Manatsu no Sounds good!
Contents
General Information
Manatsu no Sounds good! is the 26th major single (28th overall) released by AKB48. The single contained the 4th Senbatsu Election voting tickets.
CD Information
- Artist
- AKB48
- Single
- Manatsu no Sounds good! (真夏のSounds good!)
- Release Date
- 2012.05.23
- Label/Catalog Number/Price
- Label: You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
- KIZM-90151～2 (Limited Edition Type A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676
- KIZM-151～2 (Regular Edition Type A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676
- KIZM-90153～4 (Limited Edition Type B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676
- KIZM-153～4 (Regular Edition Type B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676
Regular Edition Details
- CD
- Manatsu no Sounds good! (真夏のSounds good!) / Senbatsu
- Mitsu no Namida (３つの涙) / Special Girls
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- (Type-A) Choudai, Darling! (ちょうだい、ダーリン!) / Selection 10
- (Type-B) Gugutasu no Sora (ぐぐたすの空) / Google+ Senbatsu
- Manatsu no Sounds good! (off-vocal)
- Mitsu no Namida (off-vocal)
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- (Type-A) Choudai, Darling! (off-vocal)
- (Type-B) Gugutasu no Sora (off-vocal)
- DVD
- Manatsu no Sounds good! Music Video
- Manatsu no Sounds good! Dance Version
- Mitsu no Namida Music Video
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- (Type-A) Choudai, Darling! Music Video
- (Type-B) Gugutasu no Sora Music Video
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- (Type-A) Bonus Movie: Senbatsu Sousenkyo Member Profiles (Type A)
- (Type-B) Bonus Movie: Senbatsu Sousenkyo Member Profiles (Type B)
Theater Edition Details
- CD
- Manatsu no Sounds good!
- Mitsu no Namida
- Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa... (君のために僕は…) / Stage Fighter Senbatsu
- Manatsu no Sounds good! (off-vocal)
- Mitsu no Namida (off-vocal)
- Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa... (off-vocal)
Included Members
"Manatsu no Sounds good!"
★ Senbatsu (選抜) (36 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center (in italic), Media Senbatsu in bold)
- Team A: Kuramochi Asuka, 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 4: Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu, Yamauchi Suzuran
- Team S: Kizaki Yuria, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena
- Team KII: Takayanagi Akane
- Team E: Kimoto Kanon
- Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki
- Team M: Jo Eriko
- Team H: Kodama Haruka
"Mitsu no Namida"
Special Girls (スペシャルガールズ) (38 Members) (Red Group Centers: Ota Aika, Sato Sumire / Yellow Group Centers: Oba Mina, Nagao Mariya / White Group Centers: Iwasa Misaki, Kikuchi Ayaka)
- Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Ota Aika, Oya Shizuka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Maeda Ami, Matsubara Natsumi
- Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Uchida Mayumi, Umeda Ayaka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Nonaka Misato
- Team B: Kobayashi Kana, Komori Mika, Sato Amina, Sato Sumire, Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Masuda Yuka, Miyazaki Miho
- Team 4: Oba Mina, Tano Yuka, Nakamura Mariko, Nagao Mariya
- Kenkyuusei: Izuta Rina, Omori Miyuu, Kojima Natsuki, Kobayashi Marina, Saeed Yokota Erena, Sasaki Yukari, Natori Wakana, Hirata Rina, Fujita Nana, Muto Tomu, Morikawa Ayaka
"Choudai, Darling!"
Selection 10 (セレクション10) (10 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center)
- Team A: Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
- Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko
- Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
- Team 4: Kato Rena, Shimazaki Haruka
"Gugutasu no Sora"
Google+ Senbatsu (16 Members) (Ishida Haruka Center)
- Team A: Katayama Haruka, Kuramochi Asuka, Takajo Aki, Nakagawa Haruka
- Team K: Tanabe Miku, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko, Yokoyama Yui
- Team B: Ishida Haruka, Kitahara Rie, Suzuki Shihori
- Team 4: Nakamata Shiori
- Team S: Matsui Rena
- SKE48 Kenkyuusei: Matsumura Kaori
- Team N: Yamaguchi Yuki, Yamamoto Sayaka
"Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..."
Stage Fighter Senbatsu (8 Members) (Oshima Yuko Center)
- Team A: Iwasa Misaki
- Team K: Oshima Yuko, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui
- Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Watanabe Mayu
- Team 4: Nagao Mariya
Oricon Chart Positions
| Date | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales | Releases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.05.21 | -- | *1 1,170,554 |
*1 159,623 |
*1 101,704 |
*1 59,578 |
*1 56,708 |
*1 52,631 |
**1 | 1,616,795 | |
| 12.05.28 | *1 21,792 |
*3 22,053 |
*2 19,838 |
*1 15,211 |
*1 12,169 |
*1 14,669 |
*1 16,117 |
**2 | 128,604 | |
| 12.06.04 | *1 13,471 |
*5 | *5 | *5 | *5 | *4 | *4 | **4 | *35,550 | |
| 12.06.11 | *5 | 16 | 12 | *8 | *7 | *6 | *4 | **8 | **9,837 | |
| 12.06.18 | *3 956 |
17 | 16 | 11 | *9 | *9 | 10 | *13 | **6,612 | |
| 12.06.25 | *9 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 15 | *23 | **4,381 | |
| 12.07.02 | *9 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | *29 | **2,762 | |
| 12.07.09 | 20 | 44 | 39 | 43 | 35 | 21 | 16 | *38 | **2,412 | |
| 12.07.16 | 16 | 49 | 46 | ** | 40 | 32 | 30 | *40 | **1,893 | |
| 12.07.23 | 24 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 45 | 47 | *55 | **1,569 | |
| 12.07.30 | 42 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *72 | **1,165 | |
| 12.08.06 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *90 | **1,033 | |
| 12.08.13 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *60 | **1,469 | 1830m album |
| 12.08.20 | 46 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *81 | ***,914 | |
| 12.08.27 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *78 | **1,090 | Gingham Check single |
| 12.09.03 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 103 | ***,723 | |
| 12.09.10 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *97 | ***,570 | |
| 12.09.17 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 115 | ***,531 | |
| 12.09.24 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 115 | ***,502 | |
| 12.10.01 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 111 | ***,457 | |
| 12.10.08 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 128 | ***,389 | |
| 12.10.15 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 152 | ***,285 | |
| 12.10.22 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 190 | ***,262 | |
| 12.10.29 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 191 | ***,251 | UZA single |
| OUT | 7 weeks | Eien Pressure single | ||||||||
| 12.12.24 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 181 | ***,329 | |
| 12.12.31 | 48 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | *60 | ***,826 | |
| 13.01.07 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 124 | ***,395 | |
| 13.01.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 140 | ***,332 | |
| 13.01.21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 192 | ***,282 | |
Total Reported Sales: 1,822,220
Total Sales in 2012: 1,820,056
Total Sales in 2013: 2,164
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 29
Trivia
- First AKB48 senbatsu of Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu, Kizaki Yuria, Takayanagi Akane, Kimoto Kanon, Jo Eriko and Kodama Haruka
- Maeda Atsuko and Kuramochi Asuka's last Senbatsu.
- First AKB48 single to have 36 senbatsu members. Previous singles had 16, 26, and 18.
- Largest number of members from the same team in senbatsu (Team 4).
- First appearance of an HKT48 member in Senbatsu.
- Sashihara Rino's last single as an AKB48 member.
- Sold 1,170,554 copies on first day sales, the group's highest first day sales, until the release of Sayonara Crawl.
| AKB48 Singles Chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| GIVE ME FIVE! (2012) |
Manatsu no Sounds good! (2012) |
Gingham Check (2012) |
