Iiwake Maybe

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title: "Iiwake Maybe" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2009-singles", "songs-with-lyrics-by-yasushi-akimoto", "akb48-songs", "king-records-(japan)-singles", "2009-songs", "mnl48-songs"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iiwake_Maybe" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Iiwake Maybe
cover	Iiwake Maybe Regular Edition (KIZM-37) cover.jpg
caption	Regular Edition cover
type	single
artist	AKB48
album	Kamikyokutachi
B-side	Tobenai Agehachō
released	(Japan)
genre	J-pop
length
label	You, Be Cool! / King
writer	Yasushi Akimoto, Shunryū
producer	Yasushi Akimoto
prev_title	Namida Surprise!
prev_year	2009
next_title	River
next_year	2009
misc
{{External music video	1
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| name = Iiwake Maybe | cover = Iiwake Maybe Regular Edition (KIZM-37) cover.jpg | alt = | caption = Regular Edition cover | type = single | artist = AKB48 | album = Kamikyokutachi | B-side = Tobenai Agehachō | released = (Japan) | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = J-pop | length = | label = You, Be Cool! / King | writer = Yasushi Akimoto, Shunryū | producer = Yasushi Akimoto | prev_title = Namida Surprise! | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = River | next_year = 2009 | misc = "Iiwake Maybe" is the 13th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on August 26, 2009. It was the first AKB48's single which participating members were chosen by election. The single surprisingly outsold SMAP on its first day, taking the 1st place in the daily chart, but eventually placed 2nd in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Their sister groups JKT48, MNL48, AKB48 Team SH and BNK48 made their own version.

Track listing

The single was released in two versions: Regular Edition (CD+DVD, catalog number KIZM-37/8) and Theater Edition (CD only, catalog number NMAX-1086).

Regular Edition

;CD | headline = | extra_column = | total_length = 15:49 | title1 = Iiwake Maybe | note1 = | writer1 = Yasushi Akimoto, Shunryū | extra1 = | length1 = 4:09 | title2 = Tobenai Agehachō | note2 = | writer2 = Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue | extra2 = | length2 = 3:41 | title3 = Iiwake Maybe (off vocal ver.) | writer3 = Akimoto, Shunryū | extra3 = | length3 = | title4 = Tobenai Agehachō (off vocal ver.) | writer4 = Akimoto, Inoue | extra4 = | length4 = ;DVD | headline = | extra_column = | total_length = | title1 = Iiwake Maybe (music video) | note1 = | writer1 = | extra1 = | length1 = | title2 = Tobenai Agehachō (music video) | note2 = | writer2 = | extra2 = | length2 = | title3 = AKB48 General Election documentary | note3 = | writer3 = | extra3 = | length3 =

Bonus (First press limited edition only)

• Handshake event ticket

Theater Edition

;CD See Regular Edition CD

Members

Participating members were chosen by election. Top 21 members sang the A-side "Iiwake Maybe". Those, who were voted 22nd to 30th, sang the B-side "Tobenai Agehachō" under the name of Under Girls.

"Iiwake Maybe"

1. Atsuko Maeda (Team A) (4630 votes)
2. Yūko Ōshima (Team K) (3345)
3. Mariko Shinoda (Team A) (2852)
4. Mayu Watanabe (Team B) (2625)
5. Minami Takahashi (Team A) (2614)
6. Haruna Kojima (Team A) (2543)
7. Tomomi Itano (Team A) (2281)
8. Amina Satō (Team A) (2117)
9. Yuki Kashiwagi (Team B) (1920)
10. Tomomi Kasai (Team K) (1890)
11. Erena Ono (Team K) (1838)
12. Sayaka Akimoto (Team K) (1599)
13. Rie Kitahara (Team A) (1578)
14. Sae Miyazawa (Team K) (1547)
15. Yukari Satō (Team A) (1539)
16. Minami Minegishi (Team A) (1414)
17. Kazumi Urano (Team B) (1395)
18. Miho Miyazaki (Team A) (1373)
19. Jurina Matsui (SKE48) (1371)
20. Aika Ōta (Team B) (1365)
21. Asuka Kuramochi (Team K) (1355)

"Tobenai Agehachō"

; Under Girls | Rumi Yonezawa (Team B) (1352) | Aki Takajō (Team A) (1322) | Megumi Ohori (Team K) (1316) | Yuka Masuda (Team K) (1247) | Natsumi Hirajima (Team B) (1216) | Rino Sashihara (Team B) (1170) | Haruka Katayama (Team B) (1089) | Rena Matsui (SKE48) (1073) | Natsumi Matsubara (Team K) (1050)

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2009) | Peak position | |---|---| | Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) | 2 | | Japan (RIAJ Digital Track Chart) | 11 | ::

Sales and certifications

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Chart	Amount
Oricon physical sales	145,776
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads	Platinum (250,000+)
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References

References

1. "KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE 言い訳Maybe（マキシ＋DVD複合） 音楽". [[King Records (Japan).
2. (2009-09-19). "止めたAKB48、再開したモー娘。"政権交代"が進むアイドル界の「握手会狂想曲」". Excite Japan Co., Ltd.
3. link. Oricon Inc.
4. (2009-07-09). ""AKB48選抜総選挙"開票！ トップ当選の前田敦子「AKBに人生捧げる！」". Oricon Inc..
5. Oricon Weekly Singles Chart: 0. September 2009
6. RIAJ Digital Track Chart: 0. September 2009

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