Sakura no Ki ni Narō

"Sakura no Ki ni Narō" (桜の木になろう, "Let's Become Cherry Blossom Trees") is a 20th single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48, released on February 16, 2011.

"Sakura no Ki ni Narō"
Single by AKB48
from the album 1830m
B-side
  • "Gūzen no Jūjiro"
  • "Kiss Made 100 Mile"
  • "Area K"
  • "Ōgon no Center"
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2011 (2011-02-16)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length5:30
LabelYou, Be Cool! / King
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Chance no Junban"
(2010)		 "Sakura no Ki ni Narō"
(2011)		 "Everyday, Katyusha"
(2011)
Music video
"Sakura no Ki ni Narō" on YouTube

Main song from this single was redone in Thai as B-track by BNK48 and released in 2022.

Release information

It is the 20th major-label single (22nd overall) released by AKB48. It was released in five versions: a limited type-A CD+DVD edition, a regular type-A CD+DVD edition, a limited type-B CD+DVD edition, a regular type-B CD+DVD edition, and a limited CD-only theater edition. The limited type-A and type-B editions came with a national handshaking event ticket, while the theater edition came with a "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" handshaking event ticket and one member picture at random. The title track was used as the theme song for the drama Sakura Kara no Tegami: AKB48 Sorezore no Sotsugyō Monogatari, which starred all AKB48 members. The single sold 655,344 copies on its first day of release, which is at the time, the most that any artist has sold in a single day since Oricon started reporting daily sales in March 2009.[1]

When the music video published in YouTube, official discretion states that "The most heart-warming song in all of AKB48 history is born."[2]

Track listing

Type-A CD track list
  1. Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう)
  2. Gūzen no Jūjiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls)
  3. Kiss Made 100 Mile (キスまで100マイル) (MINT)
  4. Sakura no Ki ni Narō off vocal ver.
  5. Gūzen no Jūjiro off vocal ver.
  6. Kiss Made 100 Mile off vocal ver.

Type-A DVD track list
  1. Sakura no Ki ni Narō Music Clip
  2. Gūzen no Jūjiro Music Clip
  3. Kiss Made 100 Mile Music Clip
  4. Members' Personal Clothes Fashion Show (Type-A) (ガチ私服ファッションショー（Type-A）)

Type-B CD track list
  1. Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう)
  2. Gūzen no Jūjiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls)
  3. Area K (エリアK) (DIVA)
  4. Sakura no Ki ni Narō off vocal ver.
  5. Gūzen no Jūjiro off vocal ver.
  6. Area K off vocal ver.

Type-B DVD track list
  1. Sakura no Ki ni Narō Music Clip <Complete Version> (桜の木になろう　Music Clip＜完全版＞)
  2. Gūzen no Jūjiro Music Clip
  3. Area K Music Clip
  4. Members' Personal Clothes Fashion Show (Type-B) (ガチ私服ファッションショー（Type-B）)

Theatre CD track list
  1. Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう)
  2. Gūzen no Jūjiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls)
  3. Ōgon Center (黄金センター) (team Kenkyuusei)
  4. Sakura no Ki ni Narō off vocal ver.
  5. Gūzen no Jūjiro off vocal ver.
  6. Ōgon Center off vocal ver.

Contributing members

"Sakura no Ki ni Narō"

Center: Atsuko Maeda

"Gūzen no Jūjiro"
Credited as "Undergirls"

Center: Yui Yokoyama, Kanon Kimoto.

"Kiss Made 100 Mile"
Credited as "Mint"

"Area K"
Credited as "Diva"

"Ōgon Center"
Credited as "Team Kenkyūsei"

Oricon Charts (Japan)
Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies)
16 February 2011 Daily Chart 1 655,344
Weekly Chart 1[3][4] 942,479 1,079,460
Monthly Chart 1 997,963

References
  1. "AKB48新曲「桜の木になろう」"初日"だけで実売65.5万枚" (in Japanese). Oricon. February 17, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  2. AKB48 (2011-01-14), 【MV full】 桜の木になろう / AKB48 [公式], retrieved 2019-04-10
  3. "AKB48新曲、初週売上歴代6位94.2万枚" (in Japanese). Oricon. February 22, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  4. "AKB48、女性グループ"最速"ミリオン SPEED＆モー娘。上回る3週目" (in Japanese). Oricon. March 8, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
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