, literally "Cherry Blossoms, Let's eat together", is the third single by the Japanese idol group

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, released on March 12, 2014. It reached

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on the

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and Billboard Japan weekly singles chart. It was the 19th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 327,815 copies.

Promotion and release

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and

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, both same as the previous single "Melon Juice". The title track would also feature a new member whose promotion have been announced in January: Miku Tanaka, and Nako Yabuki, who was featured as the center in "Wink wa 3kai", an HKT48 song recorded on AKB48's CD, as well as Chiyori Nakanishi, who was one of Senbatsu members in the 1st single but not chosen for the 2nd. The B-side songs recorded on Type A and B versions are sung by Team H members and KIV members, both members were based on the announcement made at the HKT48's concert in Oita on January 11, 2014.

Track listing

Type-A

Type-B

Type-C

Theater Edition

Personnel

"Sakura, Minnade Tabeta"

The centers for the title track are

and

. * Team H : Yuka Akiyoshi, Chihiro Anai,

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, Natsumi Matsuoka, Chiyori Nakanishi,

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* Team KIV : Mai Fuchigami,

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, Madoka Moriyasu, Aoi Motomura,

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* Kenkyuusei : Miku Tanaka, Nako Yabuki

"Kimiwa Doushite?"

* Team H : Yuka Akiyoshi, Chihiro Anai,

, Natsumi Matsuoka, Chiyori Nakanishi,

* Team KIV : Mai Fuchigami,

, Madoka Moriyasu, Aoi Motomura,

* Kenkyuusei : Miku Tanaka, Nako Yabuki

"Kidoku Through"

Center :

* Team H: Yuka Akiyoshi, Chihiro Anai, Yuriya Inoue,

, Yui Kōjina, Hiroka Kodama, Natsumi Matsuoka, Chiyori Nakanishi, Naoko Okamoto, Riko Sakaguchi,

, Natsumi Tanaka,

, Izumi Umemoto, Haruka Wakatabe, Marina Yamada

"Mukashino Kareshino Onīchanto Tsukiauto Iukoto"

Center :

* Team KIV : Mai Fuchigami, Izumi Gotō, Mina Imada, Serina Kumazawa,

, Madoka Moriyasu, Aoi Motomura,

, Kanna Okada,

, Yuki Shimono, Yūka Tanaka, Marika Tani, Asuka Tomiyoshi,

, Nao Ueki

"Oboete Kudasai"

* Trainees: Maiko Fukagawa, Shino Iwahana, Manami Kusaba, Haruka Ueno, Mashiro Ui * 3rd-generation trainees: Misaki Aramaki, Hazuki Hokazono, Sae Kurihara, Erena Sakamoto, Miku Tanaka, Riko Tsutsui, Nako Yabuki, Emiri Yamashita, Yuuna Yamauchi

"Kimino Kotoga Sukiyaken

* Team H : Yuka Akiyoshi, Chihiro Anai,

, Natsumi Matsuoka, Chiyori Nakanishi,

* Team KIV : Mai Fuchigami,

, Madoka Moriyasu, Aoi Motomura,

* Kenkyuusei : Miku Tanaka, Nako Yabuki

Oricon Charts

References

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