is the 22nd single by the

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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 August 24, 2011. Its members were chosen by the AKB48 2011 general election. It won the Grand Prix of Japan Record Awards, which was the first time a female group accomplished it.

2011 general election

The participating members were chosen by AKB48's 2011 general election. Each of AKB48's 21st single " Everyday, Kachusha" contained a ballot that allows the buyer to register a vote for one of the member candidates for the group's 22nd single. The top 21 vote-getters would get to participate in the title track, and the top 12 from the lineup would be prominently featured in its promotions. The winner of the general election was Atsuko Maeda, with Yuko Oshima as runner up. The members who were ranked 22 to 40 were grouped as "Under Girls" and recorded on one of the B-sides.

Tie-ins

The title track was the theme song for the

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'' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 'Ikemen Paradise' 2011'', which starred AKB48 member

Atsuko Maeda is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the idol girl group AKB48, and was one of the most prominent members in the group at the time, regarded as the group's "absolute ace", "immovable center", and the "Face of AKB." After ...

. The track was also featured in a television commercial for Peach John's lingerie brand "Heart Bra", and starred AKB48 members

Yuko Oshima is a Japanese actress and former member of idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, she sa ...

Haruna Kojima is a Japanese entrepreneur, actress, model, and former singer. From 2005 to 2017, she was a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A. In 2018, she founded her own brand, "Her lip to". Career Kojima was born in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Pref ...

and

Tomomi Kasai is a Japanese singer, actress and a former member of the idol group AKB48, belonging to Team A. She had a recurring role on ''Kamen Rider W'' as Elizabeth, alongside group member Tomomi Itano. Together, they make up the sub-unit Queen & Elizab ...

Music video

The music video for "Flying Get" was directed by

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. Its full version (included only in bonus disc for its single) lasts over 18 minutes and features a plot similar to those of

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. Instead releasing a normal MV on AKB48's official YouTube channel, a dance shot version (with the full song) was uploaded.

Reception

The single sold 1,025,952 copies on the first day of its release, becoming the first single in

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history to sell over one million copies on its first day of release. ''Flying Get'' hit No.1 in Rekochok monthly download ranking, and has been downloaded more than 1 Million copies. ''Flying Get'' hit No.1 in weekly Hot 100, Hot Top Airplay, Hot Singles Sales, Adult Contemporary Airplay of Billboard Japan, and No.2 in Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End. "Flying Get" outsold the group's previous single, " Everyday, Katyusha", in the last week of sales in 2011, and became the overall number-one selling single of 2011.

Awards

Track listing

Music review

Even though the "single CD" has several coupling songs, the review below talks about ''flying get'' mostly. Review from Hotexpress describe this song has "electric guitar sings on the rhythm full of Latin flavor", “refrain like a roller coaster” and "this work would pioneer a new realm of idol music, and has a party tune that changes Japan to midsummer throughout the year, to everyone." Review from CDjournal states that it has "soulful sound and the hot positive message featuring the sound of passionate horn." Review in TokyoHeadline wrote that "''Flying Get'' is a Latin rock-like music that starts with the samba rhythm reminiscent of a carnival", and the music video "likes a conspiracy and action-packed short film" and "is out of the ordinary".

Members

"Flying Get"

The lineup for the main single consists of the top 21 members from AKB48's 2011 general election. The top 12 members were given additional media promotion.
The number in brackets indicates the member's ranking. * Team A:

(6), Asuka Kuramochi (21),

(1),

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 ...

(9),

Mariko Shinoda is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion model, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was the captain of Team A. Career In October 2005, she auditioned for AKB48's first generation roster but failed the audition. Shor ...

(4),

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 produc ...

(7), Aki Takajō (12) * Team K:

Sayaka Akimoto is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese popular culture, Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training ...

(17),

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 ...

(8),

Minami Minegishi is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by :ja:プロダクション尾木, 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 origina ...

(15),

Sae Miyazawa is a Japanese actress, television personality and former singer, signed under the entertainment agency Horipro. She is best known for her affiliations with AKB48 and its various sister- and subgroups. Between 2006 and 2016, she was a part of the ...

(11),

Yūko Ōshima is a Japanese actress and former member of idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, she sa ...

(2),

Yui Yokoyama is a Japanese actress, YouTuber and former singer. She is a former member of the idol group AKB48. She was the second General Manager of the AKB48 Group. She had served as the captain of AKB48 Team A, and was a former member of AKB48 sister grou ...

(19) * Team B:

(16),

Yuki Kashiwagi is a Japanese singer. She was a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, NMB48 and NGT48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and was a member of AKB48's Team B. She was previously the captain of Team B before she was replaced ...

(3), Rie Kitahara (13), Yuka Masuda (20), Amina Satō (18),

Mayu Watanabe is a Japanese former singer and actress. Watanabe started her career as a member of the 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 membe ...

(5) * SKE48 Team S:

Jurina Matsui is a Japanese 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 absolute "ace", having placed in the to ...

(14),

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 ...

(10)

"Dakishimecha Ikenai"

Performed by Under Girls, which consist of members who ranked 22 to 40 in AKB48's 2011 general election.
The number in brackets indicates the member's ranking.
Center: Ayaka Umeda (22) * Team A: Ami Maeda (37),

Haruka Nakagawa , is a Japanese people, Japanese Media Personality, media personality based in Indonesia. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and its sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai, as well as its Indonesian sister group JKT48, all produced ...

(24),

Aika Ōta , is a former member of the Japanese idol group HKT48, the captain of its Team KIV. She has also been a member of AKB48 and Watarirouka Hashiritai 7, Watarirouka Hashiritai, and portrayed Kazue Kae in ''Tomie Unlimited'' (2011). Career 2006ー2 ...

