Beginner

## CD Information

Artist
AKB48
Single
Beginner
Release Date
2010.10.27
Label/Catalog Number/Price
**Label:** You，Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
KIZM-90063～4 (Limited Edition Type-A-, CD+DVD) / ￥1,524
KIZM-63～4 (Regular Edition Type-A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,524
KIZM-90065～6 (Limited Edition Type-B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,524
KIZM-65～6 (Regular Edition Type-B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,524
NMAX-1098 (Theater Edition, CD) / ￥0,952
## Regular Edition Details

CD
1. Beginner / Senbatsu
2. Boku Dake no value (僕だけのvalue) / Undergirls
3. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Kimi ni Tsuite (君について)
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Nakeru Basho (泣ける場所)
4. Beginner (off-vocal)
5. Boku Dake no value (off-vocal)
6. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Kimi ni Tsuite (off-vocal)
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Nakeru Basho (off-vocal)

DVD
1. Beginner Music Video
2. Boku Dake no value Music Video
3. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Kimi ni Tsuite Music Video
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Nakeru Basho Music Video
4. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Beginner Formation Video (Im Yoona Center ver.)
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Beginner Formation Video (Moon Byulyi Center ver.)
5. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Beginner Formation Video (Kim Yongsun Center ver.)
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Beginner Formation Video (Kim Hyoyeon Center ver.)
6. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Beginner Formation Video (Kang Seulgi · Choi Hyojung Center ver.)
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Beginner Formation Video (Bang Minah Center ver.)

## Theater Edition Details

CD
1. Beginner
2. Boku Dake no value
3. Kimi ni Tsuite
4. Nakeru Basho

## Included Members

### **"Beginner"**

**★ Senbatsu** (選抜) (16 Members) (Moon Byulyi Center)

* **Team A**: Bang Minah, Im Yoona, Jeong Eunji, Wendy Son
* **Team K**: Choi Yuna, Hyun Seunghee, Kim Hyoyeon, Kim Yongsun, **Moon Byulyi**, Son Jihyun
* **Team B**: Choi Hyojung, Im Jinah, Kang Seulgi, Kim Mihyun, Park Chorong, Shin Hyejeong

### **"Boku Dake no value"**

Undergirls (アンダーガールズ) (22 Members) (Jung Yerin & Yoo Jeongyeon Centers)

* **Team A**: Ahn Heeyeon, Cho Miyeon, Choi Yujin, Kim Jiho, Kim Sojung, Oh Seunghee
* **Team K**: Hirai Momo, Jung Wheein, **Jung Yerin**, Kim Chanmi, Kim Chungha, Lee Kaeun, Yoon Bomi
* **Team B**: Bae Juhyun, Han Dong, Im Jinah, Jung Soyeon, Kim Minji, Kwon Mina, **Yoo Jeongyeon**
* **Kenkyuusei**: Jung Mimi, Kim Seolhyun

### **"Kimi ni Tsuite"**

 (5 Members) (Kang Seulgi Center)

* **Team A**: Kim Jiho, Kim Sojung
* **Team K**: Lee Kaeun, Yoon Bomi
* **Team B**: **Kang Seulgi**

### **"Nakeru Basho"**

(7 Members) (Kim Mihyun Center)

* **Team A**: Myoui Mina
* **Team K**: Choi Yuna, Hyun Seunghee
* **Team B**: **Kim Mihyun**, Yoo Jeongyeon
* **Kenkyuusei**: Cho Haseul, Jung Haerim

## General Information

**Beginner** is AKB48's 18th Single, 20 overall and 9th single since their change to KING RECORDS.

This single was announced at the **Surprise wa Arimasen** live during the encore section of 2nd concert, and the Type-A edition also features the song from the winning unit of the AmebaPigg Unit Battle; Kimi ni Tsuite. The single also includes a new song by the Undergirls and another track by a new vocal-unit.

## Trivia

* First senbatsu of Choi Yuna.
* First KING RECORDS single to have Limited Editions. The National Handshaking Events tickets are now included in these editions.
* This is also the first AKB48 single to have 5 editions.
* This is the first AKB48 single to sell 1,000,000 copies.
	+ First million-selling single since Akikawa Masafumi's "Sen no Kaze ni Natte" in August 2007 (released May 2006)
	+ First million-selling single by a female artist since Nakajima Miyuki's "Chijou no Hoshi / Headlight Taillight" in March 2003 (released July 2000)
	+ First million-selling single by a female group since Morning Musume's "Koi no Dance Site" in February 2000 (released January 2000)
* Japan's 243rd million-selling single ever.
* Beginner's first day sales was the highest first day sales since Oricon started to report daily sales. It was the best selling single in 2010 in Japan.
* Motto: 「今回のAKBは、かなり、ヤバイ！」 ("Konkai no AKB wa, Kanari, YABAI!" / "AKB this time is, considerably, amazing!")