is the 27th major single by the

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. The members were chosen from their placements in the AKB48's 2012 general election. The single was released in Japan on August 29, 2012. It includes the graduation song for long-time headlining 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 ...

2012 general election

On March 26, 2012, AKB48 announced it would be holding an election to determine the lineup for its 27th major single. The field of candidates consisted of 243 members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48, and the ballots were available in the group's 26th single, "

Manatsu no Sounds Good! In the Japanese official title, there is a space between "good" and "!". (真夏のSounds good !) is the 26th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released in Japan on May 23, 2012. In its first week, the CD single sold 1,616,795 copie ...

" The election results were announced on June 6 at

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and results were broadcast live on TV for the first time.

Yuko Oshima is a Japanese actress and former member of Japanese 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 ...

came first, followed by Mayu Watanabe and

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

. This is the first single without

in the main lineup (excluding rock-paper-scissors singles) as she did not participate as a candidate in the election, and graduated from the group two days before the single's release. This is the second time

became

's center since "

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". This is also the last senbatsu participation for long-time AKB48 member

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Promotion and release

The single was released in three versions: Type A, Type B and Theater Edition.

Music video

The video is directed by Joseph Kahn. and features actors Hideo Ishiguro (

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( Hana Kimi,

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( Kamen Rider New Den-O) and

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and Mayu Watanabe appeared in the video in two teams of black (Oshima's) and red (Watanabe's).

also makes an appearance in the video. The video consists of three story-lines that parody films: terrorists invade a police department, a schoolgirl explores a haunted hospital and a Golza from Ultraman Tiga attacks a city. It features a battle between the Motorgirls and the Car Devils.

Track listing

Type A

Type B

Theater Edition

Personnel

"Gingham Check"

The lineup for the title track consists of the top 16 members from AKB48's 2012 general election.
Center: Yūko Ōshima * Team A: Haruna Kojima,

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. Short ...

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 produ ...

* Team K:

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 was ...

, Ayaka Umeda, Yūko Ōshima,

Minami Minegishi is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by 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 original members from 2005 to 2021. Ca ...

, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama * Team B:

Rie Kitahara is a Japanese singer and actress formerly associated with the Japanese idol girl group NGT48 and former member of AKB48 and SKE48. She debuted in 2008 in Team A and was later co-captain of Team K (2014). In March 2015, it was announced Kitahara w ...

, Mayu Watanabe *

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

Team S / AKB48 Team K:

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 top 1 ...

* SKE48 Team S:

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 ...

* HKT48 Team H:

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 produce ...

"Yume no Kawa"

's graduation song. Maeda had graduated two days prior to the single's release. * Team A: Haruna Kojima,

, Atsuko Maeda * Team K:

, Yūko Ōshima,

* Team B:

, Mayu Watanabe * SKE48 Team S / AKB48 Team K:

"Nante Bohemian"

Performed by Under Girls, which consist of members who ranked 17 to 32 in AKB48's 2012 general election.
Center: Aki Takajō * Team A: Asuka Kuramochi, Aki Takajō * Team K:

Sayaka Akimoto is a Filipino-Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and its spin-off unit Diva. As an actress, Akimoto has appeared in both Japanese and American productions, and made her Hollywood debut in '' Sniper: ...

* Team B: Amina Satō, Yuka Masuda * Team 4:

Haruka Shimazaki is a Japanese actress, singer, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. Her supposed apathetic attitude toward idol fans led to the popularity of the buzzword in Japanese media. Since graduating from AKB48 in 2016, Shimazaki has work ...

* SKE48 Team S: Masana Oya, Yuria Kizaki, Akari Suda, Kumi Yagami * SKE48 Team KII: Shiori Ogiso, Akane Takayanagi,

Sawako Hata is a Japanese singer and voice actress. She was a member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48, which she joined as a third-generation trainee in November 2009, before being promoted to Team KII. She graduated from the group on March 29, 2013. ...

