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Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇にBe My Baby) is the 44th single released by AKB48.
Regular/Limited Edition Details[]
CD Tracklist[]
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇にBe My Baby) / Senbatsu
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (365日の紙飛行機) / Asa ga Kita Senbatsu
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- (Type-A) Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo... (君を君を君を…) / Next Generation Senbatsu
- (Type-B) Madonna no Sentaku (マドンナの選択) / Renacchi Sousenkyo Senbatsu
- (Type-C) Ama Nojaku Batta (あまのじゃくバッタ) / Team 8
- (Type-D) Senaka Kotoba (背中言葉)
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- (Type-A) Yasashii place (やさしい place) / Team B
- (Type-B) Oneesan no Hitorigoto (お姉さんの独り言) / Team K
- (Type-C) Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo (金の羽根を持つ人よ) / Team B
- (Type-D) Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni... (なんか、ちょっと、急に…) / Team 4
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (off-vocal)
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (off-vocal)
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- (Type-A) Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo... (off-vocal)
- (Type-B) Madonna no Sentaku (off-vocal)
- (Type-C) Ama Nojaku Batta (off-vocal)
- (Type-D) Senaka Kotoba (off-vocal)
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- (Type-A) Yasashii place (off-vocal)
- (Type-B) Oneesan no Hitorigoto (off-vocal)
- (Type-C) Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo (off-vocal)
- (Type-D) Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni... (off-vocal)
DVD Tracklist[]
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby Music Video
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki Music Video
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- (Type-A) Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo... Music Video
- (Type-B) Madonna no Sentaku Music Video
- (Type-C) Ama Nojaku Batta Music Video
- (Type-D) Senaka Kotoba Music Video
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- (Type-A) Yasashii place Music Video
- (Type-B) Oneesan no Hitorigoto Music Video
- (Type-C) Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo Music Video
- (Type-D) Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni... Music Video
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- (Type-A) WORDS ~minami takahashi speaks words of wisdom~
- (Type-B) Beyond the PARTY ~Takahashi Minami Pre-Graduation Interview~ (PARTYのその先へ ～高橋みなみ 卒業直前インタビュー～)
- (Type-C) # Teramina ~The Best of Takahashi Minami from 812 Terabytes~ (テラみな ～812テラバイトから厳選した高橋みなみ傑作集～)
- (Type-D) To You Who Will Depart. ~Congratulations Comments from AKB48 Group Members to Takahashi Minami~ (旅立つ君へ。 〜高橋みなみへのAKB48グループメンバーお祝いコメント集〜)
Theater Edition Details[]
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇にBe My Baby) / Senbatsu
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (365日の紙飛行機) / Asa ga Kita Senbatsu
- Sakki Made wa Ice Tea (さっきまではアイスティー) / Mushi Kago
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (off-vocal)
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (off-vocal)
- Sakki Made wa Ice Tea (off-vocal)
Included Members[]
"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"[]
Senbatsu (選抜) (16 Members) (Takahashi Minami Center)
- Team A: Iriyama Anna, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka, Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui
- Team K: Minegishi Minami
- Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Kizaki Yuria, Watanabe Mayu
- Team S: Matsui Jurina
- Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka
- Team H: Sashihara Rino
- Team KIV: Miyawaki Sakura
- NGT48: Kitahara Rie
- Team SII: Miyazawa Sae
"365 Nichi no Kamihikouki"[]
Asa ga Kita Senbatsu (あさが来た選抜) (16 Members) (Yamamoto Sayaka Center)
- Team A: Iriyama Anna, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka, Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui
- Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Kizaki Yuria, Watanabe Mayu
- Team S: Matsui Jurina
- Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka
- Team BII: Watanabe Miyuki
- Team H: Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino
- Team KIV: Miyawaki Sakura
- NGT48: Kitahara Rie
"Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo..."[]
Next Generation Senbatsu (次世代選抜) (16 Members) (Kodama Haruka Center)
- Team A: Owada Nana, Taniguchi Megu
- Team K: Tano Yuka, Mukaichi Mion, Muto Tomu
- Team B: Oshima Ryoka
- Team 4: Okada Nana, Kawamoto Saya, Kojima Mako, Komiyama Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Nishino Miki, Murayama Yuiri
- Team 8: Sakaguchi Nagisa
- Team BII: Watanabe Miyuki
- Team H: Kodama Haruka
"Madonna no Sentaku"[]
Renacchi Sousenkyo Senbatsu (れなっち総選挙選抜) (16 Members) (Tanaka Natsumi Center)
- Team A: Iriyama Anna, Shimazaki Haruka, Maeda Ami
- Team K: Tano Yuka, Mukaichi Mion, Mogi Shinobu
- Team B: Oshima Ryoka, Kato Rena
