| Moto Kare desu | |
|---|---|
| Released: | May 18, 2022 |
| Genre: | J-Pop |
| Format: | CD Single, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray |
| Label | You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS |
| Producer | Akimoto Yasushi |
| Promotional Image | |
 AKB48 59th Single | |
| AKB48 Singles Chronology | |
| Previous: Ne mo Ha mo Rumor 58th Single (2021) |
Next: Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss 60th Single (2022) |
Moto Kare desu (元カレです) is the 59th single released by AKB48.
Regular/Limited Edition Details
- CD
- Moto Kare desu (元カレです) / Senbatsu
- Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono (壊さなくちゃいけないもの) / Okada Nana
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- (Type-A) Okubyou na Namake Mono (臆病なナマケモノ) / Team A
- (Type-B) Loss of time / Team K
- (Type-C) Yarakasou (ヤラカソウ) / Team B
- Moto Kare desu (off-vocal)
- Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono (off-vocal)
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- (Type-A) Okubyou na Namake Mono (off-vocal)
- (Type-B) Loss of time (off-vocal)
- (Type-C) Yarakasou (off-vocal)
- DVD
- Moto Kare desu Music Video
- Moto Kare desu Music Video (Dance ver.)
- TBA Music Video
Theater Edition Details
- Moto Kare desu
- Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono
- Angie (アンジー) / Team 4
- Moto Kare desu (off-vocal)
- Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono (off-vocal)
- Angie (off-vocal)
Included Members
"Moto Kare desu"
★ Senbatsu (選抜) (20 Members) (Honda Hitomi Center)
- Team A: Okada Nana, Chiba Erii, Fukuoka Seina, Mukaichi Mion
- Team K: Taguchi Manaka, Muto Tomu, Yamauchi Mizuki
- Team B: Asai Nanami, Omori Maho, Kashiwagi Yuki
- Team 4: Taniguchi Megu, Murayama Yuiri
- Team 8: Okabe Rin, Oguri Yui, Oda Erina, Onishi Momoka, Kuranoo Narumi, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Shitao Miu, Honda Hitomi
"Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono"
(1 Member)
"Okubyou na Namake Mono"
Team A (チームA) (19 Members) (Okada Nana & Honda Hitomi Centers)
- Team A: Iwatate Saho, Okada Nana, Okabe Rin, Otake Hitomi, Komiyama Haruka, Saito Haruna, Shimizu Maria, Takahashi Sayaka, Chiba Erii, Nagano Serika, Nakanishi Chiyori, Fukuoka Seina, Honda Hitomi, Ma Chia-Ling, Michieda Saki, Mitomo Mashiro, Mukaichi Mion, Muto Orin, Yoshihashi Yuzuka
"Loss of time"
Team K (チームK) (17 Members) (Muto Tomu & Yamauchi Mizuki Centers)
- Team K: Ichikawa Manami, Okuhara Hinako, Oda Erina, Onishi Momoka, Uemi Sorano, Kobayashi Ran, Shimoguchi Hinana, Takahashi Ayane, Taguchi Manaka, Hattori Yuna, Hama Sayuna, Muto Tomu, Mogi Shinobu, Yamauchi Mizuki, Yamane Suzuha, Yamabe Ayu, Yumoto Ami
"Yarakasou"
Team B (チームB) (19 Members) (Oguri Yui & Kashiwagi Yuki Centers)
- Team B: Asai Nanami, Ishiwata Sena, Inagaki Kaori, Oguri Yui, Omori Maho, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitazawa Saki, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Sato Minami, Shinozaki Ayana, Suzuki Kurumi, Tokunaga Remi, Nagano Megumi, Hashimoto Haruna, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Hirano Hikaru, Fukutome Mitsuho, Fujizono Rei, Yamada Kyoka
"Angie"
Team 4 (チーム4) (18 Members) (Kuranoo Narumi & Murayama Yuiri Centers)
- Team 4: Utada Hatsuka, Okada Rina, Omori Miyuu, Gyoten Yurina, Kawahara Misaki, Kuranoo Narumi, Kurosu Haruka, Sakagawa Hiyuka, Sasaki Yukari, Sato Kiara, Shitao Miu, Takaoka Kaoru, Tada Kyoka, Taniguchi Megu, Nagatomo Ayami, Murayama Yuiri, Yoshikawa Nanase, Yoshida Karen
