is the second studio album (fourth overall) by the Japanese female idol group AKB48. It is a double-album release and was released in Japan on August 15, 2012 by King Records. It sold 1,051,000 copies.
Album information The title 1830m reflects the distance from AKB48 Theater in Akihabara to Tokyo Dome, an indoor baseball stadium with over-50,000 capacity where AKB48 had performed for the first time, from August 24 to 26, 2012. It was released in two editions, a regular edition in a special box with a 48-page photobook, a bonus DVD, and a random photo, and a theater edition with 14 alternate covers, a handshake event ticket, and a photo of an AKB48/SKE48/NMB48/HKT48 member chosen at random.
This is the last album to feature Team A member and the group's ace Atsuko Maeda.
Reception The album debuted at number one in the Oricon weekly album charts. In August 2012, the album was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Senbatsu Promotional picture (21 members): Team A: Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajo, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda Team K: Tomomi Itano, Ayaka Umeda, Yuko Oshima, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mayu Watanabe Team 4: Haruka Shimazaki Team S: Jurina Matsui, Rena Matsui Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto, Miyuki Watanabe Team H: Rino Sashihara
Track listing CD1 contains the following first-time studio recordings, which have all been performed on team stages: "First Rabbit", "Miniskirt no Yōsei", "Lemon no Toshigoro", "Ren'ai Sōsenkyo", "Romance Kakurenbo" and B-sides which only appeared on theater editions of their singles which are "Jung ya Freud no Baai" (from "Give Me Five!"), "Hashire! Penguin" (from "Ue kara Mariko"), "Yasai Uranai" (from "Flying Get"), Anti (from "Everyday, Katyusha"), "Ōgon Center" (from "Sakura no Ki ni Narō") and "Tsubomitachi" (from "Kaze wa Fuiteiru").
CD2 contains sixteen new songs, plus Atsuko Maeda's solo version of "Sakura no Hanabiratachi"
Regular Edition
The DVD contains a set of 2:30 choreography videos (different angles, etc.) for each of the 4 songs.
Theater Edition CD disc 1 Same as on the Regular Edition
CD disc 2 13 tracks, same as on the Regular Edition minus 4 commercial tie-up tracks: "Daiji na Jikan", "Gū Gū Onaka", "Yasashisa no Chizu", and "Itterasshai".
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon) 1
Monthly charts Chart (2012) Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon) 1
Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 3
Sales and certifications
Release history RegionDateFormatLabelJapanAugust 15, 2012King Records (YOU BE COOL division)Hong Kong, TaiwanKing RecordsSouth KoreaAugust 3, 2018
References
External links AKB48 discography AKB48 New Album 1830m - HMV Online Regular Edition - King Records Theater Edition - King Records