Kaze wa Fuiteiru

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CD+DVD Type-A (Limited/Regular Edition)

CD+DVD Type-B (Limited/Regular Edition)

CD Only (Theater Edition)

General Information

Kaze wa Fuiteiru is the 23rd major single (25th overall) released by AKB48.

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Single

Kaze wa Fuiteiru (風は吹いている)

Release Date

2011.10.26

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS

KIZM-90131～2 (Limited Edition Type A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-131～2 (Regular Edition Type A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-90133～4 (Limited Edition Type B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-133～4 (Regular Edition Type B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

NMAX-1120 (Theater Edition, CD Only) / ¥1,047

Regular Edition Details

CD

1. Kaze wa Fuiteiru (風は吹いている) / Senbatsu
2. Kimi no Senaka (君の背中) / Undergirls
3. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Vamos / Undergirls Baragumi
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Gondola Lift (ゴンドラリフト) / Undergirls Yurigumi
4. Kaze wa Fuiteiru (off-vocal)
5. Kimi no Senaka (off-vocal)
6. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Vamos (off-vocal)
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Gondola Lift (off-vocal)

DVD

1. Kaze wa Fuiteiru Music Video
2. Kimi no Senaka Music Video
3. • (Type-A Exclusive track) Vamos Music Video
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) Gondola Lift Music Video
4. Kaze wa Fuiteiru Dance Version
5. • (Type-A Exclusive track) AKB48 Short Comedy "Detective Pheromone" Part
   • (Type-B Exclusive track) AKB48 Short Comedy "Taxi" Part

Theatre Edition Details

CD

1. Kaze wa Fuiteiru
2. Kimi no Senaka
3. Tsubomitachi (蕾たち) / Team 4 and AKB48 Kenkyuusei
4. Kaze wa Fuiteiru (off-vocal)
5. Kimi no Senaka (off-vocal)
6. Tsubomitachi (off-vocal)

Included Members

"Kaze wa Fuiteiru"

★ Senbatsu (18 Members, Maeda Atsuko & Oshima Yuko Centers)

• Team A: Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
• Team K: Itano Tomomi, 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 N: Yamamoto Sayaka

"Kimi no Senaka"

Undergirls (アンダーガールズ) (19 Members) (Ota Aika & Sato Sumire Centers)

• Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Ota Aika, Nakagawa Haruka, Maeda Ami
• Team K: Kikuchi Ayaka, Fujie Reina
• Team B: Ishida Haruka, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Miyazaki Miho
• Team 4: Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Shimazaki Haruka, Yamauchi Suzuran
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Kato Rena
• Team KII: Takayanagi Akane
• Team E: Kimoto Kanon
• NMB48 Kenkyuusei: Jo Eriko

"Vamos"

Undergirls Baragumi (アンダーガールズ ばら組) (18 Members) (Nakatsuka Tomomi & Takeuchi Miyu Centers)

• Team A: Oya Shizuka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Matsubara Natsumi
• Team K: Uchida Mayumi, Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nonaka Misato, Yonezawa Rumi
• Team B: Kobayashi Kana, Suzuki Shihori, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Hirajima Natsumi
• Team 4: Shimada Haruka, Takeuchi Miyu, Nakamata Shiori, Nagao Mariya

"Gondola Lift"

Undergirls Yurigumi (アンダーガールズ ゆり組) (10 Members) (Umeda Ayaka Center)

• Team A: Katayama Haruka, Kuramochi Asuka
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Nito Moeno, Matsui Sakiko
• Team B: Sato Amina, Sato Natsuki, Masuda Yuka
• Team 4: Nakamura Mariko

"Tsubomitachi"

Team 4 + Kenkyuusei (チーム4 + 研究生) (27 Members) (Shimazaki Haruka Center)

• Team 4: Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takeuchi Miyu, Nakamata Shiori, Nakamura Mariko, Nagao Mariya, Yamauchi Suzuran
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Izuta Rina, Iwata Karen, Omori Miyuu, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Kojima Natsuki, Kobayashi Marina, Saeed Yokota Erena, Sasaki Yukari, Suzuki Rika, Takahashi Juri, Tano Yuka, Natori Wakana, Hirata Rina, Fujita Nana, Muto Tomu, Morikawa Ayaka

Oricon Chart Positions

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales	Releases
11.10.24	--	*1 1,045,937	*1 99,592	*1 49,190	*1 26,912	*1 26,763	*1 28,300	**1	1,300,482
11.10.31	*1 12,590	*4	*4	*2 10,586	*2 6,278	*2 6,894	*2 6,539	**3	*67,662
11.11.07	*2 3,908	*9	*9	*6	*6	*5	*4	**7	*22,079
11.11.14	*3 1,911	18	16	13	12	12	10	*14	*11,426
11.11.21	10	28	24	26	21	18	15	*23	**7,407
11.11.28	13	26	31	28	24	21	21	*25	**5,111
11.12.05	17	50	43	27	27	17	16	*32	**4,721	Ue Kara Mariko single
11.12.12	15	34	31	28	27	24	18	*29	**3,937
11.12.19	16	26	19	18	13	13	14	*18	**5,951
11.12.26	10	18	25	24	22	17	13	*19	**4,218
12.01.02	13	12	15	14	18	10	*9	*15	**5,084
12.01.09	*7	30	33	28	32	15	18	*21	**3,823
12.01.16	11	38	42	37	26	23	22	*22	**2,581
12.01.23	25	**	43	48	47	30	30	*42	**2,001
12.01.30	22	36	36	39	29	31	34	*39	**1,884
12.02.06	32	**	**	**	**	39	42	*61	**1,265
12.02.13	**	**	**	**	**	**	43	*59	**1,440	GIVE ME FIVE! single
12.02.20	47	**	**	**	**	**	**	*91	**1,002
12.02.27	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	100	***,699
12.03.05	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	111	***,747
12.03.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	105	***,658
12.03.19	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	119	***,539
12.03.26	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*95	***,620
12.04.02	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	113	***,461
12.04.09	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	130	***,373
12.04.16	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	159	***,291
12.04.23	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	195	***,275
12.04.30	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	166	***,376

Total Reported Sales: 1,457,113*
Total Sales in 2011: 1,418,888
Total Sales in 2012: 38,225
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 28

Trivia

• First AKB48 single to have 18 Senbatsu members
• The single sold 1,045,937 copies on its first day of release. Beating their previous record with Flying Get. Making it their highest first day sales, until the release of Manatsu no Sounds good!
• This is the fifth AKB48 single to sell 1,000,000 copies. The first being Beginner, second being Sakura no Ki ni Narou, third being Everyday, Kachuusha, and fourth being Flying Get.
• Fifth AKB48 Single to ship 1,000,000 copies

AKB48 Singles Chronology
Flying Get (2011)	Kaze wa Fuiteiru (2011)	Ue Kara Mariko (2011)