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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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* In the theater edition covers, the members carry cardboard figures of [[Takahashi Minami]] from past [[AKB48]] singles (listed left to right, top to bottom).
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** [[Yokoyama Yui]] - [[Beginner]]
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** [[Matsui Jurina]] - [[Halloween Night]]
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** [[Kitahara Rie]] -
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** [[Sashihara Rino]] -
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** [[Minegishi Minami]] -
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** [[Yamamoto Sayaka]] - [[Koi Suru Fortune Cookie]]
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** [[Kojima Haruna]] - [[Heart Ereki]]
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** [[Kashiwagi Yuki]] - [[Kokoro no Placard]]
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** [[Shimazaki Haruka]] - [[Kibouteki Refrain]]
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** [[Miyazawa Sae]] - [[Heavy Rotation]]
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** [[Watanabe Mayu]] -
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** [[Kato Rena]] - [[Labrador Retriever]]
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** [[Iriyama Anna]] - [[Sayonara Crawl]]
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** [[Kizaki Yuria]] - [[GIVE ME FIVE!]]
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** [[Miyawaki Sakura]] - [[Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai]]
 
* [[Nishiyama Rena]], [[Uchiyama Natsuki]], [[Takajo Aki]], [[Iwasa Misaki]], [[Nagao Mariya]], [[Kobayashi Kana]], [[Fujimura Natsuki]], and [[Iwasaki Moeka]]'s last single.
 
* [[Nishiyama Rena]], [[Uchiyama Natsuki]], [[Takajo Aki]], [[Iwasa Misaki]], [[Nagao Mariya]], [[Kobayashi Kana]], [[Fujimura Natsuki]], and [[Iwasaki Moeka]]'s last single.
 
* [[Takahashi Minami]]'s first Center since [[Ponytail to Shushu]], this is also her first solo Center since [[Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou]].  
 
* [[Takahashi Minami]]'s first Center since [[Ponytail to Shushu]], this is also her first solo Center since [[Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou]].  
 
* First [[AKB48]] single to include [[NGT48]] members (aside from [[Kitahara Rie]]).  
 
* First [[AKB48]] single to include [[NGT48]] members (aside from [[Kitahara Rie]]).  
* [[Matsui Jurina]]'s last single participation as an AKB48 member.
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* [[Matsui Jurina]]'s last and [[Yabuki Nako]]'s first single participation as AKB48 members,
* [[Yabuki Nako]]'s first single participation as an AKB48 member.
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* '''365 Nichi no Kamihikouki''' was used as the theme song for the NHK dorama [[wikipedia:Asa ga Kita|Asa ga Kita]]. Due to the drama's popularity, this song often received more praise than the title track.
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* The single's first-day sales of 813,044 copies made [[AKB48]] outrank [[wikipedia:B'z|B'z]] in becoming the best selling artist, with 36.158 million copies sold.
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* The first single since [[Sakura no Ki ni Narou]] in 2011 that doesn't sell 1 Million copies in the first week.
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* This single marks the return for many AKB48 members whose last appearance in a single was [[Kibouteki Refrain]], released a year ago.
 
* [[Shimazaki Haruka]], [[Minegishi Minami]], and [[Miyazawa Sae]] do not appear entirely for the PV of '''Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby'''.
 
* [[Shimazaki Haruka]], [[Minegishi Minami]], and [[Miyazawa Sae]] do not appear entirely for the PV of '''Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby'''.
 
** Due to her foot injury, Shimazaki doesn't appear in the lighthouse group scenes. She also doesn't participate in the dance scenes for the PVs of the songs she participates in. She is given a special solo shot in the title track's PV.  
 
** Due to her foot injury, Shimazaki doesn't appear in the lighthouse group scenes. She also doesn't participate in the dance scenes for the PVs of the songs she participates in. She is given a special solo shot in the title track's PV.  
 
** Minegishi doesn't appear in the dance scenes and the lighthouse group scenes due to other work commitment. She does appear in the story scenes and has a solo shot.
 
** Minegishi doesn't appear in the dance scenes and the lighthouse group scenes due to other work commitment. She does appear in the story scenes and has a solo shot.
 
