is the 10th major single by the Japanese idol group

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, the 12th overall and the first on King Records, released on October 22, 2008. It was the first single for

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from

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and also the first AKB48's single to feature a member of the sister group. It reached number 3 in the Oricon weekly singles chart.

Release

The single was released in two versions, CD+DVD both: (catalog number KIZM-23/4) and (catalog number NKZM-1001/2). This song is also used as the theme song for the

unit, no3b's drama, "Mendol ~Ikemen Idol~".

Track listing

Regular edition

;DVD Bonus (First press only) * Handshake event ticket (Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, Fukuoka) * Another jacket (19 kinds, all selected members except

)

Theater Edition

;CD ;DVD Bonus (First press only) * Handshake event ticket (AKB48 Theater, SUNSHINE STUDIO) * One photo (of 90 different kinds: Team A, K, B, Kenkyusei, SKE48)

Selected members

It was the first selection for Rie Kitahara, Miho Miyazaki,

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. While Rina Nakanishi, Ayaka Umeda,

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, who participated in " Baby! Baby! Baby!", didn't make the selection this time. (Team affiliation at the time of the release.) Center : Jurina Matsui. * Team A: Tomomi Itano,

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, Nozomi Kawasaki, Rie Kitahara, Haruna Kojima,

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, Minami Minegishi, Miho Miyazaki * Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Yūko Ōshima, Erena Ono, Tomomi Kasai, Sae Miyazawa * Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi,

, Mayu Watanabe *

Charts

*charted in 2010.

Sales and certifications

Other versions

* The Thai idol group BNK48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song and named it "Ko Chop Hai Ru Wa Chop" ( th, ก็ชอบให้รู้ว่าชอบ; ; "I Like You, So I Let You Know That I Like You"). First performed on 2 June 2017 at the group's debut event in Bangkok, the song was included on the group's debut single, " Aitakatta – Yak Cha Dai Phop Thoe", officially released on 8 August 2017.

References

External links

KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE "Ōgoe Diamond" (CD+DVD)

King Records special site (Kojima, Maeda, Matsui interview)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogoe Diamond 2008 singles Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto AKB48 songs King Records (Japan) singles 2008 songs BNK48 songs Japanese television drama theme songs