is a 20th single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48, released on February 16, 2011.
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.
When the music video published in YouTube, official discretion states that "The most heart-warming song in all of AKB48 history is born."
Track listing
Type-A CD track list Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう) Gūzen no Jūjiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls) Kiss Made 100 Mile (キスまで100マイル) (MINT) Sakura no Ki ni Narō off vocal ver. Gūzen no Jūjiro off vocal ver. Kiss Made 100 Mile off vocal ver.
Type-A DVD track list Sakura no Ki ni Narō Music Clip Gūzen no Jūjiro Music Clip Kiss Made 100 Mile Music Clip 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 Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう) Gūzen no Jūjiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls) Area K (エリアK) (DIVA) Sakura no Ki ni Narō off vocal ver. Gūzen no Jūjiro off vocal ver. Area K off vocal ver.
Type-B DVD track list Sakura no Ki ni Narō Music Clip <Complete Version> (桜の木になろう Music Clip＜完全版＞) Gūzen no Jūjiro Music Clip Area K Music Clip 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 Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう) Gūzen no Jūjiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls) Ōgon Center (黄金センター) (team Kenkyuusei) Sakura no Ki ni Narō off vocal ver. Gūzen no Jūjiro off vocal ver. Ōgon Center off vocal ver.
Contributing members
"Sakura no Ki ni Narō" Center: Atsuko Maeda Team A: Haruna Kojima, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajō, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mayu Watanabe Team S (SKE48): Jurina Matsui, Rena Matsui
"Gūzen no Jūjiro" Credited as "Undergirls" Center: Yui Yokoyama, Kanon Kimoto. Team A: Aika Ota, Haruka Nakagawa, Ami Maeda Team K: Mayumi Uchida, Ayaka Kikuchi, Moeno Nito, Reina Fujie, Yui Yokoyama Team B: Haruka Ishida, Manami Oku (last single), Mika Komori, Sumire Sato, Miho Miyazaki Team S (SKE48): Masana Oya, Kumi Yagami Team KII (SKE48): Akane Takayanagi, Manatsu Mukaida Team E (SKE48): Kanon Kimoto
"Kiss Made 100 Mile" Credited as "Mint" Team A: Haruka Katayama, Atsuko Maeda Team K: Moeno Nito, Sakiko Matsui Team B: Tomomi Kasai
"Area K" Credited as "Diva" Team A: Misaki Iwasa, Shizuka Ōya, Asuka Kuramochi, Chisato Nakata, Sayaka Nakaya, Natsumi Matsubara Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Ayaka Umeda, Miku Tanabe, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Misato Nonaka, Rumi Yonezawa Team B: Kana Kobayashi, Amina Sato, Natsuki Sato, Mariya Suzuki, Rina Chikano, Natsumi Hirajima, Yuka Masuda
"Ōgon Center" Credited as "Team Kenkyūsei" 9th Generation: Mina Oba, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Mariya Nagao, Mariko Nakamura, Anna Mori, Suzuran Yamauchi 10th Generation: Maria Abe, Rina Izuta, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Rena Kato, Yuki Kanazawa, Marina Kobayashi, Shiori Nakamata, Nana Fujita 11th Generation: Sara Ushikuba, Rina Kawaei, Natsuki Kojima, Shihori Suzuki, Wakana Natori, Ayaka Morikawa, Nau Yamaguchi
Oricon Charts (Japan) ReleaseOricon Singles ChartPeak positionDebut sales (copies)Sales total (copies)16 February 2011Daily Chart1655,344Weekly Chart1942,479 1,079,460Monthly Chart1997,963
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