is the 47th single by

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AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ...

. It was released in Japan on 15 March 2017. The title song is used as the theme song of their drama Tofu Pro-Wrestling premiered on January 21, 2017.

History

The release of the single was announced at an AKB48's handshake meeting held at

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on 4 February 2017. The list of the 32 members who will participate on the title track was also announced at the same meeting.

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 ...

was announced as the center performer for the title track, her first time in two years, and third time overall and also her final appearance on an AKB48 Single. This is the first single to release after

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 ...

graduated from the group. It sold 933,969 copies on its first day, less than their previous single, "High Tension". Four days before official release of "Shoot Sign", AKB48 performed for the first time their 48th and upcoming single " Negaigoto no Mochigusare" during NCON (a school choir contest promoted by

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Music video

The complete version of the music video premiered on Japanese Space Shower TV on March 3, 2017. Lasting 7 minutes and 6 seconds, is directed by Yoshito Mori and . The main set for this music video is a WIP (World Idol Pro-Wrestling) ring.

Track listings

All lyrics by

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, ...

Type A

Type B

Type C

Type D

Type E

Theater Edition

Senbatsu

Shoot Sign

* Team A:

, Anna Iriyama, Shizuka Ōya,

Yui Yokoyama Yui may refer to: People * Yui (name), a Japanese name *Yui (singer) (born 1987), Japanese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress * Yui people or Ibi, a Timucuan-speaking people in what now is Georgia, United States Places * Yui, Sh ...

* Team K:

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 ...

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 ...

* Team B:

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 ...

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 is a Japanese actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, where she was the captain of Team B. Biography On November 13, 2009, Kizaki passed SKE48's third-generation auditions. On June 23, 2010, she got promoted to an off ...

Mayu Watanabe is a Japanese former idol, singer, actress, and former member of the Japanese 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 members. She has ...

* Team 4:

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, Haruka Komiyama,

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 ...

* Team 8: Yui Oguri,

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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:

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 E: Rara Goto,

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 ...

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:

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 ...

, Ayaka Yamamoto,

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:

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 ...

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 ...

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 city of Fukuoka Prefecture, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group currently performs at ...

Team H:

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), ...

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 KIV:

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 ...

NGT48 NGT48 (read "N.G.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NGT48 is named after Niigata City of Niigata Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NGT48 Theater which is located in the fourth fl ...

Team NIII:

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 ...

, Rika Nakai

Kidzuka Renai you ni...

Sang by

as her graduation song from the group. * Team A:

Accident Chu

Sang by AKB48's U-19 Senbatsu, with the members being under the age of 19 at the time of this single's release. * Team A: Megu Taniguchi,

Yui Hiwatashi is a Japanese idol and former member of the groups AKB48 and Karat. She is represented by the talent agency AKS. Multiples of her singles with AKB48 have reached No. 1 on Oricon and Billboard Japan charts, and ''Sustainable'' was the number ...

* Team K:

* Team B:

, Moe Goto, Seina Fukuoka * Team 4:

, Haruka Komiyama, Juri Takahashi, Yuiri Murayama * Team 8: Yui Oguri, Narumi Kuranoo, Nagisa Sakaguchi, Nanami Sato * Team Kenkyuusei: Satone Kubo, Erii Chiba

Vacancy

Sang by

. * Team S: Ryoha Kitagawa, Haruka Futamura,

* Team KII:

Yuna Ego is a Japanese singer and actress. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She is a member of SKE48's Team KII. Biography Miyamae passed SKE48's 5th generation auditions in October 2011. Her debut was on November 26, 2011. On A ...

, Mina Oba, Yuna Obata, Sarina Souda, Akane Takayanagi, Nao Furuhata, Kaori Matsumura * Team E: Kanon Kimoto, Haruka Kumazaki, Rara Goto, Makiko Saito, Maya Sugawara,

, Marika Tani

Mayonaka no Tsuyogari

Sang by

. * Team N:

, Kei Jonishi, Ririka Sutou,

Airi Tanigawa is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is a member of NMB48's Team N. Biography Tanigawa passed NMB48's 2nd generation auditions in May 2011. Her audition song was "Kiseki" by GReeeeN. Her debut was on June 5, 2011. Her ...

