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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Koko ni Ita Koto
| name = Koko ni Ita Koto
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| caption = Regular Edition cover
| caption = Regular Edition cover
| released = {{start date|2011|06|08}} ([[Japan|JP]])
| released = {{start date|2011|06|08}}
| recorded = 2010–2011
| recorded = 2010–2011
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
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| genre = [[J-pop]], [[Dance music|Dance]], [[electronica]], [[Hip Hop music|Hip Hop]], [[Breakbeat]]
| genre = * [[J-pop]]
* [[dance music|dance]]
* [[electronica]]
* [[hip hop music|hip hop]]
| length = {{Duration|m=69|s=27}}
| length = {{Duration|m=69|s=27}}
| label = [[King Records (Japan)|You, Be Cool!/King]]
| label = [[King Records (Japan)|You, Be Cool! / King]]
| producer = [[Yasushi Akimoto]]
| producer = [[Yasushi Akimoto]]
| prev_title = [[Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban]]
| prev_title = [[Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban]]
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{{nihongo|'''''Koko ni Ita Koto'''''|ここにいたこと||"We Were Here"}} is the debut studio album (third overall) by the [[Japanese idol]] girl group [[AKB48]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2015 |title=AKB48、初オリジナルアルバムのタイトルは・・・『ここにいたこと』 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/85443/full/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ここにいたこと（ＣＤ＋ＤＶＤ複合） |url=https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/g/gKIZC-117/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=キングレコードオフィシャルサイト |language=ja}}</ref> "Koko ni Ita Koto" was released in Japan on June 8, 2011, by [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]]. There are three versions available: Limited Edition (catalog number KIZC-90117/8), Regular Edition (KIZC-117/8), and Theater Edition (NKCD-6546).
{{nihongo|'''''Koko ni Ita Koto'''''|ここにいたこと||"We Were Here"}} is the third album by the [[Japanese idol]] girl group [[AKB48]].

"Koko ni Ita Koto" was released in Japan on June 8, 2011 by [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]]. There are three versions available: Limited Edition (catalog number KIZC-90117/8), Regular Edition (KIZC-117/8), and Theater Edition (NKCD-6546).


While all the group's albums had been almost entirely collections of previously released material, "Koko ni Ita Koto" took a different approach. Although it featured four 2010 hits, one theatre stage song, and a theme from an early 2011 movie, the rest were new songs.<ref name="natalie20110305" /><ref name="tokyograph20110305" />
While all the group's albums had been almost entirely collections of previously released material, "Koko ni Ita Koto" took a different approach. Although it featured four 2010 hits, one theatre stage song, and a theme from an early 2011 movie, the rest were new songs.<ref name="natalie20110305" /><ref name="tokyograph20110305" />


