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AKB48

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The 60 singles released to date have sold approximately 73.5 million copies, and the 60th single, "Long Time No Lip Gloss," has been ranked No. 1 on the Oricon single ranking for 47 consecutive singles, breaking "the number of consecutive No. 1 singles by female artists" and "the total number of No. 1 singles by female artists. Number of #1 singles by female artists" and "Number of #1 singles by female artists in total" were updated. AKB48, a truly national idol group that continues to break numerous records, has announced the release of its 61st single and the 16 members selected for the single, as well as a label transfer to Universal Music/EMI Records. Records, in addition to the announcement of their 61st single release and 16 selected members. For this release, Hitomi Honda will take the center role for the second time since the 59th single "It's my ex-boyfriend". In addition to Kisei Sato, who has been selected for two consecutive singles following her appearance in the 60th single "Long Time No Lip Gloss," Yuki Hirata and Sora Yamazaki are selected for the first time, and three 17th term research students who have been with AKB48 for less than a year add fresh colors to the group. This is the 61st single of AKB48, which marks the 18th year since its formation, and is taking a further leap forward after moving to a new label!