- Team 8: Sato Nanami
- Team E: Sato Sumire
- Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka
- Team M: Shiroma Miru
- Team H: Kojina Yui, Tanaka Natsumi, Matsuoka Natsumi
- Team KIV: Murashige Anna
"Ama Nojaku Batta"[]
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, Cho 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, Yoshida Karen, Yaguchi Moka, Yamada Nanami, Yamamoto Ai, Yamamoto Ruka, Yokomichi Yuri, Yokoyama Yui, Yoshikawa Nanase, Yoshino Miyu
"Senaka Kotoba"[]
Takahashi Minami graduation song (高橋みなみ卒業楽曲) (20 Members) (Takahashi Minami Center)
- Team A: Iriyama Anna, Owada Nana, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka, Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui
- Team K: Minegishi Minami, Mukaichi Mion
- Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Kizaki Yuria, Watanabe Mayu
- Team 4: Komiyama Haruka, Takahashi Juri
- Team S: Matsui Jurina
- Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka
- Team H: Sashihara Rino
- Team KIV: Miyawaki Sakura
- NGT48: Kitahara Rie
- Team SII: Miyazawa Sae
"Yasashii place"[]
Team A (チームA) (22 Members) (Shimazaki Haruka & Miyawaki Sakura Center)
- Team A: Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Oya Shizuka, Owada Nana, Ogasawara Mayu, Kojima Natsuki, Kojima Haruna, Sasaki Yukari, Shimazaki Haruka, Shiroma Miru, Takahashi Minami, Takita Kayoko, Taniguchi Megu, Nakanishi Chiyori, Nakamura Mariko, Nishiyama Rena, Hirata Rina, Maeda Ami, Miyazaki Miho, Miyawaki Sakura, Yamada Nanami, Yokoyama Yui
"Oneesan no Hitorigoto"[]
Team K (チームK) (22 Members) (Mukaichi Mion Center)
- Team K: Aigasa Moe, Abe Maria, Ishida Haruka, Ichikawa Manami, Kodama Haruka, Shinozaki Ayana, Shimada Haruka, Shimoguchi Hinana, Suzuki Mariya, Takajo Aki, Tano Yuka, Nakata Chisato, Nakano Ikumi, Nagao Mariya, Fujita Nana, Matsui Jurina, Minegishi Minami, Mukaichi Mion, Muto Tomu, Mogi Shinobu, Yumoto Ami, Yamamoto Sayaka
"Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo"[]
Team B (チームB) (18 Members) (Kato Rena & Kizaki Yuria Center)
- Team B: Iwasa Misaki, Uchiyama Natsuki, Umeta Ayano, Oshima Ryoka, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Kizaki Yuria, Kobayashi Kana, Goto Moe, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Takeuchi Miyu, Tatsuya Makiho, Tanabe Miku, Fukuoka Seina, Yabuki Nako, Yokoshima Aeri, Watanabe Mayu, Watanabe Miyuki
"Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni..."[]
Team 4 (チーム4) (19 Members)
- Team 4: Iino Miyabi, Izuta Rina, Iwatate Saho, Okawa Rio, Omori Miyu, Okada Ayaka, Okada Nana, Kawamoto Saya, Kitagawa Ryoha, Kitazawa Saki, Kojima Mako, Komiyama Haruka, Sato Kiara, Shibuya Nagisa, Takahashi Juri, Tomonaga Mio, Nishino Miki, Nozawa Rena, Murayama Yuiri
Sakki Made wa Ice Tea[]
Mushi Kago (虫かご) (12 Members)
- Team B: Goto Moe, Fukuoka Seina
- Team 4: Komiyama Haruka
- Team 8: Sakaguchi Nagisa
- SKE48 Kenkyuusei: Obata Yuna, Goto Rara
- Team M: Uemura Azusa
- Team BII: Yabushita Shu
- HKT48 Kenkyuusei: Aramaki Misaki, Imamura Maria
- NGT48 Kenkyuusei: Oguma Tsugumi, Takakura Moeka
Oricon Chart Positions[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | #1 813,044 |
#1 31,921 |
#1 18,018 |
#1 11,994 |
#1 10,444 |
#1 13,883 |
1 | 905,490 |
| #3 4,461 |
#11 | #4 | #4 | #5 | #5 | #6 | 4 | 25,800 |
| #6 | #11 | #10 | #8 | #7 | #8 | #1 60,795 |
1 | 70,788 |
| #5 | #5 | #5 | #3 1,098 |
#2 1,020 |
#2 1,221 |
#3 1,335 |
4 | 8,440 |
| #3 1,113 |
#8 | #6 | #4 | #5 | #5 | #7 | 9 | 6,633 |
| #1 951 |
#16 | #8 | #5 | #4 | #9 | #8 | 7 | 5,174 |
| #5 | #22 | #14 | #11 | #8 | - | - | x | xxx |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | xxx |
Total Reported Sales: 1,022,325*
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 6
Trivia[]
- Takahashi Minami's first Center since Ponytail to Shushu, this is also her first solo Center since Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou.
- Nishiyama Rena, Uchiyama Natsuki, Takajo Aki, Iwasa Misaki, Nagao Mariya, and Kobayashi Kana's last single.
- First AKB48 single to include NGT48 members (aside from Kitahara Rie).
- Minegishi Minami doesn't appear in the dance scenes and the lighthouse group scenes for the PV of Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby due to other work commitment.
- Due to her foot injury, Shimazaki Haruka doesn't appear in any dance scenes for the PVs of the songs she participates in. She also doesn't appear in the lighthouse group scenes for the PV of Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby.
- The single's first-day sales of 813,044 copies made AKB48 outrank B'z in becoming the best selling artist, with 36.158 million copies sold.
- The first single since Sakura no Ki ni Narou in 2011 that doesn't sell 1 Million copies in the first week.
- Matsui Jurina's last and Yabuki Nako's first single participation as AKB48 members.
- First AKB48 single participation of Obata Yuna, Goto Rara, Uemura Azusa, Aramaki Misaki, Imamura Maria, Oguma Tsugumi and Takakura Moeka.
- First single to include Yoshida Karen.