The Stage48 AKB48 (Post-Acchan) Singles Sousenkyo 2017

It's harder to rank these ones. 2008-2012 was so amazing, almost all my favorite songs are from that time period.

1. Kibouteki Refrain
   
2. UZA
3. Gingham Check
4. Shoot Sign
5. BwT
6. KFC
7. High Tension
8. KnP
9. Love Trip
10. Labrador
11. Halloween Night
12. KwM
13. Sayonara Crawl
14. Eien Pressure
15. Suzukake
16. Mae shika Mukanee
17. So long
18. Heart Ereki
19. Kuchibiru
20. Tsubasa wa Iranai
21. Green Flash

To be honest, I don't even know how the last two songs were even released without them hanging their heads in shame.

 

1. Koisuru Fortune Cookie
2. LOVE TRIP
3. Kimi wa Melody
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Sayonara Crawl
6. Shoot Sign
7. Kibouteki Refrain
8. UZA
9. Kokoro no Placard
10. High Tension
11. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
12. Halloween Night
13. Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru
14. Eien Pressure
15. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai
16. Heart Ereki
17. Green Flash
18. Gingham Check
19. Tsubasa wa Iranai
20. Mae Shika Mukanee
21. So long!

Mostly ranked by how much I like the songs (or at least find them catch), but when I had difficulty deciding based on the song alone, I also took senbatsu/center and MV into account.

 

God Tier
1. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai
2. Eien Pressure
3. Sayonara Crawl
4. Gingham Check

Good Tier
5. Green Flash
6. Maeshika Mukanee
7. Heart Electric
8. Labrador Retriever
9. So long
10. High Tension
11. LOVE TRIP

Good when I’m in the mood tier
12. Halloween Night
13. Koisuru Fortune Cookie
14. Kokoro no Placard
15. Kibouteki Refrain

Tolerable tier
16. Kimi wa Melody
17. Shoot Sign
18. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby

Shit tier
19. UZA
20. Long song title
21. Tsubasa wa Iranai

My comments if you're interested

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1. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai
This single is truly a god sent work of ART from the music, to the choreography, to the costumes, to the PV, to the lyrics and the context of the song. Everything about this song is perfect! Let's talk about the music. This song is first of all incredible because it is highly atmospheric. Within the first few seconds, the strong guitar rifts used creates the image of a powerful gust of wind sweeping through the setting and the juxtaposition of the rifts with the electronic effects takes this to the next level, painting the picture of a post apocalyptic war-torn world. Furthermore, the intensity built up from the verses and the prechorus skyrockets in the chorus due to the huge interval leap used, practically taking us on a spiritual experience. The dubstep break down was also expertly incorporated into the song and surprisingly trendy. Musically this is pretty much a cross between an Avicii club anthem and a John Williams orchestral masterpiece. I'm no expert on choreography but it was pretty amazing watching the girls dance their ass off for once. Not only was the formation dynamic, the incorporation of the floor work and the part where half of the senbatsu collapse onto the floor was also exciting. The part where Paruru stomps through the senbatsu was also ingenious for working around her not-so good dance skills to truly bring out her force and her aura. The first performance at the concert which made use of the whole stage and the full senbatsu is pretty much the kind of showcase that would fit right in in say the opening ceremony of the olympisc. The costumes (the white dresses with the crystals) is also beautiful. I just wished they used ballet shoes instead of the sneakers. I don't know the other costumes that looks like sports bras. The PV was also beautifully shot, everyone looked so good. Truly cinematography that would belong in a hollywood blockbuster. What takes this song to the god tier however was how it was used as the pre-SSK single. It upped the stakes for everyone and really made it seem like a battle. And to make it even better, the lyrics are about not fighting. Truly dramatic irony at its finest! Also noteworthy was the part at the end where the girls go lalalalala for half a minute or so. The lyrics at that section were simple but it was so powerful it spoke to me on a spiritual level. I am thoroughly convinced that such lyrics are crucial for every great song because truly no other word can express the raw feelings that the work as a whole is trying to evoke. Overall this song deserves 100000000000/10.

