Koi Suru Fortune Cookie
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

is the 32nd single by the
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 in other performance skills such as acting, dancing, and modeling. Idol ...
girl group
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 ...
. It was released in Japan on August 21, 2013. The single contains graduation songs for
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 ...
and
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 ...
. The song has been recorded by AKB48's international sister groups in their respective local languages, including the Indonesian version by
JKT48 JKT48 ( pronounced J- K- T- 4 8 ) is Indonesia’s premier girl group, established in 2011 as the first international sister group of Japan’s AKB48. Based in Jakarta, which is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, located on the northw ...
, released on the same date as the original Japanese version; the Chinese Mandarin version by
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 ...
, released in 2013; the Thai version by
BNK48 BNK48 (read ''B.N.K. Forty-eight'') is a Thai Teen idol, idol Musical ensemble, girl group and the third international sister group of Japan's AKB48, following Indonesia's JKT48 and China's SNH48 (''Former''). After holding its first audition i ...
, released in 2017; and the Filipino version by MNL48, released in 2018; and the Vietnamese version by SGO48, released in December 2019.


2013 general election

The lineup for the title track and supporting B-sides was determined by the results from the AKB48's 2013 general election.
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 ...
of
HKT48 HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Hakata-ku ward of Fukuoka, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group currently performs at ...
received the most votes and became the center, or headlining position, for the single. This is Sashihara's first time as a center for an AKB48 single. The participants in the single included members who had graduated or announced graduation plans. AKB48 member
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 ...
, who placed fifth overall in the election, announced on the election results day that she would be graduating; her ceremony was held on July 21.
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 ...
, who placed 11th overall, had announced her intent to graduate back in February 2013. Natsumi Hirajima, a candidate who had already graduated prior to the election voting period, placed 62nd overall.


Promotion and release

On June 23, AKB48 member
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 ...
announced on Fuji TV's late-night show, ''AKB Eizou Center'', that the title of the 32nd single would be "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" and a release date of August 21. - references The single was released in four versions: Type A, Type K, Type B and Theater Edition. The non-theater versions have limited editions for their first pressings. While each regular edition has one of 50 different kinds of photos, each limited edition has one of two types of tickets for a handshake event. The title song was first performed in the TBS show "Ongaku no hi" () on June 29.


Music video

The "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" music video was filmed on June 22, in
Fukuoka is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...
, HKT48's home and where AKB48 member
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 ...
is from. It involved 3,800 extras, the most for any AKB48 and sister group-related video since " Banzai Venus" which had about 1,000 people. The choreography was done by Papaya Suzuki. Some of the AKB48 members commented on the music video.
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 ...
said "It makes you feel like telling your fortunes".
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 ...
said "It's a song you can liven up with everyone, and is also an enjoyable song, as you can copy the choreography with others."
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 ...
said "It's somehow nostalgic. It's like a large-scale disco." On July 19, AKB48 released the Staff Version of the music video, which shows 365 members of the AKB48 staff and its sister groups performing some of the dance moves. The video was shot in seven days. The staff video was listed as the most watched YouTube video in Japan for the 2013 year with over 8 million views. On the music video reached 100 million views on YouTube, the second AKB48 music video to achieve this milestone (along with "Heavy Rotation"). This made AKB48 the first Japanese artist to have two music videos with over 100 million views on YouTube.


Live performances and other use

In March 2014, "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" was listed as one of the songs on the Japanese game ''
Just Dance Wii U ''Just Dance Wii U'' is a 2014 dance rhythm game developed by Ubisoft, and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The third Japanese installment in the ''Just Dance'' series published by Ubisoft, it was revealed in a Nintendo Direct on 14 February ...
'' In 2013 the
YouTuber A YouTuber is a content creator and social media influencer who uploads or creates videos on the online video-sharing website YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006 ...
Ayako Suzukawa recorded herself performing to "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" at every one of the
Keikyu (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. ...
railway stations. "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" has been used as the
departure melody A train melody is a melody played when a train is arriving at or about to depart from a train station. In Japan, departing train melodies are arranged to invoke a feeling of relief in a train passenger after sitting down and moving with the depar ...
on the
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using t ...
platforms of
Akihabara Station is an interchange railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is at the center of the Akihabara shopping district specializing in electronic goods. Lines Akihabara Station is served by the following lines. JR East: * Tōhoku Main Line ** Ke ...
from spring 2016. In ''
Weathering With You is a 2019 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho. It follows a 16-year-old high school boy, Hodaka Morishima, who runs away from his troubled rur ...
'', Hina, Hodaka and Nagisa sing this song via the karaoke machine in their hotel room. * 64th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, performed as a song of Kōhaku 2013 special: AKB48 Festival. * 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, performed as a song of AKB Kouhaku 2015 SP ~10th Anniversary~, with the Graduated members, include
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 ...
and
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 ...
. *
69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen The was the 2018 edition of NHK's television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31 live from NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan). It was broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television and NHK Radio 1, and worldwide through NHK World Premium. Thi ...
, performed with Thai group
BNK48 BNK48 (read ''B.N.K. Forty-eight'') is a Thai Teen idol, idol Musical ensemble, girl group and the third international sister group of Japan's AKB48, following Indonesia's JKT48 and China's SNH48 (''Former''). After holding its first audition i ...
. * 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, performed as ~Kōhaku World Selection SP~ with
AKB48 Group , or AKB48 sister groups, shortened to 48 Group or 48g, refers to the sister groups of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Based on the same concept "idols you can meet", it currently consists of five sister groups in locations across Japan and ...
. In 2017, "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" was performed along with " Heavy Rotation" at
2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards The 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, organized by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, took place from November 25 through December 1, 2017 (dubbed as "MAMA Week") in Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong with the theme, "Coexistence". It was the ...
in Japan.


Track listing


Type A


Type K


Type B


Theater


Personnel


"Koisuru Fortune Cookie"

The lineup for the title track consists of the top 16 members from AKB48's 2013 general election. The number in brackets indicates the member's ranking.
Center:
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 ...
(1) * Team A:
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 ...
(5),
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 ...
(8),
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 ...
(13),
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 ...
(3) * 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 wa ...
(11),
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 ...
(2) * Team B:
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 ...
(4),
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 ...
(9), Haruka Shimazaki (12) * Team S (
SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae, Nagoya, Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshi ...
) / 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 to ...
(6) * Team KII (SKE48): Akari Suda (16) * Team E (SKE48):
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 ...
(7) * Team N (
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 based ...
) / Team B: Miyuki Watanabe (15) * Team N (NMB48):
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 ...
(14) * Team H (
HKT48 HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Hakata-ku ward of Fukuoka, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group currently performs at ...
):
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 ...
(1) *
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 ...
:
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 ...
(10)


"Ai no Imi o Kangaete Mita"

Performed by Undergirls, which consist of members who ranked 17 to 32 in AKB48's 2013 general election.
The number in brackets indicates the member's ranking.
Center: Aya Shibata (17) * Team A: Anna Iriyama (30),
Rina Kawaei is a Japanese actress and former singer, represented by Avex Inc., Avex. She is a former member of the girl group AKB48. As an actress, she has starred in television series such as ''Come Come Everybody'' (2021) and was nominated for Blue Ribbon ...
(25) * Team K: Rie Kitahara (21) * Team B: Ayaka Umeda (19),
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 ...
(32) * Kenkyuusei:
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 ...
(18) * Team S (
SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae, Nagoya, Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshi ...
): Masana Oya (29),
Yuria Kizaki is a Japanese actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, where she was the captain of Team B. Biography Kizaki was born in Aichi Prefecture. On November 13, 2009, Kizaki passed SKE48's third-generation auditions. On Jun ...
(22) * Team KII (SKE48): Aya Shibata (17),
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), Airi Furukawa (27) * Team E (SKE48): Kanon Kimoto (31) * Kenkyuusei (SKE48): Kaori Matsumura (24) * Team M (NMB48): Nana Yamada (28) * Team H (HKT48):
Sakura Miyawaki Sakura Miyawaki (born March 19, 1998), also known mononymously as Sakura, is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Le Sserafim, and a former member of South Korean-Japanese girl group ...
(26) * Team J (
JKT48 JKT48 ( pronounced J- K- T- 4 8 ) is Indonesia’s premier girl group, established in 2011 as the first international sister group of Japan’s AKB48. Based in Jakarta, which is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, located on the northw ...
) / Team B: Aki Takajo (20)


"Kondo Koso Ecstasy"

