|thumb|CD Only (Theatre Edition) 
 
<br /><small>Cover: [[Media Senbatsu]] </small> ]]
 
  
 
==CD Information==
 
==CD Information==
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: [[AKB48]]
 
: [[AKB48]]
 
; Single
 
; Single
: Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe; Maybe It's an Excuse)
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: Iiwake Maybe <small>(言い訳Maybe)</small>
 
; Release Date
 
; Release Date
 
: 2009.08.26
 
: 2009.08.26
 
; Label/Catalog Number/Price
 
; Label/Catalog Number/Price
 
: <b>Label:</b> You,Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
 
: <b>Label:</b> You,Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
: KIZM-37~38 <small>(Regular Edition, CD+DVD)</small> / ¥1,600
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: KIZM-37~38 <small>(Regular Edition, CD+DVD)</small> / ¥1,676
: NMAX-1086 <small>(Theatre Edition, CD Only)</small> / ¥1,600
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: NMAX-1086 <small>(Theater Edition, CD Only)</small> / ¥1,676
; Motto
 
「本当は··· 好きなのかもしれない」 <small>(<i>"Hontou wa··· Suki na no kamoshirenai"</i>)</small>
 
<br /><small><b>Translation:</b> "the truth is that··· i may be in love"</small>
 
  
 
==Regular Edition Details==
 
==Regular Edition Details==
 
; CD  
 
; CD  
# Iiwake Maybe <small>(言い訳Maybe)</small> / AKB48
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# [[Iiwake Maybe (Song)|Iiwake Maybe]] <small>(言い訳Maybe)</small> / [[Senbatsu]]
# Tobenai Agehachou <small>(飛べないアゲハチョウ)</small> / [[Undergirls]] <small>(アンダーガールズ)</small>
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# [[Tobenai Agehachou]] (飛べないアゲハチョウ) / [[Undergirls]]  
# Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal ver.)
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# Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal)
# Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal ver.)
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# Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal)
  
 
; DVD
 
; DVD
# Iiwake Maybe  
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# [[Iiwake Maybe (Song)|Iiwake Maybe]] Music Video
# Tobenai Agehachou
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# [[Tobenai Agehachou]] Music Video
# AKB48 Senbatsu Election Documentary
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# [[AKB48 13th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi Desu"|AKB48 Senbatsu Election]] Documentary
 
 
; First Pressing Bonus:
 
* National Handshaking Event ticket (1)<br/>
 
* Bonus Store-Exclusive Picture (1)* <small>*external bonus</small>
 
  
==Theatre Edition Details==
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==Theater Edition Details==
 
; CD  
 
; CD  
# Iiwake Maybe / AKB48
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# Iiwake Maybe
# Tobenai Agehachou / Undergirls
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# Tobenai Agehachou
# Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal ver.)
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# Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal)
# Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal ver.)
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# Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal)
 
 
; First Pressing Bonus:
 
* Commemorative Sale Handshaking Event ticket (1) <small>(Chara-Ani Preoder Only)</small> <br />
 
* Member Picture (1) <small>*Random selection (1 out of 90 types: Team A/K/B/Kenkyusei and SKE48)</small>
 
  
 
==Included Members==
 
==Included Members==
===[[Iiwake Maybe (Song)|Iiwake Maybe]]===
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==="[[Iiwake Maybe (Song)|Iiwake Maybe]]"===
'''★ [[Senbatsu]]''' <small>(21 Members (1#~21#), Members bolded are part of [[Media Senbatsu]], [[Maeda Atsuko]] [[Center]])</small><br />  
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'''★ [[Senbatsu]]''' <small>(選抜)</small> <small>(21 Members)</small> <small>([[Maeda Atsuko]] [[Center]] (in ''italic''), Media Senbatsu in '''bold''')</small><br />  
[[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#) <br />
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* '''[[Team A]]''':  '''[[Itano Tomomi]]''', [[Kitahara Rie]], '''[[Kojima Haruna]]''', '''[[Sato Amina]]''', [[Sato Yukari]], '''[[Shinoda Mariko]]''', '''[[Takahashi Minami]]''', '''''[[Maeda Atsuko]]''''', [[Minegishi Minami]], [[Miyazaki Miho]]  
[[Team K]]: '''[[Akimoto Sayaka]]''' (12#), '''[[Oshima Yuko]]''' (2#), '''[[Ono Erena]]''' (11#), '''[[Kasai Tomomi]]''' (10#), [[Kuramochi Asuka]] (21#), '''[[Miyazawa Sae]]''' (9#) <br />
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* '''[[Team K]]''': '''[[Akimoto Sayaka]]''', '''[[Oshima Yuko]]''', '''[[Ono Erena]]''', '''[[Kasai Tomomi]]''', [[Kuramochi Asuka]], [[Miyazawa Sae]]  
[[Team B]]: [[Oota Aika]] (20#), [[Urano Kazumi]] (17#), '''[[Kashiwagi Yuki]]''' (9#), '''[[Watanabe Mayu]]''' (4#) <br />
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* '''[[Team B]]''': [[Ota Aika]], [[Urano Kazumi]], '''[[Kashiwagi Yuki]]''', '''[[Watanabe Mayu]]'''
[[SKE48]], [[Team S]]: [[Matsui Jurina]] (19#)
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* '''[[Team S]]''': [[Matsui Jurina]]
  