2. Eien Pleasure
From the first line itself, I already know that this song would be the greatest idol song of all time. Paruru's vocal performance there was so perfectly executed it made me feel as though I am in the warm embrace of a million angels. However this song should not be mistaken for pure saccharine sweetness as it also has an electrifying guitar solo which practically set this song on fire, giving it a rock n roll sense of euphoria. The bridge that is tinged with darkness then takes this song to the next level by giving the piece a story telling edge as it evokes the image of the trials and tribulations faced by Paruru in her journey towards becoming the goddess of cuteness herself. Altogether, this song is a perfect way to mark and celebrate Paruru's ascension to the idol heavens and I personally think that this is the reason why AKB stop producing idolish music because nothing could ever top this. The costumes are also freaking cute.

3. Sayonara Crawl
The last bikini single that is truly idolish and energetic. The brass section in the bridge is what makes this next level musically imo because it really makes you feel like you're going down a water slide which is essentially what summer is all about. The summery atmosphere is further amplified through the amazingly beautiful PV, directed by cinematic and visual genius Mika Nakashima and in the extremely beautiful Okinawa and the legendary Churaumi Aquarium making the PV very quintessentially Japanese. I also really loved the sister concept they used in this PV, it was Fuuchan's first big break and on hind sight, pairing her up with Yukirin was really prophetic eh considering Yukirin's kennin with NMB. Most importantly, bikinis made of flowers.

4. Gingham Check

5. Green Flash

6. Maeshika Mukanee

7. Heart Electric

8. Labrador Retriever

9. So long

10. High Tension

11. LOVE TRIP

12. Halloween Night

13. Koisuru Fortune Cookie

14. Kokoro no Placard

15. Kibouteki Refrain

16. Kimi wa Melody

17. Shoot Sign

18. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby

19. UZA

20. Long song title
This song is honestly really irritating and Jurina really hard carried it to a million

21. Tsubasa wa Iranai
TRASH HIPPIE BULLSH*T. It's tragic how this is Mion's signature song. She better get something new asap.

20. Long song title
This song is honestly really irritating and Jurina really hard carried it to a million

21. Tsubasa wa Iranai
TRASH HIPPIE BULLSH*T. It's tragic how this is Mion's signature song. She better get something new asap.

 

Tbh, I barely even listen to like any of these songs but I'll give it a try

Great Songs That Are Actually Still On My Playlist
1. Mae Shika Mukanee
I really really love this, but my only problem with this is that it's really only suitable for certain occasions. I think it was the perfect song for Yuko as her farewell single; since it was sprinkled all over with that infectious energy of hers. And I also got to see this song performed live by Original NMB48 Team N at their N3 senshuuraku where Maachun centered as her last stage with NMB, and it was such a bittersweet, fun performance with the girls giving it their all, knowing it was the very last time they could perform like that as a full team on that stage. So yeah it's great for performances where "cherishing the moments" is of importance and not just a random performance on a music show or concert.
2. Green Flash
Out of the 21 songs listed here, Green Flash is actually the song that's most akin to the type of music that I usually like. Both in terms of the melody of the song as well as the arrangement. I really like the instrumental segment in the middle of the song too! Also, the song just happens to be composed by one of my favourite composers so hahaha.
3. So Long
4. Gingham Check

Good Songs I Wouldn't Mind Listening to Occasionally
5. Kimi wa Melody
I'm gonna be honest and admit that the main reason this ranked so high in my list was because it reminds me of the moment Sayanee claimed that No. 1 spot in the Kouhaku senbatsu, and this was the song she centered and sang. Her solo part was ;_; I mean melodywise it's a nice song too but with that extra oshi feel added to it, that sealed the deal for me lol.
6. Koisuru Fortune Cookie
7. Love Trip
8. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai
9. Kokoro no Placard

Half Decent
10. Sayonara Crawl
11. Labrador Retriever
12. Heart Ereki
13. UZA
14. Halloween Night

Ok But Forgettable
15. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
16. Suzukake Nanchara
17. Shoot Sign

Somewhat Irritating
18. High Tension
19. Kibouteki Refrain

Too Bland And Boring
20. Eien Pressure
21. Tsubasa wa Iranai
Tsubasa wa Iranai was truly a tragic, forgettable single.
If I didn't google it up, I would have totally forgotten that the song even existed.

