On February 21 AKB48 announced its third album , , which would include 11 new tracks and was scheduled for an April 6 release . Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , the group stopped its AKB48 Theater performances and canceled some of its public events . AKB48 began the project , collecting donations for earthquake and tsunami relief . One of its concert venues , the Yokohama Arena , was used for a two-day charity event beginning on March 26 and 12 AKB48 members attended the Okinawa International Movie Festival that day for the same purpose . On March 15 , AKB48 announced that ¥ 500 million would be donated by the group , its sister groups SKE48 , SDN48 and NMB48 and associates of AKS , its management company . '' Koko ni Ita Koto '' s release was postponed until June 8 , with part of the album 's proceeds donated to disaster victims . On April 1 the group released the charity single on the Recochoku website as a digital download , with all proceeds earmarked for earthquake and tsunami relief
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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