, Airi Furukawa *

NMB48 NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is base ...

Team N / AKB48 Team B: Miyuki Watanabe * NMB48 Team N:

Sayaka Yamamoto is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48, where she served as captain of both the whole group as well as Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Team K. She ma ...

"Doremifa Onchi"

Performed by Next Girls, which consist of members who ranked 33 to 48 in AKB48's 2012 general election.
Center: Misaki Iwasa * Team A: Misaki Iwasa, Haruka Katayama, Haruka Nakagawa, Chisato Nakata, Sayaka Nakaya, Ami Maeda * Team K: Reina Fujie * Team B: Kana Kobayashi,

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* Team 4:

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Mariya Nagao is a Japanese television personality and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Nagao is represented by Irving. Career Mariya Nagao joined AKB48 as a 9th generation trainee in late 2009. On December 8, 2010, together with Min ...

* SKE48 Team KII: Manatsu Mukaida * SKE48 Kenkyūsei: Matsumura Kaori * NMB48 Team N: Aina Fukumoto, Nana Yamada * HKT48 Team H:

Sakura Miyawaki is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Le Sserafim. Miyawaki began her music career with the girl group HKT48 in 2011, and was a concurrent member of their sister group AKB48 from ...

"Show fight!"

Performed by Future Girls, which consist of members who ranked 49 to 64 in AKB48's 2012 general election.
Center:

Tomu Muto is a Japanese idol and singer, and a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is a member of AKB48's Team K. She is an alumna of Seijo University, where she studied economics and also earned her postgraduate degree, as well as a certif ...

* Team A: Aika Ōta, Shizuka Ōya * Team K: Ayaka Kikuchi, Moeno Nito, Sakiko Matsui * Team B: Haruka Ishida, Mika Komori, Sumire Satō * Team 4:

Miori Ichikawa is 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 Star ...

, Mina Ōba, Suzuran Yamauchi * Team Kenkyūsei:

* SKE48 Team S: Yuka Nakanishi * SKE48 Team KII: Miki Yakata * SKE48 Team E: Kanon Kimoto * NMB48 Team N: Mayu Ogasawara

"Ano Hi no Fūrin"

Performed by Waiting Girls, which consist of members who participated as a candidate for AKB48's 2012 general election, but did not place in the top 64. There were a total of 171 members in this group. * Team A: Natsumi Matsubara * Team K:

Mayumi Uchida The Japanese idol girl group AKB48 has many members who have left the group for various reasons such as focusing on solo careers. Some members have left to help launch AKB48's sister groups. The member lineup often changes as when girls get olde ...

, Miku Tanabe, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Misato Nonaka * Team B: Natsuki Satō, Shihori Suzuki, Mariya Suzuki, Rina Chikano * Team 4: Maria Abe, Anna Iriyama, Karen Iwata, Rena Kato,

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, Haruka Shimada,

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, Shiori Nakamata, Mariko Nakamura * Undecided Team: Rina Izuta, Natsuki Kojima, Marina Kobayashi, Wakana Natori, Nana Fujita, Ayaka Morikawa * Kenkyūsei: Moe Aigasa, Maika Amemiya,

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, Ayano Umeta, Ryoka Oshima, Ayaka Okada, Shiori Kita, Saki Kitazawa, Erena Saeed-Yokota, Yukari Sasaki, Ayana Shinozaki, Yurina Takashima, Haruna Hasegawa, Rina Hirata, Kaoru Mitsumune, Yuiri Murayama, Shinobu Mogi, Sakura Moriyama, Nene Watanabe * SKE48 Team S: Rumi Kato, Yukiko Kinoshita, Mizuki Kuwabara, Shiori Takada, Aki Deguchi, Kanako Hiramatsu * SKE48 Team KII: Riirina Akeda, Riho Abiru, Anna Ishida, Tomoko Kato, Risako Goto, Seira Sato,