 

Preliminary results (First two pages)
21. So Long (199)
20. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (201)
19. Kokoro no Placard (204)

17. Shoot Sign & Halloween Night (215)

16. Suzukake (225)
15. Labrador Retriever (228)
14. Tsubasa wa Iranai (229)

13. Eien Pressure (232)
12. Sayonara Crawl (291)
10. Maeshika Mukanee & Heart Ereki (292)

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9. High Tension (346)
7. Love Trip & Green Flash (353)
6. Kimi wa Melody (377)

5. Gingham Check (379)
4. Kibouteki Refrain (383)

3. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (385)
2. Uza (386)
1. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai (452)

Note: Counting method disregards the other song from Love Trip that is allegedly an A-side.

If everyone only had one vote.

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1. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai (9)
2. Gingham Check (5)
3. UZA & Kimi wa Melody (3)
5. Green Flash (2)
6. Sayonara Crawl, Koisuru Fortune Cookie, Heart Ereki, Labrador Retriever, Kuchibiru ni Be my Baby (1)

If you had voted for worst song

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1. Kuchibiru ni Be my Baby (5)
2. So long (4)
3. Suzukake (3)
4. Labrador Retriever, Kokoro no Placard, Halloween Night & Tsubasa wa Iranai (2)
9. UZA, Eien Pressure, Sayonara Crawl, Maeshika Mukanee, High Tension, Shoot Sign (1)

Note: Some members didn't rank till the last place so data for this is a little skewed.

 

^ Well, if AKB officialy consider it (Shiawase wo Wakenasai) as an A-side, we should set aside our own preference and put it in the list.. I found it lacking and one-sided, because we're not doing it in a complete official way. The song might not get promoted like Love Trip but it's one of AKB history (first double A-side), and we should appreciate it. Don't abandon it just because you don't like it to the most

EDIT: the other users (including me) voted for it, even above bunch of the other A-sides, why wouldn't you count that?

 

Thanks @sscrla anyway I would have counted it if people voted for it, many didn't. If I were to arbitrarily assigned the Shiawase song a rank, it would skew the results. Worst still, there were some who ranked Love Trip and Shiawase together. I don't really know how I can calculate the scores that way so I just ignored Shiawase altogether.

Also yea, the Love Trip album didn't even have the words Shiawase blablabla anywhere, do people really consider it a double A-side? Did they even perform it at music shows?

 

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But it's okay tho.. Sorry

 

My rank.

1 Ghingam check (Love that pv: best video-edit ever! The song is super catchy)
2 High tension (Great song, center, senbatsu)
3 Kimi wa melody (the pv is fantastic, the song it's very very good, still not one of the best ballads)
4 Love trip (I didn't appreciate the mv but the song is also very very good, Sashi rules in the choreo!)
5 Bokutachi wa tatakawanai (a great single and mv)
6 Koi suru wa fortune cookie (just..iconic! both constumes and song are pure fun!)
7 Sayonara crowl (at first I wasn't so happy about this song, but after a few month the melody stick in my head and never leave)
8 Labrador retriver (2 Paruru, 2 Mayuyu what you want more??? That's the paradise)
9 Eien pressure (precious single with a stellar senbatsu and a special center)
10 Tsubasa wa iranai (Still a gorgeous ballad perfectly centered by a Mion in state of grace)
11 Kokoro no placard (yes that's KFC copicat song but that's so good too, it's a copy of a masterpiece and it's filled with aces)
12 Green flash (anothers song that I took a while for appreciate. Btw liked the video, the concept and the live performances)
13 Uza (another great mv but the song it's not my style)
14 Halloween night (enjoyed the mv but another song that don't leave me a great impression)
15 So long (despite the hype at the time and the wonderful intro, I agree that is a boring song)
16 Mae shika mukanee ( I admit never give so much attention to this song, often I skip this)
17 Heart ereki (Another single that I don't find interesting, the mv is good too but I found the song melody very generic)
18 Shot sign (maybe it's still early for evaluate this since I listened a few times, so this position)
19 Suzukake... (Didn't like the melody from the first listen)
20 Kibouteki refrain (never liked the fast rythm, the trumpets and the choir)
21 Kuchibiru no be.. (somebody wrote in this thread "abomination" LOL, maybe is too much but I agree that this never conqueer me)

 

I think @RedBug has a point. And since we are ranking singles here, not A sides, let's just count Love Trip/Shiawase as one.

It's interesting how Uza ranks #2 and is in both most rated best songs and worst songs list.

 

Basically I'm referring to this:

That's why I found it lacking not to include that as a separate thing.. Since we need to know how high might that song be in the list.