(25), Shizuka Ōya (29), * Team K:

Reina Fujie , is a Japanese actress and former singer. She is a former member NMB48's Team BII and former member of AKB48. She is a cousin of Berryz Kobo was a Japanese idol girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2004 and associated with Hello! Pro ...

(40), Sakiko Matsui (38), Moeno Nito (31), Ayaka Umeda (22) * Team B: Natsumi Hirajima (26), Mika Komori (32),

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 ...

(27), Sumire Satō (34) * Team 4:

Miori Ichikawa is a Japanese actress and former member of Japanese idol groups AKB48 and NMB48. She is known for her "Fresh Lemon" character and is the Hiroshima Lemon Ambassador since 2014. Biography Ichikawa debuted in the entertainment industry under Sta ...

(39), Mina Oba (35) * SKE48 Team S: Masana Ōya (30), Akari Suda (36) * SKE48 Team KII: Sawako Hata (33),

Akane Takayanagi is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She joined SKE48 as a second-generation trainee in March 2009, before being promoted to Team KII. She was a member of SKE48 Team KII, and a former member of NMB48 Team BII. AKB48 genera ...

(23), * NMB48 Team N:

Sayaka Yamamoto is a Japanese singer-songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the girl group NMB48, where she served as captain, and a former concurrent member of AKB48. She made her debut as a solo artist in October 2016 with her firs ...

(28)

"Seishun to Kizukanai Mama"

The ending theme of ''Majisuka Gakuen 2'' Center:

* Team A: Aika Ota, Asuka Kuramochi,

, Aki Takajo,

, Ami Maeda * Team K:

, Ayaka Kikuchi, Moeno Nito,

* Team B:

, Rie Kitahara, Mika Komori, Sumire Sato,

* Team 4:

, Mina Oba, Haruka Shimazaki,

Haruka Shimada is a Japanese businessperson and former singer and actress. She is a former member of AKB48, and has founded two companies aiming to provide second career options for aspiring and active entertainers. Biography Shimada joined AKB48 in 2009. D ...

, Mariya Nagao, Suzuran Yamauchi * Team S:

"Ice no Kuchizuke"

Performed by a special unit formed to promote Ezaki Glico's Ice no Mi, a bite-sized frozen candy. Gained worldwide headlines after the promotional campaign announced it would 'debut' a new member in the form of Aimi Eguchi, later revealed to the shock of many to be an advanced, CG-created amalgamation of six of the most popular members of the group voiced by 12th-generation kenkyūsei Yukari Sasaki. * Team A: Atsuko Maeda, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi * Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima * Team B: Mayu Watanabe * Kenkyūsei: Aimi Eguchi (Yukari Sasaki)

"Yasai Uranai"

Performed by Yasai Sisters, a special unit for AKB48 single, " Heavy Rotation", where they sang Yasai Sisters and used in Kagome CM. Center:

* Team A: Team A: Aika Ota, Asuka Kuramochi,

, Aki Takajo,

, Ami Maeda * Team K:

, Moeno Nito,

* Team B:

, Rie Kitahara, Mika Komori, Sumire Sato,

* Team S:

* Team KII:

, Manatsu Mukaida * Team E: Kanon Kimoto * Team N:

, Miyuki Watanabe

Charts and certifications

Oricon Charts (Japan)

Taiwan Weekly Chart

Sales and certifications

SNH48 version

"Flying Get" () was redone in Mandarin for AKB48's sister group in China,

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 over 200 female members around the age of 20 (15 to 30) across SNH48 and all its sister grou ...

, as the group's second single; it was released on August 2, 2013. This EP also contains Mandarin tracks for Ponytail to Shushu (Chinese: 马尾与发圈,

Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...

: Mǎwěi yǔ fā quān) and Chance no Junban (Chinese: 石头剪刀布,

: Shítou jiǎndāo bù).

Personnel

The track was sung by the first generation members of SNH48: * Wu Zhehan, Gu Xiangjun, Kong Xiaoyin, Jiang Yuxi, Xu Jiaqi, Xu Chenchen, Dai Meng, Tang Min, Qiu Xinyi, Chen Guanhui, Chen Si, Qian Beiting,

Zhao Jiamin Zhao Jiamin (; born July 22, 1998, in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese idol singer and actress. She is a former member of the female idol group SNH48, and came in first during SNH48's second general election. Career On 14 October 2012, ...

, Zhang Yuge, Ding Ziyan, Dong Zhiyi, Mo Han, Li Yuqi

Development

On July 2, 2013, SNH48 announced the filming of "Flying Get" to be held at the

Shanghai World Financial Center The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC; , Shanghainese: ''Zånhae Guejieu Cinyon Tsonsin'') is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by the Mori Building Comp ...

. Fans had an opportunity to participate in the video by wearing a SNH48 "Flying Get" T-shirt.

JKT48 version

On February 15, 2014, JKT48 announced the group's fifth single to be "Flying Get".

Promotion and release

This single has the voting tickets for JKT48's 6th single Senbatsu Sosenkyo.

Personnel

Melody Laksani is the center performer for the title track. The performers are listed as follows: * Team J: Ayana Shahab, Devi Kinal Putri, Ghaida Farisya, Haruka Nakagawa, Jessica Vania, Jessica Veranda, Melody Nurramdhani Laksani, Nabilah Ratna Ayu Azalia, Rezky Whiranti Dhike, Sendy Ariani, Shania Junianatha * Team KIII : Alicia Chanzia, Cindy Yuvia, Ratu Vienny Fitrilya, Shinta Naomi, Viviyona Apriani

Track listing

Notes

References

External links

"Flying Get" Type-A disc page on King Records

"Flying Get" Type-A disc page on Oricon
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