** Although Miyazawa appears in the dance and lighthouse group scenes, she doesn't appear in the story scenes.  
 
** Although Miyazawa appears in the dance and lighthouse group scenes, she doesn't appear in the story scenes.  
* '''365 Nichi no Kamihikouki''' was used as the theme song for the NHK dorama [[wikipedia:Asa ga Kita|Asa ga Kita]]. Due to the drama's popularity, this song often received more praise than the title track.
 
* The single's first-day sales of 813,044 copies made [[AKB48]] outrank [[wikipedia:B'z|B'z]] in becoming the best selling artist, with 36.158 million copies sold.
 
* The first single since [[Sakura no Ki ni Narou]] in 2011 that doesn't sell 1 Million copies in the first week
 
 
* On December 15, 2015, it was announced that a new theater edition of '''Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby''' would be released and that a AKB48-exclusive handshake event for this single would be held on April 24, 2016. In response, the single ranked #1 in the Oricon daily chart of December 27, 2015, with a total of ''60,795 units'', causing the single to rank back to #1 in its third week in the weekly chart with a total of ''70,788 units''. This also makes '''Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby''' the second AKB48 single to rank #1 for two weeks.
 
* On December 15, 2015, it was announced that a new theater edition of '''Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby''' would be released and that a AKB48-exclusive handshake event for this single would be held on April 24, 2016. In response, the single ranked #1 in the Oricon daily chart of December 27, 2015, with a total of ''60,795 units'', causing the single to rank back to #1 in its third week in the weekly chart with a total of ''70,788 units''. This also makes '''Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby''' the second AKB48 single to rank #1 for two weeks.
* This single marks the return for many AKB48 members whose last appearance in a single was [[Kibouteki Refrain]], released a year ago.
 
 
* '''Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby''' was meant to be [[Takahashi Minami]]'s last single and [[Senbatsu]], as her graduation was originally slated for December 8, 2015, the day of AKB48's 10th Anniversary. Due to the postponing of her graduation ceremony to March 26-27th, 2016 with the last performance on April 8, 2016, and the nature of the group's 43rd single, [[Kimi wa Melody]], in which it would be released before her graduation date and that she would become a [[Senbatsu]] member, [[Takahashi Minami]]'s last single and [[Senbatsu]] would instead be in [[Kimi wa Melody]].
 
* '''Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby''' was meant to be [[Takahashi Minami]]'s last single and [[Senbatsu]], as her graduation was originally slated for December 8, 2015, the day of AKB48's 10th Anniversary. Due to the postponing of her graduation ceremony to March 26-27th, 2016 with the last performance on April 8, 2016, and the nature of the group's 43rd single, [[Kimi wa Melody]], in which it would be released before her graduation date and that she would become a [[Senbatsu]] member, [[Takahashi Minami]]'s last single and [[Senbatsu]] would instead be in [[Kimi wa Melody]].
 
[[Category: AKB48 Singles]]
 
[[Category: AKB48 Singles]]

Revision as of 18:53, 15 April 2016

Promotional Image
File:AKB4842Promo.jpg
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CD+DVD Type-A
CD+DVD Type-B
CD+DVD Type-C
CD+DVD Type-D
CD Only (Theater Edition)

CD Information

Artist
AKB48
Single
Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇に Be My Baby)
Release Date
2015.12.09
Label/Catalog Number/Price
Label: You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
KIZM-90401~1 (Limited Edition Type A, CD+DVD) / ¥1,524
KIZM-401~2 (Regular Edition Type A, CD+DVD) / ¥1,524
KIZM-90403~4 (Limited Edition Type B, CD+DVD) / ¥1,524
KIZM-403~4 (Regular Edition Type B, CD+DVD) / ¥1,524
KIZM-90405~6 (Limited Edition Type C, CD+DVD) / ¥1,524
KIZM-405~6 (Regular Edition Type C, CD+DVD) / ¥1,524
KIZM-90407~8 (Limited Edition Type D, CD+DVD) / ¥1,524
KIZM-407~8 (Regular Edition Type D, CD+DVD) / ¥1,524

