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Manatsu no Sounds Good!

Manatsu no Sounds Good!

2012 single by AKB48


"Manatsu no Sounds Good!" (真夏のSounds good !, "Midsummer 'Sounds good !'")[note 1] is the 26th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released in Japan on May 23, 2012.[1][2]

Quick Facts Single by AKB48, from the album Tsugi no Ashiato ...

In its first week, the CD single sold 1,616,795 copies according to Oricon and became AKB48's bestselling single.[3] In August 2012, it was certified "2 Million" by RIAJ.[4] On December 30, 2012, the song won the Grand Prix at the 54th Japan Record Awards, making this their second consecutive win for the group.[5]

The single is Atsuko Maeda and Asuka Kuramochi's final senbatsu recording with the group.[1][2]

Release

"Manatsu no Sounds Good" comprises various editions released on May 23, 2012.

The first presses of the single came with a ticket to vote in the AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election (to choose the members to be featured in the next AKB48's single, to be released in the summer.)

The Type-A edition comes in a CD+DVD set, consisting of six tracks, half of which are off vocal versions, as well as four music videos and a member profile track.[6] The Type-B edition is also a CD+DVD set, composed of the same tracks as Type-A except "Chōdai, Darling!", which is replaced by "Gugutasu no Sora".[7] Both editions are available with an alternative cover on the group's first pressings.[8][9]

The Theater edition comes in a CD with the same tracks as Type-A but "Chōdai, Darling!", which is replaced by "Kimi no Tame ni Boku Wa".[10]

As of the day of its release, AKB48 shipped a personal record of 2.0 million copies.[note 2]

Instead releasing a normal MV (which was censored due to references of girls suffering), an alternative dance shot MV was released.

Track listing

The first two songs on the CD and their off-vocal versions are the same for all editions. The first 3 music videos on the DVD are the same for both Type-A and Type-B.

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Credits and personnel

"Manatsu no Sounds Good!"

The title track featured 36 members, the largest number of participants on an AKB48 single title track since "Everyday, Katyusha", which featured 26 members.[2][11]

It was the first AKB48 single title track appearance for 15 people: Team 4's Maria Abe, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Karen Iwata, Rena Katō, Rina Kawaei, and Juri Takahashi, SKE48's Yuria Kizaki, Akane Takayanagi, and Kanon Kimoto, NMB48's Eriko Jō & HKT48's Haruka Kodama.[12]

"Mitsu no Namida"

Performed by Special Girls

"Chōdai, Darling!"

"Gugutasu no Sora"

Center: Haruka Ishida

"Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..."

Center: Yūko Ōshima

Charts and certifications

Oricon charts

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Billboard charts

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Certifications

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Accolades

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JKT48 version

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"Manatsu no Sounds Good! - Musim Panas Sounds Good!" is the fourth released single from the Indonesian idol girl group JKT48. It was released on November 26, 2013.

Promotion and release

The AKB48 sister group JKT48 announced the release of "Manatsu no Sounds Good! - Musim Panas Sounds Good!", an Indonesian version of "Manatsu no Sounds Good!", as its fourth single for November 26, 2013.

Track listing

The single has two editions: Regular Version (CD+DVD)[20] and Theater Version (CD only)[21]

Regular Version

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Bonus

  • Team J Special Photo
  • Team J & Team KIII Photo Group [Member Random]

Theater Version

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Bonus
  • Trump Card
  • Handshake Event Ticket

SNH48 version

The SNH48 version of this track entitled "盛夏好声音" was released in Summer 2015, and its music video was filmed in March 2015 for 10 days at somewhere in Saipan, United States.[22]

Notes

  1. In the Japanese official title, there is a space between "good" and "!". (真夏のSounds good !)
  2. In 2013, AKB48's shipment record for a single was broken by "Sayonara Crawl" with 2.3 million copies. - "AKB最新曲が過去最多の初回230万枚". Nikkansports. 2013-05-22.

References

  1. "【3/25UP!!】「AKB48 27thシングル選抜総選挙」開催決定!!" (in Japanese). King Records. March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  2. AKB48がレコ大連覇!"センター"まゆゆ号泣. SANSPO.COM (in Japanese). December 30, 2012. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  3. "真夏のSounds good !<Type-A>(通常盤)". King Records (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. "真夏のSounds good !<Type-B>(通常盤)". King Records (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. "真夏のSounds good !〈劇場盤〉". King Records (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  6. "AKB48:新曲の選抜メンバーは過去最多36人" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shinbun. March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  7. "AKB48高城ら「ぐぐたす」選抜が新曲初披露" (in Japanese). Oricon. March 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  8. "Japan Hot 100 : Jun 09, 2012 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  9. "Japan Hot 100 : 2012 ; Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  10. "Discography - Manatsu no Sounds Good! - Musim Panas Sounds Good! Regular Version" (in Indonesian). JKT48. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  11. "Discography - Fortune Cookie in Love -Fortune Cookie Yang Mencinta- Theater Version" (in Indonesian). JKT48. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

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