Performed by Next Girls, which consist of members who ranked 33 to 48 in AKB48's 2013 general election.
The number in brackets indicates the member's ranking.
Center: Amina Sato (33) * Team A: Yuka Tano (38) * Team K: Asuka Kuramochi (36), Amina Sato (33), Mariya Nagao (35), Tomu Muto (45) * Team B: Haruka Ishida (46), Haruka Katayama (34) * Team B / Team KII (SKE48): Mina Ōba (48) * Team S (SKE48): Makiko Saito (42) * Team KII (SKE48): Ami Kobayashi (47), Rina Matsumoto (41) * Team E (SKE48): Madoka Umemoto (39) * Team M (NMB48) / Team A: Fuuko Yagura (44) * Team N (NMB48): Kei Jonishi (40) * Team H (HKT48): Aika Oota (43), Haruka Kodama (37)


"Suitei Marmalade"

Performed by Future Girls, which consist of members who ranked 49 to 64 in AKB48's 2013 general election.
The number in brackets indicates the member's ranking.
Center: Shu Yabushita (49) * Team A: Ayaka Kikuchi (singer) (51), Sumire Sato (52), Sakiko Matsui (60) * Team K: Ami Maeda (53) * Team B:
Misaki Iwasa is a Japanese idol. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and enka singer. Her nickname is Wasamin. Her talent agency is Nagara Productions. She was also a member of the sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai 7. Career 2008 * Decemb ...
(56), Suzuran Yamauchi (61) * Team B / Team N (NMB48):
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 ...
(57) * Team S (SKE48): Kyoka Isohara (58), Yuka Nakanishi (64) * Team E (SKE48): Shiori Kaneko (63) * Team N (NMB48): Mayu Ogasawara (54),
Akari Yoshida is a Japanese YouTuber, ''tarento'', fashion model, and former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo. During her time at NMB48, she was affiliated with Showtitle. Career Yoshida passed NMB48's 1 ...
(50) * Team BII (NMB48): Shu Yabushita (49) * Kenkyuusei (HKT48): Meru Tashima (55), Mio Tomonaga (59) * Graduated member: Natsumi Hirajima (62)


"Namida no Sei Janai"

Graduation Song of
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 ...
. * Team A:
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
* 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 wa ...
,
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 ...
* Team B:
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Haruka Shimazaki * Kenkyuusei:
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 ...
* Team S (
SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae, Nagoya, Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshi ...
) / 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 to ...
* Team H (
HKT48 HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Hakata-ku ward of Fukuoka, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group currently performs at ...
):
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 ...
*
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 ...
:
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 ...


"Saigo no Door"

Graduation Song for
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 ...
. * Team A:
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
* 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 wa ...
,
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 ...
* Team B:
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Haruka Shimazaki * Kenkyuusei:
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 ...
* Team S (SKE48) / 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 to ...
* Team H (HKT48):
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 ...
* SNH48:
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 ...


Charts

"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" sold 1,095,894 copies on its first day of release, and reached number one on the ''Oricon'' weekly charts with over 1.33 million copies. This makes the group's 13th consecutive single to sell over a million copies, which ties a record with
B'z is a Japanese rock duo consisting of guitarist, composer and producer Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto and vocalist and lyricist Koshi Inaba,佐伯明『B'z ウルトラクロニクル』ソニー・マガジンズ、2003年。新型光B'zはなぜ ...
. It is the group's 19th consecutive number-one single. - references Oricon article 2013-08-27


Weekly charts


Monthly chart


Year-end charts


Certifications


Release history


Accolades

Japanese Version Thai Version Indonesian version


JKT48 version

"" is the third released single from the Indonesian idol
girl group A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female p ...
JKT48 JKT48 ( pronounced J- K- T- 4 8 ) is Indonesia’s premier girl group, established in 2011 as the first international sister group of Japan’s AKB48. Based in Jakarta, which is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, located on the northw ...
. On August 21, 2013, it was simultaneously released with
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 ...
's release of "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie", under the label Hits Records.


Promotion and release

The AKB48 sister group
JKT48 JKT48 ( pronounced J- K- T- 4 8 ) is Indonesia’s premier girl group, established in 2011 as the first international sister group of Japan’s AKB48. Based in Jakarta, which is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, located on the northw ...
announced the release of "Fortune Cookie Yang Mencinta" ("Fortune Cookie in Love"), an Indonesian version of "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie", as its third single for August 21, 2013, the same day as the AKB48 release. A teaser for the music video was released on August 3.


