Single AKB48 42nd [Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby] 15/12/09

AKB48's 42nd Single (Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby)
(December 9, 2015)



Covers

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Tracklist
Type A
M1: Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
M2: 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki
M3: Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo (Next Gen Senbatsu)
M4: Yasashii Place (Yokoyama Team A)

Type B
M1: Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
M2: 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki
M3: Madonna no Sentaku (Renacchi's SSK Song)
M4: Oneesan no Hitorigoto (Minegishi Team K)

Type C
M1: Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
M2: 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki
M3: Amanojaku Batta (Team 8)
M4: Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito Yo (Kizaki Team B)

Type D
M1: Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
M2: 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki
M3: Senaka Kotoba (Takamina's Graduation Song)
M4: Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni (Takahashi Team 4)

Theater
M1: Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
M2: 365 Hi no Kami Hikouki
M3: Sakki Made wa Ice Tea (Mushi Kago)
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Senbatsus
AKB48 42nd Single: Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (Center: Minami Takahashi)

Spoiler

Team A: Minami Takahashi, Anna Iriyama, Haruna Kojima, Haruka Shimazaki, Yui Yokoyama
Team K: Minami Minegishi
Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Rena Kato, Yuria Kizaki, Mayu Watanabe
Team S: Jurina Matsui, Sae Miyazawa
Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto
Team H: Rino Sashihara
Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki
NGT48: Rie Kitahara

Next Gen Senabtsu: Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo (Center: Haruka Kodama)

Spoiler

Team A: Nana Owada, Megu Taniguchi
Team K: Yuka Tano, Mion Mukaichi, Tomu Muto
Team B: Ryoka Oshima
Team 4: Nana Okada, Saya Kawamoto, Mako Kojima, Haruka Komiyama, Juri Takahashi, Miki Nishino, Yuiri Murayama
Team 8: Nagisa Sakaguchi
Team BII: Miyuki Watanabe
Team H: Haruka Kodama

Mushi Kago - Sakki Made wa Ice Tea

Spoiler

Team B: Seina Fukuoka, Moe Goto
Team 4: Haruka Komiyama
Team 8: Nagisa Sakaguchi
SKE48 KKS: Yuna Obata, Rara Goto
Team M: Azusa Uemura
Team BII: Shu Yabushita
HKT48 KKS: Maria Imamura, Misaki Aramaki
NGT48: Tsugumi Oguma, Moeka Takakura

Renacchi's SSK Senbatsu - Madonna no Sentaku (Center: Natsumi Tanaka)

Spoiler

Team A: Haruka Shimazaki, Ami Maeda, Anna Iriyama
Team K: Yuka Tano, Mion Mukaichi, Shinobu Mogi
Team B: Ryoka Oshima, Rena Kato
Team 8: Nanami Sato
Team E: Sato Sumire
Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto
Team M: Miru Shiroma
Team H: Natsumi Tanaka (c), Natsumi Matsuoka, Yui Kojina

365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (Center: Sayaka Yamamoto)

Spoiler

Team A: Anna Iriyama, Haruna Kojima, Haruka Shimazaki, Minami Takahashi, Yui Yokoyama
Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Kato Rena, Yuria Kizaki, Mayu Watanabe
Team S: Jurina Matsui
Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto (c)
Team BII: Miyuki Watanabe
Team H: Haruka Kodama, Rino Sashihara
Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki
NGT48: Rie Kitahara

Takamina's Graduation Song - Senaka Kotoba (Center: Minami Takahashi)

Spoiler

Team A: Minami Takahashi (c), Anna Iriyama, Nana Owada, Haruna Kojima, Haruka Shimazaki, Yui Yokoyama
Team K: Minami Minegishi, Mion Mukaichi
Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Rena Kato, Yuria Kizaki, Mayu Watanabe
Team 4: Haruka Komiyama, Juri Takahashi
Team S: Jurina Matsui, Sae Miyazawa
Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto
Team H: Rino Sashihara
Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki
NGT48: Rie Kitahara

Team A - Yasashii Place (Center: Sakura Miyawaki)

Spoiler

Team A: Anna Iriyama, Karen Iwata, Shizuka Oya, Nana Owada, Mayu Ogasawara, Natsuki Kojima, Haruna Kojima, Yukari Sasaki, Haruka Shimazaki, Miru Shiroma, Minami Takahashi, Kayoko Takita, Megu Taniguchi, Chiyori Nakanishi, Mariko Nakamura, Rena Nishiyama, Rina Hirata, Ami Maeda, Miho Miyazaki, Sakura Miyawaki, Nanami Yamada, Yui Yokoyama (横山由依)