It met with great commercial success, topping the [[Oricon]] Weekly Albums Chart<!--, selling in excess of 600 thousand copies,--><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/385015/products/music/906706/1/|title=ここにいたこと ＡＫＢ４８のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|access-date=2011-06-18|publisher=Oricon Inc.|language=ja}}</ref> and, with just one week of sales, placed second in the list of best selling albums of the first half of 2011 in Japan.<ref name="mantan20110622">{{cite web
It met with great commercial success, topping the [[Oricon]] Weekly Albums Chart<!--, selling in excess of 600 thousand copies,--><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/385015/products/music/906706/1/|title=ここにいたこと ＡＫＢ４８のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|access-date=June 18, 2011|publisher=Oricon Inc.|language=ja}}</ref> and, with just one week of sales, placed second in the list of best selling albums of the first half of 2011 in Japan.<ref name="mantan20110622">{{cite web
| url=http://mantan-web.jp/2011/06/22/20110622dog00m200010000c.html
| url=http://mantan-web.jp/2011/06/22/20110622dog00m200010000c.html
| title=AKB48 ：上半期売り上げ前年2．5倍の66億円 オリコン2冠
| title=AKB48 ：上半期売り上げ前年2．5倍の66億円 オリコン2冠
| access-date=2011-06-24
| access-date=June 24, 2011
| work=Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co.Ltd
| work=Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co.Ltd
| publisher=MANTANWEB
| publisher=MANTANWEB
| date=2011-06-22
| date=June 22, 2011
| language=ja}}</ref> In the same month, it was already certified Million by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] for shipments of over one million copies.<ref name="riaj201106" />
| language=ja}}</ref> In the same month, it was already certified Million by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] for shipments of over one million copies.<ref name="riaj201106">{{cite web |date=July 10, 2011 |script-title=ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年06月 |trans-title=Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2011) |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201106.html |access-date=July 14, 2011 |work=[[RIAJ]] |language=ja}}</ref> The [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] ranked it as the 42nd best-selling album worldwide in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 music market |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RIN-2012-SNEP-copie.pdf}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
The upcoming release of the first [[AKB48]]'s original album was announced on February 21, 2011. The then-unnamed album would be released on April 6, 2011 and contain the hits "[[Ponytail to Chouchou]]", "[[Heavy Rotation (song)|Heavy Rotation]]", "[[Beginner (song)|Beginner]]", and "[[Chance no Junban]]", the rest being new songs. In addition to a regular edition, there would be a limited edition of the album and a theater edition. The limited edition would contain a 100-page photobook shot by photographer [[Mika Ninagawa]], who was the director of their [[Heavy Rotation (song)|Heavy Rotation]] music video, a DVD, lottery entry card to win a special present from the band and also comes with a photo in 14 types, while the regular came with 14 alternate changeable covers featuring them in circus costumes and also the DVD which was featured in limited edition and the theater edition would be a CD-only version coming with 14 alternate changeable covers featuring them in school uniforms, a handshake event ticket and a photo of an AKB48 member chosen at random.<ref name="oricon20110221">{{cite web
The upcoming release of the first [[AKB48]]'s original album was announced on February 21, 2011. The then-unnamed album would be released on April 6, 2011, and contain the hits "[[Ponytail to Chouchou]]", "[[Heavy Rotation (song)|Heavy Rotation]]", "[[Beginner (song)|Beginner]]", and "[[Chance no Junban]]", the rest being new songs. In addition to a regular edition, there would be a limited edition of the album and a theater edition. The limited edition would contain a 100-page photobook shot by photographer [[Mika Ninagawa]], who was the director of their [[Heavy Rotation (song)|Heavy Rotation]] music video, a DVD, lottery entry card to win a special present from the band and also comes with a photo in 14 types, while the regular came with 14 alternate changeable covers featuring them in circus costumes and also the DVD which was featured in limited edition and the theater edition would be a CD-only version coming with 14 alternate changeable covers featuring them in school uniforms, a handshake event ticket and a photo of an AKB48 member chosen at random.<ref name="oricon20110221">{{cite web
| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/85042/
| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/85042/
| title=AKB48、初のオリジナルアルバムが発売決定
| title=AKB48、初のオリジナルアルバムが発売決定
| date=2011-02-21
| date=February 21, 2011
| access-date=2011-06-20
| access-date=June 20, 2011
| work=Oricon Inc.
| work=Oricon Inc.
| publisher=Oricon Inc.
| publisher=Oricon Inc.
| language=ja}}</ref>
| language=ja}}</ref>
<!--The regular edition would contain a similar DVD found in the first release album. <ref name="oricon20110221" />-->
<!--The regular edition would contain a similar DVD found in the first release album.<ref name="oricon20110221" />-->


