Zhu Zi and the members came directly to Ramen Village in Asahikawa City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The members are all very energetic, and Yoona Kojima and Tomomi Itano don't maintain their fashion sense today, and the two girls wear cotton pants like everyone else.

"When I think of the delicious ramen in Asahikawa City, I feel that life is very good. Atsuko Maeda changed her usual taciturn and was very active in her chatter.

"Sister A-chan, I didn't see it. You're such a cheerful person. "Erika Ikuta made a joke about Atsuko Maeda.

"Actually, I've always been such a cheerful, funny girl, but you haven't noticed it. Atsuko Maeda's big eyes are shiny and shiny.

"Maeda, you're still a little more modest in saying that. If it was Flowey, she would say that, you guys...... Still don't know me, I'm the kind of girl who is scared of myself, what are these? ”

Ikuta Erika waved her little pink fist and put it down very unhappily.

The girls couldn't help but smile when they saw Ikuta's appearance.

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Zhu Zi and the members didn't stay long in Asahikawa, and after only one day to finish the advertising shoot, they returned to Tokyo.

Not long after the AKB48 members returned from Asahikawa, their new single "Turning into a Cherry Blossom Tree" was released.

This is the fifth song in AKB48's "Sakura" series of graduation theme songs released every year at school graduation in Japan. The first four games were "Cherry Blossom Petals" released in 2006, "Cherry Blossom Petals 2008" released in 2008, "10 Years Sakura" released in 2009, and "Sakura Imprint" released in 2010.

Same as the 18th single "Beginner" released earlier, two regular and first limited production discs were released at the same time, and the theatrical disc was released at the same time. The difference between a normal disc and a first-time limited production disc is the difference in cover design, and whether there is a first-time bonus. The repertoire of the two regular plates, the first limited production plate, and the theater plate are different.

The first limited production disc comes with the image of the bonus "Private Fashion Show Competition" attached to the DVD, and each of the two types of regular disc and the first limited production disc includes one version. At the same time, some members outside the selection group continue to be formed

"UnderGirls", singing the B-side single "Accidental Crossroads".

"MINT", who formed on the 18th single and won the TeamPigg Nomination Battle, sang the second B-side single "100 Miles From a Kiss" on Regular A. The group "DIVA", which is a combination of singing and dancing, sang the second B-side single "K Zone", which is included in Regular Disc B. In the 18th single, they formed the duo MINT and DIVA, but later decided to continue it. The second B-side single of the theatrical plate is "Golden Central Man" sung by a graduate student.

The music video (PV) was directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. The PV for the A-side song was filmed outdoors for the first time since the 16th single "Ponytail and Hair Ring" was filmed in Guam. The location of the PV for "Accidental Crossroads" was chosen in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture. AKB48 theater manager Togasaki Tomonobu appeared in the PV, and SDN48 Megumi Ohori appeared in the poster on the stage in the PV. The cover was designed by Chie Morimoto, who had previously designed CD covers for Mr. Children.

The sales slogan for the single was "I'll always be here".

According to figures released in January before the release, the number of first shipments of this game is expected to be 1 million, the highest in the history of AKB48. According to media reports, the actual number of initial shipments was 1.1 million. On February 15, 2011, the day before its release, the Oricon singles sales chart set a record of 655,000 copies sold. This set a new record of 568,000 copies per day (October 26, 2010) for AKB48's last single "Beginner", and a new record since the release of the estimated number of singles sold in a single day. This is also the first time that the estimated number of sales in a single day has exceeded 600,000.

At the same time, this first-day sales have already surpassed the number of first-day sales of all AKB48's own singles except for "Beginner". On the second day of the singles sales chart (February 16, 2011), the number of copies sold was 101,000 copies, exceeding 100,000 copies for two consecutive days. On the third and fourth days (February 17-18, 2011), more than 50,000 copies were sold on both days. As a result, the estimated sales volume has surpassed the initial sales of "Beginner" (827,000 copies).

The number of sales in the first week finally reached 942,000 copies. This number reached the 6th place in the history and ranked second among female artists after Hikaru Utada's "AddictedToYou". This is the first time in 11 years and three months that more than 900,000 copies have been sold in the first week. This is also the fifth consecutive single from AKB48 since "Ponytail and Hair Ring" to sell more than 500,000 copies in the first week.

According to Oricon's weekly list as of March 5, the sales volume of this game has exceeded 1 million copies. This is the first time that AKB48 has sold more than one million singles since "Beginner".

With this single, "Everyday, Headband", "Flying", "The Wind is Blowing" and "Adoring Mariko", AKB48 ranked first five on the 2011 Oricon singles chart, breaking the record of the first three singles set by PinkLady, Hikari Genji and Arashi, and all five singles achieved more than one million sales, breaking the record of four million singles set by Mr. Children, and became the first in the total sales of the all-time singles chart with 7.346 million copies.

After Zhu Zi returned to Tokyo, he didn't start his work immediately, but Uesugi took the initiative to find him.

"You're saying that guy is the second heir to the South American Patin family?"

"Yes, according to the intelligence, although he now controls some of the business of the Patin family, he is completely suppressed by his younger brother within the family. Uesugi said solemnly.

Zhu Zi smiled: "Interesting, let's talk about his actions after arriving in Tokyo." In addition to working with Sony, he should have a new move, right?"