is the 42nd

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by the

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AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...

. It was released in Japan on December 9, 2015. As of February 22, 2016 (issue date), it has sold 1,041,763 copies. It was number-one on the weekly

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and was also number-one on the

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Background

The title track of this single marks

Minami Takahashi is a Japanese idol, singer, tarento and a former member of the Japanese girl idol group AKB48. She is in Team A of AKB48. She became the first of AKB48 and its sister groups. In an interview with Nippon Television in June 2010, AKB48 produce ...

's first time to hold an unshared choreography center position since 2006's " Sakura no Hanabiratachi". The B-side track "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" is a gentle, medium-tempo song. It won Excellent Work Award in the

58th Japan Record Awards The took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2016. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS. Presenters * Yūki Amami * Shin'ichirō Azumi (TBS announcer) Winners and winning works Grand Prix * Kana Nishino — ...

, Best Theme Song in 88th The Television Drama Academy Award and 11th Taisho Ryou Music Award.

Release

The single will be released in nine versions: Type A (two editions: limited and regular), Type B (limited and regular), Type C (limited and regular), Type D (limited and regular), and a version called a "Theater Edition". All versions, except the Theater Edition, include a DVD with four music videos (there's a music video for every song included in the particular version) and a video related to

. For the first time since " Chance no Junban",

did not sell a million copies of a single within the first week after the release, breaking the so-called ''Million Streak'' that had started since "

Everyday, Kachuusha is the 21st single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48, released on May 25, 2011. Release information The first presses of the single came with a ticket to vote in the AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Election (to choose the members to be featured in th ...

". Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby still managed to sell a million copies after several weeks. "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" sold 905.490 copies in 2015, making it the 4th best selling single of the year, according to the

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Music video

The music video for the title track was directed by

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, who had already directed several music videos for the group. The full version (included only in limited editions) lasts for 13 minutes and was published along with the release of '' Kimi wa Melody'' (43rd single). On , A Full version was released on official AKB48 YouTube channel.

Track listings

All lyrics were written by

Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, maki ...

. The first two tracks are the same for all versions.

Type A

Type B

Type C

Type D

Theater Edition

Personnel

"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"

The ''senbatsu'' (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The ''center'' (choreography center) is

. * AKB48 Team A: Anna Iriyama,

Haruna Kojima is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. From 2005 to 2017, she was a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A. Career Kojima was born in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, and started her career as a member of Angel Eyes, an ido ...

, Haruka Shimazaki,

, Yui Yokoyama * AKB48 Team K:

Minami Minegishi is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by Production Ogi. She was a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, and its subunit no3b. She is noted for having the longest tenure among the group's original members from 2005 to 2021. Ca ...

* AKB48 Team B:

Yuki Kashiwagi is a Japanese idol and singer. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and a former member of NMB48 and NGT48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and is now a member of AKB48's Team B. She was previously the captain of T ...

, Rena Kato, Yuria Kizaki,

Mayu Watanabe is a Japanese former idol, singer, actress, and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 under Team B. In the annual AKB48 General Elections event, she had consistently been voted by fans to rank among the group's top members. She has ...

* SKE48 Team S:

Jurina Matsui is a Japanese Television personalities in Japan, TV personality, singer, actress, and YouTuber. She is a former member of Japanese idol girl group SKE48 and former concurrent member of AKB48 (in 2012–2015). She is recognized as SKE48's absolut ...

NMB48 NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is base ...

Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto * HKT48 Team H: Rino Sashihara * HKT48 Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki *

NGT48 NGT48 (read "N.G.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NGT48 is named after Niigata City of Niigata Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NGT48 Theater which is located in the fourth fl ...

: Rie Kitahara *

SNH48 SNH48 is a Chinese idol girl group based in Shanghai. Following AKB48's creator Yasushi Akimoto's concept of "idols you can meet", the group features dozens of female members around the age of 20, who perform regularly in the group's own thea ...

Team SII: Sae Miyazawa

"365 Nichi no Kamihikōki"

The " Asa ga Kita senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is Sayaka Yamamoto. * AKB48 Team A: Anna Iriyama,

, Haruka Shimazaki,

, Yui Yokoyama * AKB48 Team B:

, Rena Kato, Yuria Kizaki,

* SKE48 Team S:

Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto * NMB48 Team BII: Miyuki Watanabe * HKT48 Team H:

Haruka Kodama is a Japanese actress and former member of the idol girl groups HKT48 and AKB48. In HKT48, she was a member of Team H. She has been the lead performer of three HKT48 singles: "Hikaeme I Love You!" (2014), "12 Byō" (2015, with Sakura Miyawaki), ...

, Rino Sashihara * HKT48 Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki *

: Rie Kitahara

"Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo"

The "Next Generation Senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is

. *Team A:

Nana Owada is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is a former member of AKB48's Team A. Career Owada passed AKB48's 15th generation auditions on 19 January 2013. She debuted as a backdancer for Team K's stage performance on 30 A ...

Megu Taniguchi Megu is a Japanese feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *, a Japanese voice actress *, a Japanese hostess and model *, a Japanese softball player *, Japanese singer *, Japanese individual and synchronized trampoline gymnast Fi ...

*Team K:

Yuka Tano Yuka may refer to: * Yuka (music), an Afro-Cuban style of music *Yuka (mammoth), mammoth specimen found in Yakutia, Russia *Manshu Yuka Kogyo K.K. Ssuningkai, a Japanese-German pre-WWII industrial co-operation People *Yuka (name), a Japanese pers ...

Mion Mukaichi is a Japanese idol singer and former child actress. She is a member of the girl group AKB48, serving as captain of AKB48 Team A, and is also the third and current AKB48 Group . As an actress, she is best known for portraying Mio Sato in the '' U ...

Tomu Muto is a Japanese idol and singer, and a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is a member of AKB48's Team K. She is an alumna of Seijo University, where she studied economics and also earned her postgraduate degree, as well as a certif ...

*Team B:

Ryoka Oshima is Japanese actress and former singer. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She was a member of AKB48's Team B. Career Oshima passed AKB48's 13th generation auditions on 9 September 2011. Her debut was on 8 December ...

*Team 4:

Nana Okada is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by Avex Asunaro. She is a member of the girl group AKB48 and a former member of STU48. She has been a fixture in AKB48's major single lineups since 2016 and is considered one of the best singers in ...

, Saya Kawamoto, Mako Kojima, Haruka Komiyama, Juri Takahashi, Miki Nishino, Yuiri Murayama *Team 8:

Nagisa Sakaguchi AKB48 are a Japanese idol girl group formed on December 8, 2005. As of December 24, 2022, the group consists of 81 members, divided among several teams: Team A with 18 members, Team K with 17 members, Team B with 18 members, Team 4 with 18 members ...

*Team BII: Miyuki Watanabe *Team H: Kodama Haruka

"Madonna no Sentaku"

The "Renacchi Sousenkyo Senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is

Natsumi Tanaka is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used as a surname. Possible writings Natsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *夏美, "summer, beauty" *夏実, "summer, truth" *夏未, "su ...

. *Team A: Anna Iriyama,

Shimazaki Haruka is a Japanese actress, singer, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. Her supposed apathetic attitude toward idol fans led to the popularity of the buzzword in Japanese media. Since graduating from AKB48 in 2016, Shimazaki has work ...

, Ami Maeda *Team K:

Shinobu Mogi is a Japanese verb meaning or . It is a Japanese given name used by either sex. Shinobu is also the dictionary form of ''shinobi'' which can be combined with ''mono'' (者) to make ''shinobi no mono'' (忍びの者), an alternative name of nin ...

*Team B:

Kato Rena is a Japanese tarento, model, and actress. She is a former member of the Japanese female idol group AKB48, and was in Team A. She was also a member, along with her good friends Anna Iriyama and Rina Kawaei, of a one-shot AKB48 subunit named AnRi ...

*Team 8: Nanami Sato *Team E: Sato Sumire *Team N:

Yamamoto Sayaka is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48, where she served as captain of both the whole group as well as Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Team K. She made ...

*Team M: Miru Shiroma *Team H: Yui Kojina,

Natsumi Matsuoka is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used as a surname. Possible writings Natsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *夏美, "summer, beauty" *夏実, "summer, truth" *夏未, "sum ...

*Team KIV: Murashige Anna

"Ama Nojaku Batta"

Team 8's song. The "center" is Ikumi Nakano. * Team 8: Abe Mei, Iwasaki Moeka, Okabe Rin, Oguri Yui, Ota Nao, Oda Erina, Onishi Momoka, Kita Reina, Gyoten Yurina, Kuranoo Narumi, Kondo Moeri, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Sato Akari, Sato Shiori, Sato Nanami, Shitao Miu, Shimizu Maria, Shimoaoki Karin, Takaoka Kaoru, Takahashi Ayane, Tani Yuri, Tanikawa Hijiri, Cho Kurena, Nakano Ikumi, Nagano Serika, Hashimoto Haruna, Hattori Yuna, Hama Sayuna, Hamamatsu Riona, Hayasaka Tsumugi, Hitomi Kotone, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Hirose Natsuki, Fukuchi Rena, Fujimura Natsuki, Honda Hitomi, Miyazato Rira, Mogi Kasumi, Yoshida Karen, Yaguchi Moka, Yamada Nanami, Yamamoto Ai, Yamamoto Ruka, Yokomichi Yuri, Yokoyama Yui, Yoshikawa Nanase, Yoshino Miyu

