Iiwake Maybe

File:Senbatsu.jpg

Promotional Picture
Picture:Senbatsu Members

CD+DVD (Regular Edition)
Cover: Media Senbatsu

CD Only (Theatre Edition)
Cover: Media Senbatsu

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) / ￥1,600

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

1. Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe) / AKB48
2. Tobenai Agehachou (飛べないアゲハチョウ) / Undergirls (アンダーガールズ)
3. Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal ver.)
4. Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal ver.)

DVD

1. Iiwake Maybe
2. Tobenai Agehachou
3. AKB48 Senbatsu Election Documentary

First Pressing Bonus

-National Handshaking Event ticket (1)
-Bonus Store-Exclusive Picture (1)* *external bonus

Theatre Edition Details

CD

1. Iiwake Maybe / AKB48
2. Tobenai Agehachou / Undergirls
3. Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal ver.)
4. 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

★ Senbatsu (21 Members, member bloded are part of media senbasu)
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#)

Iiwake Maybe

Senbatsu Members

Tobenai Agehachou (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	**	**	**	**	**	**	***	***,***

Total Reported Sales: 138,149
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 62

• 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

• Complot against AKB?
• 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.