Iki wo Suru Kokoro

General Information

Iki wo Suru Kokoro is the 9th single released by STU48.

CD Information

Artist

STU48

Single

Iki wo Suru Kokoro (息をする心)

Release Date

2023.03.15

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: You, Be Cool!/King Records

KIZM-90761～2 (Limited Edition Type-A, CD+DVD) / ¥1,750

KIZM-761～2 (Regular Edition Type-A, CD+DVD) / ¥1,750

KIZM-90763～4 (Limited Edition Type-B, CD+DVD) / ¥1,750

KIZM-763～4 (Regular Edition Type-B, CD+DVD) / ¥1,750

NMAX-1409 (Theater Edition, CD) / ¥1,150

Limited/Regular Edition Details

CD

1. Iki wo Suru Kokoro (息をする心) / Senbatsu
2. • (Type-A) Shizen Touta Shugi (自然淘汰主義)
   • (Type-B) Egao no Chance (笑顔のチャンス) / Setouchi PR Unit Season 2
3. Hana wa Dare no Mono? - From THE FIRST TAKE (花は誰のもの? - From THE FIRST TAKE) / Ishida Chiho
4. Iki wo Suru Kokoro (off-vocal)
5. • (Type-A) Shizen Touta Shugi (off-vocal)
   • (Type-B) Egao no Chance (off-vocal)

DVD

1. • (Type-A) Iki wo Suru Kokoro Music Video
   • (Type-B) Egao no Chance Music Video

Theater Edition Details

CD

1. Iki wo Suru Kokoro
2. Kamisama mo Akireru Kurai ni (神様も呆れるくらいに) / SHOWROOM Senbatsu
3. Hana wa Dare no Mono? - From THE FIRST TAKE
4. Iki wo Suru Kokoro (off-vocal)
5. Kamisama mo Akireru Kurai ni (off-vocal)

Special Edition Details

(Digital only)

1. Iki wo Suru Kokoro
2. Shizen Touta Shugi
3. Egao no Chance
4. Kamisama mo Akireru Kurai ni

Included Members

"Iki wo Suru Kokoro"

★ Senbatsu (選抜) (16 Members) (Ishida Chiho Center)

• 1st Generation: Ishida Chiho, Ishida Minami, Imamura Mitsuki, Iwata Hina, Kai Kokoa, Takino Yumiko, Fukuda Akari
• 3rd Draft: Oki Yuka, Nakamura Mai
• 2nd Generation: Osaki Serika, Kawamata Anna, Kojima Aiko, Takao Sayaka, Yoshizaki Rinko, Yoshida Sara, Rissen Momoka

"Shizen Touta Shugi"

(20 Members) (Shinano Soraha Center)

• 1st Generation: Taniguchi Mahina, Hyodo Aoi, Mineyoshi Arisa, Morishita Maiha
• 3rd Draft: Shinano Soraha
• 2nd Generation: Ikeda Yura, Utsumi Rine, Kawamata Yuuna, Kudo Riko, Sako Himeka, Shimizu Sara, Suzuki Ayaka, Tanaka Miho, Harada Sayaka, Muneyuki Rika, Watanabe Natsuki
• Kenkyuusei: Okada Azumi, Okamura Rio, Kurushima Yuka, Morokuzu Noa

"Egao no Chance"

Setouchi PR Unit Season 2 (瀬戸内PR部隊 Season 2) (7 Members) (Ishida Chiho Center)

• 1st Generation: Ishida Chiho, Fukuda Akari
• 3rd Draft: Oki Yuka, Nakamura Mai
• 2nd Generation: Osaki Serika, Takao Sayaka, Yoshizaki Rinko

"Kamisama mo Akireru Kurai ni"

SHOWROOM Senbatsu (SHOWROOM選抜) (5 Members) (Takino Yumiko Center)

• 1st Generation: Imamura Mitsuki, Kai Kokoa, Takino Yumiko, Fukuda Akari
• 2nd Generation: Takao Sayaka

"Hana wa Dare no Mono? - From THE FIRST TAKE"

(1 member)

• 1st Generation: Ishida Chiho

Oricon Chart Positions

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales	Releases
23.03.13	-	2 198,825	5	7	3 8,411	10	2 5,620	2	217,153
23.03.20	-	28	-	29	27	24	2 3,110	18	4,173
23.03.27	-	-	17	-	-	-	-	46	777
OUT	1 week
23.03.10	-	-	-	-	2 10,265	-	-	7	10,492
23.03.17	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	18	2,778
23.03.24	-	-	-	-	3 7,887	-	-	9	7,946
OUT	1 week
23.03.08	-	-	-	-	2 9,891	11	3 4,520	8	14,923
23.05.15	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	41	1,170
23.05.22	-	-	2 2,939	-	-	-	-	xx	xx
23.05.29	-	-	-	-	2 10,997	-	-	6	11,020
23.06.05	-	-	-	-	1 5,194	-	-	15	5,234
OUT	1 week
23.06.19	-	-	-	-	2 8,173	-	-	7	9,686
OUT	3 weeks
23.07.17	-	-	-	-	2 3,965	-	-	11	3,982

Total Reported Sales: 292,273
Total of weeks charting inside Top 50: 13

Trivia

• First Senbatsu of Osaki Serika since Omoidaseru Koi wo Shiyou.
• First appearance of members selected from New Wave Project special audition in an STU48 single.
• Last Single and Senbatsu of Yoshizaki Rinko
• Kamisama mo Akireru Kurai ni was the CM song for naive body wash.
• The single was originally scheduled to be released on March 1st, 2023. The release date was postponed due to production delays.
• In the Dance QR MV of Iki wo Suru Kokoro, each member has a unique QR code and there's a group QR code all that leads to a different video. There are 3 videos for each of the QR codes and they are switched up every 10 days. There are a total of 51 unique videos.
• In April 2023, the official Recording Industry Association of Japan awards this single the Platinum certification, confirming that the single has sold over 250,000 copies.
• In the Oricon single year end charts of 2023, ranked 28th.

STU48 Singles Chronology
Hana wa Dare no Mono? (2022)	Iki wo Suru Kokoro (2023)	Kimi wa Nani wo Kokai Suru no ka? (2023)