NMB48
NMB48 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | laugh out loud!/R and C (July 2011-) |
| Members | Team N details Team M details Team BII details |
| Past members | Details |
| Website | www |
NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group performs at NMB48 Theater on the basement of Yes-Namba Building in Namba, Osaka.
About
NMB48 belongs to Kyoraku Yoshimoto Holdings Co., Ltd., a joint corporation of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Kyoraku Sangyo Co., Ltd. The name "NMB" comes from "Namba" in the Minami district in Osaka.
NMB48 debuted on October 9, 2010, and consisted of 26 members as Team Kenkyūsei. However one member resigned from the group due to illness. Of the remaining 25 members, 16 were promoted to Team N on March 10, 2011.
- Activities after debut
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- December 31, 2010 - Appearance in the 61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen as one of the sister group of AKB48
- January 1, 2011 - The first performance at NMB48 Theater "Dareka no Tame ni"
- February 1, 2011 - Sayaka Yamamoto and Miyuki Watanabe's taking part in the Fukumame-maki Event at Tsutenkaku
- February 14, 2011 - Starting promotion of the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in the Kansai region.
- March 22 and 23, 2011 - Taking part in the 3rd Okinawa International Movie Festival.
- April 16, 2011 - Sayaka Yamamoto and Miyuki Watanabe's taking part in AKB48 handshake event "Sakura no Ki ni Narou" at Kyocera Dome Osaka. Team N performed a mini-live in the event.
- After the 2nd Generation audition, 23 participants debuted as the 2nd Generation Kenkyusei at the AKB48 Group event at Tokyo Dome City Hall on June 5, 2011.
History
2010
On 10 July 2010, AKB48 first announced that they would be forming a second sister national group[1] based in Namba.[2]
NMB48 officially became active on 9 October 2010.[1] Yasushi Akimoto announced that the group would have 26 trainees for the first generation.[3] These members made their first appearance at the AKB48 Tokyo Autumn Festival.[3]
2011
NMB48 made their debut performance at their theater on New Year's Day 2011.[1]
NMB48 released their debut single, "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" on 20 July 2011.[4] In its debut week, the single sold a total of about 218,000 copies, making it the bestselling single on the Oricon weekly charts for the week of 20–27 July 2011.[4] This makes NMB48 the second girl group after Passpo to reach number 1 with a debut single.[4]
2012
On the first day of AKB48's Tokyo Dome Concert held on August 24, 2012, it was announced that AKB48, Team A member Yokoyama Yui will also hold a concurrent Position in NMB48. The Team which she will be joining is yet undecided.
Miyuki Watanabe of Team N will hold a concurrent position in AKB48, Team B.
Also, Kotani Riho of Team N will hold a concurrent position in AKB48, Team A.[5]
On September 3, Eriko Jo, a key member of Team M, announced her graduation to the fans during the performance at the theater.[6] Her graduation performance was on September 28 at the NMB48 Theater. Following Jo's graduation, two members from Team M announced their resignation and graduation on early October.
On October 9, 3 trainees were promoted to Team M to replace graduated members. Fuuko Yagura became the new center of Team M.[7]
On October 10, sixteen 3rd Generation trainees formed Team BII.[8]
On December 19 Yui Yokoyama was promoted to Team N.[9]
2013
On April 18, 2013 1st Generation member Nana Yamada was transferred from Team N to Team M, and trainee members Naruma Koga and Aika Nishimura were promoted to Team N.[10]
At the AKB48 Group Concert in the Nippon Budokan on April 28, 2013 it was announced that Yui Yokoyama's concurrent position in the group will end, and that AKB48 Member Miori Ichikawa will have a concurrent position in Team N.[11]
Members
From the official website
All members except for Miori Ichikawa belong to Kyoraku Yoshimoto Holdings Co., Ltd.
