is the 38th single by the

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. The personnel that were chosen to sing in the song was revealed during the group's fifth rock-paper-scissors tournament. The song premiered during All Star Kanshasai 2014 on TV channel TBS. It was released in Japan on November 26, 2014. It was the second best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 1,156,706 copies. In 2022, a edited version of this song performed by

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and Archie Sin from Hong Kong, used for saying no to drugs.

Production

Mayu Watanabe and

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are the center performers for this song. This is Watanabe's third consecutive single in which she served as a center performer. This is also the first time where HKT48 Member was chosen as the center for AKB48 Single (in this case, Sakura Miyawaki, who is also a concurrent member of AKB48 Team A) The title track uses 32 members, including A-side debuts for Ryoka Oshima,

Saya Kawamoto is a Japanese tarento and actress. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She was a member of AKB48's Team 4 and was in JKT48's Team T due to a member exchange program that happened between 15 September and 19 October 20 ...

, NMB48's

Miru Shiroma is a Japanese singer and model. She is a former member of Team M of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. Career Shiroma passed NMB48's first-generation auditions in September 2010, debuting on 9 October 2010 at Tokyo Aki Matsuri. Her stage d ...

, Ikumi Nakano,

Mion Mukaichi is a Japanese idol singer and former child actress. She is a member of the girl group AKB48, serving as captain of AKB48 Team A, and is also the third and current AKB48 Group . As an actress, she is best known for portraying Mio Sato in the ''Un ...

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 ...

and Madoka Moriyasu. The music video includes guest appearances by AKB48 alumni

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

and

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 ...

. Several of the single's supporting tracks were originally promoted as music videos on the group's album ''

Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! is the sixth studio album by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Promotion and release The album was released on January 21, 2015 under King Records in Japan, in several editions: Theater, Type A, and Type B. The Theater edition is only sold at th ...

''. They include "Juujun na Slave" (従順なSlave), "Hajimete no Drive" (初めてのドライブ), "Loneliness Club" (ロンリネスクラブ), "Me wo Aketa Mama no First Kiss" (目を開けたままのファーストキス), and "Reborn".

Track list

Type A

Type B

Type C

Type D

Theater edition

Personnel

One-shot units "Baragumi", "Yurigumi" and "Katareagumi" were created for some of the tracks on the different single types.

"Kiboteki Refrain"

The center performers are Mayu Watanabe and

. There are 32 performers for this single: * AKB48 Team A： Anna Iriyama,

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Haruna Kojima is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. From 2005 to 2017, she was a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A. Career Kojima was born in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, and started her career as a member of Angel Eyes, an ido ...

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 ...

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 ...

* AKB48 Team K：

Mako Kojima is a Japanese fashion producer and ''tarento'', represented by Sun Music Production. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and the founder of the fashion label Haluhiroine, which is distributed through Earth Music & Ecol ...

, Yui Yokoyama, Yūka Tano * AKB48 Team B： Nana Owada, Ryoka Oshima,

Juri Takahashi , also known mononymously as Juri ( ko, 쥬리; ja, ジュリ), is a Japanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of South Korean girl group Rocket Punch and former member of the Japanese girl group AKB48. Career 2011-2018: AKB4 ...

, Mayu Watanabe * AKB48 Team B / NMB48 Team N：

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 ...

* AKB48 Team 4：

Rena Kato is a Japanese tarento, model, and actress. She is a former member of the Japanese female idol group AKB48, and was in Team A. She was also a member, along with her good friends Anna Iriyama and Rina Kawaei, of a one-shot AKB48 subunit named An ...

, Yuria Kizaki,

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 ...

* AKB48 Team 8 (

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)：Ikumi Nakano * SKE48 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 / SNH48 Team SII：

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 ...

* SKE48 Team E：

Akari Suda is a Japanese ''tarento'' and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48 represented by Twin Planet. She was a member of SKE48's Team E. Career Suda passed SKE48's 3rd generation auditions on 11 November 2009, and debuted on 8 De ...

* SKE48 Team E / Nogizaka 46：

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 ...

* NMB48 Team N / AKB48 Team K：

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 ...

* NMB48 Team M：

* NMB48 Team BII / SKE48 Team S：

Miyuki Watanabe is a former member of multiple Japanese idol girl groups. She is a former member of NMB48's Team BII, and a former member of SKE48's Team S. She was also on AKB48 Team B. Career Watanabe passed NMB48's first-generation auditions on 20 Septem ...