Shu Yabushita is a former Team BII member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She was born in Osaka Prefecture and is currently based in New York. Biography Yabushita passed NMB48's 3rd generation auditions in December 2011. Her debut was on February 2 ...

, Ayaka Yamamoto,

* Team M: Yuuka Kato, Momoka Kinoshita,

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. ...

* Team BII: Azusa Uemura, Yuuri Ota,

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, Reina Fujie, Sae Murase, Fuuko Yagura

Tomaranai Kanransha

Sang by

. * Team H: Yuriya Inoue, Yui Kojina, Haruka Kodama , Rino Sashihara,

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 ...

, Miku Tanaka, Natsumi Matsuoka, Nako Yabuki * Team KIV: Yuka Tanaka, Mio Tomonaga, Mai Fuchigami, Sakura Miyawaki, Aoi Motomura, Madoka Moriyasu * Team TII: Sae Kurihara, Hana Matsuoka, Emiri Yamashita * Team Kenkyuusei: Tomoka Takeda

Midori to Mori no Undokouen

Sang by

. * Team NIII: Yuka Ogino, Tsugumi Oguma, Yuki Kashiwagi,

Minami Kato is a Japanese idol. She is a former member of AKB48's sister group NGT48 as a kenkyūsei and was the 2nd captain of the former Team NIII (pronounced ''N-Three''). Career On January 25, 2015, at the "AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 1035 2015" ...

, Rie Kitahara, Anju Sato, Riko Sugahara, Moeka Takakura , Ayaka Tano, Rika Nakai, Marina Nishigata,

Rena Hasegawa is a Japanese voice actress and a former singer. Hasegawa started her career as a member of the idol girl group NGT48 in 2015, debuting as a regular member of the group's Team NIII. In 2018, she was transferred to Team G, which later merged wit ...

, Hinata Homma, Fuka Murakamo, Maho Yamaguchi, Noe Yamada * NGT48 Kenkyuusei: Yuria Otaki, Yuria Kado, Aina Kusakabe, Reina Seiji, Mau Takahashi, Ayuka Nakamura, Miharu Nara, Nanako Nishimura, Ayaka Mizusawa, Aya Miyajima

Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?

Sang by Sakamichi AKB, with the members consisting of

and

Sakamichi Series refers to a Japanese idol group franchise that began with Nogizaka46, an "official" rival group of AKB48. It currently consists of four groups: Nogizaka46, Sakurazaka46, Hinatazaka46, and Yoshimotozaka46. Despite the name, the groups are not ...

members. * Team K:

* Team 4:

* Team 8: Yui Oguri * Team S: Jurina Matsui *

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, ...

1st Generation: Marika Itō, Asuka Saitō, Minami Hoshino * Nogizaka46 2nd Generation:

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, Ranze Terada,

Miona Hori is a Japanese idol singer, actress and fashion model. She is a former member of the Japanese girl group Nogizaka46, and a regular model for the fashion magazine ''ar''. Life and career On March 28, 2013, Hori successfully auditioned for the se ...

* Kanji Keyakizaka46: Yui Imaizumi,

Yūka Sugai is a Japanese tarento and actress. She is the former captain of idol group Sakurazaka46, represented by Sony Music Records. She is also the former Special Ambassador for the Japan Equestrian Federation. Career Sakurazaka46 On August 21, 2 ...

, Yurina Hirate ,

Rika Watanabe is a former member of the female Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46. She also serves as a regular model for the female fashion magazine ''LARME'' since July 2017 and an exclusive model for the female fashion magazine ' since November 2017. Like o ...

, Risa Watanabe * Hiragana Keyakizaka46:

Neru Nagahama is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and actress. She is a former member of the girl groups Keyakizaka46 and Hiragana Keyakizaka46 and current chairperson of the Tokyo Idol Festival. Nagahama joined Keyakizaka46 in 2015 ...

Kanashii Uta wo Kikitaku Natta

Sang by Mayu Yukirin, who are known to have a good relationship with one another. * Team B: Mayu Watanabe, Yuki Kashiwagi

Release history

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