On Wednesday, AKB48′s new single “Beginner” hit store shelves, shattering previous records with a total of more than 568,000 copies sold in the first day. The next day, the song’s music video was released on Recochoku, and it had similarly impressive sales. According to Recochoku, its first-day downloads were roughly triple the amount of their...

Sports Hochi reports that AKB48′s 18th single, “Beginner,” will have an initial shipment of 1.03 million copies for its release on October 27. Although not likely, this gives it the opportunity to sell one million copies in its first week, which has not happened since Hikaru Utada’s 1999 hit “Addicted To You.” This is a...

AKB48’s preview for the PV of ’Beginner‘ has just been released!.Preview inside~ As we’ve mentioned in a previous post, this single will come in five versions which includes 2 CD+DVDs, 2 Event editions, and a regular edition. It’s set to hit shelves and e-stores on October 27th, and will serve as the group’s 18th single....