Ponytail to Shushu


"Ponytail to Shushu" is the 16th single by Japanese idol group AKB48, released on May 26, 2010.

Promotion

The covers and music videos of the single were shot in Guam.
The first editions of the single came with a ticket to vote for the featuring members of AKB48's 17th single, "Heavy Rotation", released in August 2010.

Chart performance

The single sold 354,000 copies on its first day of release. It sold 513,000 copies on its first week of sale, making it the biggest first week for a female idol group since Morning Musume's "Ren'ai Revolution 21" in 2000, and the biggest first week sales for a female artist since Hikaru Utada's "Can You Keep a Secret?" in 2001. It also became the biggest selling AKB48 single on the week it was released, beating the group's previous single "Sakura no Shiori"'s first week sales of 318,000 copies.

Track listing

Personnel

Ponytail to Shushu

Centers: Atsuko Maeda and Minami Takahashi
; Performed by Under Girls.
Centers: Ami Maeda and Rena Matsui

Sales and certifications