Team K - Oneesan no Hitorigoto (Center: Mion Mukaichi)

Spoiler

Team K: Moe Aigasa, Maria Abe, Haruka Ishida, Manami Ichikawa, Haruka Kodama, Ayana Shinozaki, Haruka Shimada, Hinana Shimoguchi, Mariya Suzuki, Aki Takajo, Yuka Tano, Chisato Nakata, Nakano Ikumi, Mariya Nagao, Nana Fujita, Jurina Matsui, Minami Minegishi, Mion Mukaichi, Mogi Shinobu, Sayaka Yamamoto, Ami Yumoto

Team B - Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito Yo (Center: Yuria Kizaki and Rena Kato)

Spoiler

Team B: Misaki Iwasa, Natuski Uchiyama, Ayano Umeta, Ryoka Oshima, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rena Kato, Yuria Kizaki, Kana Kobayashi, Moe Goto, Nagisa Sakaguchi, Miyu Takeuchi, Makiho Tatsuya, Miku Tanabe, Seina Fukuoka, Nako Yabuki, Aeri Yokoshima, Mayu Watanabe, Miyuki Watanabe

Team 4 - Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni (Center: Mako Kojima)

Spoiler

Team 4: Miyabi lno, Rina Izuta, Saho Iwatate, Rio Okawa, Miyu Omori, Ayaka Okada, Nana Okada, Saya Kawamoto, Ryoha Kitagawa, Saki Kitazawa, Mako Kojima, Haruka Komiyama, Kiara Sato, Nagisa Shibuya, Juri Takahashi, Mio Tomonaga, Wakana Natori, Miki Nishino, Rena Nozawa, Yuiri Murayama

Team 8 - Amanojaku Batta (Center: Ikumi Nakano)

Spoiler

Team 8: Nagisa Sakaguchi, Yui Yokoyama (横山結衣), Hijiri Tanikawa, Nanami Sato, Tsumugi Hayasaka, Akari Sato, Kasumi Mogi, Rin Okabe, Hitomi Honda, Maria Shimizu, Ayane Takahashi, Nanase Yoshikawa, Yui Oguri, Erina Oda, Shiori Sato, Ayaka Hidaritomo, Natsuki Fujimura, Yuri Yokomichi, Yuna Hattori, Ai Yamamoto, Haruna Hashimoto, Reina Kita, Kurena Chou, Moeri Kondo, Serika Nagano, Nao Ota, Nanami Yamada, Ruka Yamamoto, Momoka Onishi, Sayuna Hama, Ikumi Nakano, Mei Abe, Kotone Hitome, Yuri Tani, Miu Shitao, Riona Hamamatsu, Yurina Gyouten, Kaoru Takoka, Natsuki Hirose, Karen Yoshida, Rena Fukuchi, Moeka Iwasaki, Narumi Kuranoo, Miyu Yoshino, Moka Yaguchi, Karin Shimoaoki, Rira Miyazato

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Handshake Dates
February 21, 2016 (Messe) (Makuhari Messe)
April 24, 2016 (Messe) (Makuhari Messe)
April 30, 2016 (Yokohama) (Pacifico Yokohama)
May 1, 2016 (Yokohama) (Pacifico Yokohama)
May 7, 2016 (Osaka) (Intex Osaka)
May 8, 2016 (Osaka) (Intex Osaka)
May 21, 2016 (Osaka) (Intex Osaka)
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Handshake Sales (Thanks to the @ithebigc @parubably for the results)
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Audio/Videos
Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby MV (Short Version)


Full MV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9RoSju7stYySjhnTnZtaXNxYXM/view?pli=1

Team 8 (Amanojaku Batta) MV (Short Version)


365 Nichi no Kamihikouki MV (Short Version)


Oneesan no Hitorigoto's MV (Team K) (Short Version)


Yasashii Place's MV (Team A) (Short Version)


Madonna no Sentaku's MV (Renacchi's SSK Senbatusu) (Short Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RulkYt-TyjE

Senaka Kotoba's MV (Takamina's Graduation Song) (Short Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IvT7paYT6k

Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo's MV (Next Generation's Senbatsu) (Short Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGk0b550Zqg

Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hit yo's MV (Team B) (Short Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Kv6qcTo2c

Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni's MV (Team 4) (Short Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdNdzYYjexc
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SALES
Daily
Day 1: 813,044 (1st)
Day 2: 31,921 (Total: 844,965) (1st)
Day 3: 18,018 (Total: 862,983) (1st)
Day 4: 11,994 (Total: 874,977) (1st)
Day 5: 10,444 (Total: 885,421) (1st)
Day 6: 13,883 (Total: 899,304) (1st)

Weekly
Week 1: 905,490 (1st)
Week 2: 931,290 (25,800) (2nd)
Week 3: 70,788 (1,002,078) (1st)
Week 4: 8,440 (1,010,518) (4th)
Week 5: 6,633 (1,017,151) (5th)
Week 6: 5,174 (1,022,325) (7th)
Week 7: 3,847 (1,026,172) (12th)
Week 8: 5,618 (1,031,790) (22nd)
Week 9: 5,373 (1,037,163) (14th)
Week 10: 4,600 (1,041,763) (15th)
Week 11: 4,604 (1,046,367) (17th)

 

Feels like such a long wait between Halloween Night and this one.

 

Yes! The news we Takamina oshi have been waiting for (@TakaOshiMina). I have to admit that I completely lost hope for this single after the album was announced...

However, I'm iffy about the date but oh well.


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i guess the big question now is how big senbatsu is going to be. do they want takamina going out with a bang, centering a huge 32-nin senbatsu, or do they want it to be a bit more intimate, at 16? maybe smaller, like 10? i feel like she has to be center for this one or not in it at all and just have a b-side graduation song.

 

What I want to see:
- All Out 48-nin Senbatsu (24 Media Senbatsu, 24 B Senbatsu)
- Debut Wasamin, Nattsun, Saho, Yuiringo, Komiharu, Mogichan, Megutan, Nita and Tanigawa Airi in Senbatsu
- 5 TYPES (A, K, B, 4, 8) with 4 Undergirls units
- Takamina/Kojiharu/Miichan triple center
- Akane and Tomu in Media Senbatsu

 

It seems like Minami will center this song after all. No confirmation yet but I can feel it. If not, at least we know her graduation song will be included on it.

 

Takamina announced her graduation last dec...I hope AKI-P is ready to surprise the fandom

 

Would seem odd for the Center of the single to be the member who graduated from the group the day before it's released.

Not saying she can't be - but what about post-release promotion, performances, and events.

 

her graduation date is still unconfirmed ... i don't understand why everyone is assuming she will graduate december 8th
Anyway if she is the center surely she will participate in the single promotion

 

there is a precedent - yamada nana graduated less than a week after DLB's official release date so provided there's good promo beforehand (and i have no doubt they'll go all out for takamina) we'll have plenty of performances. i wouldn't be surprised if they kicked promo for this single into high gear right after halloween is over

 

Prediction... PAIN! No just kidding. Or am I?


Prediction: Takamina Center and a Xmas themed A-side. Ok, Aki-P! Work your magic!

 

I thought she said she was going to graduate at the 10th anniversary? Has there been any statements that say otherwise?

 

so they want to promote halloween night until oct (halloween time)
and i still hope they make AKB only singles lol

 

^ Maybe the album is supposed to fill the gap.

 

Takamina only said is still unconfirmed , but if the date is already decided since last year why they are wainting for so long to announce?

well i still hope her last theater concert will be in a separated date from the 10th anniversary

 

Are you referring to the date of her graduation concert or the date of her graduation stage?

 

both ,there isn't any official statement from management yet

 

Huh, I always assumed whenever there's a date or two in an announcement regarding graduation, at least one would be the date of the member's final stage performance (like it has been for the members who graduated throughout AKB's history). *shrugs* Well, only time will tell...

Anyways, I'm finally glad there's some news regarding Takamina's last few months of AKB. Finally. News during this past week has been slow since Janken ended lol.

 

I'd really like to take the opportunity to be the first bitter HKT fan in this thread.

Nah I really don't mind, I was expecting this actually. Even though a lot of people had given up, I thought this was a sure bet.

 

I don't understand why there is confusion over her graduation date - she said it herself.

"I, Takahashi Minami, on December 8th 2015, will graduate from AKB48."​

Source for those who didn't watch the show: http://tkmnworld.tumblr.com/post/104672930523/141208-takahashi-minami-akb48-graduation

Again, not saying she can't be the Center. I just don't know if it would be a good selling point, especially since the December singles never sell well. It would just be an unusual choice for a single that needs to appeal to both fans and the general public, in order to not end the million seller streak.