Line-up
| Row | Line-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Row | 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | ||
| 2nd Row | 6 7 8 9 10 11 | ||
| 1st Row | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
| Number | Member | Number | Member |
| 20 | Taniguchi Megu | 10 | Shitao Miu |
| 19 | Omori Maho | 9 | Chiba Erii |
| 18 | Muto Tomu | 8 | Mukaichi Mion |
| 17 | Taguchi Manaka | 7 | Kuranoo Narumi |
| 16 | Sakaguchi Nagisa | 6 | Kashiwagi Yuki |
| 15 | Oda Erina | 5 | Murayama Yuiri |
| 14 | Fukuoka Seina | 4 | Yamauchi Mizuki |
| 13 | Asai Nanami | 3 (Center) |
Honda Hitomi |
| 12 | Onishi Momoka | 2 | Oguri Yui |
| 11 | Okabe Rin | 1 | Okada Nana |
Chart Positions
Oricon Chart Positions
Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Date | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.05.16 | - | 1 288,562 |
3 5,642 |
3 3,307 |
1 23,777 |
3 1,599 |
2 5,573 |
1 | 328,521 |
| 2022.05.23 | 10 | - | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 3,026 |
| 2022.05.30 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 1,395 |
| 2022.06.06 | 28 | - | - | 25 | 2 12,222 |
23 | 23 | 4 | 13,145 |
| 2022.06.13 | 26 | - | 18 | 23 | 11 | - | - | 35 | 991 |
| 2022.06.20 | - | - | - | - | 1 14,204 |
- | - | 8 | 14,434 |
| 2 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.07.11 | - | - | - | - | 2 21,624 |
- | - | 5 | 21,759 |
| 1 WEEK OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.07.25 | - | - | - | - | 1 12,265 |
- | - | 5 | 12,340 |
| 2 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.08.15 | - | - | - | - | 1 14,203 |
- | - | 4 | 14,299 |
| 2022.08.22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 25 | 1,250 |
Total Reported Sales: 411,160
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales
| Week Rank | Sales | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 418,710 | ||||||||
| 21 | 3,822 | ||||||||
| 22 | 1,662 | ||||||||
| 3 | 17,811 | ||||||||
| 29 | 1,278 | ||||||||
| 6 | 18,855 | ||||||||
| 2 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 5 | 33,166 | ||||||||
| 1 WEEK OUT | |||||||||
| 4 | 17,998 | ||||||||
| 2 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 3 | 22,101 | ||||||||
| 24 | 1,678 | ||||||||
Total Reported Sales: 537,081
Trivia
- The single details were announced on February 23, 2022, during that day's episode of AKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~.
- First A-side center position of Honda Hitomi
- Second Team 8 member to center the main song after Oguri Yui on Teacher Teacher in 2018
- First single after the 2021 Team Shuffle
- First single after Miyazaki Miho, Yokoyama Yui, Iriyama Anna, & Kato Rena's graduations.
- First Senbatsu of Asai Nanami, Omori Maho, and Taguchi Manaka
- Senbatsu returnees:
- Oda Erina since Negaigoto no Mochigusare (2017).
- Sakaguchi Nagisa since Sustainable (2019).
- Fukuoka Seina since Shitsuren, Arigatou (2020).
- Moto Kare desu is choreographed by dance group GANMI, who are known for choreographing for Kpop groups like BTS, TXT and NCT U, and Japanese artists like LiSA, DA-iCE, w-inds, etc.
- In July 2022, the official Recording Industry Association of Japan awards this single the Double Platinum certification, confirming that the single has sold over 500,000 copies.