Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby

"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"

Type A cover
Single by AKB48
A-side "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"
Released December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)
Format Maxi single (CD), digital Download
Recorded 2015
Genre J-pop
Length 4:38 (Title track)
Label You, Be Cool! / King
Writer(s) Title song:
Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) / Yoshifumi Kōchi (music)
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Halloween Night"
(2015)		 "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"
(2015)		 "Kimi wa Melody"
(2016)
Music video
Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby Full Version

"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" (唇にBe My Baby), (On-the-Lips Be My Baby) is the 42nd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on December 9, 2015. As of February 22, 2016 (issue date), it has sold 1,041,763 copies.[1] It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Background

This single marks Minami Takahashi's second to last appearance with the group, as she is going to graduate from (leave) the group in April 8th 2016. She also serves as the center (choreography center) in the single's title track. This is the first time she holds an unshared center position since 2006's "Sakura no Hanabiratachi".[2]

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 Minami Takahashi.

For the first time since "Chance no Junban", AKB48 did not sell a million copies in a week with a single, breaking the Million Streak that had started since "Everyday, Kachuusha". "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" sold 905.490 copies in 2015, making it the 4th best selling single of the year, according to the Oricon.

Music video

The music video for the title track was directed by Eiki Takahashi, 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 (43th single). On March 8, 2016, A Full version was released on official AKB48 YouTube channel.Listen It Here[3]

The music video for "Senaka Kotoba" (Takamina's graduation song) is set in the entrance of the AKB48 Theater.

Track listings

All lyrics were written by Yasushi Akimoto.

The first two tracks are the same for all versions.

Type A

CD
No. TitleMusicArrangement Length
1. "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" (唇にBe My Baby)Yoshifumi KōchiHiroshi Sasaki 4:38
2. "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" (365日の紙飛行機)Toshikazu Kadono, Hiroki AobaTeppei Shimizu 4:42
3. "Kimi o Kimi o Kimi o..." (君を君を君を…) (performed by 次世代選抜)    
4. "Yasashii Place" (やさしい Place) (performed by Team A)   4:28
5. "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby off-vocal ver."     4:38
6. "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki off-vocal ver."     4:42
7. "Kimi o Kimi o Kimi o... off-vocal ver."      
8. "Yasashii Place off-vocal ver."     4:28

Type B

CD
No. Title Length
3. "Madonna no Sentaku" (マドンナの選択) (performed by れなっち総選挙選抜)  
4. "Onēsan no Hitorigoto" (お姉さんの独り言) (performed by Team K)  
7. "Madonna no Sentaku off-vocal ver."    
8. "Onēsan no Hitorigoto off-vocal ver."    

Type C

CD
No. Title Length
3. "Amanojaku Batta" (あまのじゃくバッタ) (performed by Team 8)  
4. "Kin no Hane o Motsu Hito yo" (金の羽根を持つ人よ) (performed by Team B)  
7. "Amanojaku Batta off-vocal ver."    
8. "Kin no Hane o Motsu Hito yo off-vocal ver."    

Type D

CD
No. Title Length
3. "Senaka Kotoba" (背中言葉) 4:53
4. "Nanka, Chotto, Kyū ni" (なんか、ちょっと、急に…) (performed by Team 4) 4:44
7. "Senaka Kotoba off-vocal ver."   4:53
8. "Nanka, Chotto, Kyū ni off-vocal ver."   4:44
Total length:
 39:58

Theater Edition

CD
No. Title Length
1. "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" (唇にBe My Baby)  
2. "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" (365日の紙飛行機)  
3. "Sakki made wa Ice Tea" (さっきまではアイスティー) (performed by 虫かご)  
4. "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby off-vocal ver."    
5. "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki off-vocal ver."    
6. "Sakki made wa Ice Tea off-vocal ver."    

Personnel

"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"

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

"365 Nichi no Kamihikōki"

The "Asa ga Kita senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is Sayaka Yamamoto.

"Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo"

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

"Madonna no Sentaku"

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

"Ama Nojaku Batta"

Team 8's song. The "center" is Ikumi Nakano.

"Senaka Kotoba"

Minami Takahashi's graduation song.

"Yasashii Place"

Team A's song. The "center" is Haruka Shimazaki & Sakura Miyawaki.

"Oneesan no Hitorigoto"

Team K's song. The "center" is Mion Mukaichi.

"Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo"

Team B's song. The "center" is Rena Kato & Yuria Kizaki.

"Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni"

Team 4's song.

"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.

References

  1. ↑ "AKB48　売上 唇にBe My Baby" (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "高橋みなみセンターのAKB48ニューシングル曲名発表、たかみなプロデュース公演も" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  3. ↑ "【MV】唇にBe My Baby / AKB48[公式]". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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