Track listing

The single has two editions: Regular Version (CD+DVD) and Theater Version (CD only)


Regular Version

Bonus * Team J Special Photo * Team J & Team KIII Photo Group ember Random


Theater Version

;Bonus * Trump Card * Handshake Event Ticket


Personnel


"Fortune Cookie Yang Mencinta"

Both the title track and the English version were performed by the following members. Center : Haruka Nakagawa * Team J / AKB48 Team B : Aki Takajo * Team J: Haruka Nakagawa, Melody Nurramdhani Laksani, Shania Junianatha, Nabilah Ratna Ayu Azalia, Jessica Veranda, Ayana Shahab, Rena Nozawa, Beby Chaesara Anadila, Devi Kinal Putri, Sonia Natalia *Team KIII: Shinta Naomi, Rona Anggreani, Cindy Yuvia, Della Delila, Riskha Fairunissa


"First Rabbit"

Center : Melody Nurramdhani *Team J / AKB48 Team B : Aki Takajo *Team J: Melody Nurramdhani Laksani, Shania Junianatha, Nabilah Ratna Ayu Azalia, Haruka Nakagawa, Jessica Veranda, Ayana Shahab, Sonia Natalia, Rezky Wiranti Dhike, Cindy Gulla, Rica Leyona, Gabriela Margareth Warouw, Ghaida Farisya, Frieska Anastasia Laksani, Sendy Ariani, Delima Rizky


"Baby! Baby! Baby!

"Baby! Baby! Baby!" (Passionate Prayer Version) was performed by Team KIII: *Team KIII: Alicia Chanzia, Cindy Yuvia, Della Delila, Intar Putri Kariina, Jennifer Hanna, Lidya Maulida Djuhandar, Nadila Cindi Wantari, Natalia, Noella Sisterina, Octi Sevpin, Ratu Vienny Fitrilya, Riskha Fairunissa, Rona Anggreani, Shinta Naomi, Thalia, Viviyona Apriani


SNH48 version

"Fortune Cookie of Love" () 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 third EP. It was available for ordering on November 25, 2013, in
Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
, and November 29, 2013, in
Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
. Original Japanese lyrics: *
Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, ma ...
Chinese lyrics: * Gu Rui * Gou Qing Composer: * Shintaro Ito * Yō Yamazaki * Yoshimasa Inoue * Yoko Kensuke


Track listing

* Bold indicates centres.


BNK48 version

The Thai idol group
BNK48 BNK48 (read ''B.N.K. Forty-eight'') is a Thai Teen idol, idol Musical ensemble, girl group and the third international sister group of Japan's AKB48, following Indonesia's JKT48 and China's SNH48 (''Former''). After holding its first audition i ...
, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song, naming it "Cookie Siangthai" (; ; "Fortune Cookie").


Promotion and release

The group performed the song for the first time at the concert ''2017: 411 Fandom Party in Bangkok'', held at
Siam Paragon Siam Paragon () is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with Iconsiam, CentralWorld and Central WestGate. It is located right in front of Siam BTS station, an interchange station on both Sukhumvi ...
in Bangkok on the night of 30 August 2017. Sixteen of the thirty members of the group formed a provisional '' senbatsu'' to perform the song at the event, including Can, Cherprang, Izurina, Jan, Jennis, Kaew, Kaimook, Miori, Mobile, Music, Namneung, Noey, Orn, Pun, Pupe, and Tarwaan. The group also performed the song with
World Order In international relations, international order refers to patterned or structured relationships between actors on the international level. Definition David A. Lake, David Lake, Lisa Martin (political scientist), Lisa Martin and Thomas Risse d ...
to open the Japan Expo in Thailand 2017 at Siam Paragon on 1 September 2017. At the concert marking the graduation of Kidcat on 23 September 2017 in Bangkok, it was announced that the song would be released as the second single of the group, containing the song as the title track and two other songs as the B-side tracks, that is, "BNK48 (Bangkok48)", the eponymous anthem of the group which is a cover of "AKB48 (Akihabara48)", and "Phlio", a cover of " Skirt, Hirari". It was also announced at the same event that sixteen members of the group who are the regular ''senbatsu'' for the songs "Cookie Siangthai" and "BNK48 (Bangkok48)" consist of Cherprang, Izurina, Jan, Jennis, Kaew, Kaimook, Miori, Mobile, Music, Namneung, Noey, Orn, Pun, Pupe, Satchan, and Tarwaan, with Mobile as the centre for the former song and Cherprang as the centre for the latter song, whilst seven of the undergirls in charge of the song "Phlio" are Jaa, Jane, Jib, Kate, Mind, Namsai, and Nink, with Jaa and Mind as the centres. Officially released on 20 December 2017, the single was available for purchase from 29 September 2017 to 6 November 2017 only. It sold a total of 30,000 copies. and was streamed 1,000,000 times until 12 February 2018 The music video for "Cookie Siangthai" was premiered at a mini concert held at J.J Mall in Bangkok on 18 November 2017 and was published on YouTube later that day. By April 2018, the YouTube video has surpassed 100 million views which is considered as a breakthrough point of the band's career.


