DVD of AKB48′s live concert “Maeda Atsuko, Graduation announcement and tears in Saitama Super Arena ~ I’m counting on you! Captain Katayama!! ~ Special BOX” sold 48,000 copies this week, making the DVD tops the weekly Oricon DVD ranking of the week starts from Sep 3 (to Sep 9).
With this DVD, AKB48 has topped the same chart for total 6 times, making AKB488 tie Morning Musume。, the group that has been in the top of the ranking of “The female music group that has topped Oricon Weekly DVD chart the most”
Morning Musume。 recorded their 6th Oricon weekly chart winning 9 years and 2 months ago.
This is the 3rd time AKB48 won Weekly Oricon ranking in 2012 after “AKB48 Kohaku Taikou Utagassen” (released in Mar), “AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2012″ (Released in June), making AKB48 the first music act that wins Oricon Weekly DVD chart for 3 times in the same year.
The live concert “Maeda Atsuko, Graduation announcement and tears in Saitama Super Arena ~ I’m counting on you! Captain Katayama!!” was held in Saitama Super Arena from Mar 23 to Mar 25 in 2012, where Maeda Atsuko made surprise graduation announcement on it’s final day. AKB48 and it’s sister groups, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48 and JKT48, as well as SDN48, the group that broke up on Mar 31, joined the concert (Total 261 members, the largest number ever for AKB’s live concert).
Maeda’s graduation announcement was made right before the last song of the encore on the final day. “I… Maeda Atsuko will graduate AKB48.” Her teary graduation announcement made the whole venue filled in uproar and confusion.
Maeda gave a comment for the release of the DVD. “The live at Saitama Super Arena was the best and the most fun live concert thanks to members, staffs and fans. I made the big decision in my life on the final day, and it’s become the unforgettable day for me. This DVD is filled with many of my precious memories. I’m really grateful if you grab the one and watch it.”
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