Sakura no Ki ni Narō


"Sakura no Ki ni Narō" is a 20th single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48, released on February 16, 2011.

Release information

It is the 20th major-label single released by AKB48. It was released in five versions: a limited type-A CD+DVD edition, a regular type-A CD+DVD edition, a limited type-B CD+DVD edition, a regular type-B CD+DVD edition, and a limited CD-only theater edition. The limited type-A and type-B editions came with a national handshaking event ticket, while the theater edition came with a "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" handshaking event ticket and one member picture at random. The title track was used as the theme song for the drama Sakura Kara no Tegami: AKB48 Sorezore no Sotsugyō Monogatari, which starred all AKB48 members. The single sold 655,344 copies on its first day of release, which is at the time, the most that any artist has sold in a single day since Oricon started reporting daily sales in March 2009.
When the music video published in Youtube, official discretion states that "The most heart-warming song in all of AKB48 history is born."

Track listing

Type-A CD track list

  1. Sakura no Ki ni Narō
  2. Gūzen no Jūjiro
  3. Kiss Made 100 Mile
  4. Sakura no Ki ni Narō off vocal ver.
  5. Gūzen no Jūjiro off vocal ver.
  6. Kiss Made 100 Mile off vocal ver.

    Type-A DVD track list

  7. Sakura no Ki ni Narō Music Clip
  8. Gūzen no Jūjiro Music Clip
  9. Kiss Made 100 Mile Music Clip
  10. Members' Personal Clothes Fashion Show

    Type-B CD track list

  11. Sakura no Ki ni Narō
  12. Gūzen no Jūjiro
  13. Area K
  14. Sakura no Ki ni Narō off vocal ver.
  15. Gūzen no Jūjiro off vocal ver.
  16. Area K off vocal ver.

    Type-B DVD track list

  17. Sakura no Ki ni Narō Music Clip
  18. Gūzen no Jūjiro Music Clip
  19. Area K Music Clip
  20. Members' Personal Clothes Fashion Show

    Theatre CD track list

  21. Sakura no Ki ni Narō
  22. Gūzen no Jūjiro
  23. Ōgon Center
  24. Sakura no Ki ni Narō off vocal ver.
  25. Gūzen no Jūjiro off vocal ver.
  26. Ōgon Center off vocal ver.

    Contributing members

"Sakura no Ki ni Narō"

Center: Atsuko Maeda
;Credited as "Undergirls"
Center: Yui Yokoyama, Kanon Kimoto.
;Credited as "Mint"
;Credited as "Diva"
;Credited as "Team Kenkyūsei"