Moto Kare desu
Contents
General Information
Moto Kare desu is the 59th single (61st overall) released by AKB48.
CD Information
- Artist
- AKB48
- Single
- Moto Kare desu (元カレです)
- Release Date
- 2022.05.18
- Label
- You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
- Catalog Number/Price
- KIZM-90725～6 (Limited Edition Type-A, CD+DVD) / ¥1,700
- KIZM-725～6 (Regular Edition Type-A, CD+DVD)/ ¥1,700
- KIZM-90727～8 (Limited Edition Type-B, CD+DVD) / ¥1,700
- KIZM-727～8 (Regular Edition Type-B, CD+DVD)/ ¥1,700
- KIZM-90729～30 (Limited Edition Type-C, CD+DVD) / ¥1,700
- KIZM-729～30 (Regular Edition Type-C, CD+DVD)/ ¥1,700
- NMAX-1385 (Theater Edition, CD) / ¥1,100
Regular/Limited Edition Details
- CD
- Moto Kare desu (元カレです) / Senbatsu
- Kowasanakya Ikenai Mono (壊さなきゃいけないもの) / Okada Nana
-
- (Type-A) Okubyou na Namake Mono (臆病なナマケモノ) / Team A
- (Type-B) Loss of time / Team K
- (Type-C) Yarakasou (ヤラカソウ) / Team B
- Moto Kare desu (off-vocal)
- Kowasanakya Ikenai Mono (off-vocal)
-
- (Type-A) Okubyou na Namake Mono (off-vocal)
- (Type-B) Loss of time (off-vocal)
- (Type-C) Yarakasou (off-vocal)
- DVD
- Moto Kare desu Music Video
- Moto Kare desu Music Video (Dance ver.)
- Kowasanakya Ikenai Mono Music Video
Theater Edition Details
- Moto Kare desu
- Kowasanakya Ikenai Mono
- Angie (アンジー) / Team 4
- Moto Kare desu (off-vocal)
- Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono (off-vocal)
- Angie (off-vocal)
Special Edition
(Digital only)
- Moto Kare desu
- Kowasanakya Ikenai Mono
- Okubyou na Namake Mono
- Loss of time
- Yarakasou
- Angie
Included Members
"Moto Kare desu"
★ Senbatsu (選抜) (20 Members) (Honda Hitomi Center)
- Team A: Okada Nana, Chiba Erii, Fukuoka Seina, Mukaichi Mion
- Team K: Taguchi Manaka, Muto Tomu, Yamauchi Mizuki
- Team B: Asai Nanami, Omori Maho, Kashiwagi Yuki
- Team 4: Taniguchi Megu, Murayama Yuiri
- Team 8: Okabe Rin, Oguri Yui, Oda Erina, Onishi Momoka, Kuranoo Narumi, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Shitao Miu, Honda Hitomi
"Kowasanakya Ikenai Mono"
(1 Member)
"Okubyou na Namake Mono"
Team A (チームA) (19 Members) (Okada Nana and Honda Hitomi Center)
- Team A: Iwatate Saho, Okada Nana, Okabe Rin, Otake Hitomi, Komiyama Haruka, Saito Haruna, Shimizu Maria, Takahashi Sayaka, Chiba Erii, Nagano Serika, Nakanishi Chiyori, Fukuoka Seina, Honda Hitomi, Ma Chia-Ling, Michieda Saki, Mitomo Mashiro, Mukaichi Mion, Muto Orin, Yoshihashi Yuzuka
"Loss of time"
Team K (チームK) (17 Members) (Muto Tomu and Yamauchi Mizuki Center)
- Team K: Ichikawa Manami, Okuhara Hinako, Oda Erina, Onishi Momoka, Uemi Sorano, Kobayashi Ran, Shimoguchi Hinana, Takahashi Ayane, Taguchi Manaka, Hattori Yuna, Hama Sayuna, Muto Tomu, Mogi Shinobu, Yamauchi Mizuki, Yamane Suzuha, Yamabe Ayu, Yumoto Ami
"Yarakasou"
Team B (チームB) (19 Members) (Oguri Yui and Kashiwagi Yuki Center)
- Team B: Asai Nanami, Ishiwata Sena, Inagaki Kaori, Oguri Yui, Omori Maho, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitazawa Saki, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Sato Minami, Shinozaki Ayana, Suzuki Kurumi, Tokunaga Remi, Nagano Megumi, Hashimoto Haruna, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Hirano Hikaru, Fukutome Mitsuho, Fujizono Rei, Yamada Kyoka
