1830m (Sen Happyaku Sanjū Mētoru, "One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Meters") is the second album by the Japanese female idol group AKB48. It is a double-album release and was released in Japan on August 15, 2012[2] by King Records. It sold 1,051,000 copies.[3]

1830m
Regular Edition Front Cover
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 15, 2012 (2012-08-15)
GenreJ-pop
LabelYou, Be Cool! / King
ProducerYasushi Akimoto
AKB48 chronology
Koko ni Ita Koto
(2011)
1830m
(2012)
Tsugi no Ashiato
(2014)
Singles from 1830m
  1. "Sakura no Ki ni Narō"
    Released: February 16, 2011
  2. "Everyday, Katyusha"
    Released: May 25, 2011
  3. "Flying Get"
    Released: August 24, 2011
  4. "Kaze wa Fuiteiru"
    Released: October 26, 2011
  5. "Ue kara Mariko"
    Released: December 7, 2011
  6. "Give Me Five!"
    Released: February 15, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Japan[1]

Album information

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The title 1830m reflects the distance from AKB48 Theater in Akihabara to Tokyo Dome,[4] an indoor baseball stadium with over-50,000 capacity where AKB48 had performed for the first time, from August 24 to 26, 2012. It was released in two editions, a regular edition in a special box with a 48-page photobook, a bonus DVD, and a random photo, and a theater edition with 14 alternate covers, a handshake event ticket, and a photo of an AKB48/SKE48/NMB48/HKT48 member chosen at random.

This is the last album to feature Team A member and the group's ace Atsuko Maeda.

Reception

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The album debuted at number one in the Oricon weekly album charts. In August 2012, the album was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[5]

Senbatsu

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Promotional picture (21 members):

Track listing

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CD1 contains the following first-time studio recordings, which have all been performed on team stages: "First Rabbit", "Miniskirt no Yōsei", "Lemon no Toshigoro", "Ren'ai Sōsenkyo", "Romance Kakurenbo" and B-sides which only appeared on theater editions of their singles which are "Jung ya Freud no Baai" (from "Give Me Five!"), "Hashire! Penguin" (from "Ue kara Mariko"), "Yasai Uranai" (from "Flying Get"), Anti (from "Everyday, Katyusha"), "Ōgon Center" (from "Sakura no Ki ni Narō") and "Tsubomitachi" (from "Kaze wa Fuiteiru").[citation needed]

CD2 contains sixteen new songs, plus Atsuko Maeda's solo version of "Sakura no Hanabiratachi"[4]

