is the fifth single by the Japanese girl

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, released in Japan on April 22, 2015. It reached

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on the

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weekly singles chart. As of June 1, 2015, it had sold 296,698 copies.

Details

The centers in the title song are

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and

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had previously had the center position in a HKT48 single (in the 4th single "

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"), while for

(who had already been a center in

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's 38th single "

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", together with

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), it was the first center position in a single by HKT48.

Track listing

Type A

Type B

Type C

Theater Edition

Members

; "Hohoemi Popcorn" Performed by . * Team H: Miku Tanaka,

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* Team Kenkyūsei: Misaki Aramaki, Sae Kurihara, Erena Sakamoto, Riko Tsutsui, Hazuki Hokazono, Yūna Yamauchi, Emili Yamashita ;"Daite Twintails" Performed by . * Team H :

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, Hiroka Komada, Riko Sakaguchi * Team Kenkyūsei : Misaki Aramaki, Sae Kurihara

Charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Profile
on the HKT48 official website * Music videos on

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"12 Byō" (short version)
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"12 Byō" (full length version)
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"Chameleon Joshikōsei" (short version)
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"Hawaii e Ikō" (short version)
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