===[[Tobenai Agehachou]]===
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==="[[Tobenai Agehachou]]"===
Artist: [[Undergirls]] <small>(9 Members, [[Yonezawa Rumi]] [[Center]]))</small><br />
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[[Undergirls]]   <small>(9 Members)</small> <small>([[Yonezawa Rumi]] [[Center]])</small><br />
[[Team A]]: [[Takajo Aki]] (23#)<br />
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* '''[[Team A]]''': [[Takajo Aki]]
[[Team K]]: [[Ohori Megumi]] (24#), [[Masuda Yuka]] (25#), [[Matsubara Natsumi]] (30#) <br />
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* '''[[Team K]]''': [[Ohori Megumi]], [[Masuda Yuka]], [[Matsubara Natsumi]]  
[[Team B]]: '''[[Yonezawa Rumi]]''' (22#), [[Hirajima Natsumi]] (26#), [[Sashihara Rino]] (27#), [[Katayama Haruka]] (28#)<br />
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* '''[[Team B]]''': [[Katayama Haruka]], [[Sashihara Rino]], [[Hirajima Natsumi]], '''[[Yonezawa Rumi]]'''
[[SKE48]], [[Team S]]: [[Matsui Rena]] (29#)<br />
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* '''[[Team S]]''': [[Matsui Rena]]
 
 
==General Information==
 
<b>Iiwake Maybe</b> is [[AKB48]]'s 13th Major Single, 15th Overall and the 4th released under KING RECORDS.
 
  
==Sales Information==
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==[[Oricon]] Chart Positions==
; [[Oricon]] Chart-Run
 
 
:
 
:
 
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|- style="background:#efefef"
!Date||Mon||Tue||Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun|| Week ||Sales
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!Date||Mon||Tue||Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun|| Week ||Sales ||Releases
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||09.08.24||-- ||'''*1'''  ||*2  ||*2  ||*2  ||*3  ||*2  || **2  ||*90,774
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||09.08.24||-- ||'''*1'''  ||*2  ||*2  ||*2  ||*3  ||*2  || **2  ||*90,774 ||rowspan="8" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||09.08.31||*4 ||12  ||12  ||*9  ||*6  ||*6  ||*6  || **9  ||**7,849
 
||09.08.31||*4 ||12  ||12  ||*9  ||*6  ||*6  ||*6  || **9  ||**7,849
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||09.10.12||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *97  ||***,578
 
||09.10.12||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *97  ||***,578
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||09.10.19||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *93  ||***,796<small>([[River]] Release)</small>
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||09.10.19||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *93  ||***,796|| [[RIVER]] single
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||09.10.26||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 103  ||***,582
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||09.10.26||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 103  ||***,582||rowspan="16" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||09.11.02||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 124  ||***,538
 
||09.11.02||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 124  ||***,538
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||09.12.21||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 128  ||***,502
 
||09.12.21||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 128  ||***,502
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||09.12.28||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||38  ||40  ||36  || rowspan="2"|<span style="color:#ff0000">'''*43'''</span>||rowspan="2"|<span style="color:#ff0000">'''**2,642'''</span>
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||09.12.28||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||38  ||40  ||36  || rowspan="2"|<span style="color:#ff0000">*43</span>||rowspan="2"|<span style="color:#ff0000">**2,642</span>
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||10.01.04||41 ||35  ||41  ||34  ||38  ||41  ||32   
 
||10.01.04||41 ||35  ||41  ||34  ||38  ||41  ||32   
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||10.02.08||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 118  ||***,648
 
||10.02.08||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 118  ||***,648
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.02.15||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *80  ||***,933<small>([[Sakura no Shiori]] Release)</small>
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||10.02.15||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *80  ||***,933||[[Sakura no Shiori]] single
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.02.22||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 113  ||***,712
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||10.02.22||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 113  ||***,712||rowspan="6" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||10.03.01||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 130  ||***,557
 
||10.03.01||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 130  ||***,557
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||10.03.29||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *94  ||***,564
 
