| Kibouteki Refrain | |
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| Released: | November 26, 2014 |
| Genre: | J-Pop |
| Format: | CD Single, CD+DVD |
| Label | You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS |
| Producer | Akimoto Yasushi |
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| AKB48 Singles Chronology | |
| Previous: Kokoro no Placard 37th Single (2014) |
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Kibouteki Refrain (希望的リフレイン) is the 38th single released by AKB48.
Single Tracklist Details[]
CD Tracklist[]
- Kibouteki Refrain (希望的リフレイン) / Senbatsu
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- (Type-A) Ima, Happy (今、Happy) / Baragumi
- (Type-B) Ambulance / Yurigumi
- (Type-C) Utaitai (歌いたい) / Katoreagumi
- (Type-D) Seifuku no Hane (制服の羽根) / Team 8
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- (Type-A) Juujun na Slave (従順なSlave) / Team A
- (Type-B) Hajimete no Drive (初めてのドライブ) / Team K
- (Type-C) Loneliness Club (ロンリネスクラブ) / Team B
- (Type-D) Me wo Aketa Mama no First Kiss (目を開けたままのファーストキス) / Team 4
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- (Type-D) Kaze no Rasen (風の螺旋) / Kojizaka46
- Kibouteki Refrain (off-vocal)
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- (Type-A) Ima, Happy (off-vocal)
- (Type-B) Ambulance (off-vocal)
- (Type-C) Utaitai (off-vocal)
- (Type-D) Seifuku no Hane (off-vocal)
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- (Type-A) Juujun na Slave (off-vocal)
- (Type-B) Hajimete no Drive (off-vocal)
- (Type-C) Loneliness Club (off-vocal)
- (Type-D) Me wo Aketa Mama no First Kiss (off-vocal)
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- (Type-D) Kaze no Rasen (off-vocal)
DVD Tracklist[]
- Kibouteki Refrain Music Video
- Kibouteki Refrain Music Video (Live Ver.)
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- (Type-A) Ima, Happy Music Video
- (Type-B) Ambulance Music Video
- (Type-C) Utaitai Music Video
- (Type-D) Seifuku no Hane Music Video
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- (Type-A) AKB48 Group Janken Taikai 2014 Weakest Queen Play-off Part 1
- (Type-B) AKB48 Group Janken Taikai 2014 Weakest Queen Play-off Part 2
- (Type-C) Team 8 Ha・ji・me・te・no Dokidoki One Shot Rip Collection!
- (Type-D) Kaze no Rasen Music Video
Theater Edition Details[]
- Kibouteki Refrain
- Ima, Happy
- Reborn / Team Surprise
- Kibouteki Refrain Music Video (off-vocal)
- Ima, Happy (off-vocal)
- Reborn (off-vocal)
Included Members[]
"Kibouteki Refrain"[]
★ Senbatsu (選抜) (32 Members) (Watanabe Mayu & Miyawaki Sakura Centers, Media Senbatsu in bold)
- Team A: Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka, Takahashi Minami, Muto Tomu
- Team K: Kojima Mako, Tano Yuka, Yokoyama Yui
- Team B: Oshima Ryoka, Owada Nana, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kawamoto Saya, Takahashi Juri, Watanabe Mayu
- Team 4: Kato Rena, Kizaki Yuria, Minegishi Minami, Mukaichi Mion
- Team 8: Nakano Ikumi
- Team S: Matsui Jurina
- Team E: Suda Akari, Matsui Rena
- Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka
- Team M: Shiroma Miru
- Team BII: Watanabe Miyuki
- Team H: Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino
- Team KIV: Miyawaki Sakura, Moriyasu Madoka
- Team SII: Miyazawa Sae
- Nogizaka46: Ikoma Rina
"Ima, Happy"[]
Baragumi (ばら組) (16 Members) (Sakaguchi Nagisa & Okada Nana Centers)
- Team A: Tatsuya Makiho
- Team K: Goto Moe
- Team B: Fukuoka Seina
- Team 4: Okada Nana, Nishino Miki, Murayama Yuiri
- Team 8: Sakaguchi Nagisa
- Team S: Kitagawa Ryoha
- Team KII: Ego Yuna
- Team N: Ota Yuuri
- Team BII: Shibuya Nagisa, Yabushita Shu
- Team H: Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Yabuki Nako
- Team KIV: Tomonaga Mio
"Ambulance"[]
Yurigumi (ゆり組) (16 Members) (Sato Sumire Center)
- Team K: Nagao Mariya
- Team B: Uchiyama Natsuki
- Team 4: Iwatate Saho, Sasaki Yukari, Shinozaki Ayana, Tsuchiyasu Mizuki
- Team S: Azuma Rion
- Team KII: Furuhata Nao
- Team E: Sato Sumire
- Team N: Kinoshita Haruna, Yoshida Akari
- Team M: Fujie Reina, Yagura Fuuko
- Team H: Anai Chihiro, Kojina Yui, Matsuoka Natsumi
"Utaitai"[]
Katareagumi (カトレア組) (26 Members) (Shibata Aya Center)
- Team A: Iwata Karen, Nakanishi Chiyori
- Team K: Ishida Haruka, Iwasa Misaki, Kitahara Rie, Miyazaki Miho
- Team B: Oya Shizuka, Ogasawara Mayu, Kuramochi Asuka, Takajo Aki, Tanabe Miku
- Team S: Yamauchi Suzuran
- Team KII: Oba Mina, Takayanagi Akane, Furukawa Airi
- Team E: Kimoto Kanon, Shibata Aya, Tani Marika
- SKE48 Kenkyuusei: Matsumura Kaori
- Team N: Kotani Riho
- Team M: Yamada Nana
- Team BII: Ichikawa Miori, Umeda Ayaka
- Team KIV: Ota Aika, Motomura Aoi
"Seifuku no Hane"[]
Team 8 (チーム8) (47 Members) (Nakano Ikumi Center)
- Team 8: Abe Mei, Iwasaki Moeka, Okabe Rin, Oguri Yui, Ota Nao, Oda Erina, Onishi Momoka, Kita Reina, Gyouten Yurina, Kuranoo Narumi, Kondo Moeri, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Sato Akari, Sato Shiori, Sato Nanami, Shitao Miu, Shimizu Maria, Shimoaoki Karin, Takaoka Kaoru, Takahashi Ayane, Tani Yuri, Tanikawa Hijiri, Chou Kurena, Nakano Ikumi, Nagano Serika, Hashimoto Haruna, Hattori Yuna, Hama Sayuna, Hamamatsu Riona, Hayasaka Tsumugi, Hitomi Kotone, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Hirose Natsuki, Fukuchi Rena, Fujimura Natsuki, Honda Hitomi, Miyazato Rira, Mogi Kasumi, Moriwaki Yui, Yaguchi Moka, Yamada Nanami, Yamamoto Ai, Yamamoto Ruka, Yokomichi Yuri, Yokoyama Yui, Yoshikawa Nanase, Yoshino Miyu
"Juujun na Slave"[]
Team A (チームA) (24 Members) (Kojima Haruna & Takahashi Minami Centers)
- Team A: Ichikawa Manami, Iriyama Anna, Ino Miyabi, Iwata Karen, Kawaei Rina, Kojima Natsuki, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka, Takahashi Minami, Takita Kayoko, Tatsuya Makiho, Taniguchi Megu, Nakata Chisato, Nakanishi Chiyori, Nakamura Mariko, Nishiyama Rena, Fujita Nana, Furuhata Nao, Maeda Ami, Matsui Sakiko, Miyawaki Sakura, Muto Tomu, Morikawa Ayaka, Yagura Fuuko
"Hajimete no Drive"[]
Team K (チームK) (21 Members) (Matsui Jurina & Yamamoto Sayaka Centers)
- Team K: Aigasa Moe, Abe Maria, Ishida Haruka, Iwasa Misaki, Uchida Mayumi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Mako, Kodama Haruka, Kobayashi Kana, Gotou Moe, Shimada Haruka, Shimoguchi Hinana, Suzuki Shihori, Suzuki Mariya, Tano Yuka, Nagao Mariya, Matsui Jurina, Miyazaki Miho, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yumoto Ami, Yokoyama Yui
"Loneliness Club"[]
Team B (チームB) (23 Members) (Kashiwagi Yuki & Watanabe Mayu Centers)
- Team B: Ikoma Rina, Izuta Rina, Uchiyama Natsuki, Umeta Ayano, Oshima Ryoka, Oya Shizuka, Owada Nana, Ogasawara Mayu, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kawamoto Saya, Kuramochi Asuka, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu, Tanabe Miku, Tomonaga Mio, Natori Wakana, Nozawa Rena, Hashimoto Hikari, Hirata Rina, Fukuoka Seina, Yokoshima Aeri, Watanabe Mayu
"Me wo Akete Mama no First Kiss"[]
Team 4 (チーム4) (23 Members) (Kato Rena & Kizaki Yuria Centers)
- Team 4: Iwatate Saho, Okawa Rio, Omori Miyu, Okada Ayaka, Okada Nana, Kato Rena, Kizaki Yuria, Kitazawa Saki, Kotani Riho, Kobayashi Marina, Komiyama Haruka, Sasaki Yukari, Sato Kiara, Shinozaki Ayana, Shibuya Nagisa, Takashima Yurina, Tsuchiyasu Mizuki, Nishino Miki, Maeda Mitsuki, Minegishi Minami, Mukaichi Mion, Murayama Yuiri, Mogi Shinobu
"Kaze no Rasen"[]
Kojizaka46 (こじ坂46) (16 Members) (Kojima Haruna Center)
- Team A: Kojima Haruna
