Manatsu no Sounds good!

Promotional Picture
Picture: Senbatsu Members

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CD+DVD Type-A (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-A (Regular Edition)

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CD+DVD Type-B (Limited Edition)

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CD+DVD Type-B (Regular Edition)

CD Only (Theater Edition)

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Single

Manatsu no Sounds Good! (真夏のSounds Good!)

Release Date

2012.05.23

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS

(CD+DVD, Type-A Limited) / ￥1,600

(CD+DVD Type-B Limited) / ￥1,600

(CD+DVD, Type-A Regular) / ￥1,600

(CD+DVD, Type-B Regular) / ￥1,600

(CD Only, Theater Edition) / ￥1,000

Regular Edition Details

CD

1. Manatsu no Sounds Good! / AKB48
2. Mitsu no Namida (３つの涙) / Special Girls
3. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Choudai, Darling! (ちょうだい、ダーリン！) / Selection 10
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Gugutasu no Sora (ぐぐたすの空) / Google+ Senbatsu

1. Manatsu no Sounds Good! (off-vocal)
2. Mitsu no Namida (off-vocal)
3. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Choudai, Darling! (off-vocal)
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Gugutasu no Sora (off-vocal)

DVD

1. Manatsu no Sounds Good! Music Video
2. Manatsu no Sounds Good! Music Video --dance ver.--
3. Mitsu no Namida Music Video
4. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Choudai, Darling! Music Video
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Gugutasu no Sora Music Video
5. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Bonus Movie: Senbatsu Sousenkyo Member Profiles (Type A)
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Bonus Movie: Senbatsu Sousenkyo Member Profiles (Type B)

Theater Edition Details

CD

1. Manatsu no Sounds Good!
2. Mitsu no Namida
3. Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa... / Stage Fighter Senbatsu
4. Manatsu no Sounds Good! off vocal ver.
5. Mitsu no Namida off vocal ver.
6. Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa... off vocal ver.

Included Members

"Manatsu no Sounds Good!"

★ Senbatsu (36 Members, bolded Members (22) are Media Senbatsu of this single))

• Team A: Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
• Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Watanabe Mayu
• Team 4: Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu, Yamauchi Suzuran
• Team S (SKE48): Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Kizaki Yuria
• Team KII (SKE48): Takayanagi Akane
• Team E (SKE48): Kimoto Kanon
• Team N (NMB48): Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki
• Team M (NMB48): Jo Eriko
• Team H (HKT48): Kodama Haruka

"Mitsu no Namida"

Artist: Special Girls

• Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Ota Aika, Oya Shizuka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Maeda Ami, Matsubara Natsumi
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Uchida Mayumi, Umeda Ayaka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Nonaka Misato
• Team B: Kobayashi Kana, Komori Mika, Sato Amina, Sato Sumire, Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Masuda Yuka, Miyazaki Miho
• Team 4: Oba Mina, Tano Yuuka, Nakamura Mariko, Nagao Mariya
• Kenkyuusei: Izuta Rina, Omori Miyuu, Kojima Natsuki, Kobayashi Marina, Saeed-Yokota Erena, Sasaki Yukari, Natori Wakana, Hirata Rina, Fujita Nana, Muto Tomu, Morikawa Ayaka

"Choudai, Darling!"

Artist: Selection 10

• Team A: Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
• Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko
• Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
• Team 4: Kato Rena, Shimazaki Haruka

"Gugutasu no Sora"

Artist: Google+ Senbatsu

• Team A: Katayama Haruka, Kuramochi Asuka, Takajo Aki, Nakagawa Haruka
• Team K: Tanabe Miku, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Ishida Haruka, Kitahara Rie, Suzuki Shihori
• Team 4: Nakamata Shiori
• Team S (SKE48): Matsui Rena
• Team Kenkyuusei (SKE48): Matsumura Kaori
• Team N: Yamaguchi Yuuki, Yamamoto Sayaka

"Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..."

Artist: Stage Fighter Senbatsu

• Team A: Iwasa Misaki
• Team K: Oshima Yuko, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Watanabe Mayu
• Team 4: Nagao Mariya

General Information

"Manatsu no Sounds Good!" is the 26th major single (28th overall) released by AKB48. Single will contain the 4th Senbatsu Election voting tickets.

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
x	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1,616,795
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Trivia

• First senbatsu of Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu, Kizaki Yuria, Takayanagi Akane, Kimoto Kanon, Jo Eriko and Kodama Haruka
• First AKB48 single to have 36 senbatsu members. Previous singles had 16, 26, and 18.
• Biggest number of members from the same team in senbatsu (Team 4)
• First appearance of a HKT48 member in Senbatsu
• Biggest number of members from SKE48 and NMB48 in Senbatsu
• It will be the last single to feature AKB48's ace Maeda Atsuko