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Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇にBe My Baby; In Lips, Be My Baby) is the 42nd major single (44th overall) released by AKB48.
Tracklist
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇にBe My Baby)
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (365日の紙飛行機; 365 Days of Paper Airplanes)
- Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo... (君を君を君を…; You, You, You...) (Jisedai Senbatsu)
- Yasashii place (やさしい place; Calm Place) (Team A)
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby off vocal ver.
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki off vocal ver.
- Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo... off vocal ver.
- Yasashii place off vocal ver.
DVD=
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby Music Video
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki Music Video
- Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo... Music Video
- Yasashii place Music Video
- WORDS ~minami takahashi speaks words of wisdom~
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇にBe My Baby)
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (365日の紙飛行機)
- Madonna no Sentaku (マドンナの選択; Madonna's Selection) (Renacchi Sousenkyo Senbatsu)
- Oneesan no Hitorigoto (お姉さんの独り言; Older Sister's Monologue) (Team K)
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby off vocal ver.
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki off vocal ver.
- Madonna no Sentaku off vocal ver.
- Oneesan no Hitorigoto off vocal ver.
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇にBe My Baby)
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (365日の紙飛行機)
- Amanojaku Batta (あまのじゃくバッタ; Spoiled Grasshopper) (Team 8)
- Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo (金の羽根を持つ人よ; People with Gold Wings) (Team B)
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby off vocal ver.
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki off vocal ver.
- Amanojaku Batta off vocal ver.
- Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo off vocal ver.
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby (唇にBe My Baby)
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki (365日の紙飛行機)
- Senaka Kotoba (背中言葉; Back Words)
- Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni... (なんか、ちょっと、急に…; Somehow, a Little, Suddenly...) (Team 4)
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby off vocal ver.
- 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki off vocal ver.
- Senaka Kotoba off vocal ver.
- Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni... off vocal ver.
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, 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, Yoshida Karen, Yaguchi Moka, Yamada Nanami, Yamamoto Ai, Yamamoto Ruka, Yokomichi Yuri, Yokoyama Yui, Yoshikawa Nanase, Yoshino Miyu
"Senaka Kotoba"
- (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 Centers)
- 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 Centers)
- 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: Ino 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.
- 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.