But it's okay tho, since the other users didn't vote for it

 

Actually if you look at the first post it specifically says:

which is why I also find it strange that Shiawase wasn't included, but that's the way things are so whatever.

 

I honestly forgot about Shiawase. If it really bothers you then start a new poll.

And yea UZA was definitely the most polarizing single lolll. Many rank it near the bottom as well.

 

^ I think we don't need to do that again. Just consider Shiawase as 22nd for those who don't vote for it.

 

You do realize that doing this would make the score for Shiawase lower than it would actually be?

 

^ Yes I do. But that's the only alternative besides starting over the poll OR changing the rule to the full content of the single instead of A-side only, just to make SwW and LT count as one (because the other might have different rank if they consider its B-sides).
Unless we consider SwW as a B-side.

 

Yes let's just consider that song as a B-side.

 

I was looking at "Here is how it works. You rank your favourite AKB48 singles from the best to your worst. " in bold haha

 

Dear everyone who I love on this forum and also to the rest of y'all, I got banned by our great leader for a month so I thought that I should perhaps put my time to good use and finish what I started. So here goes!

After tabulating the scores the final results are as follows:

(Note: This is calculated by adding up all the votes the songs received according to how each submission ranked them and excluding all votes for Shiawase wo Wakenasai. When a submission does not rank all 21 songs, the remaining votes are averaged out.)

At 21st place:

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Tsubasa wa Irana (311)

20th to 11th

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20. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (349)
19. So long (361)
18. Suzukake (370)
17. Kokoro no Placard (393)
16. Shoot Sign (404)
15. Halloween Night (417)
14. Eien Pressure (446)
13. Maeshika Mukanee (486)
12. Labrador Retriever (493)
11. Heart Ereki (514)

Top 10

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10. Sayonara Crawl (582)
9. Green Flash (586)
8. LOVE TRIP (594)
7. High Tension (626)
6. Kimi wa Melody (647)
5. Gingham Check (655)
4. Kibouteki Refrain (670)

Koisuru Fortune Cookie (679)

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UZA (708)

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Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai (797)

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Comment: ForrestFuller's submission was excluded as he ranked High Tension twice. Shirase Miyuki's submission missed out on Labrador Retriever and it is assumed to be ranked last in that circumstance

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Ok so since I had so much free time, I tried to think of more tabulation methods so here goes.

If you could only vote for one song

10. Shoot Sign/Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby/Labrador Retriever/Suzukake/Heart Ereki (1)
7. Green Flash/Maeshika Mukanee/Sayonara Crawl (2)
6. Kimi wa Melody (3)
3. Kibouteki Refrain/Koisuru Fortune Cookie/UZA (4)
2. Gingham Check (6)
1. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai (16)

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If you could only vote for 5 songs

21. Tsubasa wa Iranai 35
20. Kokoro no Placard 38
19. Halloween Night 54
18. So long 74
17. Shoot Sign 74
16. Suzukake 75
15. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby 78
14. Eien Pressure 109
13. Heart Ereki 134
12. Maeshika Mukanee 153
11. LOVE TRIP 196
10. Labrador Retriever 208
9. Sayonara Crawl 222
8. High Tension 236
7. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 314
6. Green Flash 326
5. Kibouteki Refrain 387
4. Kimi wa Melody 387
3. Gingham Check 404
2. UZA 409
1. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai 647

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AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHICH SONGS ARE THE WORST

Songs that are ranked the worst

11. High Tension/Sayonara Crawl/Eien Pressure/UZA 1
8. Shoot Sign/Green Flash/Maeshika Mukanee 2
5. Halloween Night/Kokoro no Placard/Labrador Retriever 3
3. Tsubasa wa Iranai/Suzukake 5
2. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby 7
1. So long 9

And just for fun, if you can rank the top 5 worst songs

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21. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai 8
20. Sayonara Crawl 12
19. UZA 13
18. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 13
17. Kibouteki Refrain 15
16. High Tension 16
15. Gingham Check 17
14. Kimi wa Melody 19
13. LOVE TRIP 21
12. Green Flash 28
11. Maeshika Mukanee 30
10. Heart Ereki 32
9. Labrador Retriever 38
8. So long 46
7. Suzukake 49
6. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby 49
5. Shoot Sign 49
4. Kokoro no Placard 53
3. Halloween Night 53
2. Eien Pressure 61
1. Tsubasa wa Iranai 68

That's all! I used excel to count this so it should be accurate