More details were announced at a group's handshake event on March 5, 2011.<ref name="sponichi1">{{cite web
More details were announced at a group's handshake event on March 5, 2011.<ref name="sponichi1">{{cite web
| url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/03/05/kiji/K20110305000369980.html
| url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/03/05/kiji/K20110305000369980.html
| script-title=ja:ＡＫＢ４８ 史上最多２万２５００人握手会！
| script-title=ja:ＡＫＢ４８ 史上最多２万２５００人握手会！
| date=2011-03-05
| date=March 5, 2011
| access-date=2011-06-20
| access-date=June 20, 2011
| publisher=Sports Nippon Newspapers.
| publisher=Sports Nippon Newspapers.
| language=ja}}</ref> 11 of 16 songs on the album would be completely new. "Shōjotachi yo", the theme song for AKB48's movie ''Documentary of AKB48 to be continued'', would also be on the album. On the title track AKB48 would be joined by the sister groups [[SKE48]], [[SDN48]], and [[NMB48]].<ref name="natalie20110305">{{cite web
| language=ja}}</ref> 11 of 16 songs on the album would be completely new. "Shōjotachi yo", the theme song for AKB48's movie ''Documentary of AKB48 to be continued'', would also be on the album. On the title track AKB48 would be joined by the sister groups [[SKE48]], [[SDN48]], and [[NMB48]].<ref name="natalie20110305">{{cite web
| url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/45991
| url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/45991
| title=AKB48新アルバムに新曲11曲、SKE・SDN・NMB参加曲も
| title=AKB48新アルバムに新曲11曲、SKE・SDN・NMB参加曲も
| date=2011-03-05
| date=March 5, 2011
| access-date=2011-06-20
| access-date=June 20, 2011
| work=Natasha,Inc.
| work=Natasha, Inc.
| publisher=Natasha,Inc.
| publisher=Natasha, Inc.
| language=ja}}</ref><ref name="tokyograph20110305">{{cite web
| language=ja}}</ref><ref name="tokyograph20110305">{{cite web
| url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/akb48-announces-million-seller-new-nemousu-tv-season-original-album-details
| url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/akb48-announces-million-seller-new-nemousu-tv-season-original-album-details
| title=AKB48 announces million seller, new "Nemousu TV" season, original album details
| title=AKB48 announces million seller, new "Nemousu TV" season, original album details
| access-date=2011-06-20
| access-date=June 20, 2011
| work= Natalie, Sponichi Annex
| work= Natalie, Sponichi Annex
| publisher=Tokyograph
| publisher=Tokyograph
| date=2011-03-05}}
| date=March 5, 2011}}
Translated from original articles by Natalie and Sponichi Annex.</ref>
Translated from original articles by Natalie and Sponichi Annex.</ref>


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| url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/46958
| url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/46958
| title=AKB48、新シングル＆選抜総選挙決定！収益一部を義援金に
| title=AKB48、新シングル＆選抜総選挙決定！収益一部を義援金に
| date=2011-03-29
| date=March 29, 2011
| access-date=2011-06-20
| access-date=June 20, 2011
| work=Natasha,Inc.
| work=Natasha, Inc.
| publisher=Natasha,Inc.
| publisher=Natasha, Inc.
| language=ja}}</ref> Part of the revenues from it goes to the victims of the disaster.<ref name="natalie20110329" /> Also, handshakes and photos with the group members, that were planned to be a theater edition bonus, were replaced by the right to choose 5 member photos.
| language=ja}}</ref> Part of the revenues from it goes to the victims of the disaster.<ref name="natalie20110329" /> Also, handshakes and photos with the group members, that were planned to be a theater edition bonus, were replaced by the right to choose 5 member photos.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==


=== Commercial performance ===
=== Critical reception ===
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James Hadfield of the Tokyo edition of [[Time Out (magazine)|''Time Out'']] gave the album zero out of five stars, calling it "wrenchingly awful", and compared it "perhaps to hearing Alvin and the Chipmunks play Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' on repeat for an equivalent length of time while being force-fed candy floss until your stomach splits open. ... It's J-pop that's been infantilised, reduced to the level of kindergarten songs. That half of the tracks are wedded to the same pachinko four-four beat serves merely to make it all the more deadening."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/3739/AKB48-Koko-ni-Ita-Koto-Girls-Generation-Girls-Generation |title=AKB48, 'Koko ni Ita Koto'/Girls' Generation, 'Girls' Generation' |work=Time Out Tokyo |publisher=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |date=June 15, 2011 |first=James |last=Hadfield |access-date=March 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618151435/http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/3739/AKB48-Koko-ni-Ita-Koto-Girls-Generation-Girls-Generation |archive-date=June 18, 2011 }}</ref>
⚫
''Koko ni Ita Koto'' was sold in 601,985 copies in its debut week, topping the [[Oricon]] Weekly Albums Chart<ref name="oricon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/88768/full/|title=AKB48、モー娘。以来11年ぶり快挙！ アルバム初週実売60.2万枚|date=2011-06-14|access-date=2011-06-20|work=Oricon Inc.|publisher=Oricon Inc.|language=ja}}</ref>


