Gingham Check

Promotional Image

CD+DVD Type-A (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-A (Regular Edition)

CD+DVD Type-B (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-B (Regular Edition)

CD Only (Theater Edition)

General Information

"Gingham Check" is the 27th major single (29th overall) released by AKB48. This single features the Senbatsu elected by the fans in the 4th Senbatsu Election, with Oshima Yuko as center of the single.

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Single

Gingham Check (ギンガムチェック)

Release Date

2012.08.29

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS

KIZM-90167～8 (Limited Edition Type A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-167～8 (Regular Edition Type A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-90169～70 (Limited Edition Type B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-169～70 (Regular Edition Type B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

NMAX-1131 (Theater Edition, CD Only) / ¥1,047

Regular Edition Details

CD

1. Gingham Check (ギンガムチェック) / Senbatsu
2. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Yume no Kawa (夢の河) / Selection 10
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Nante Bohemian (なんてボヘミアン) / Undergirls
3. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Do Re Mi Fa Onchi (ドレミファ音痴) / Next Girls
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Show Fight! / Future Girls

1. Gingham Check (off-vocal)
2. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Yume no Kawa (off-vocal)
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Nante Bohemian (off-vocal)
3. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Do Re Mi Fa Onchi (off-vocal)
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Show Fight! (off-vocal)

DVD

1. Gingham Check Music Video
2. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Yume no Kawa Music Video
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Nante Bohemian Music Video
3. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Do Re Mi Fa Onchi Music Video
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Show Fight! Music Video
4. • (Type-A Exclusive track) AKB48 4th Senbatsu Election Documentary
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) "Self-taken pictures course and Tsuri course" from AKB48 Group Members
5. • (Type-B Exclusive track) "Self-taken pictures and Tsuri gallery" from AKB48 Group Members

Theater Edition Details

CD

1. Gingham Check
2. Yume no Kawa
3. Ano Hi no Fuurin (あの日の風鈴) / Waiting Girls
4. Gingham Check (off-vocal)
5. Yume no Kawa (off-vocal)
6. Ano Hi no Fuurin (off-vocal)

Included Members

"Gingham Check"

★ Senbatsu (選抜) (16 Members) (Oshima Yuko Center)

• Team A: Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami
• Team K: Itano Tomomi, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Watanabe Mayu
• Team S: Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena
• Team H: Sashihara Rino

"Yume no Kawa"

Selection 10 (セレクション10) (10 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center)

• Team A: Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
• Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Minegishi Minami
• Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
• Team S: Matsui Jurina

"Nante Bohemian"

Undergirls (アンダーガールズ) (16 Members) (Takajo Aki Center)

• Team A: Kuramochi Asuka, Takajo Aki
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka
• Team B: Sato Amina, Masuda Yuka
• Team 4: Shimazaki Haruka
• Team S: Oya Masana, Kizaki Yuria, Suda Akari, Yagami Kumi
• Team KII: Ogiso Shiori, Takayanagi Akane, Hata Sawako, Furukawa Airi
• Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki

"Do Re Mi Fa Onchi"

Next Girls (ネクストガールズ) (16 Members) (Iwasa Misaki Center)

• Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Katayama Haruka, Nakagawa Haruka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Maeda Ami
• Team K: Fujie Reina
• Team B: Kobayashi Kana, Miyazaki Miho
• Team 4: Tano Yuka, Nagao Mariya
• Team KII: Mukaida Manatsu
• SKE48 Kenkyuusei: Matsumura Kaori
• Team N: Fukumoto Aina, Yamada Nana
• Team H: Miyawaki Sakura

"Show Fight!"

Future Girls (フューチャーガールズ) (16 Members) (Muto Tomu Center)

• Team A: Ota Aika, Oya Shizuka
• Team K: Kikuchi Ayaka, Nito Moeno, Matsui Sakiko
• Team B: Ishida Haruka, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire
• Team 4: Ichikawa Miori, Oba Mina, Yamauchi Suzuran
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Muto Tomu
• Team S: Nakanishi Yuka
• Team KII: Yakata Miki
• Team E: Kimoto Kanon
• Team N: Ogasawara Mayu

"Ano Hi no Fuurin"

Waiting Girls (ウェイティングガールズ) (171 Members)