Production

The single was produced by Pongchuk Pissathanporn () and Tanupop Notayanont () from La-Ong-Fong band. The Thai lyrics were written by Pongchuk, Tanupop, and Trai Bhumiratna (). The cover art of the single, produced by The Uni_form Design Studio, was revealed on 1 November 2017, depicting the sixteen ''senbatsu'' members with elements representing their favourite sweet foods, such as
thong yip ''Thong yip'' (, ) or pinched gold egg yolks is one of the nine auspicious traditional Thai desserts. It is usually made for important occasions and ceremonies such as weddings, ordinations, and housewarmings. ''Thong yip'' was brought to Ayutt ...
and
biscuit A biscuit is a flour-based baked food item. Biscuits are typically hard, flat, and unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon. They can also be savoury, similar to crackers. ...
, as well as Bangkok landmarks mentioned in the group's anthem, including the
Giant Swing The Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha, (, ', ) is a 21 feet (21.15 meter) tall swing-shaped religious structure and a prominent landmark in Sao Chingcha Subdistrict of Phra Nakhon District in Bangkok in Thailand. Located in front of ...
and the Temple of Dawn. Directed by Chainarong Tampong (), the music video for the title song was shot on 4 November 2017 at the Siam Park City in Bangkok, featuring a number of fans who passed a competition in which they covered the choreography of the song.


Criticism

The group's company, BNK48 Office, went under fire for neglecting the names of some ''senbatsu'' members on the single booklets.


Track listing

* Bold indicates centres.


MNL48 version

AKB48's Filipino sister group MNL48 released their rendition of the song as their second single titled "Pag-Ibig Fortune Cookie".


Release

The single was announced during the Aitakatta – Gustong Makita Handshake event at Movie Stars Cafe on November 25, 2018. Brei, Belle, Coleen, Rans, Lei, Mari, Jan and Kay were formally introduced as the new Senbatsu members for the single, together with Faith, Alyssa, Jem, Gabb, Sela, Abby and Sheki, who is still Center. An exclusive viewing of the music video was also held followed by a live performance of the song. The music video was subsequently uploaded to YouTube on the same date.


Track listing

* Bold indicates centres.


Sales and Certification


SGO48 version

Similar to its other sister 48 groups, a Vietnamese-adapted version of the song was released as the second single of SGO48 by YAG Entertainment on December 29, 2019, titled "Koisuru Fortune Cookie - Thất tình tích cực." The release also contains Vietnamese version of three other AKB48 songs, namely " Namida Surprise!", "Shoujotachi yo" and "365 nichi no Kamihikouki", with the former having previously performed during the group's participation at the AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2019 in Shanghai. Similar to the group's previous single, all ''senbatsu'' performers for the song were pre-selected. It was the first single appearance of member Xuân Ca, and subsequently the last single appearance of Sachi, as well as three other Under Girls: Gia Nghi, Elena, and Celia, with the former having graduated shortly before the single announcement. To promote the single, an accompanying music video was premiered on their YouTube channel on December 12, 2019, along with another documentary series focusing on the ''senbatsu'' announcement and practicing process for the song.


Background and release

Following the group's announcement to host their first Christmas mini show in December 2019, titled ''Koisuru Xmas Party'' on November 22, 2019, YAG Entertainment confirmed that Under Girls member Gia Nghi would graduate to focus on studying a week later, with her final activities being on the mini show's date. On the same day, the label also revealed the teaser for SGO48's next single to be "Koisuru Fortune Cookie - Thất tình tích cực", with the song being performed live and its accompanying music video being premiered for the first time during the group's ''Koisuru Xmas Party'' on December 7, 2019.


Single type

Similar to the group's first single release, the physical version comes in four different types with the same contents, including a collectible digital card, a random bonus photo, a lyric book, and a handshake ticket.


Track listing


Notes

* "Namida Surprise!" was recorded with two other Under Girls members, namely Dona and Gia Nghi, with the latter being her last recording appearance.


Notes


References

; Releases ; Other references


External links

*
Discography at JKT48.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koi Suru Fortune Cookie 2013 singles AKB48 songs JKT48 songs BNK48 songs MNL48 songs Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto King Records (Japan) singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles