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Manatsu no Sounds Good!

20120418 akb48 manatsu regular A
Single by AKB48
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20120418 akb48 manatsu regular B
Single by AKB48
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20120418 akb48 manatsu theatre
Single by AKB48
Theater Edition Cover

Released: May 23, 2012
Genre: J-Pop
Format: CD Single, CD+DVD
Label: You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
Producer: Akimoto Yasushi
Limited Edition Covers

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Single by AKB48
Limited Edition A Cover

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Single by AKB48
Limited Edition B Cover

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【PV】真夏のSounds_good_!_ダイジェスト映像_AKB48_公式

【PV】真夏のSounds good ! ダイジェスト映像 AKB48 公式

AKB48 - Manatsu no Sounds good!

Manatsu no Sounds Good! (真夏のSounds Good!; Midsummer Sounds Good!) is the 26th major single (28th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in five versions: a limited type-A CD+DVD edition, a regular type-A CD+DVD edition, a limited type-B CD+DVD edition, a regular type-B CD+DVD edition, and a limited CD-only theater edition. The limited type-A and type-B editions came with one of two national handshake event tickets, while all four limited and regular A/B editions came with a serial number to vote for a member to participate in AKB48's 27th single. As well, the theater edition came with an "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" release event handshake ticket and an election campaign picture of one member at random.

According to Oricon, the single sold 1,170,554 copies on its first day of release, beating their previous record of highest first-day sales with "Kaze wa Fuiteiru".


Tracklist

  1. Manatsu no Sounds Good!
  2. Mittsu no Namida (3つの涙)
  3. Choudai, Darling! (ちょうだい、ダーリン!)
  4. Manatsu no Sound Good! (off vocal ver.)
  5. Mittsu no Namida (off vocal ver.)
  6. Choudai, Darling! (off vocal ver.)

  • Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Music Video)
  • Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Music Video -Dance ver.-)
  • Mittsu no Namida (Music Video)
  • Choudai, Darling! (Music Video)
  • AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo Shutsuba Member Profile Eizou <Type-A> (AKB48 27thシングル 選抜総選挙 出馬メンバープロフィール映像<Type-A>)

    1. Manatsu no Sounds Good!
    2. Mittsu no Namida
    3. Gugugatsu no Sora (ぐぐたすの空)
    4. Manatsu no Sounds Good! (off vocal ver.)
    5. Mittsu no Namida (off vocal ver.)
    6. Gugutasu no Sora (off vocal ver.)

  • Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Music Video)
  • Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Music Video -Dance ver.-)
  • Mittsu no Namida (Music Video)
  • Gugutasu no Sora (Music Video)
  • AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo Shutsuba Member Profile Eizou <Type-B> (AKB48 27thシングル 選抜総選挙 出馬メンバープロフィール映像<Type-B>)

  • Manatsu no Sounds Good!
  • Mittsu no Namida
  • Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa... (君のために僕は...)
  • Manatsu no Sounds Good! (off vocal ver.)
  • Mittsu no Namida (off vocal ver.)
  • Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa... (off vocal ver.)

  • 20120418 akb48 manatsu 001

    AKB48 Promoting Single

    Selected Members

    "Manatsu no Sounds Good!"

    ★ Senbatsu (選抜) (36 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center (in italic), Media Senbatsu in bold)

    "Mitsu no Namida"

    Special Girls (スペシャルガールズ) (38 Members)

    "Choudai, Darling!"

    Selection 10 (セレクション10) (10 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center)

    "Gugutasu no Sora"

    Google+ Senbatsu (16 Members) (Ishida Haruka Center)

    "Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..."

    Stage Fighter Senbatsu (8 Members) (Oshima Yuko Center)

    TV Performances

    • [2012.05.25] Music Station
    • [2012.05.27] Music Japan
    • [2012.06.07] Music Station
    • [2012.07.09] Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
    • [2012.08.27] Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
    • [2012.12.21] Music Station Super Live 2012
    • [2012.12.30] 54th Japan Record Award
    • [2012.12.31] 63rd Kouhaku Uta Gassen

