[2014.05.21] AKB48 - 36th Single "Labrador Retriever"

[MaYukiIsLife]

I found this



Idk if the others are floating but. I found Yuki's

[Jul3]

2014/05/23 Music Dragon

[Jul3]

2015/05/24 Music Fair

[YKT]

Per http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/t/t4997/ or http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-11870547385.html

National handshake for June 14 (Sat) postponed.  No new dates announced atm.

[YKT]

First sales in comparison to previous voting singles:

Ponytail: 354,403
Kachuusha: 942,475
Manatsu: 1,170,554
Sayonara Crawl: 1,450,881
Dog song: 1,462,156

Edit: it's now official from Oricon:

Weekly sales = 1,662,265



Soundscan



Credit Miss Moonlight

Total soundscan sales amount to 488,019, so the theater edition sold approx. 1,174,000. copies.

[RenX]

^ This is their 16th consecutive million-selling single, right?

[YKT]

^ This is their 16th consecutive million-selling single, right?

17th.



The previous single "Maeshika Mukanee" was their 16th consecutive million-selling single

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/03/akb48s-35th-single-sells-over-a-million-copies-in-the-first-week

AKB48's 35th single which features Oshima Yuko as the center "Maeshika Mukanee" (went on sale on February 26) sold 1,091,000 copies in the first week, topping Oricon's latest weekly ranking.

This marks the group's 16th consecutive million-selling single (17th in total), thus they have updated their own records for "the number of consecutive million-selling singles" and "the total number of million-selling singles."

[YKT]

9 performances (on different shows) of "Labrador Retriever" in 1 vid - up to 4k res 2160p

[YKT]

Performance on Hey Hey Hey today

[YKT]

Labrador Retriever performed on Hey x3 140609 on youtube (currently working)

[YKT]

TV Tokyo Music Festival: Jun 26, 2014 - Labrador Retriever, Melon Juice, KFC



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[YKT]

 Mステ140627:

[YKT]

[Jul3]

A related photobook will be released:

AKB48の犬兄妹 - AKB48 no Inu Kyodai

Basically, an AKB48+dogs photobook...





http://mantan-web.jp/2014/06/29/20140628dog00m200038000c.html

Order from Amazon or CDJapan

95 pages A5 size
1200 yen
35 members in swimwear and casual clothes on the beach in Guam
Release date: 30th June 2014

CDJapan's description:

First photo book featuring dogs and AKB48 includes photos of 35 members shooting music videos for a song "Labrador Retriever," two-shot photos of Haruka Shimazaki & Mayu Watanabe, Haruna Kojima & Sayaka Yamamoto, and more plus a photo of Paruru & her dog, interview with Haruka Shimazaki, photos of the member and large dogs, and plenty more.

[YKT]

Ichiban Show 7/2

[Jul3]

2014/08/16 AKB48 x Orchestra-  Labrador Retriever, Kokoro no Placard
Manatsu no Premier ongaku-sai

[Jul3]

2014/12/30 performance at the Japan Record Awards



I liked the live instruments here!

[JFC]