Team N
Team N's Sayaka Yamamoto is the leader of the entire group.
| Name (Birth date, Birthplace) | Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Miori Ichikawa (市川 美織) (February 12, 1994 in Saitama) | 39 | 58 | 57 | |
| Mayu Ogasawara (小笠原 茉由) (April 11, 1994 in Ōsaka) | x | 60 | 54 | |
| Kanako Kadowaki (門脇 佳奈子) (October 24, 1996 in Ōsaka) | x | x | x | |
| Rika Kishino (岸野 里香) (June 4, 1994 in Hyōgo) | x | x | ||
| Haruna Kinoshita (木下 春奈) (June 9, 1998 in Ōsaka) | x | x | x | |
| Narumi Koga (古賀 成美) (March 30, 1998 in Ōsaka) | x | x | ||
| Riho Kotani (小谷 里歩) (August 24, 1994 in Kyōto) | x | x | x | |
| Rina Kondō (近藤 里奈) (February 23, 1997 in Shiga) | x | x | x | |
| Kei Jōnishi (上西 恵) (March 18, 1995 in Shiga) | x | x | 40 | |
| Miru Shiroma (白間 美瑠) (October 14, 1997 in Ōsaka) | x | x | x | |
| Aika Nishimura (西村 愛華) (January 12, 1998 in Kyōto) | x | |||
| Yūki Yamaguchi (山口 夕輝) (October 17, 1993 in Ōsaka) | x | x | x | |
| Sayaka Yamamoto (山本 彩) (July 14, 1993 in Ōsaka) | 28 | 18 | 14 | |
| Akari Yoshida (吉田 朱里) (August 16, 1996 in Ōsaka) | x | x | 50 | |
| Miyuki Watanabe (渡辺 美優紀) (September 19, 1993 in Nara) | x | 19 | 15 | |
Team M
Rena Shimada is Team M's captain.
| Name (Birth date, Birthplace) | Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Yuki Azuma (東 由樹) (February 17, 1996 in Hyōgo) | x | x | ||
| Ayaka Okita (沖田 彩華) (October 11, 1995 in Hiroshima) | x | x | x | |
| Rena Kawakami (川上 礼奈) (September 16, 1995 in Kagawa) | x | x | x | |
| Momoka Kinoshita (木下 百花) (February 6, 1997 in Hyōgo) | x | x | x | |
| Arisa Koyanagi (小柳 有沙) (April 28, 1995 in Hyōgo) | x | x | ||
| Rena Shimada (島田 玲奈) (August 5, 1993 in Ōsaka) | x | x | ||
| Yui Takano (高野 祐衣) (December 6, 1993 in Ōsaka) | x | x | ||
| Airi Tanigawa (谷川 愛梨) (December 5, 1995 in Ōsaka) | x | x | ||
| Mao Mita (三田 麻央) (September 9, 1995 in Ōsaka) | x | x | ||
| Ayaka Murakami (村上 文香) (June 2, 1993 in Hyōgo) | x | x | ||
| Sae Murase (村瀬 紗英) (March 30, 1997 in Ōsaka) | x | x | ||
| Fūko Yagura (矢倉 楓子) (February 24, 1997 in Ōsaka) | x | 44 | ||
| Natsumi Yamagishi (山岸 奈津美) (September 16, 1994 in Ōsaka) | x | x | x | |
| Nana Yamada (山田 菜々) (April 3, 1992 in Ōsaka) | x | 46 | 28 | |
| Keira Yogi (與儀 ケイラ) (October 18, 1999 in Ōsaka) | x | x | ||
Team BII
Emika Kamieda is Team BII's captain.
| Name (Birth date, Birthplace) | Election | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | |
| Hono Akazawa (赤澤 萌乃) (January 29, 1997 in Ōsaka) | x | x |
| Akari Ishizuka (石塚 朱莉) (July 11, 1997 in Chiba) | x | x |
| Anna Ijiri (井尻 晏菜) (January 20, 1995 in Kyōto) | x | x |
| Mirei Ueda (植田 碧麗) (February 2, 1999 in Hyōgo) | x | x |
| Mako Umehara (梅原 真子) (January 11, 1999 in Kyōto) | x | x |
| Yūri Ōta (太田 夢莉) (December 1, 1999 in Nara) | x | x |
| Yūka Katō (加藤 夕夏) (August 1, 1997 in Ōsaka) | x | x |
| Emika Kamieda (上枝 恵美加) (July 13, 1994 in Ōsaka) | x | x |
| Konomi Kusaka (日下 このみ) (January 12, 1996 in Ōsaka) | x | x |
| Rina Kushiro (久代 梨奈) (January 29, 1999 in Ōsaka) | x | x |
| Hazuki Kurokawa (黒川 葉月) (August 5, 1998 in Ōsaka) | x | x |
| Saki Konō (河野 早紀) (June 18, 1994 in Hiroshima) | x | x |
| Rikako Kobayashi (小林 莉加子) (May 24, 1996 in Ōsaka) | x | x |
| Kanako Muro (室 加奈子) (November 20, 1996 in Ōsaka) | x | x |
| Shū Yabushita (薮下 柊) (December 2, 1998 in Ōsaka) | x | 49 |
| Tsubasa Yamauchi (山内 つばさ) (June 6, 2000 in Ōsaka) | x | x |
Concurrent positions
The following members are
members of more than one group simultaneously.
- Miyuki Watanabe (NMB48's Team N and AKB48's Team B)
- Miori Ichikawa (NMB48's Team N and AKB48's Team B)
- Fūko Yagura (NMB48's Team M and AKB48's Team A)
Team Kenkyusei
Kenkyūsei
(Kenkyūsei (研究生, "Trainees"))
| Name (Birth date, prefecture of origin) | Election rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| 2nd generation | |||||
| Yūmi Ishida (石田 優美) (October 12, 1998 in Hyōgo) | x | x | |||
| Mizuki Uno (鵜野 みずき) (October 23, 1996 in Nara) | x | x | |||
| Hiromi Nakagawa (中川 紘美) (November 19, 1994 in Ōsaka) | x | x | |||
| Rurina Nishizawa (西澤 瑠莉奈) (July 27, 1999 in Ōsaka) | x | x | |||
| Momoka Hayashi (林 萌々香) (September 11, 1998 in Kyōto) | x | x | |||
| 3rd generation | |||||
| Riko Takayama (高山 梨子) (January 12, 2000 in Ōsaka) | x | x | |||
| Arisa Miura (三浦 亜莉沙) (July 20, 1996 in Hyōgo) | x | x | |||
| 4th generation | |||||
| Natsuko Akashi (明石 奈津子) (August 17, 1999 in Ōsaka) | x | ||||
| Mai Ōdan (大段 舞依) (October 4, 1994 in Hyōgo) | x | ||||
| Noa Ogawa (小川 乃愛) (May 29, 1999 in Ōsaka) | x | ||||
| Chihiro Kawakami (川上 千尋) (December 17, 1998 in Ōsaka) | x | ||||
| Nagisa Shibuya (渋谷 凪咲) (August 25, 1996 in Ōsaka) | x | ||||
| Momoka Shimazaki (嶋崎 百萌香) (February 8, 2001 in Ōsaka) | x | ||||
| Honoka Terui (照井 穂乃佳) (October 18, 1998 in Ōsaka) | x | ||||
| Reina Nakano (中野 麗来) (August 24, 1999 in Nara) | x | ||||
| Chiho Matsuoka (松岡 知穂) (April 21, 1998 in Ōsaka) | x | ||||
| Megumi Matsumura (松村 芽久未) (June 26, 1995 in Ōsaka) | x | ||||
| Ayaka Morita (森田 彩花) (May 29, 1995 in Hyōgo) | x | ||||
| Rina Yamao (山尾 梨奈) (December 10, 1995 in Kyōto) | x | ||||
Former members
Team N
- Ayaka Mori (森 彩華) (May 23, 1996 in Osaka) - Graduated on July 10, 2011, graduation performance on June 25.
- Shiori Matsuda (松田 栞) (June 18, 1995 in Hyōgo) - Graduated on October 28, 2012, graduation performance on October 24.
- Kanna Shinohara (篠原 栞那) (September 22, 1997 in Hyōgo) - Graduated on April 12, 2013.
| Name (Birth date, Birthplace) | Election | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Yui Yokoyama (横山 由依) (December 8, 1992 in Kyōto) | x | 19 | 15 | Concurrent position revoked on May 20, 2013 => now a member of AKB48's Team A |
| Aina Fukumoto (福本 愛菜) (March 25, 1993 in Nara) | x | 43 | Graduated July 1, 2013 | |
Team M
- Yūka Kodakari (小鷹狩 佑香) (August 5, 1997 in Ōsaka) - Graduated on May 6, 2012, graduation performance on April 25.
- Eriko Jō (城 恵理子) (November 27, 1998 in Hyōgo) - Graduated on September 28, 2012, graduation performance on the same day.
- Runa Fujita (藤田 留奈) (November 25, 1997 in Ōsaka) - Resigned on October 3, 2012, resignation announced on the same day.
- Riona Ota (太田 里織菜) (December 31, 1997 in Gifu) - Graduated on October 28, 2012, graduation performance on October 25.
- Ayame Hikawa (肥川 彩愛) (November 8, 1994 in Hyōgo) - Graduated on December 22, 2012
- Hitomi Yamamoto (山本 ひとみ) (November 8, 1998 in Ōsaka) - Graduated on May 30, 2013
Kenkyūsei
- Ayaka Yamauchi (山内 彩花) (October 17, 1994) - Resigned on November 5, 2010, because of illness.
- Akane Takiyama (瀧山 あかね) (May 10, 1994 in Hyogo) - Graduated on January 15, 2012, after graduation performance on December 22, 2011.
- Riko Otani (大谷 莉子) (December 11, 1996 in Nara) - Graduated on January 15, 2012, after graduation performance on January 11.
- Risako Okada (岡田 梨紗子) (October 28, 1995 in Ōsaka) - Graduated on February 18, 2012, after graduation performance on February 9.
- Kokoro Ishikawa (石川 こころ) (February 19, 1998 in Ōsaka) - Graduated on April 28, 2012, resignation announced on the same day.
- Mizuki Hara (原 みづき) (August 19, 1997 in Hyōgo) - Graduated on April 28, 2012, after graduation performance on April 20.
- Nanami Sasaki (佐々木 七海) (September 26, 1998 in Ōsaka) - Graduated on July 7, 2012, after graduation performance on July 4.
- Sora Tōgō (東郷 青空) (September 21, 1998 in Hyōgo) - Resigned on October 11, 2012, resignation announced on the same day.
- Kano Sugimoto (杉本 香乃) (November 11, 1998 in Kyōto) - Resigned on December 6, 2012, because of illness.
- Sorai Sato (佐藤 天彩) (July 4, 1998 in Osaka) - Graduated on December 21, 2012, after graduation performance on the same day.
- Risa Sugino (杉野 莉沙) (May 26, 1995, in Ōsaka) - Resigned on February 21, 2013, resignation announced on the same day.
- Sena Hirose (廣瀬 聖七) (January 4, 1998, in Ōsaka)- Resigned on February 21, 2013, because of illness.
- Riko Hisada (久田 莉子) (October 11, 1997, in Aichi) - Graduated on March 15, 2013, after graduation performance on the same day.
- Masako Ishihara (石原 雅子) (September 12, 1995 in Ōsaka) - Graduated on June 28, 2013 due to health issues.
Discography
Singles
| Release Date | Title | Chart positions | Oricon sales [12] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart |
First Week | Total sales | ||||
| July 20, 2011 | "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" (絶滅黒髪少女, "Extinct Black-hair Girls") | 1 | 218,441 | 267,810+ | Teppen Tottande! | |
| October 19, 2011 | "Oh My God!" (オーマイガー!, Ō Mai Gā!) | 1 | 265,435 | 325,540+ | ||
| February 8, 2012 | "Junjō U-19" (純情U-19, "Innocence Under 19") | 1 | 329,438 | 376,563+ | ||
| May 9, 2012 | "Nagiichi" (ナギイチ, "The Cutest Girl in the Beach") | 2 | 375,785 | 450,947+ | ||
| August 8, 2012 | "Virginity" (ヴァージニティ, "vājinithī") | 1 | 315,205 | 396,288+ | ||
| November 7, 2012 | "Kitagawa Kenji" (北川謙二, "Kenji Kitagawa") | 1 | 317,051 | 409,693+ | ||
| June 19, 2013 | "Bokura no Eureka" (僕らのユリイカ, "Eureka for Our") | 1 | 481,843 | 514,733+ | TBA | |
Studio albums
| Year | Album Information | Oricon album chart [13] |
First Week | Total sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Teppen Tottande! (てっぺんとったんで!)