    Oricon Chart Positions

    Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
    - #1
    1,170,554
    #1
    159,623
    #1
    101,704
    #1
    59,578
    #1
    56,708
    #1
    52,631
    #1 1,616,795
    #1
    21,792
    #3
    22,053
    #2
    19,838
    #1
    15,211
    #1
    12,169
    #1
    14,669
    #1
    16,117
    #2 128,604
    #1
    13,471
    #5 #5 #5 #5 #4 #4 #4 35,550
    #5 #16 #12 #8 #7 #6 #4 #8 9,837
    #3
    956
    #17 #16 #11 #9 #9 #10 #13 6,612
    #9 #27 #27 #19 #18 #12 #15 #23 4,381
    #9 #35 #32 #28 #27 #25 #23 #29 2,762
    #20 #44 #39 #43 #35 #21 #16 #38 2,412
    #16 #49 #46 #46 #40 #32 #30 #40 1,893
    #24 - - - - #45 #47 #55 1,569
    #42 - - - - - - #72 1,165
    - - - - - - - 90 1,033
    - - - - - - - 60 1,469
    46 - - - - - - 81 914
    - - - - - - - 78 1,090
    - - - - - - - 103 723
    - - - - - - - 97 570
    - - - - - - - 115 531
    - - - - - - - 115 502
    - - - - - - - 111 457
    - - - - - - - 128 389
    - - - - - - - 152 285
    - - - - - - - 190 262
    - - - - - - - 191 251
    Year Month Month Rank Sales
    2012 May 1 1,745,399
    2012 June 10 56,380

    Total Reported Sales: 1,820,056* (2012 #1 single of the year)

    • 13th consecutive single to debut at #1 in the Weekly Oricon rankings.

    Awards

    Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result
    2012 Billboard Japan Music Awards Hot 100 of the Year "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" Won
    Hot 100 Single Sales of the Year "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" Won
    54th Japan Record Award Japan Record Award "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" Won