Another review expressed that it's hard to experience the full album since half of the songs are bland to him. However, some of the songs are still highly praised. "[[Beginner (song)|Beginner]]" was described as "freaking cool" and gave ten out of ten stars. "[[Heavy Rotation (song)|Heavy Rotation]]" is "perfect pop goodness" and "really awesome", etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calliloveshelloproject.blogspot.com/2015/11/album-review-akb48-koko-ni-ita-koto.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021075421/http://calliloveshelloproject.blogspot.com/2015/11/album-review-akb48-koko-ni-ita-koto.html|archive-date=October 21, 2019|title=Calli Loves Hello! Project: [ALBUM REVIEW] AKB48 - Koko ni Ita Koto|last=Unknown|date=November 14, 2015|website=Calli Loves Hello! Project|access-date=October 21, 2019}}</ref> An editor from ''Selective Hearing'' wrote that "the music is also fun to listen to and for me that's what counts the most."<ref>{{Cite web |title=AKB48 – Koko ni Ita Koto |url=https://selective-hearing.com/akb48-koko-ni-ita-koto/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021080252/https://selective-hearing.com/akb48-koko-ni-ita-koto/|archive-date=October 21, 2019|date=October 21, 2019|access-date=October 21, 2019}}</ref>
In June 2011, the album was certified Million by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] for shipments of over one million copies.<ref name="riaj201106">{{cite web
| script-title=ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年06月
|trans-title=Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2011)
| url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201106.html
| work=[[RIAJ]]
| language=ja
| date=July 10, 2011
| access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref>


=== Album reviews ===
=== Commercial performance ===
⚫
''Koko ni Ita Koto'' was sold in 601,985 copies in its debut week, topping the [[Oricon]] Weekly Albums Chart.<ref name="oricon1">{{cite web |date=June 14, 2011 |title=AKB48、モー娘。以来11年ぶり快挙！ アルバム初週実売60.2万枚 |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/88768/full/ |access-date=June 20, 2011 |work=Oricon Inc. |publisher=Oricon Inc. |language=ja}}</ref> In June 2011, the album was certified Million by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] for shipments of over one million copies.<ref name="riaj201106" />
⚫
James Hadfield of [[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Tokyo]] gave it zero out of five stars, calling it "wrenchingly awful", and compared it "perhaps to hearing Alvin and the Chipmunks play Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' on repeat for an equivalent length of time while being force-fed candy floss until your stomach splits open. ... It's J-pop that's been infantilised, reduced to the level of kindergarten songs. That half of the tracks are wedded to the same pachinko four-four beat serves merely to make it all the more deadening."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/3739/AKB48-Koko-ni-Ita-Koto-Girls-Generation-Girls-Generation |title=AKB48, 'Koko ni Ita Koto'/Girls' Generation, 'Girls' Generation' |work=Time Out Tokyo |publisher=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |date=2011-06-15 |first=James |last=Hadfield |access-date=2014-03-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618151435/http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/3739/AKB48-Koko-ni-Ita-Koto-Girls-Generation-Girls-Generation |archive-date=2011-06-18 }}</ref> Another review claims that it's hard to experience the full album since half of the songs are bland to him. However, some of the songs are still highly praised. [[Beginner (song)|''Beginner'']] was described as "freaking cool" and gave ten out of ten stars. [[Heavy Rotation (song)|''Heavy Rotation'']] is "perfect pop goodness" and "really awesome", etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calliloveshelloproject.blogspot.com/2015/11/album-review-akb48-koko-ni-ita-koto.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021075421/http://calliloveshelloproject.blogspot.com/2015/11/album-review-akb48-koko-ni-ita-koto.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-10-21|title=Calli Loves Hello! Project: [ALBUM REVIEW] AKB48 - Koko ni Ita Koto|last=Unknown|date=2015-11-14|website=Calli Loves Hello! Project|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref> There is a review said that "the music is also fun to listen to and for me that’s what counts the most."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://selective-hearing.com/akb48-koko-ni-ita-koto/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021080255/https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://selective-hearing.com/akb48-koko-ni-ita-koto/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-10-21|date=2019-10-21|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==