|
1 | 328,436 | 413,310+ |
DVDs
Stage
| Release | Title |
|---|---|
| June 22, 2011 | NMB48 1st Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" (NMB48 1st公演「誰かのために」, "What Can I Do for Someone?") |
Tie-up
| Title | Tie-up | Recorded in |
|---|---|---|
| Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo | Imaging song for "AEON High School Manzai"
Ending theme tune of "Docking 48" (Kansai TV) from July 5 to September 13, 2011 |
1st single "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" |
| Seishun no Lap Time (青春のラップタイム, "Youthful Lap Time") | Promotion of the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in the Kansai region: MIC | |
| Boku ga Maketa Natsu (僕が負けた夏, "The summer when I lost") | Image song of amusument park "Misaki Park" | |
| Oh My God! | Commercial song of Round 1 "Round 1 × NMB48"
Ending theme tune of the following TV programs in October 2011
Recommended song by "Chart Busters R!" (RKB) in October 2011 Ending theme tune of "Docking 48" (Kansai TV) from September 20 to December 27, 2011 |
2nd single "Oh My God!" |
| Junjō U-19 | Commercial song of Round 1 "Round 1 × NMB48"
Ending theme tune of "Docking 48" (Kansai TV) from January 10 to April 17, 2012 |
3rd single "Junjou U-19" |
| Ren'ai no Speed (恋愛のスピード, "Speed of Love") | Commercial song of "Namba Walk Bargain NMB1 (Namba 1)" | |
| Nagiichi | Commercial song of Round 1 "Round 1 × NMB48"
Ending theme tune of "Docking 48" (Kansai TV) from Apri 24 to June 10, 2012 |
4th single "Nagiichi" |
| Virginity | Commercial song of Round 1 "Round 1 × NMB48"
Ending theme tune of "Docking 48" (Kansai TV) from June 17 to October 9, 2012 |
5th single "Virginity" |
| Mōsō Girlfriend (妄想ガールフレンド) | Commercial song of "Min Min Daha" from Tokiwa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Min Min Daha NoMeBa?"; How about drinking "Min Min daha"?)
Ending theme tune of "NMB48 Geinin!" (Nippon TV) | |
| Sonzai Shiteinai Mono (存在していないもの, "The Thing which does not Exist") | Theme song of "Pool Land RIO" at Misaki Park in summer 2012 | |
| Sunahama de Pistol (砂浜でピストル) | Commercial song of Toei Kyoto Studio Park | |
| Kitagawa Kenji | Commercial song of Round 1 "Round 1 × NMB48"
Ending theme tune of "Docking 48" (Kansai TV) from October 16, 2012 Ending theme tune of "Agepoyo TV" (MBS) in November |
6th single "Kitagawa Kenji" |
| In-Goal | Theme tune of "KOBELCO Sports Special the 92nd National High School Rugby Tournament" (MBS) | |
| Ren'ai Higaitodoke (恋愛被害届け) | Commercial song of "NMB48 × Feather SamuraiEdge" |
Media appearances
TV
- Star Hime Sagashi Taro (スター姫探し太郎, September 11, 2010–September 24, 2011, TV Tokyo)
- AKBingo! (since February 2, 2011, Nippon TV) - Sayaka Yamamoto and Miyuki Watanabe
- Good Morning, This is ABC. (おはよう朝日です, since March 22, 2011, ABC) - Nana Yamada and 2 subsituated members appear on Tuesday.
- AKB to Chome Chome! (AKBと××!, since March 24, 2011, Yomiuri TV) - Sayaka Yamamoto, Miyuki Watanabe, and Keira Yogi
- Dameyo! on Saturday (発見!仰天!!プレミアもん!!! 土曜はダメよ!, since April 16, 2011, Yomiuri TV) - 2 or 3 members
- Docking 48 (どっキング48, since April 19, 2011, Kansai TV) - 16 selected members the latest
- Midnight Panchy (真夜中パンチィ, April 12–May 26, 2011, MBS) - 1 member every day
- Naruhodo! High School (なるほど!ハイスクール, April 21, 2011–March 8, 2012, Nippon TV) - Sayaka Yamamoto and Miyuki Watanabe
- Yakasete! Sausage (やかせて!ソーセージ, May 31–September 30, 2011, MBS) - 1 member every day→2 members every day
- Naniwa Nadeshiko (なにわなでしこ, July 12–December 28, 2011, Nippon TV) - about 7 members
- The Hunter (ザ・狩人（ハンター）, July 15–October 28, 2011, Yomiuri TV) - 1 member every week
- Brain Athlete (ブレイン・アスリート, April 1–June 3, 2012, Nippon TV) - Aina Fukumoto, Miyuki Watanabe, Nana Yamada and Sayaka Yamamoto
- Hayarin Monroe (流行りん♥モンロー, April 23–September 17, 2012, Kansai TV) - Mayu Ogasawara, Rika Kishino, and Haruna Kinoshita
- Aruaru YY TV (あるあるYYテレビ, since April 24, 2012, TVQ Kyushu) - 2 members on every Tuesday
- NMB48 Geinin! (NMB48 げいにん!, July 7–September 25, 2012, Nippon TV)
Film
- NMB48 Geinin! Owarai Seishun Girls! (NMB48 げいにん！THE MOVIE お笑い青春ガールズ, May 13, 2013)
Radio
- Music Coaster (あつまれ! MUSIC COASTER, since April 4, 2011, FM Osaka)
- MBS Utagumi Smile×Songs (MBSうたぐみ Smile×Songs, since April 6, 2011, MBS)
- NMB48 Magical Music (NMB48マジカル・ミュージック, Wednesdays, April 6–October 19, 2011) - 3 members appeared and one of them was replaced every week
- NMB48 TEPPEN Radio (NMB48のTEPPENラジオ, Monday to Wednesday, since October 24, 2011) - Aina Fukumoto and Miyuki Watanabe
- NMB48 Gakuen (NMB48学園, since April 9, 2011, ABC) - Nana Yamada and Sayaka Yamamoto
- Our teacher Chidori will teach us (教えて千鳥先生, April 9, 2011–March 31, 2012)
- This is Class Monster Engine (こちらモンスターエンジン組, since April 7, 2012)
- GION Radio (よしもと祇園花月Presents GIONラジオ, since July 21, 2011, KBS Kyoto)
- NMB48 After School Girls (NMB48の放課後少女, Thursdays, July 21–September 29, 2011) - Riho Kotani, Rina Kondo, and Kei Jonishi
- NMB48 After School News (NMB48の放課後ニュース, one of the contents of the program, since October 3, 2011) - 1 host (from Kotani, Kondo, Jonishi) and other 2 members weekly
Image character
- Promotion idol of the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in the Kansai region (2011)
- Misaki Park (July 16–August 31, 2011;July 28–September 2, 2012)
- Osaka Chikagai "Namba Walk Bargain NMB1 (Namba 1)" (January 2–15, 2012) - Fukumoto, Ogasawara, Jo, Jonishi, Yamada, Sayaka Yamamoto, Watanabe
See also
References
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- ^ "AKB48、SKE48に続け！大阪拠点のアイドルNMB48始動" (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ a b "NMB48第1期生26名、AKB48秋祭りでサプライズ披露" (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ a b c "【オリコン】NMB48、女性歌手史上最高デビュー 初週売上21.8万枚で首位" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
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- ^ "横山由依、ＮＭＢ公演デビュー！チームＮ所属". Sanspo. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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- ^ "ＮＭＢ４８のアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 16, 2013.