Regular Edition Details

CD
  1. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇に Be My Baby) / Senbatsu
  2. 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (365日の紙飛行機) / Asa ga Kita Senbatsu
  3. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (off-vocal)
  4. 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (off-vocal)
    • (Type-A Exclusive track) Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo... (off-vocal)
    • (Type-B Exclusive track) Madonna no Sentaku (off-vocal)
    • (Type-C Exclusive track) Ama Nojaku Batta (off-vocal)
    • (Type-D Exclusive track) Senaka Kotoba (off-vocal)
    • (Type-A Exclusive track) Yasashii place (off-vocal)
    • (Type-B Exclusive track) Oneesan no Hitorigoto (off-vocal)
    • (Type-C Exclusive track) Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo (off-vocal)
    • (Type-D Exclusive track) Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni... (off-vocal)
DVD
  1. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby Music Video
  2. 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki Music Video
    • (Type-A Exclusive track) WORDS ~ Takahashi Minami speaks words of wisdom ~
    • (Type-B Exclusive track) PARTY no Sono Saki e ~Takahashi Minami Sotsugyou Chokuzen Interview~
    • (Type-C Exclusive track) Tera Mina ~812 Terabaito Kara Gensenshita Takahashi Minami Kessaku-shuu~
    • (Type-D Exclusive track) Tabidatsu Kimi e. ~Takahashi Minami e no AKB Group Member Oiwai Comment-shuu~

Theater Edition Details

CD
  1. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
  2. 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki
  3. Sakki Made wa Ice Tea (さっきまではアイスティー) / Mushi Kago
  4. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (off-vocal)
  5. 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (off-vocal)
  6. Sakki Made wa Ice Tea (off-vocal)

Included Members

"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"

Senbatsu (選抜) (16 Members) (Takahashi Minami Center)

"365 Nichi no Kamihikouki"

Asa ga Kita Senbatsu (あさが来た選抜) (16 Members) (Yamamoto Sayaka Center)

"Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo..."

Next Generation Senbatsu (次世代選抜) (16 Members) (Kodama Haruka Center)

"Madonna no Sentaku"

Renacchi Sousenkyo Senbatsu (れなっち総選挙選抜) (16 Members) (Tanaka Natsumi Center)

"Ama Nojaku Batta"

Team 8 (チーム8) (47 Members) (Nakano Ikumi Center)

"Senaka Kotoba"

Takahashi Minami's graduation song (20 Members) (Takahashi Minami Center)

"Yasashii place"

Team A (チームA) (22 Members) (Shimazaki Haruka & Miyawaki Sakura Centers)

"Oneesan no Hitorigoto"

Team K (チームK) (22 Members) (Mukaichi Mion Center)

"Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo"

Team B (チームB) (18 Members) (Kato Rena & Kizaki Yuria Centers)

"Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni..."

Team 4 (チーム4) (19 Members) (Kawamoto Saya & Kojima Mako Centers)

Sakki Made wa Ice Tea

Mushi Kago (虫かご) (12 Members) (Komiyama Haruka & Yabushita Shu Centers)

Oricon Chart Positions

Date Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales Releases
15.12.07 ** *1 *1 *1 *1 *1 *1 **1 905,490
15.12.14 *3 11 *4 *4 *5 *5 *6 **4 *25,800
15.12.21 *6 11 10 *8 *7 *8 *1 **1 *70,788
15.12.28 *5 *5 *5 *3 *2 *2 *3 **4 **8,440
16.01.04 *3 *8 *6 *4 *5 *5 *7 **9 **6,633
16.01.11 *1 16 *8 *5 *4 *9 *8 **7 **5,174
16.01.18 *5 22 14 11 *8 *9 *9 *12 **3,847
16.01.25 *8 41 24 15 10 *8 10 *22 **5,618
16.02.01 *5 17 13 12 *9 *6 *5 *14 **5,373
16.02.08 *6 25 14 *9 *8 *6 *9 *15 **4,600
16.02.15 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *17 **4,604
16.02.22 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *28 **4,198
16.02.29 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *24 **3,363
16.03.07 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *17 **3,619 Kimi wa Melody single
16.03.14 ** 25 22 16 15 13 19 *19 **2,802
16.03.21 11 ** 27 24 23 10 15 *24 **2,792
16.03.28 12 29 25 20 18 17 18 *23 **3,154
16.04.04 12 27 29 26 22 21 24 *28 **2,229
16.04.11 11 ** 30 ** ** ** ** *** ***,***

Total Reported Sales: 1,068,524*
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 18

Trivia