Single HKT48 15th single [Biisan wa Naze Nakunaru no ka?] (2022/06/22)

Ok, I don't care either if you use spoilers, it doesn't make your writting magically disapear, what is written is written.

Anyway I keep my words! (Nako or Hitomi + sexy outfits = big no for now), Where were the sources ?

You want to provide informations, fine, just show where it comes from for a minimum of honesty, and that's the reason I would provide links.
Also were you less eager to request underaged girls in swimsuit and things would have go differently. Your posting history doesn't speak in your favor.

 

This MV is the first thing I like in this single

Btw, seeing how well the other MV is doing I think it's great they relased another one

 

Cute video! It's a shame the quality isn't that good (it's a bit pixely, unclean in some scenes). I like the summery vibes, but I think I actually still prefer the original version

 

Day 2: 6th place
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-06-22/

 

Day 3: 8th
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-06-23/

 

Nako and Nappi promoting the single today on FBS TV in Fukuoka:


if the video does not show watch the video here

 

Day 4:
Guess who are 1, 2 & 3 ?
6,116
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-06-24/

 

Now this is a proper MV for the song. The original version was not even a real set, let alone summery. It was just a lot of effects. I don't care about swimsuits (in fact, thse clothes are perfect and natural lol), I just want to see an MV where they look like they're enjoying summer.

 

Day 5: 13th
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-06-25/p/2/

Hmmm, so far, it doesn't look like this single will sell more than Kimidoko in it's 1st week; despite the new generation and Nako being back on a CD. I guess I can allready lower my expectetions for another HKT48 single before the end of the year.
Anyway, the current strategy is to sell it in the (very) long run.

 

Day 6:
Holding 13th
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-06-26/p/2/

 

Oricon is reporting around 127k copies sold in the 1st week
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2240239/full/

Disapointng

 

The song is good too...feels bad man
But the single before is good too... I wonder what's the reason.

 

Day 7: 24th
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-06-27/p/3/

 

1st week ends with 127,375 copies sold
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2022-07-04/

 

KimiDoko had the tickets to vote at the Request Hour. Maybe if they had an event for this one it would've been better

 

So, this is it.
Those millions of views on MVs, those tons of followers / answers on Nako's social medias have become an illusion.

Really sad, the management made some promotion efforts especially with this 2nd MV, and I'm afraid they were caught in the dream of improvement reflected above.
The fans Nako brought with her don't seem interested enough .... after all , it's so easy to just whatch and hit a thumb up.

 

Hey c'mon now.. you can't really blame Nako fans this single doesn't sell well, she literally one out of two members who sold out her hs (plus she had the most slot and the 1st one who sold out her hs) so her fans definitely buying this single..
if you reealllyy want to blame anyone, maaaybe you can blame the other members fans for not buying the hs tickets and helping the sales..

And if you compare the 1st week sales of kimidoko and this single, they only have 14k difference and kimidoko have the advantage of having voting tickets for HKT Request Hour + JR Kyushu collaboration (and they still haven't lost some popular members like Madoka & Shige I might add...)

Let's face it, all 48/46 group sales are in a decline for a while already, with a few exception.. so blaming it solely on Nako and her fans is not it..

 

Totally agree, Nako has sold out all her slots, only Nako and Nappi did it, Nako's fans have bought a lot and all 48group drops their sales, not only HKT.
More than blaming Nako, I'm curious why all other groups can promote their new single on music show, but HKT just performs it in their theater. STU can go on CDTV, Buzz,... why management? The one and only time this single performed outside with full senbatsu was on their national tour, and staff has been totally forgotten their Tiktok account either. I don't think management has tried their best to promote this.

 

Maybe the Lack of regular releases? More than 1 single per year?