Single Kashiwagi Yuki 4th [CAN YOU WALK WITH ME??] (2021/03/03)

This is Kashiwagi Yuki's 3rd physical single and 4th overall.

Regular Edition Details
CD

1. CAN YOU WALK WITH ME??
2. You and I
3. CAN YOU WALK WITH ME?? (off-vocal ver.)
4. You and I (off-vocal ver.)

Limited Edition Details
CD

1. CAN YOU WALK WITH ME??
2. You and I
3. Why don't you??
4. CAN YOU WALK WITH ME?? (off-vocal ver.)
5. You and I (off-vocal ver.)
6. Why don't you?? (off-vocal ver.)

DVD

1. CAN YOU WALK WITH ME?? Music Video
2. Kashiwagi Yuki Netemo Samete mo Yukirin World ～Dinner Show de mo Muchuu ni Sasechauzou ♡～ (Special edit ver.)

(Source: http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/CAN_YOU_WALK_WITH_ME??)

 

CAN YOU WALK WITH ME?? Why don't you??

Sheesh Yukirin, calm down...

I wonder what her plans are once she graduates. I can see her doing a mix of things and releasing singles here and there as she has been while in the group. It's also possible she goes for a full-on music career like Yamamoto Sayaka though.

 

Very interesting, very different from what she usually does. You can totally tell it was produced by the WACK guy.

 

In case you wondered about the dinner concert on the Blu-ray:
01 - Shortcake (ショートケーキ)
02 - Class kai no ato de (クラス会の後で)
03 - Temodemo no namida (てもでもの涙)
04 - PRIDE
05 - Anata ni aitakute ~ Missing You ~ (あなたに逢いたくて～Missing You～)
06 - Birthday wedding
07 - Green Flash
08 - Kanzanbai (火山灰)
09 - Enkyori poster (遠距離ポスター)
10 - Jealousy punch (ジェラシーパンチ)
11 - Only today
12 - Zutto mae kara (ずっと 前から)
13 - Anata to watashi (あなたと私)
14 - Yokaze no shiwaza (夜風の仕業)

Bonus
15 - Machibuse (まちぶせ)
16 - Rainy day

Special
17 - CAN YOU WALK WITH ME??
18 - You and I

 

Just watched the MV and heard the song for the first time and I LOVE IT. I didn't expect this at all, actually I had no idea what to expect when I saw the title of the song and the promo picture, but I'm very happy with this release! Finally a new single for Yukirin after so long and it's totally worth it! I hope her single does well so we can have more future releases

I was looking at comments on Youtube and I found an english translation of the lyrics! I also saw translations in many other languages, and it made me happy to see all the support for Yukirin from fans of different countries ;w; The english translation was posted by user "INUPPE" on Youtube, however I made some changes to the translation to make it a little better.

I think this song is a message for fans, and I love these lyrics ;w;

Kashiwagi Yuki - Can You Walk With Me?? [English Translation]

The road goes on
I don't want to think about the end
I just want to
Keep walking

I want to bring it to you
I want to deliver my feelings
It has to be soon
My true feelings
I want to say it without any falsehoods

I know it's not a sensation
I want you to listen

Hear me, above anything else
I will always be with you
Because you're here
I've become stronger
Though I'm still weak

Shine on, just like back then
I will always be the same
My dreams, my future
I'm still in the middle
On this endless road
I will keep going

I want to bring it to you
I want to deliver my feelings
No matter how hard it is
I will find a way
I will do it as long as you're here

All the joy, anger, sorrow
Because it's here

Hear me, above anything else
I will always be with you
Because you're here
I've become stronger
Though I'm still weak

Shine on, just like back then
I will always be the same
My dreams, my future
I'm still in the middle
On this endless road
I will keep going

Hear me, above anything else
I will always be with you
Because you're here
I've become stronger
Though I'm still weak

Shine on, just like back then
I will always be the same
Me and you, the future
I want to go with you
On this endless road
Thank you

 

The first two singles were ballad, the digital one was jazzy, and now she tries this.. Love her!
(I know her repertoire in AKB has more genre, but yeah, her singles are her own tools after her graduation)

I like the song, she pulled it well. I can imagine this one being an anime ending soundtrack.
So far she sang all her songs well, proud of her.

 

https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-03-02/
#3 4,777 copies 1st day sales
THIS is really low... I hoped for 20k or something like this...
Considering her long time no release situation and her amount of loyal fans....
I hope she has better sales the next few days
Because my little fan heart hoped for more releases after this

 

2nd day: 8th place
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-03-03/

 

3rd day:
6th spot
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-03-04/

 

4th day: drop to 12th
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-03-05/p/2/

 

Day 5: 11th place
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-03-06/p/2/

 

Day 6: back to page 1 and 4th place.
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-03-07/

 

Day 7: 11th
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-03-08/p/2/

 

Week 1: 4th (7,921)
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2021-03-15/

 

Breaking my fan girl heart seeing these low sales
Is it the rocking sound, no cute idol song or covid?
Loving all 3 new songs so much You and I is mayor the single!

 

Perhaps instead of thinking these are low sales, you should probably consider them normal sales and that her previous high sales for her singles back in 2013 were inflated due to AKB48 being the wildly popular craze in Japan back then (just like the solo sales for Acchan, Tomochin, Mayu etc). AKB48group isn't the fad anymore, they've lost most of their relevance.