Regular Edition

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CD disc 1
No.TitleArtist(s) (Senbatsu)Length
1."First Rabbit" (ファースト・ラビット Fāsto Rabitto)Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajō, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda, Tomomi Itano, Yūko Ōshima, Minami Minegishi, Yui Yokoyama, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mayu Watanabe, Mina Ōba, Haruka Shimazaki, Suzuran Yamauchi, Rino Sashihara4:49
2."Ōgon Center" (黄金センター "Golden Center")Team Kenkyūsei3:50
3."Miniskirt no Yōsei" (ミニスカートの妖精 "Miniskirted Fairy")Rina Izuta, Erena Saeed Yokota, Rina Hirata3:59
4."Ue kara Mariko" (上からマリコ "Mariko from Above") 4:39
5."Anti" (アンチ)Team Kenkyūsei4:11
6."Lemon no Toshigoro" (檸檬の年頃 "Lemon Puberty")Marina Kobayashi, Wakana Natori, Yukari Sasaki, Tomu Mutō4:00
7."Ren'ai Sōsenkyo" (恋愛総選挙 "General Election of Love")YM7 (Aki Takajō, Tomomi Kasai, Mika Komori, Sumire Satō, Miho Miyazaki, Miyu Takeuchi, Rino Sashihara)3:32
8."Yasai Uranai" (野菜占い "Vegetable Fortune-telling")Yasai Sisters3:51
9."Everyday, Katyusha" (Everyday、カチューシャ "Everyday, Alice Band') 5:14
10."Hashire! Penguin" (走れ!ペンギン "Run! Penguin") 4:04
11."Romance Kakurenbo" (ロマンスかくれんぼ "Romance Hide-and-seek")Miyū Ōmori3:25
12."Tsubomitachi" (蕾たち "Flower Buds")Team 4 + Kenkyūsei3:43
13."Jung ya Freud no Baai" (ユングやフロイトの場合 "Jung or Freud's Case")Special Girls C4:29
14."Flying Get" (フライングゲット "Flying Target") 4:16
15."Kaze wa Fuiteiru" (風は吹いている "Wind Is Blowing") 3:42
16."Sakura no Ki ni Narō" (桜の木になろう "Let's Become Cherry Blossom Trees") 5:31
17."Give Me Five!" (GIVE ME FIVE!) 5:00
CD disc 2
No.TitleArtist(s) (Senbatsu)Length
1."Hate"Shinoda Team A3:06
2."Plastic no Kuchibiru" (プラスティックの唇 "Plastic Lips")Mariko Shinoda4:10
3."Omoide no Hotondo" (思い出のほとんど "Most Memories")Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda6:43
4."Iede no Yoru" (家出の夜 "Night of Running Away from Home")Oshima Team K4:51
5."Scandalous ni Ikō" (スキャンダラスに行こう "Go Scandalous")Haruna Kojima, Yūko Ōshima3:24
6."Nō Kan" (ノーカン "No Count")Umeda Team B4:20
7."Abogado Ja nē Shi..." (アボガドじゃね〜し・・・ "Not Abogado, Though")Mayu Watanabe, Rino Sashihara4:00
8."Chokkaku Sunshine" (直角Sunshine "Right Angle Sunshine")Ōba Team 43:59
9."Bokutachi wa Ima Hanashiau Beki Nan Da" (僕たちは 今 話し合うべきなんだ "We Should Discuss Now")Tomomi Itano, Yuki Kashiwagi4:24
10."Sakuranbo to Kodoku" (さくらんぼと孤独 "Cherry Fruit and Solitude")Kenkyūsei4:40
11."Daiji na Jikan" (大事な時間 "Precious Time")Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda, Tomomi Itano, Yūko Ōshima, Yuki Kashiwagi, Mayu Watanabe3:57
12."Itsuka Mita Umi no Soko" (いつか見た海の底 "Sea Bottom Seen Once")Up-and-coming Girls (Mayu Watanabe, Anna Iriyama, Rena Katō, Rina Kawaei, Haruka Shimazaki, Ryōka Ōshima, Yuria Kizaki, Jurina Matsui, Kumi Yagami, Kanon Kimoto, Nana Yamada, Miyuki Watanabe, Eriko Jō, Haruka Kodama, Yūko Sugamoto, Sakura Miyawaki) 
13."Gū Gū Onaka" (ぐ〜ぐ〜おなか "My Rumbling Stomach")Misaki Iwasa, Atsuko Maeda, Ami Maeda, Moeno Nito, Reina Fujie, Haruka Ishida, Mika Komori, Amina Sato, Sumire Satō4:03
14."Yasashisa no Chizu" (やさしさの地図 "Map of Kindness")Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Yui Yokoyama, Yuki Kashiwagi, Anna Iriyama, Rena Katō, Haruka Shimazaki, Yuria Kizaki, Eriko Jō, Haruka Kodama4:28
15."Itterasshai" (行ってらっしゃい "Have a Nice Day")Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajo, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda, Tomomi Itano, Yūko Ōshima, Minami Minegishi, Yui Yokoyama, Yuki Kashiwagi, Mayu Watanabe5:29
16."Aozora yo Sabishikunai Ka?" (青空よ 寂しくないか? "Aren't You Lonely, Blue Sky?")AKB48 + SKE48 + NMB48 + HKT48 
17."Sakura no Hanabira (Atsuko Maeda Solo Ver.)" (桜の花びら〜前田敦子 solo ver.〜 "Cherry Blossom Petals")Atsuko Maeda5:24
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Everyday, Katyusha" 
2."Flying Get"2:35
3."Kaze wa Fuiteiru" 
4."Ue kara Mariko" 

The DVD contains a set of 2:30 choreography videos (different angles, etc.) for each of the 4 songs.

Theater Edition

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CD disc 1

Same as on the Regular Edition

CD disc 2

13 tracks, same as on the Regular Edition minus 4 commercial tie-up tracks: "Daiji na Jikan", "Gū Gū Onaka", "Yasashisa no Chizu", and "Itterasshai".

Charts

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Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Million 1,042,879[8]

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Japan August 15, 2012 King Records (YOU BE COOL division)
Hong Kong, Taiwan King Records
South Korea August 3, 2018

References

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  1. ^ Rolling Stone Japan Edition review
  2. ^
    • "AKB前田卒業アルバム名は『1830m』" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
    • "AKB48、4thアルバム「1830m」は初収録22曲含む2枚組" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "【オリコン】AKB48、アルバム2作連続ミリオン 女性グループ15年ぶり". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "AKB48 New Album 1830m". Lawson HMV Entertainment. July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  5. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2012年8月 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  6. ^ "【オリコン】AKB前田"卒業アルバム"が首位 SPEED以来14年ぶり初週80万枚超え" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "CDアルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "Oricon reveals their yearly album ranking for 2012". Tokyohive. December 20, 2012.
  9. ^ "Japanese album certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2012年08月 on the drop-down menu
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