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, Rina Matsumoto, Rieka Yamada * SKE48 Team E: Kyoka Isohara, Kasumi Ueno, Madoka Umemoto, Shiori Kaneko, Ami Kobayashi, Mei Sakai, Aya Shibata, Yumana Takagi, Mai Takeuchi, Rika Tsuzuki, Minami Hara, Yukari Yamashita * SKE48 Kenkyūsei: Shiori Iguchi, Narumi Ichino, Asana Inuzuka, Tsugumi Iwanaga, Mikoto Uchiyama, Yuna Ego, Arisa Ōwaki, Risa Ogino,

Momona Kitō Momona is a small town on the Taieri Plain in New Zealand's South Island. Momona School was established in 1899 and closed in 2004. The Henley Co-operative Dairy Company, established in nearby Henley, moved their cheese factory here, and was ...

, Emiri Kobayashi, Makiko Saito, Nanako Suga, Sayaka Niidoi, Miki Hioki, Mizuki Fujimoto, Haruka Futamura, Nao Furuhata, Honoka Mizuno, Ami Miyamae, Mizuho Yamada * NMB48 Team N: Kanako Kadowaki, Rika Kishino, Haruna Kinoshita, Riho Kotani, Rina Kondō, Kanna Shinohara,

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, Shiori Matsuda, Yūki Yamaguchi,

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* NMB48 Team M: Riona Ōta, Ayaka Okita, Rena Kawakami, Momoka Kinoshita, Rena Shimada, Eriko Jo, Yui Takano, Airi Tanigawa, Ayame Hikawa, Runa Fujita, Mao Mita, Ayaka Murakami, Sae Murase, Fūko Yagura, Natsumi Yamagishi, Keira Yogi * NMB48 Kenkyūsei: Hono Akazawa, Hono Akazawa, Yuki Azuma, Anri Ishizuka, Yūmi Ishida, Anna Ijiri, Mirei Ueda, Mizuki Uno, Mako Umehara, Yūri Ōta, Yūka Kato,

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, Konomi Kusaka, Rina Kushiro, Hazuki Kurokawa, Saki Kōno,

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, Rikako Kobayashi, Arisa Koyanagi, Sorai Satō, Nanami Sasaki, Riko Takayama, Sora Tōgō, Hiromi Nakagawa, Rurina Nishizawa, Momoka Hayashi, Riko Hisada, Arisa Miura, Kanako Muro, Shu Yabushita, Tsubasa Yamauchi, Hitomi Yamamoto * HKT48 Team H: Chihiro Anai, Nao Ueki, Serina Kumazawa,

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, Yui Komori, Yuki Shimono, Yūko Sugamoto, Natsumi Tanaka, Airi Taniguchi, Chiyori Nakanishi, Natsumi Matsuoka, Anna Murashige, Aoi Motomura, Madoka Moriyasu, Haruka Wakatabe * HKT48 Kenkyūsei: Kyōka Abe, Mina Imada, Sayaka Etō, Ayaka Nakanishi, Maiko Fukagawa

Charts

Oricon (Japan)

G-music (Taiwan)

Release history

JKT48 Version

"" is the sixth released single from the Indonesian idol

JKT48 JKT48 (read as "J. K. T. forty-eight") is an Indonesian-Japanese idol girl group whose name is derived from its based city of Jakarta and the Japanese idol group AKB48. Formed in 2011, the group is the first AKB48 sister group outside Japan and ...

Promotion and release

JKT48 held their first Members Election to select members that would participate for this single. The single was released in a dedicated concert on 11 June 2014.

Track listing

The single has two editions: the regular version (CD+DVD) and theater version (CD only) (one distributed in ALFA MIDI · LAWSON and one from JKT48 theater).

Regular version

Bonus * Member photo * Member's autographed card message (First 10,000 buyers)

Theater version

;Bonus ALFA MIDI · LAWSON *Call card *Trump card JKT48 Theater *Trump card *Handshake ticket

Notes

References

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External links

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