||10.03.29||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *94  ||***,564
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.04.05||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *79  ||***,669
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||10.04.05||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *79  ||***,669|| [[Kamikyokutachi]] album
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.04.12||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *96  ||***,511
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||10.04.12||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *96  ||***,511||rowspan="6" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||10.04.19||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 138  ||***,445
 
||10.04.19||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 138  ||***,445
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||10.05.17||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 190  ||***,268
 
||10.05.17||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 190  ||***,268
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.05.24||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 146  ||***,500<small>([[Ponytail to Shushu]] Release)</small>
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||10.05.24||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 146  ||***,500|| [[Ponytail to Shushu]] single
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.05.31||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 170  ||***,366
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||10.05.31||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 170  ||***,366||rowspan="6" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||10.06.07||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 145  ||***,410
 
||10.06.07||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 145  ||***,410
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||<small>OUT</small> ||colspan="9"| 1 week
 
||<small>OUT</small> ||colspan="9"| 1 week
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.07.12||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 175  ||***,280
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||10.07.12||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 175  ||***,280|| <small>[[SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban]] album</small>
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.07.19||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 190  ||***,325
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||10.07.19||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 190  ||***,325||rowspan="3" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||10.07.26||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 183  ||***,298
 
||10.07.26||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 183  ||***,298
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||<small>OUT</small> ||colspan="9"| 2 weeks
 
||<small>OUT</small> ||colspan="9"| 2 weeks
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.08.16||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 155  ||***,384<small>([[Heavy Rotation]] Release)</small>
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||10.08.16||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 155  ||***,384||[[Heavy Rotation]] single
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.08.23||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 181  ||***,406
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||10.08.23||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 181  ||***,406||rowspan="8" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||10.08.30||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 174  ||***,319
 
||10.08.30||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 174  ||***,319
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||10.10.11||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 186  ||***,268
 
||10.10.11||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 186  ||***,268
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||<small>OUT</small> ||colspan="9"| 3 week<small>([[Beginner]] Release)</small>
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||<small>OUT</small> ||colspan="9"| '''3 weeks''' || [[Beginner]] single
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.11.08||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 180  ||***,327
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||10.11.08||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 180  ||***,327||rowspan="3" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||10.11.15||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 192  ||***,303
 
||10.11.15||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 192  ||***,303
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||<small>OUT</small> ||colspan="9"| 2 weeks
 
||<small>OUT</small> ||colspan="9"| 2 weeks
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.12.06||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 183  ||***,334<small>([[Chance no Junban]] Release)</small>
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||10.12.06||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 183  ||***,334|| [[Chance no Junban]] single
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||10.12.13||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 175  ||***,375
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||10.12.13||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 175  ||***,372||rowspan="9" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||10.12.20||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 142  ||***,458
 
||10.12.20||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 142  ||***,458
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||10.12.27||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *80  ||***,669
 
||10.12.27||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *80  ||***,669
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||11.01.03||** ||**  ||**  ||45  ||**  ||48  ||**  || *63 ||***,994
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||11.01.03||** ||**  ||**  ||45  ||**  ||48  ||**  ||<span style="color:#ff0000">*63</span>||rowspan="1"|<span style="color:#ff0000">***,994
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||11.01.10||44 ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *63  ||***,867
 
||11.01.10||44 ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || *63  ||***,867
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||11.02.07||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 124  ||***,538
 
||11.02.07||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 124  ||***,538
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||11.02.14||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 108  ||***,618
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||11.02.14||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 108  ||***,618|| [[Sakura no Ki ni Narou]] single
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||11.02.21||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 153  ||***,455
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||11.02.21||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 153  ||***,455||rowspan="11" style="background:#ccc;"|
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||11.02.28||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 176  ||***,350
 
||11.02.28||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 176  ||***,350
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|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
||11.03.21||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 146  ||***,328
 
||11.03.21||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 146  ||***,328
 +
|- align="center"
 +
||11.03.28||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 119  ||***,379
 +
|- align="center"
 +
||11.04.04||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 140  ||***,352
 +
|- align="center"
 +
||11.04.11||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 154  ||***,301
 +
|- align="center"
 +
||11.04.18||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 191  ||***,241
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|- align="center"
 +
||<small>OUT</small> ||colspan="9"| 1 week
 +
|- align="center"
 +
||11.05.02||** ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  ||**  || 190  ||***,283
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
 
|}
 
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'''Total of weeks charting inside Top 200:''' 78
 
'''Total of weeks charting inside Top 200:''' 78
  
<br />* Certificated <b>Gold</b> by the <b>Recording Industry Association of Japan</b> ([http://www.riaj.or.jp RIAJ])
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* Certified Gold by the <b>Recording Industry Association of Japan</b> ([http://www.riaj.or.jp RIAJ])
* Certificated '''Gold''' in the Chaku-uta full category.<br />
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* Certified Gold in the Chaku-uta full category.<br />
  
; Chart Records ([[Oricon]])
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'''Chart Records''' ([[Oricon]])
 
* 2nd best-selling single of September 2009.  
 