• Team A: Matsubara Natsumi
• Team K: Uchida Mayumi, Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nonaka Misato
• Team B: Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Shihori, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina
• Team 4: Abe Maria, Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Shimada Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu, Nakamata Shiori, Nakamura Mariko
• Team Unknown: Izuta Rina, Kobayashi Marina, Kojima Natsuki, Natori Wakana, Fujita Nana, Morikawa Ayaka
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Aigasa Moe, Amemiya Maika, Iwatate Saho, Umeta Ayano, Okada Ayaka, Oshima Ryoka, Omori Miyuu, Kita Shiori, Kitazawa Saki, Saeed Yokota Erena, Sasaki Yukari, Shinozaki Ayana, Takashima Yurina, Hasegawa Haruna, Hirata Rina, Mitsumune Kaoru, Murayama Yuiri, Mogi Shinobu, Moriyama Sakura, Watanabe Nene
• Team S: Kato Rumi, Kinoshita Yukiko, Kuwabara Mizuki, Takada Shiori, Deguchi Aki, Hirata Rikako, Hiramatsu Kanako
• Team KII: Akaeda Ririna, Abiru Riho, Ishida Anna, Kato Tomoko, Goto Risako, Sato Seira, Sato Mieko, Matsumoto Rina, Yamada Reika, Wakabayashi Tomoka
• Team E: Isohara Kyoka, Ueno Kasumi, Umemoto Madoka, Kaneko Shiori, Kobayashi Ami, Sakai Mei, Shibata Aya, Takagi Yumana, Takeuchi Mai, Tsuzuki Rika, Hara Minami, Yamashita Yukari
• SKE48 Kenkyuusei: Iguchi Shiori, Ichino Narumi, Inuzuka Asana, Iwanaga Tsugumi, Uchiyama Mikoto, Ego Yuna, Owaki Arisa, Ogino Risa, Kito Momona, Kobayashi Emiri, Saito Makiko, Suga Nanako, Niidoi Sayaka, Hioki Miki, Fujimoto Mitsuki, Futamura Haruka, Furuhata Nao, Mizuno Honoka, Miyamae Ami, Yamada Mizuho
• Team N: Kadowaki Kanako, Kishino Rika, Kinoshita Haruna, Kotani Riho, Kondo Rina, Shinohara Kanna, Shiroma Miru, Jonishi Kei, Matsuda Shiori, Yamaguchi Yuki, Yoshida Akari
• Team M: Ota Riona, Okita Ayaka, Kawakami Rena, Kinoshita Momoka, Shimada Rena, Jo Eriko, Takano Yui, Tanigawa Airi, Hikawa Ayame, Fujita Runa, Mita Mao, Murakami Ayaka, Murase Sae, Yagura Fuuko, Yamagishi Natsumi, Yogi Keira
• NMB48 Kenkyuusei: Koyanagi Arisa, Azuma Yuki, Ishida Yuumi, Uno Mizuki, Koga Narumi, Sato Sorai, Nakagawa Hiromi, Nishizawa Rurina, Hayashi Momoka, Yamamoto Hitomi, Akazawa Hono, Ishizuka Akari, Ijiri Anna, Ueda Mirei, Umehara Mako, Ota Yuuri, Kato Yuuka, Kamieda Emika, Kusaka Konomi, Kushiro Rina, Kurokawa Hazuki, Kono Saki, Kobayashi Rikako, Sasaki Nanami, Sugimoto Kano, Takayama Riko, Togo Sora, Hisada Riko, Miura Arisa, Muro Kanako, Yabushita Shu, Yamauchi Tsubasa
• Team H: Anai Chihiro, Ueki Nao, Kumazawa Serina, Kodama Haruka, Komori Yui, Shimono Yuki, Sugamoto Yuko, Tanaka Natsumi, Taniguchi Airi, Nakanishi Chiyori, Matsuoka Natsumi, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka, Wakatabe Haruka
• HKT48 Kenkyuusei: Abe Kyoka, Imada Mina, Eto Sayaka, Nakanishi Ayaka, Fukagawa Maiko

Oricon Chart Positions

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales	Releases
12.08.27	--	*1 906,617	*1 107,399	*1 44,748	*1 30,596	*1 27,380	*1 27,094	**1	1,181,966
12.09.03	*1 11,001	*6	*5	*3 4,927	*4	*3 6,456	*3 6,814	**3	*53,860
12.09.10	*4	10	*7	*5	*4	*5	*4	**5	*19,712
12.09.17	*3 2,382	12	11	*8	*4	*4	*3 1,739	**6	*12,231
12.09.24	*4	14	11	10	*7	*6	*6	*12	**6,996
12.10.01	*4	16	18	15	11	*5	*6	*10	**4,386
12.10.08	*4	22	17	13	15	10	10	*16	**3,966
12.10.15	10	33	28	22	16	18	21	*21	**2,989
12.10.22	10	43	44	23	23	21	21	*28	**3,192
12.10.29	16	37	38	31	29	22	21	*34	**3,200	UZA single
12.11.05	13	47	39	29	32	28	35	*38	**2,572
12.11.12	40	**	**	35	25	22	24	*42	**1,694
12.11.19	17	**	**	35	38	28	43	*46	**2,321
12.11.26	17	**	46	35	28	24	29	*36	**2,369
12.12.03	16	48	46	41	41	41	38	*39	**1,953	Eien Pressure single
12.12.10	14	45	44	41	43	36	32	*39	**2,219
12.12.17	16	32	38	26	29	21	25	*31	**2,381
12.12.24	35	46	48	**	**	39	35	*46	**1,345
12.12.31	42	31	22	19	20	33	36	*29	**1,609
13.01.07	30	**	**	**	**	**	**	*66	***,858
13.01.14	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*81	***,691
13.01.21	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	113	***,563
13.01.28	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	120	***,535
13.02.04	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	138	***,441
13.02.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	164	***,379
13.02.18	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	130	***,512	So long! single
13.02.25	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	187	***,322
13.03.04	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	153	***,362
13.03.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	162	***,288
13.03.18	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	166	***,328

Total Reported Sales: 1,316,240
Total Sales in 2012: 1,303,407
Total Sales in 2013: 12,833
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 30

Trivia

• Kasai Tomomi's last senbatsu.
• Maeda Atsuko's last single.
• Sashihara Rino's first single as an HKT48 member.
• Nakagawa Haruka and Ota Aika's last single as an AKB48 member.
• This is the seventh AKB48 single with an entirely English name.
• First and only Senbatsu Sousenkyo winners’ single to have a song performed by non-ranking members.

AKB48 Singles Chronology
Manatsu no Sounds good! (2012)	Gingham Check (2012)	UZA (2012)