is the second single by

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group

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, released on February 13, 2019. Yumiko Takino served as lead performer for the title song. It topped the Japanese music charts in its release week.

Production and release

The music video for the title song was filmed in one

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by quadcopter drone on location near the

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temple in

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. It depicts the members dancing up the Onomichi hill and was released on December 26, 2018. Production took place over two days and ten full takes were filmed. Several alternate takes were published on the single's website. The single was released in five editions, and four more limited editions. The B-side , included in all editions, features the first appearance in a music video of the group's theater ship ''STU48-go'', the first ship with an onboard theater in Japan which was still under remodeling during production, and was performed by all 33 members and trainees, led by captain

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. B-side was originally produced for a commercial for the Cream Genmai Bran candy bar and performed by the one-shot subunit CGB41, also led by Takino and called Asahi Food's "first idol group". was performed by members born in the 20th century, while was performed by those born in the 21st century. was performed by the five trainees recruited from the third

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Draft (a joint audition between AKB48 and its Japan-based sister groups), and was performed by the trio Yuri Torobu, Mitsuki Imamura, and Kōko Tanaka (ToroMichuKokko). The Limited Edition releases included the "STU48 Setouchi School Uniform Guide" bonus video content, featuring the members modelling the real-life

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of schools in the Setouchi region.

Reception

"Kaze o Matsu" sold an estimated 302,533 copies in its release week according to ''

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'', doubling that of the previous single and placing it first in both the Oricon Singles and

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charts.

Notes

References

External links

* {{STU48 2019 singles 2019 songs Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto King Records (Japan) singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles