Flower (Atsuko Maeda Song)
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Atsuko Maeda is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the idol girl group AKB48, and was one of the most prominent members in the group at the time, regarded as the group's "absolute ace", "immovable center", and the "Face of AKB." After ...
's first solo single. It was released in four versions: three regular CD+DVD "act" editions and a limited CD-only theater edition. First pressings of the regular editions came with a photo book (unique for each edition), while the theater edition came with either a handshake event ticket or one of ten photos at random. The title track was used as an insert song in the film Moshi Koukou Yakyuu no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no "Management" wo Yondara, starring Maeda herself. The single was released on June 22, 2011.


Track listings

The single was released in four versions: three regular CD+DVD "act" editions and a limited CD-only theater edition.


ACT.1

;CD #Flower #Kono Mune no Melody (この胸のメロディー) #Flower (off-vocal) #Kono Mune no Melody (off-vocal) ;DVD #Flower music video #Flower music video #Maeda Atsuko Special Interview (前田敦子スペシャルインタビュー『今、考えていること』) #Making the music video "Flower"


ACT.2

;CD #Flower #Yoake Made (夜明けまで) #Flower (off-vocal) #Yoake Made (off-vocal) ;DVD #Flower music video #Flower music video #Until Flower Blooms ~Maeda Atsuko's Journey~ (Flowerが咲くまで ~前田敦子の軌跡~)


ACT.3

;CD #Flower #La Brea Ave. #Flower (off-vocal) #La Brea Ave. (off-vocal) ;DVD #Flower music video #Flower music video #Maeda Atsuko Fashion Book (前田敦子ファッションブック『今、着てみたいお洋服』)


Theater Edition

#Flower #Kono Mune no Melody (この胸のメロディー) #Brunch wa Blueberry (Brunchはブルーベリー) #Mousou Denwa "Moshi, Maeda Atsuko ga Koibito Dattara..." 1 (妄想電話「もし、前田敦子が恋人だったら・・・」①) #Mousou Denwa "Moshi, Maeda Atsuko ga Koibito Dattara..." 2 (妄想電話「もし、前田敦子が恋人だったら・・・」②) #Mousou Denwa "Moshi, Maeda Atsuko ga Koibito Dattara..." 3 (妄想電話「もし、前田敦子が恋人だったら・・・」③) *First pressings of the regular editions came with a photo book (unique for each edition), while the theater edition came with either a handshake event ticket or one of ten photos at random.


TV performances

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Charts and sales


Charts

First Week Sales: 176,967 Total Reported Sales: 212,766


References

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