Sustainable (song) explained
"Sustainable" (Japanese: サステナブル, Sasutenaburu) is the 56th single by Japanese idol group AKB48. It was released in Japan by King Records on September 18, 2019, in seven versions.[1] It debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100, with over 1.6 million copies sold in Japan in its first week, making it the highest weekly sales of the year.[2] It was the best-selling single of 2019 in Japan.The lead performer for the main track is Moeka Yahagi, and this is also her last single as well.
This single is released in four physical different version, Type A, Type B, Type C and Theater Edition.
Commercial performance
"Sustainable" is the 43rd consecutive single by AKB48 to debut at number one.[3] It is AKB48's first single of the Reiwa period and first release in six months.
Personnel
"Sustainable"
(19 members, Moeka Yahagi center)
"Sukida Sukida Sukida"
- Team 8's song. (16 members, Yui Oguri center)
- Team 8: Hatsuka Utada, Nao Ota, Momoka Onishi, Rin Okabe, Yui Oguri, Erina Oda, Narumi Kuranoo, Yurina Gyoten, Nagisa Sakaguchi, Akari Sato, Nanami Sato, Miu Shitao, Serika Nagano, Yui Yokoyama, Nanase Yoshikawa, Airi Rissen
"Seishun Da Capo"
- AKB48 Coupling Senbatsu. (16 members, Nanami Asai center)
- Team A: Rena Kato, Kurumi Suzuki, Manaka Taguchi, Erii Chiba, Rei Nishikawa, Ayaka Maeda, Suzuha Yamane
- Team K: Haruka Komiyama
- Team B: Saho Iwatate, Satone Kubo, Yukari Sasaki, Megu Tanniguchi, Yui Hiwatashi, Seina Fukuoka
- Team 4: Nanami Asai, Kaori Inagaki
"Monica, Yoake Da"
- 48 Group NEXT12. (12 members, Mizuki Yamauchi & Cocona Umeyama centers)
- Team B: Maho Omori
- Team 4; Mizuki Yamauchi
- SKE48 Team E: Kaho Sato, Oka Suenaga
- NMB48 Team BII: Cocona Umeyama, Ayaka Yamamoto
- HKT48 Team KIV: Hirona Unjo
- Team TII: Hinata Matsumoto
- NGT48 1st Generation: Moeka Takakura
- Kenkyuusei: Saaya Kawagoe
- STU48: Mitsuki Imamura, Hina Iwata
"Nagareboshi ni Nani wo Negaeba Ii no Darou"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: AKB48"すっぴん風"ジャケ写公開 柏木由紀「超ナチュラルです」. AKB48 "Suppin-style" cover photo released Yuki Kashiwagi "Supernatural". Oricon. August 28, 2019. September 25, 2019.
- 【ビルボード】AKB48『サステナブル』が1,628,184枚を売り上げてSGセールス首位獲得 今年最多の初週売上を記録. [Billboard] AKB48 "Sustainable" sold 1,628,184 copies and gained SG sales top ranking Record the highest first week sales this year. Billboard. ja. September 24, 2019. September 25, 2019.
- Web site: AKB48、初週売上138万枚で43作連続1位 今年度最高シングル売上を記録【オリコンランキング】. AKB48, first week sales of 1.38 million, 43 consecutive works No. 1 record of highest single sales this year [Oricon ranking]. Oricon. September 24, 2019. September 25, 2019.
- Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 2019/9/30. Billboard Japan. Japanese. September 25, 2019.
- Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年09月30日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for September 30, 2019. Oricon. September 25, 2019. Japanese.
- Web site: 2019 Oricon Yearly Single Chart. Oricon. Japanese. January 2, 2020.