=== CD ===
=== CD ===
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = CD
| headline = CD
| all_lyrics = [[Yasushi Akimoto]]
| all_lyrics = [[Yasushi Akimoto]]
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=== Limited Edition DVD ===
=== Limited Edition DVD ===
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = DVD
| headline = DVD
| total_length =
| total_length =
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* 5 solo member photos (customer selectable from a set of 2100)
* 5 solo member photos (customer selectable from a set of 2100)


== Charts ==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
⚫
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{{col-2}}
⚫
|-
===Weekly charts===
⚫
! Chart
⚫
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
⚫
! Chart (2011)
! Peak<br/>position
! Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])
| [[Oricon]] Weekly Albums Chart
⚫
| 1
| 1<!--601,985-->
|-
|-
| [[Oricon]] Monthly Albums Chart
| 1<!--2011/06 715,722-->
⚫
|-
| [[IFPI]] Yearly Global Top 50 Albums<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 music market |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/RIN-2012-SNEP-copie.pdf}}</ref>
⚫
| 42
|}
|}


===Monthly charts===
⚫
=== Sales and certifications ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
⚫
! Chart (2011)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])
⚫
! Chart
| 1
! Amount
|-
|-
⚫
|}
| [[Oricon]] sales
{{col-2}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 878,907
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! Chart (2011)
! Position
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Oricon Albums – 2011|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2011/musicrank1219/index03.html|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=December 19, 2011|accessdate=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228122144/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2011/musicrank1219/index03.html|archive-date=February 28, 2012|language=ja}}</ref>
| [[RIAJ]] physical shipping certification
| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| Million<ref name="riaj201106" />
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
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==Sales and certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Japan |type=album |salesamount=883,267|salesref=<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | work=[[Oricon]] | access-date=February 9, 2011}}</ref>|award=Million|domestic=true|relyear=2011|certyear=2011|certmonth=06|refname="oricon cert"}}
{{table end}}


== Release history ==
== Release history ==
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Latest revision as of 08:29, 5 March 2024

Koko ni Ita Koto
Regular Edition cover
Studio album by
AKB48
ReleasedJune 8, 2011 (2011-06-08)
Recorded2010–2011
Genre
Length69:27
LabelYou, Be Cool! / King
ProducerYasushi Akimoto
AKB48 chronology
Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban
(2010) 		Koko ni Ita Koto
(2011) 		1830m
(2012)
Singles from Koko ni Ita Koto
  1. "Ponytail to Chouchou"
    Released: May 26, 2010
  2. "Heavy Rotation"
    Released: August 18, 2010
  3. "Beginner"
    Released: October 27, 2010
  4. "Chance no Junban"
    Released: December 8, 2010
Music videos
"Ponytail to Chouchou" on YouTube
"Heavy Rotation" on YouTube
"Beginner" on YouTube
"Chance no Junban" on YouTube
Alternative cover
Limited Edition cover
Alternative cover
Theater Edition cover

Koko ni Ita Koto (ここにいたこと, "We Were Here") is the debut studio album (third overall) by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.[1][2] "Koko ni Ita Koto" was released in Japan on June 8, 2011, by King Records. There are three versions available: Limited Edition (catalog number KIZC-90117/8), Regular Edition (KIZC-117/8), and Theater Edition (NKCD-6546).