"Senaka Kotoba"

Minami Takahashi's graduation song. * AKB48 Team A: Anna Iriyama,

, Haruka Shimazaki,

, Yui Yokoyama,

* AKB48 Team K:

* AKB48 Team B:

, Rena Kato, Yuria Kizaki,

* AKB48 Team 4: Haruka Komiyama, Juri Takahashi * SKE48 Team S:

Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto * HKT48 Team H: Rino Sashihara * HKT48 Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki *

: Rie Kitahara *

Team SII: Sae Miyazawa

"Yasashii Place"

Team A's song. The "center" is Haruka Shimazaki & Sakura Miyawaki. * Team A: Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Oya Shizuka, Owada Nana, Ogasawara Mayu, Kojima Natsuki, Kojima Haruna, Sasaki Yukari, Shimazaki Haruka, Shiroma Miru, Takahashi Minami, Takita Kayoko, Taniguchi Megu, Nakanishi Chiyori, Nakamura Mariko, Nishiyama Rena, Hirata Rina, Maeda Ami, Miyazaki Miho, Miyawaki Sakura, Yamada Nanami, Yokoyama Yui

"Oneesan no Hitorigoto"

Team K's song. The "center" is

. * Team K: Aigasa Moe, Abe Maria, Ishida Haruka, Ichikawa Manami, Kodama Haruka, Shinozaki Ayana, Shimada Haruka, Shimoguchi Hinana, Suzuki Mariya, Takajo Aki, Tano Yuka, Nakata Chisato, Nakano Ikumi, Nagao Mariya, Fujita Nana, Matsui Jurina, Minegishi Minami, Mukaichi Mion, Muto Tomu, Mogi Shinobu, Yumoto Ami, Yamamoto Sayaka

"Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo"

Team B's song. The "center" is Rena Kato & Yuria Kizaki. * Team B: Iwasa Misaki, Uchiyama Natsuki, Umeta Ayano, Oshima Ryoka, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Kizaki Yuria, Kobayashi Kana, Goto Moe, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Takeuchi Miyu, Tatsuya Makiho, Tanabe Miku, Fukuoka Seina, Yabuki Nako, Yokoshima Aeri, Watanabe Mayu, Watanabe Miyuki

"Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni"

Team 4's song. *Team 4: Iino Miyabi, Izuta Rina, Iwatate Saho, Okawa Rio, Omori Miyuu, Okada Ayaka, Okada Nana, Kawamoto Saya, Kitagawa Ryoha, Kitazawa Saki, Kojima Mako, Komiyama Haruka, Sato Kiara, Shibuya Nagisa, Takahashi Juri, Tomonaga Mio, Nishino Miki, Nozawa Rena, Murayama Yuiri

"Sakki Made wa Ice Tea"

The "Mushi Kago" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 12 members. The "center" is Haruka Komiyama & Shu Yabushita. *Team B: Goto Moe, Fukuoka Seina *Team 4: Haruka Komiyama *Team 8:

*SKE48 Kenkyuusei: Obata Yuna, Goto Rara *Team M: Uemura Azusa *Team BII: Shu Yabushita *HKT48 Kenkyuusei: Aramaki Misaki, Maria Imamura *NGT48 Kenkyuusei: Oguma Tsugumi,

Moeka Takakura Moeka (written: 萌花 or 萌華) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese professional wrestler, gravure idol, voice actress and television and radio personality *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japan ...

Other versions

* The Thai idol group BNK48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" and named it "Sam Roi Hoksip Ha Wan Kap Khrueangbin Kradat" ( th, สามร้อยหกสิบห้าวันกับเครื่องบินกระดาษ; ; "365 Days with Paper Planes"). 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. * MNL48, AKB48's sister group in the Philippines, made a Filipino version of the song "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" and titled it "365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel" ("365 Days of Paper Airplane"). This was the idol group's third single, which was released on 11 April 2019. * Indonesian idol group

JKT48 JKT48 (read as "J. K. T. forty-eight") is an Indonesian-Japanese Japanese idol, idol girl group whose name is derived from its based city of Jakarta and the Japanese idol group AKB48. Formed in 2011, the group is the first AKB48 sister group outs ...

, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" in Indonesian version and it's called "Pesawat Kertas 365 Hari" ("365 Days of Paper Planes"). the song was included on the group's album Mahagita.

Release history

References

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