"Angie"
Team 4 (チーム4) (18 Members) (Kuranoo Narumi and Murayama Yuiri Center)
- Team 4: Utada Hatsuka, Okada Rina, Omori Miyuu, Gyoten Yurina, Kawahara Misaki, Kuranoo Narumi, Kurosu Haruka, Sakagawa Hiyuka, Sasaki Yukari, Sato Kiara, Shitao Miu, Takaoka Kaoru, Tada Kyoka, Taniguchi Megu, Nagatomo Ayami, Murayama Yuiri, Yoshikawa Nanase, Yoshida Karen
Line-up
| Row | Line-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Row | 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | ||
| 2nd Row | 6 7 8 9 10 11 | ||
| 1st Row | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
| Number | Member | Number | Member |
| 20 | Taniguchi Megu | 10 | Chiba Erii |
| 19 | Omori Maho | 9 | Shitao Miu |
| 18 | Muto Tomu | 8 | Kuranoo Narumi |
| 17 | Taguchi Manaka | 7 | Mukaichi Mion |
| 16 | Sakaguchi Nagisa | 6 | Okabe Rin |
| 15 | Oda Erina | 5 | Murayama Yuiri |
| 14 | Fukuoka Seina | 4 | Yamauchi Mizuki |
| 13 | Asai Nanami | 3 (Center) |
Honda Hitomi |
| 12 | Onishi Momoka | 2 | Oguri Yui |
| 11 | Kashiwagi Yuki | 1 | Okada Nana |
Oricon Chart Positions
| Date | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales | Releases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.05.16 | - | 1 288,562 |
3 5,642 |
3 3,307 |
1 23,777 |
3 1,599 |
2 5,573 |
1 | 328,521 | |
| 22.05.23 | 10 | - | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 3,026 | |
| 22.05.30 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 1,395 | |
| 22.06.06 | 28 | - | - | 25 | 2 12,222 |
23 | 23 | 4 | 13,145 | |
| 22.06.13 | 26 | - | 18 | - | 23 | 11 | - | 35 | 991 | |
| 22.06.20 | - | - | - | - | 1 14,204 |
- | - | 8 | 14,434 | |
| OUT | 2 weeks | |||||||||
| 22.07.11 | - | - | - | - | 2 21,624 |
- | - | 5 | 21,759 | |
| OUT | 1 week | |||||||||
| 22.07.25 | - | - | - | - | 1 12,265 |
- | - | 5 | 12,340 | |
| OUT | 2 weeks | |||||||||
| 22.08.15 | - | - | - | - | 1 14,203 |
- | - | 4 | 14,299 | |
| 22.08.22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 25 | 1,250 | |
- Total reported sales: 411,160
- Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 10
Trivia
- First Senbatsu of Asai Nanami, Omori Maho, and Taguchi Manaka.
- First A-side center position of Honda Hitomi.
- First AKB48 single to include team songs (except Team 8) since Teacher Teacher in 2018.
- It is also the first single since new teams from 16th Anniversary Team Shuffle took effect.
- The Theater Edition features Honda Hitomi's first ever solo cover.
- In July 2022, the official Recording Industry Association of Japan awards this single the Double Platinum certification, confirming that the single has sold over 500,000 copies.
- Placed 21st on Oricon's Year End Charts of 2022.
| AKB48 Singles Chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ne mo Ha mo Rumor (2021) |
Moto Kare desu (2022) |
Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss (2022) |
