is the 12th major single by the Japanese idol group

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol musical girl group named after the Akihabara area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48 has sold more records than any other female musical act in Japanese history. AK ...

, released on June 24, 2009. The single peaked at number 2 in the Oricon weekly singles chart. It is a Birthday song

Track listing

The single was released in two versions: (CD+DVD, catalog number KIZM-33/4) and (CD only, catalog number NMAX-1081). The first press of the Regular Edition came with a voting card for the AKB48 election, selecting the members who would participate in the next single, and a handshake event ticket.

Regular Edition

;CD ;DVD Bonus (First press only) * AKB48 election voting card with a serial number * Handshake event ticket (Sapporo, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo)

Theater Edition

;CD See Regular Edition CD

Members

(Team affiliation at the time of the release.) Center: Atsuko Maeda * Team A:

Tomomi Itano is a Japanese recording artist, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2011 she debuted solo with a single titled " Dear J", which wa ...

, Rie Kitahara, Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Reina Fujie, Atsuko Maeda, Minami Minegishi,

Miho Miyazaki is a Japanese singer, actress and former member of the idol girl group AKB48 where she was active in Team A. She also participated in the Korean-Japanese show '' Produce 48''. Biography In 2007, Miyazaki passed an audition for AKB48 and becam ...

* Team K: Yūko Ōshima, Erena Ono, Tomomi Kasai, Sae Miyazawa * Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi,

Rino Sashihara is a Japanese tarento, singer, producer and actress. She is best known as a former member of idol groups HKT48, AKB48 and STU48, and was the theater manager for HKT48 and STU48. She was also a member of AKB48's unit Not Yet and is the produc ...

, Moeno Nitō, Mayu Watanabe * Kenkyūsei: Mika Komori *

SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae, Nagoya, Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshi ...

: Jurina Matsui,

Rena Matsui is a Japanese actress, singer, and novelist. Matsui is a former member of the Japanese idol girl groups SKE48 and Nogizaka46. As a member of the former, she also participated in the main lineup of AKB48's singles. As an actress, she has played r ...

It was the first selection for Moeno Nitō. Mika Komori became the first trainee to be selected for an A-side.

Charts

Sales and certifications

Other versions

* The Thai idol group BNK48, a sister group of

, covered the song and named it "Prakai Namta Lae Roiyim" (; ; "Sparkle of Tears and Smiles"). It was included on the group's third single, " Shonichi – Wan Raek", released on 7 May 2018. *The Vietnamese sister idol group SGO48 performed the song in Vietnamese at the AKB48 Group Asia Festival in Shanghai on August 24, 2019.

References

{{Authority control 2009 singles Songs about birthdays Songs about birthday parties Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto AKB48 songs King Records (Japan) singles BNK48 songs