    Trivia

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    AKB48
    Members
    Regular Members Kashiwagi Yuki | Iwatate Saho | Murayama Yuiri | Komiyama Haruka | Taniguchi Megu | Fukuoka Seina | Mukaichi Mion (Captain) | Okabe Rin | Oguri Yui | Oda Erina | Gyoten Yurina | Kuranoo Narumi | Sakagawa Hiyuka | Shitao Miu | Takahashi Ayane | Tokunaga Remi | Nagano Serika | Hashimoto Haruna | Chiba Erii | Kurosu Haruka | Sato Minami | Suzuki Kurumi | Taguchi Manaka | Nagatomo Ayami | Muto Orin | Yamauchi Mizuki | Yamane Suzuha | Omori Maho | Ota Yuki | Kohama Kokone | Sato Airi | Hashimoto Eriko | Hatakeyama Nozomi | Hirata Yuki | Hotei Moka | Masai Mayuu | Mizushima Miyuu | Yamazaki Sora
    Kenkyuusei 18th Generation: Akiyama Yuna | Arai Sae | Kudo Kasumi | Kubo Hinano | Sako Yumemi | Narita Kohina | Yagi Azuki | Yamaguchi Yui
    19th Generation: Ito Momoka | Okumoto Kairi | Kawamura Yui | Shiratori Sari | Hanada Mei
    Former Members
    Regular Members Yamabe Ayu | Yumoto Ami | Okada Rina | Yamada Kyoka | Yoshihashi Yuzuka | Saito Haruna | Mogi Shinobu | Otake Hitomi | Honda Hitomi | Asai Nanami | Shinozaki Ayana | Onishi Momoka | Ma Chia-Ling | Sasaki Yukari | Shimoguchi Hinana
    Team A Usami Yuki | Orii Ayumi | Hoshino Michiru | Masuyama Kayano | Oe Tomomi | Komatani Hitomi | Tojima Hana | Nakanishi Rina | Narita Risa | Kawasaki Nozomi | Oshima Mai | Maeda Atsuko | Sato Natsuki | Nito Moeno | Kasai Tomomi | Nakatsuka Tomomi | Shinoda Mariko | Nakamata Shiori | Kikuchi Ayaka | Katayama Haruka | Morikawa Ayaka | Kawaei Rina | Matsui Sakiko | Takahashi Minami | Iwata Karen | Hirata Rina | Maeda Ami | Ogasawara Mayu | Shimazaki Haruka | Owada Nana | Nakamura Mariko | Kojima Haruna | Kojima Natsuki | Goto Moe | Maeda Ayaka | Honda Sora | Yokoyama Yui | Kato Rena | Iriyama Anna | Furukawa Nazuna | Nishikawa Rei | Miyazaki Miho | Okada Nana | Shimizu Maria | Takahashi Sayaka | Nakanishi Chiyori | Michieda Saki
    Team K Uemura Ayako | Takada Ayana | Imai Yu | Hayano Kaoru | Naruse Risa | Ono Erena | Yonezawa Rumi | Masuda Yuka | Nakaya Sayaka | Matsubara Natsumi | Itano Tomomi | Akimoto Sayaka | Oshima Yuko | Sato Amina | Suzuki Shihori | Nishiyama Rena | Takajo Aki | Nagao Mariya | Ishida Haruka | Aigasa Moe | Nakata Chisato | Suzuki Mariya | Shimada Haruka | Tano Yuka | Fujita Nana | Nozawa Rena | Kojima Mako | Yahagi Moeka | Minegishi Minami | Yasuda Kana | Muto Tomu | Kobayashi Ran | Hattori Yuna | Ichikawa Manami | Okuhara Hinako | Uemi Sorano
    Team B Watanabe Shiho | Inoue Naru | Noguchi Reina | Matsuoka Yuki | Oku Manami | Hirajima Natsumi | Komori Mika | Nonaka Misato | Hashimoto Hikari | Kuramochi Asuka | Uchida Mayumi | Uchiyama Natsuki | Kobayashi Kana | Iwasa Misaki | Umeta Ayano | Yokoshima Aeri | Oshima Ryoka | Tanabe Miku | Kizaki Yuria | Watanabe Mayu | Takahashi Juri | Takeuchi Miyu | Hiwatashi Yui | Oya Shizuka | Takita Kayoko | Kubo Satone | Inagaki Kaori | Nagano Megumi | Fujizono Rei | Hidaritomo Ayaka | Sakaguchi Nagisa | Ishiwata Sena | Kitazawa Saki
    Team 4 Mori Anna | Takashima Yurina | Kobayashi Marina | Tsuchiyasu Mizuki | Maeda Mitsuki | Natori Wakana | Nishino Miki | Okada Ayaka | Iino Miyabi | Okawa Rio | Taya Misaki | Kawamoto Saya | Tatsuya Makiho | Homma Mai | Kuramoto Miyuu | Utada Hatsuka | Kawahara Misaki | Omori Miyuu | Yoshikawa Nanase | Takaoka Kaoru | Tada Kyoka | Sato Kiara | Yoshida Karen
    Team 8 Okubora Chinatsu | Moriwaki Yui | Fujimura Natsuki | Iwasaki Moeka | Yamamoto Ai | Kita Reina | Kondo Moeri | Yoshino Miyu | Fukuchi Rena | Tani Yuri | Hamamatsu Riona | Abe Mei | Mogi Kasumi | Hirose Natsuki | Hayasaka Tsumugi | Shimoaoki Karin | Yaguchi Moka | Cho Kurena | Noda Hinano | Yokomichi Yuri | Hitomi Kotone | Nakano Ikumi | Tanikawa Hijiri | Sato Shiori | Yamada Nanami | Ito Kirara | Sato Nanami | Terada Misaki | Ota Nao | Yamamoto Ruka | Nunoya Riru | Inoue Miyuu | Shiobara Karin | Rissen Airi | Hasegawa Momoka | Sato Akari | Matsumura Miku | Kamachi Yukina | Miyazato Rira | Suzuki Yuka | Harumoto Yuki | Yokoyama Yui | Okumoto Hinano | Fukutome Mitsuho | Mitomo Mashiro | Hama Sayuna | Hirano Hikaru
    Kenkyuusei Iinuma Yurina | Kaneko Satomi | Kozuka Rina | Yoshioka Saki | Watanabe Marie | Deguchi Aki | Yamada Mizuki | Nishizawa Sara | Katano Yurie | Ishiguro Remi | Arima Yuka | Suzuki Nae | Tomita Mayu | Hatayama Arisa | Saotome Miki | Uriya Akane | Katono Mizuho | Komatsu Mizuki | Hayashi Ayano | Nishikawa Nanami | Asai Madoka | Ishii Ayaka | Ishibe Aya | Kaku Grace | Komizu Nanami | Sakamoto Rio | Sugiyama Miku | Tomite Ami | Miki Nikoru | Muranaka Satomi | Ito Ayaka | Imai Yurie | Ishiguro Atsuki | Kinumoto Momoko | Takamatsu Eri | Fujimoto Sara | Ueki Asaka | Iwasaki Hitomi | Sano Yuriko | Toyoda Saki | Okazaki Chinami | Kawakami Marina | Kanazawa Yuuki | Ushikubo Sara | Yamaguchi Nau | Suzuki Rika | Amemiya Maika | Kita Shiori | Hasegawa Haruna | Moriyama Sakura | Watanabe Nene | Saeed Yokota Erena | Mitsumune Kaoru | Eguchi Aimi | Noguchi Nanami | Takahashi Kira | Nomura Nao | Harasawa Otohi | Kamiyama Riho | Shoji Nagisa | Umemoto Izumi | Harima Nanami | Katsumata Saori | Sato Shiori | Suenaga Yuzuki | Hasegawa Niina
    Discography
    Indie Singles 1. Sakura no Hanabiratachi | 2. Skirt, Hirari
    Major Singles 1. Aitakatta | 2. Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru | 3. Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou | 4. Bingo! | 5. Boku no Taiyou | 6. Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? | 7. Romance, Irane | 8. Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008 | 9. Baby! Baby! Baby! | 10. Oogoe Diamond | 11. 10nen Zakura | 12. Namida Surprise! | 13. Iiwake Maybe | 14. RIVER | 15. Sakura no Shiori | 16. Ponytail to Shushu | 17. Heavy Rotation | 18. Beginner | 19. Chance no Junban | 20. Sakura no Ki ni Narou | 21. Everyday, Katyusha | 22. Flying Get | 23. Kaze wa Fuiteiru | 24. Ue Kara Mariko | 25. GIVE ME FIVE! | 26. Manatsu no Sounds Good! | 27. Gingham Check | 28. UZA | 29. Eien Pressure | 30. So long! | 31. Sayonara Crawl | 32. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie | 33. Heart Ereki | 34. Suzukake Nanchara | 35. Mae Shika Mukanee | 36. Labrador Retriever | 37. Kokoro no Placard | 38. Kibouteki Refrain | 39. Green Flash | 40. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai | 41. Halloween Night | 42. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby | 43. Kimi wa Melody | 44. Tsubasa wa Iranai | 45. LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai | 46. High Tension | 47. Shoot Sign | 48.Negaigoto no Mochigusare | 49. #SukiNanda | 50. 11-gatsu no Anklet | 51. Jabaja | 52. Teacher Teacher | 53. Sentimental Train | 54. NO WAY MAN | 55. Jiwaru DAYS | 56. Sustainable | 57. Shitsuren, Arigatou | 58. Ne mo Ha mo Rumor | 59. Moto Kare desu | 60. Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss | 61. Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da | 62. Idol Nanka Janakattara | 63. Colorcon Wink
    Studio Albums 1. Koko ni Ita Koto | 2. 1830m | 3. Tsugi no Ashiato | 4. Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! | 5. Thumbnail | 6. Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru
    Best Albums 1. SET LIST ~Greatest Songs 2006-2007~ | 2. Kamikyokutachi | 3. SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban | 4. Zero to Ichi no Aida
    Stage Albums
    Team A 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" | 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" | 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" | 4th Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu" | 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei" | 6th Stage "Mokugekisha" | 7th Stage "M.T. ni Sasagu"
    Team K 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" | 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" | 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise" | 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru" | 5th Stage "Saka Agari" | 6th Stage "RESET"
    Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls" | 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" | 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive" | 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake" | 5th Stage "Theater no Megami"
    Himawari-gumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou" | 2nd Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"
    Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou" | 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara"
    Concerts
    DVDs 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42
    Filmography
    Movies Densen Uta | DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 to be continued | DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 Show must go on | DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 No flower without rain | DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 The Time Has Come
    Dramas Majisuka Gakuen | Majisuka Gakuen 2 | Sakura Kara no Tegami | Majisuka Gakuen 3 | So Long! | Sailor Zombie | Majisuka Gakuen 4 | Majisuka Gakuen 5 | Cabasuka Gakuen | Crow's Blood | Tofu Pro Wrestling
    Anime AKB0048
    Events
    Sousenkyo 1st Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 13th Single "Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi Desu"
    2nd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 17th Single "Kaasan ni Chikatte, Gachi Desu"
    3rd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 22nd Single "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu"
    4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki"
    5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai"
    6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~"
    7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single
    8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single
    9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single
    10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single
    Janken Taikai 1st Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 19th Single
    2nd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 24th Single
    3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single
    4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single
    5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut + 38th Single
    6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut
    7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut
    8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
    Group Draft Meeting AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013
    AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015
    Units & Other Groups
    Soloists Matsui Sakiko (Piano) | Iwasa Misaki (Enka) | Watanabe Mayu | Kashiwagi Yuki | Takahashi Minami | Itano Tomomi | Sashihara Rino | Kuramochi Asuka (Gachi Uma 2) | Kasai Tomomi (Gachi Uma - Former member) | Maeda Atsuko (Former member) | Oshima Mai (Former member) | Hoshino Michiru (Former member) | Oku Manami (Former member) | Ohori Megumi (Former member) | Ono Erena (Former member) | Hayano Kaoru (Former member)
    Units No Sleeves | Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 | French Kiss | Not yet | DiVA
    One-Shot Units NO NAME | YM7 | YJ7 | Ojarumaru Sisters | Team KISHIN from AKB48 | Sukeban Girls | Team Dragon from AKB48 | Honegumi from AKB48 | ICE from AKB48 | Crayon Friends from AKB48 | AKBIdoling!!! | Queen & Elizabeth | Natto Angels | Natto Angels Z | Okashina Sisters | Team Z | BABY GAMBA | Mini Skirt | Porrima from AKB48 | Team Surprise | Team BS
    Sister Groups SKE48 | SDN48 (Disbanded) | NMB48 | HKT48 | JKT48 | TPE48 | SNH48
    Rival Group Nogizaka46
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