While all the group's albums had been almost entirely collections of previously released material, "Koko ni Ita Koto" took a different approach. Although it featured four 2010 hits, one theatre stage song, and a theme from an early 2011 movie, the rest were new songs.[3][4]

It met with great commercial success, topping the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[5] and, with just one week of sales, placed second in the list of best selling albums of the first half of 2011 in Japan.[6] In the same month, it was already certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for shipments of over one million copies.[7] The IFPI ranked it as the 42nd best-selling album worldwide in 2011.[8]

Background

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The upcoming release of the first AKB48's original album was announced on February 21, 2011. The then-unnamed album would be released on April 6, 2011, and contain the hits "Ponytail to Chouchou", "Heavy Rotation", "Beginner", and "Chance no Junban", the rest being new songs. In addition to a regular edition, there would be a limited edition of the album and a theater edition. The limited edition would contain a 100-page photobook shot by photographer Mika Ninagawa, who was the director of their Heavy Rotation music video, a DVD, lottery entry card to win a special present from the band and also comes with a photo in 14 types, while the regular came with 14 alternate changeable covers featuring them in circus costumes and also the DVD which was featured in limited edition and the theater edition would be a CD-only version coming with 14 alternate changeable covers featuring them in school uniforms, a handshake event ticket and a photo of an AKB48 member chosen at random.[9]

More details were announced at a group's handshake event on March 5, 2011.[10] 11 of 16 songs on the album would be completely new. "Shōjotachi yo", the theme song for AKB48's movie Documentary of AKB48 to be continued, would also be on the album. On the title track AKB48 would be joined by the sister groups SKE48, SDN48, and NMB48.[3][4]

Due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the album's release date was pushed back to June 8, 2011.[11] Part of the revenues from it goes to the victims of the disaster.[11] Also, handshakes and photos with the group members, that were planned to be a theater edition bonus, were replaced by the right to choose 5 member photos.

Reception

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Critical reception

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James Hadfield of the Tokyo edition of Time Out gave the album zero out of five stars, calling it "wrenchingly awful", and compared it "perhaps to hearing Alvin and the Chipmunks play Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' on repeat for an equivalent length of time while being force-fed candy floss until your stomach splits open. ... It's J-pop that's been infantilised, reduced to the level of kindergarten songs. That half of the tracks are wedded to the same pachinko four-four beat serves merely to make it all the more deadening."[12]

Another review expressed that it's hard to experience the full album since half of the songs are bland to him. However, some of the songs are still highly praised. "Beginner" was described as "freaking cool" and gave ten out of ten stars. "Heavy Rotation" is "perfect pop goodness" and "really awesome", etc.[13] An editor from Selective Hearing wrote that "the music is also fun to listen to and for me that's what counts the most."[14]

Commercial performance

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Koko ni Ita Koto was sold in 601,985 copies in its debut week, topping the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.[15] In June 2011, the album was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for shipments of over one million copies.[7]

Track listing

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CD

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All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

