On the Oricon Single Weekly Ranking for the week of May 7th, it was revealed that AKB48�s Itano Tomomi�s third solo single, �10nen Go no Kimi e� sold 73,000 copies in its first week and placed second in this week�s rankings.

Including her debut song �Dear J� (2nd place) and her second solo single �Fuini� (1st place), her three singles have now topped consecutively in the top three spots. Itano is now up to par with former Morning Musume member Goto Maki (with �Te o Nigitte Arukitai�, released back in May 2002) as a female solo artist and a female artist from a group. They both have taken the top three spots on the chart with three consecutive singles.

�10nen Go no Kimi e� is also the CM theme song for Samantha Thavasa, a fashion brand that Itano is an image character for. The regular edition of this single also features an R&B number called �lose-lose�, which is also Itano�s first self-written song.

In related news, the chart featured SMAP�s 47th single, �Sakasama no Sora�, which dominated the charts with its first week sales of 135,000 copies.

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