River (AKB48 song)


"River" is the 14th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on 21 October 2009. This song is usually regarded as the beginning of the legend of AKB48. It was the first AKB48 single to top the Oricon weekly singles chart, having sold 179,000 copies in its first week. Thus it became the group's best selling single, beating "Namida Surprise!", which by then had sold 144,000 copies in 18 weeks.

Music video

The music video was filmed at Iruma Air Base.

Release

The single was released in two versions: Regular Edition ; and Theater Edition. The bonuses for the first-press limited edition included a handshake event ticket for various locations, as well as a voting card for the AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100 2010. On the theater edition, the bonuses included a handshake event ticket, a special performance ticket lottery, and a random member photo.

Track listing

Members

"River"

Performed by Under Girls:
Theater Girls:

JKT48 version

"River" was the first single of the Indonesian idol group JKT48, released on 11 May 2013 under the label Hits Records. It has been performed by selected members from JKT48's Team J and JKT48 trainees. The single is JKT48's version of AKB48's song.

Track listing

The single has two versions: Regular Edition ; and Theater Edition.

Regular edition

Bonus
;Bonus

"River"

Center: Melody Nurramdhani Laksani, Devi Kinal Putri