CD
No.TitleMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Shōjotachi yo" (少女たちよ "Girls")Jun Koami 4:33
2."Overtake"Sho ShibataTakahashi Team A4:44
3."Boku ni Dekiru Koto" (僕にできること "What I Can Do")SOHOAkimoto Team K4:09
4."Ren'ai Circus" (恋愛サーカス "Love Circus")Osamu MasakiKashiwagi Team B3:37
5."Kaze no Yukue" (風の行方 "Direction of the Wind")Takamitsu ShimazakiAsuka Kuramochi
Rino Sashihara
Minami Takahashi
Yūko Ōshima
Minami Minegishi
Yuki Kashiwagi		5:07
6."Wagamama Collection" (わがままコレクション "Selfish Collection")Takamitsu ShimazakiAika Ōta
Ami Maeda
Mika Komori
Sumire Satō
Mayu Watanabe
Jurina Matsui		4:53
7."Ningyo no Vacances" (人魚のバカンス "Mermaid's Vacances")Okishishi UedaAki Takajō
Moeno Nitō
Yui Yokoyama
Tomomi Kasai
Rie Kitahara
Amina Satō
Yuka Masuda		4:00
8."Kimi to Boku no Kankei" (君と僕の関係 "My Relationship with You")DR. OWL, RAY. MAtsuko Maeda
Tomomi Itano		3:02
9."Iikagen no Susume" (イイカゲンのススメ "Encouragement to Be Irresponsible")Sho WatanabeHaruka Katayama
Haruna Kojima
Mariko Shinoda
Sayaka Akimoto
Sae Miyazawa
Rena Matsui		4:30
10."High School Days" (High school days)Takeshi ToriumiTeam Kenkyūsei4:36
11."Team B Oshi" (チームB推し "Team B Fan")Takao YoshinoTeam B4:28
12."Chance no Junban"Hiroko Konishi 4:19
13."Beginner"Yoshimasa Inoue 3:58
14."Ponytail to Shushu"Shinya Tada 4:29
15."Heavy Rotation"Yamazaki 4:43
16."Koko ni Ita Koto" (ここにいたこと "We Were Here")KISAKB48
SKE48
SDN48
NMB48		4:11

Limited Edition DVD

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DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Ponytail to Chouchou" (choreography videos)4:29
2."Heavy Rotation" (choreography videos)4:40
3."Beginner" (choreography videos)3:57
4."Chance no Junban" (choreography videos)4:17

Bonuses

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Limited Edition

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  • 100-page photobook by Mika Ninagawa
  • Photo of a member (randomly chosen from a set of 14)
  • AKB48 special present lottery ticket

Regular Edition

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  • Set of 14 circus clothes alternate covers (7 double-sided pictures)

Theater Edition

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  • Set of 14 school uniform alternate covers (7 double-sided pictures)
  • 5 solo member photos (customer selectable from a set of 2100)

Charts

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Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[18] Million 883,267[17]

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Japan June 8, 2011
King Records (You Be Cool division)
Hong Kong King Records
Taiwan
South Korea August 3, 2018

References

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  1. ^ "AKB48、初オリジナルアルバムのタイトルは・・・『ここにいたこと』". ORICON NEWS. March 4, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "ここにいたこと（ＣＤ＋ＤＶＤ複合）". キングレコードオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "AKB48新アルバムに新曲11曲、SKE・SDN・NMB参加曲も". Natasha, Inc. (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 5, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "AKB48 announces million seller, new "Nemousu TV" season, original album details". Natalie, Sponichi Annex. Tokyograph. March 5, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011. Translated from original articles by Natalie and Sponichi Annex.
  5. ^ "ここにいたこと ＡＫＢ４８のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "AKB48 ：上半期売り上げ前年2．5倍の66億円 オリコン2冠". Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co.Ltd (in Japanese). MANTANWEB. June 22, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  7. ^ a b ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年06月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2011)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  8. ^ "2011 music market" (PDF).
  9. ^ "AKB48、初のオリジナルアルバムが発売決定". Oricon Inc. (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. February 21, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  10. ^ ＡＫＢ４８ 史上最多２万２５００人握手会！ (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. March 5, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "AKB48、新シングル＆選抜総選挙決定！収益一部を義援金に". Natasha, Inc. (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 29, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  12. ^ Hadfield, James (June 15, 2011). "AKB48, 'Koko ni Ita Koto'/Girls' Generation, 'Girls' Generation'". Time Out Tokyo. Time Out. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  13. ^ Unknown (November 14, 2015). "Calli Loves Hello! Project: [ALBUM REVIEW] AKB48 - Koko ni Ita Koto". Calli Loves Hello! Project. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  14. ^ "AKB48 – Koko ni Ita Koto". October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "AKB48、モー娘。以来11年ぶり快挙！ アルバム初週実売60.2万枚". Oricon Inc. (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  16. ^ "Oricon Albums – 2011" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  17. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  18. ^ "Japanese album certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2011年06月 on the drop-down menu
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