Single Iwasa Misaki 6th [Saba Kaido] (2017/01/10), 'Memorial Version' (2017/08/23)

Wasamin announced it at her monthly challenge campaign today in Chiba.
http://lineblog.me/iwasamisaki/archives/8304975.html

Title: Saba Kaido (鯖街道) Translation: Mackerel Highway
Release Date: 2017/01/10

[First Press Limited Edition] CD + DVD TKCA-74464 ¥ 1,524 ( tax not included)
1. Saba Kaido
2. Futari Sake (Original Artist: Kawanaka Miyuki)
3. Saba Kaido (karaoke)
4. Futari Sake (karaoke)
<DVD> 　
- "Saba Kaido" VIDEO MUSIC
- "Saba Kaido" MAKING VIDEO


[Regular Edition] CD TKCA-74465 ¥ 952 (tax not included)
1. Saba Kaido
2. Ishikari Banka (Original Artist: Kitahara Mirei)
3. Nagori Yuki (Wasamin acoustic ver.) (from Request Covers)
4. Saba Kaido (karaoke)
5. Ishikari Banka (karaoke)
6. Nagori Yuki [acoustic version] (karaoke)

One more detail:
Saba Kaido:
Lyrics: Akimoto Yasushi

Buy Sites
CDJapan: Limited, Regular
HMV: Limited, Regular
Amazon.jp: Limited, Regular
YesAsia NA: Limited, Regular

Memorial Edition (August 23rd Release)


[First Press Limited Edition] CD + DVD TKCA-74555 ¥ 1,646 ( tax included)
1. Saba Kaido
2. Wakasa no Yado
3. Momen no Handkerchief (live version)
4. Saba Kaido (karaoke version)
DVD: Saba Kaido PV (Memorial edition version)


[Regular Edition] CD TKCA-74556 ¥ 1028 (tax included)
1. Saba Kaido
2. Wakasa no Yado
3. Ito (live version)
4. Saba Kaido (karaoke version)

Promotional Events for Single Re-release...

August 22nd - Tokyo, Tower Records Ikebukuro (New Single Mini-Live & Handshake Event)
August 23rd - Tokyo, Tower Records Shibuya (New Single Mini-Live & Handshake Event)
August 24th - Chiba, Shinseido Karuchi 5 (Monthly Challenge Campaign - Mini-Live plus hs event)
August 25th - Tokyo, Hamamatsucho (Hamasite Gurume Summer Festival)
August 26th - Fukui, Bell Shopping City (New Single Mini-Live & Handshake Event)
August 27th - Ishikawa, Al Plaza Komatsu (New Single Mini-Live & Handshake Event)

 

Wasamin actually explained it in her blog post, which is linked in the OP...

http://www.deepkyoto.com/saba-kaido-the-old-mackerel-highway/

In short, it is a famous road that runs from Fukui and the Port of Obama to Kyoto, where Saba fisherman would make overnight trips to deliver fish.

AkiP has always written the lyrics to her A-sides. However, this is the first single she has released post-graduation, so we weren't sure if that tradition would continue. We also don't know if the tradition of having an AKB song as a B-side will continue. I guess we will find out soon enough.

My guess is that it is too soon. Her album is due to be released that week, so I am guessing you will get selections from that. And I think her fans here in Japan would be disappointed if she debuted the song overseas. That said, never say never.

 

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2081539/full/

According to this article, the coupling songs are as follows...

Futarisake (originally recorded in 1980 by Kawanaka Miyuki)

if the video does not show watch the video here

Ishikari Banka (originally recorded in 1975 by Kitahara Mirei)

if the video does not show watch the video here

...and an acoustic version of Nagoriyuki, which is a song she recorded for request covers. Wasamin will be playing the guitar on this track.

BTW, these are all fairly serious songs. I'm kinda hoping the A-side will be a more whimsical track. Based on the title though, probably not.

And it looks like no AKB cover B-side. So that tradition has ended, at least for now. Although I can see the logic in that.

 

That's a good question. I hadn't noticed that before you said it. I am not sure. Perhaps Japan is changing the release schedule beginning next year? I mean after all, you can furage this stuff on Tuesday anyway. So why not make Tuesday the actual release date?

I know, and that means Wasamin is going to remain busy for the foreseeable future. Not to mention her fans.

In the last week she performed in Mie Prefecture, Nagoya, then did NHK Live in Tokyo on Tuesday. Wednesday was her monthly Challenge Campaign in Chiba (where she announced the single) Thursday she went to Fukui to record the PV for the single. Friday she did Showroom. Tonight she was at Ninja Fes in Tokyo, and tomorrow she has two mini-lives in Chiba.

忙しいです

 

MV Preview!!!


if the video does not show watch the video here

 

Limited Version


Regular Version

 

Oricon Weekly Results:

Pop Singles Chart: 10th
Enka Singles Chart: 1st
Total Sales: 10,167 (I do not have a verifiable source for that number, but it is what is circulating by fans on Mixi)

Considering this is the first single Wasamin has released post-AKB, this is a very nice result. According to Wasamin's manager, Tokuma is very happy.

(And of course I am very happy that I helped Wasamin achieve that result. I won't say how many, but it is the largest amount of copies I have purchased for ANY single, ever)

 

^^ Only the first 20 were counted, right?

 

Well, no. Since I bought copies at a lot of different shops, and never that many in any particular shop. The most I purchased in any shop was 10. In any case, I think there are probably many exceptions to that "only the first 20 count" rule. For example, I know a lot of fans who purchased more than 20 at some shops, but these are small individual stores. So I highly doubt the clerks at those stores actually account for who bought how many. At the end of the day they tally how many copies were sold, and that's it. Another example, in some cases people buy more than 20 at a shop, but not at the same time. They will buy 10, and then when they run out of handshake tickets they will go buy 10 more, and so on... So again, I doubt the clerks are keeping track like that. Like "that guy bought 10 copies 4 times, so only 20 count"

 

Saba Kaido was 8th on the Weekly Enka chart this week (up from 17th last week)