* 2nd best-selling single of September 2009.  
 
* 47th best-selling single of 2009.
 
* 47th best-selling single of 2009.
* first AKB48 single to hit the first place in [[Oricon]]'s Daily Chart.
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* first AKB48 single to reach #1 in [[Oricon]]'s Daily Chart.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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* This is the first [[senbatsu]] of [[Sato Amina]].
 
* [[Undergirls]] made their first appearance in this single.
 
* [[Undergirls]] made their first appearance in this single.
* This was the first AKB48 single to feature a [[PV]] for a B-side song
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* [[Ono Erena]] wrote the title font on the CD jacket.
* Iiwake Maybe charted 1# in the [[AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010]] of 2010.
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* This was the first AKB48 single to feature a PV for a B-side song.
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*The single's tagline is 「本当は··· 好きなのかもしれない」 <small>("Hontou wa··· Suki na no kamoshirenai" / "The truth is that··· I may be in love.")</small>.
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* Akimoto Yasushi originally wrote Iiwake Maybe as the opening song of the [[Team A 5th Stage]], but decided to turn it into a single. According to AKB48 staff member Yuasa Junji, the original version of the song featured a very long intro.  
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{{AKB48SinglesChronologyChart
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|Name1= [[Namida Surprise!]]
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|Date1= 2009
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|Name2= [[Iiwake Maybe]]
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|Date2= 2009
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|Name3= [[RIVER]]
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|Date3= 2009
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}}
  
[[Category: Singles]]
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[[Category: AKB48 Singles]]

Latest revision as of 21:54, 11 October 2022

Promotional Image
CD+DVD (Regular Edition)
CD Only (Theater Edition)

General Information

Iiwake Maybe is AKB48's 13th major single, 15th overall.

CD Information

Artist
AKB48
Single
Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe)
Release Date
2009.08.26
Label/Catalog Number/Price
Label: You,Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
KIZM-37~38 (Regular Edition, CD+DVD) / ¥1,676
NMAX-1086 (Theater Edition, CD Only) / ¥1,676

Regular Edition Details

CD
  1. Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe) / Senbatsu
  2. Tobenai Agehachou (飛べないアゲハチョウ) / Undergirls
  3. Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal)
  4. Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal)
DVD
  1. Iiwake Maybe Music Video
  2. Tobenai Agehachou Music Video
  3. AKB48 Senbatsu Election Documentary

Theater Edition Details

CD
  1. Iiwake Maybe
  2. Tobenai Agehachou
  3. Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal)
  4. Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal)

Included Members

"Iiwake Maybe"

Senbatsu (選抜) (21 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center (in italic), Media Senbatsu in bold)

"Tobenai Agehachou"

Undergirls (9 Members) (Yonezawa Rumi Center)

Oricon Chart Positions

Date Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Sales Releases
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 single
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 single
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 Kamikyokutachi album
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 single
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 SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban album
10.07.19 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 190 ***,325
10.07.26 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 183 ***,298
OUT 2 weeks
10.08.16 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 155 ***,384 Heavy Rotation single
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 weeks Beginner single
10.11.08 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 180 ***,327
10.11.15 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 192 ***,303
OUT 2 weeks
10.12.06 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 183 ***,334 Chance no Junban single
10.12.13 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 175 ***,372
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 Sakura no Ki ni Narou single
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
11.03.28 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 119 ***,379
11.04.04 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 140 ***,352
11.04.11 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 154 ***,301
11.04.18 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 191 ***,241
OUT 1 week
11.05.02 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 190 ***,283

Total Reported Sales: 145,776*
Total Sales in 2009: 113,896
Total Sales in 2010: 22,355
Total Sales in 2011: 9,525
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 78

  • Certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)
  • Certified 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 reach #1 in Oricon's Daily Chart.

Trivia

  • This is the first senbatsu of Sato Amina.
  • Undergirls made their first appearance in this single.
  • Ono Erena wrote the title font on the CD jacket.
  • This was the first AKB48 single to feature a PV for a B-side song.
  • The single's tagline is 「本当は··· 好きなのかもしれない」 ("Hontou wa··· Suki na no kamoshirenai" / "The truth is that··· I may be in love.").
  • Akimoto Yasushi originally wrote Iiwake Maybe as the opening song of the Team A 5th Stage, but decided to turn it into a single. According to AKB48 staff member Yuasa Junji, the original version of the song featured a very long intro.
AKB48 Singles Chronology
Namida Surprise!
(2009)
Iiwake Maybe
(2009)
RIVER
(2009)