Skirt, Hirari
| "Skirt, Hirari" | ||||
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| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007 | ||||
| B-side | "Aozora no Soba ni Ite" (青空のそばにいて) | |||
| Released | June 7, 2006 (Indies) | |||
| Format | CD Single | |||
| Genre | Pop, funk | |||
| Length | 4:02:00 | |||
| Label | AKS, Avex Distribution | |||
| Writer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada, Yuichi Yaegaki | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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"Skirt, Hirari" (スカート、ひらり Sukāto, Hirari) is Japanese idol group AKB48's second single, released independently through AKS on June 7, 2006.[1] The song was sung by 7 members of AKB48 Team A, Tomomi Itano, Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Rina Nakanishi, Risa Narita, Mai Oshima, and Minami Takahashi, and other members of Team A were back dancers.[2] The center of the song is Minami Takahashi and Atsuko Maeda.
Promotion
Launching of "Skirt, Hirari" was held at the off-theater live promoting event at Akihabara UDX with some 1,500 attendees on June 4, 2006, 3 days prior the release date. During this event, all AKB48 members, 20 members of Team A and 17 members of Team K, performed on the stage together first time,[3] although "Skirt, Hirari" itself was recorded with Team A members only.
They made their first appearances on TV music programs to perform as a group of singers, such as "Music Station", "Music Fighter", etc. on June 9, two days after the release of CD.[2]
The song was used as the theme song of the "Odaiba Gakuen 2006 (Bunkasai)" (お台場学園2006〜文化祭〜 Odaiba School 2006 (School Festival)), series of summer event held by Fuji Television. The B-side "Aozora no soba ni ite" was used as the ending theme song for the variety show Mitake Uranai.
Each "Shokai Genteiban" (初回限定版 The first edition) CD included a postcard, which was for a lucky draw with following awards.[4]
- Award A - Participation right for "AKB48 member to iku Hanayashiki Tour (AKB48メンバーと行く「花やしき」ツアー Tour to Hanayashiki Theme Park with AKB48 members)[3]
- Award K - Participation right for watching a rehearsal of "3rd Stage" with AKB48 staffs
- Award B - AKB48 Team A "1st stage" DVD
- Sticker with all AKB48 members
- Sticker with self-portrait of members (1 out of 20 members)
Reception
The single charted 6 weeks in the top 200 with the highest rank at #13,[5] but sold 20,609 copies, which was about a half of their debut single, "Sakura no Hanabiratachi".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length | |
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| 1. | "Skirt, Hirari" (スカート、ひらり) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada | Atsushi Umebori | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "Aozora no soba ni ite" | Akimoto, Yuichi Yaegashi | Ichinen Yamazaki | 5:08 | |
| 3. | "Skirt, Hirari (Karaoke Version)" | Akimoto, Okada | Umebori | 4:02 | |
| 4. | "Aozora no soba ni ite(Karaoke Version)" | Akimoto, Yaegashi | Yamazaki | 5:08 | |
Total length: |
18:19 | ||||
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Skirt, Hirari | |
| Oricon Weekly Chart[5] | 13 |
Reported sales
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales[2] | 20,000 |
References
- ↑ "AKB48公式サイト｜ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "SKIRT, HIRARI AKB48's second indies release｜". supermerlion. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "AKB48 History (path to major debut)" DVD, included in "Aitakatta" - First edition
- ↑ "スカート、ひらり [Single, Maxi]" (in Japanese). amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "アーティスト&楽曲検索 スカート、ひらり" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
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