* 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 ...

* HKT48 Team H / AKB48 Team K：

Haruka Kodama is a Japanese actress and former member of the idol girl groups HKT48 and AKB48. In HKT48, she was a member of Team H. She has been the lead performer of three HKT48 singles: "Hikaeme I Love You!" (2014), "12 Byō" (2015, with Sakura Miyawaki), ...

* HKT48 Team KIV：Madoka Moriyasu * HKT48 Team KIV/ AKB48 Team A：

* Nogizaka 46 / AKB48 Team B：

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"Ima, Happy"

Performed by Baragumi (Rose Group). The single has double center performers

Nana Okada is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by Avex Asunaro. She is a member of the girl group AKB48 and a former member of STU48. She has been a fixture in AKB48's major single lineups since 2016 and is considered one of the best singers i ...

and Nagisa Sakaguchi. The performers are: Yuna Ego, Yuuri Ota,

, Ryoha Kitagawa, Moe Goto, Nagisa Sakaguchi,

Nagisa Shibuya is a member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is the current captain of NMB48's Team M. She is also a member of the AKB48 sub-unit Tentoumu Chu!, of NMB48 sub-unit Queentet, and formerly held a concurrent position in AKB48's Team 4. ...

Meru Tashima is a Japanese singer and idol. She is a former member of the idol group HKT48. Biography In 2011, Tashima took part in the 10th generation auditions for the idol group Morning Musume. She passed 3 rounds and advanced to the final, but was n ...

, Makiho Tatsuya, Miku Tanaka, Mio Tomonaga, Miki Nishino, Seina Fukuoka, Yuiri Murayama, Nako Yabuki, Shu Yabushita.

"Ambulance"

Performed by Yurigumi (Lily Group). The single's center performer is Sumire Sato. The performers are: Rion Azuma,

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, Saho Iwatate, Natsuki Uchiyama, Haruna Kinoshita, Yui Kojina, Yukari Sasaki,

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, Ayana Shinozaki, Mizuki Tsuchiyasu,

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 ...

, Reina Fujie, Nao Furuhata, Natsumi Matsuoka, Fuuko Yagura, and

Akari Yoshida is a Japanese YouTuber, tarento and fashion model who is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is affiliated with Showtitle. During her time at NMB48, she was affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo. Biography Yoshida passed NMB ...

"Utaitai"

Performed by Katareagumi (Cattleya Group). The single's center performer is

Aya Shibata is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She was a member of SKE48's Team E. She started her career as an announcer after graduation from SKE48. Career Shibata passed SKE48's 4th generation auditions in September 2010. Her au ...

. The performers are: Haruka Ishida,

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 ...

, Misaki Iwasa, Karen Iwata, Ayaka Umeda,

Aika Ota , 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 was a Japanese female idol group, and a subgroup of Japanese female idol group AKB48. Under Po ...

, Mina Oba, Shizuka Ōya, Mayu Ogasawara,

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 ...

, Kanon Kimoto,

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Riho Kotani , also known by her stage name is a Japanese YouTuber who is a former member of the Japanese idol groups Yoshimotozaka46, NMB48 and AKB48. She is a former member of NMB48's Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Teams A and 4. Biography Kotani ...

, Kei Jonishi, Aki Takajo, Akane Takayanagi, Miku Tanabe, Marika Tani, Chiyori Nakanishi, Airi Furukawa, Kaori Matsumura,

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, Aoi Motomura, Suzuran Yamauchi, Nana Yamada.

"Kaze no Rasen"

Performed by Kojizaka46, which consisted of

of AKB48 and members of

Nogizaka46 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, created as the of the group AKB48. They are the first group from the Sakamichi Series, which also includes sister groups Sakurazaka46 (formerly Keyakizaka46), Yoshimotozaka46, ...

(also AKB48 Team B), Junna Ito, Hina Kawago, Mahiro Kawamura, Yuuri Saito, Iori Sagara, Kotoko Sasaki, Ayane Suzuki, Ranze Terada, Kana Nakada, Seira Nagashima, Ami Noujo, Rena Yamazaki, Miria Watanabe, and Maaya Wada.