- Nogizaka46: Ikoma Rina, Ito Junna, Kawago Hina, Kawamura Mahiro, Saito Yuri, Sagara Iori, Sasaki Kotoko, Suzuki Ayane, Terada Ranze, Nakada Kana, Nagashima Seira, Noujou Ami, Yamazaki Rena, Watanabe Miria, Wada Maaya
"Reborn"[]
Team Surprise (チームサプライズ) (19 Members) (Izuta Rina Center)
- Team A: Kojima Natsuki, Nakata Chisato, Nakamura Mariko, Maeda Ami, Matsui Sakiko, Morikawa Ayaka
- Team K: Ishida Haruka, Iwasa Misaki, Uchida Mayumi, Suzuki Shihori
- Team B: Izuta Rina, Oya Shizuka, Tanabe Miku, Natori Wakana
- Team 4: Iwatate Saho, Kobayashi Marina, Sasaki Yukari, Shinozaki Ayana
- Team SII: Suzuki Mariya
Oricon Chart Positions[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 1,017,160 |
1 37,812 |
1 20,473 |
1 14,839 |
1 13,362 |
2 15,110 |
1 | 1,130,312 |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 2,665 |
2 2,377 |
3 2,616 |
3 3,328 |
3 | 26,394 |
| 5 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12,545 |
| 5 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6,897 |
| 17 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 4,411 |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 3,581 |
| 11 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 2,412 |
| 16 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 31 | 1,716 |
| 11 | 35 | 40 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 1,916 |
| 22 | - | 35 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 45 | 35 | 2,067 |
| 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 62 | 1,113 |
| 17 | 43 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 48 | 29 | 1,899 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 710 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 161 | 381 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131 | 484 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139 | 348 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 158 | 296 |
| 1 week | OUT | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 149 | 281 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120 | 322 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 186 | 194 |
| 2 weeks | OUT | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 171 | 244 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 159 | 299 |
| 11 weeks | OUT | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 182 | 295 |
| 1 week | OUT | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 174 | 312 |
| Year | Month | Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | November | 1 | 1,130,312 |
| 2014 | December | 8 | 50,247 |
| January | 36 | 11,692 |
Total Reported Sales: 1,199,429*
Trivia[]
- Graduated AKB48 members Maeda Atsuko, Oshima Yuko, Itano Tomomi, and Shinoda Mariko appear in the music video.
- This is the 20th AKB48 single; after Beginner, Sakura no Ki ni Narou, Everyday, Katyusha, Flying Get, Kaze wa Fuiteiru, Ue Kara Mariko, GIVE ME FIVE!, Manatsu no Sounds Good!, Gingham Check, UZA, Eien Pressure, So long!, Sayonara Crawl, Koi Suru Fortune Cookie, Heart Ereki, Suzukake Nanchara, Mae Shika Mukanee, and Labrador Retriever; to sell 1,000,000 copies.
- This is the 18th AKB48 single; after Everyday, Katyusha, Flying Get, Kaze wa Fuiteiru, Ue Kara Mariko, GIVE ME FIVE!, Manatsu no Sounds Good!, Gingham Check, UZA, Eien Pressure, So long!, Sayonara Crawl, Koi Suru Fortune Cookie, Heart Ereki, Suzukake Nanchara, Mae Shika Mukanee, and Labrador Retriever; to sell 1,000,000 copies on the first week.
- This is the 8th AKB48 single; after Flying Get, Kaze wa Fuiteiru, Manatsu no Sounds Good!, Sayonara Crawl, Koi Suru Fortune Cookie, Heart Ereki, and Labrador Retriever; to sell 1,000,000 copies on the first day.
- Kibouteki Refrain debuted in 『オールスター感謝祭'14秋 アノ話題の人がナマで大暴れSP』 (TBS TV) October, 2014.
Covers Combined[]
