Sakura Thank You

2013 single by Idoling!!!
"Sakura Thank You"
Single by Idoling!!!
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)
GenreJapanese pop
Length19:21 (Limited Edition Type A)
19:32 (Limited Edition Type B)
14:46 (Normal Edition)
LabelPony Canyon
Songwriter(s)Shin'ya Tada, Keigo Yo
Idoling!!! singles chronology
"One Up!!!/Ichigo Gyūnyū"
(2012)
"Sakura Thank You"
(2013)
"Summer Lion"
(2013)

Sakura Thank You (さくらサンキュー, Sakura Sankyū) is the 19th single from the Japanese idol group Idoling!!!. It reached number 2 on the Tower Record weekly chart,[1] number 2 on M-ON! Countdown 100,[2] number 4 on Music Station Power Ranking,[3] and number 3 on Oricon Weekly Chart.[4]

Contents

Sakura Thank You was released in three types:

  • Limited A-type Edition (CD and DVD)
  • Limited B-type Edition (CD and Blu-ray)
  • Normal Edition (CD)

The Limited A-type and B-type editions each features 10 members on the cover.

Limited A features #3 Mai Endo, #6 Erica Tonooka, #9 Rurika Yokoyama, #13 Serina Nagano, #14 Hitomi Sakai, #16 Ami Kikuchi, #17 Hitomi Miyake, #27 Kurumi Takahashi, #28 Karen Ishida, and #30 Reia Kiyoku.

Limited B features #12 Yui Kawamura, #15 Nao Asahi, #19 Yurika Tachibana, #20 Ai Okawa, #21 Kaede Hashimoto, #22 Ruka Kurata, #23 Yuna Ito, #25 Kaoru Goto, #26 Chika Ojima, and #29 Ramu Tamagawa.

Track listing

Limited A-type edition

CD

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sakura Thank You" (さくらサンキュー)Shin'ya TadaKeigo YoShin'ya Tada3:59
2."Secret Xmas"M.B.LTooru WatanabeHirofumi Hibino3:26
3."Sakura Thank You (Instrumental)" (さくらサンキュー (Instrumental)) Keigo YoShin'ya Tada3:58
4."Secret Xmas (Instrumental)" Tooru WatanabeHirofumi Hibino3:23
5."Moshiwakenaito Presents IDOLING !!! MEGAMIX !!! -Digest-" (申し訳ないとPresents IDOLING !!! MEGAMIX !!! -Digest-)   4:35

DVD

  1. Sakura Thank You -Music Video-
  2. Sakura Thank You -Dancing Ver.-
  3. Sakura Thank You MV Making-of

Limited B-type edition

CD

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sakura Thank You" (さくらサンキュー)Shin'ya TadaKeigo YoShin'ya Tada3:59
2."voice"leonnHirofumi HibinoHirofumi Hibino3:30
3."Sakura Thank You (Instrumental)" (さくらサンキュー (Instrumental)) Keigo YoShin'ya Tada3:58
4."voice (Instrumental)" Hirofumi HibinoHirofumi Hibino3:30
5."Moshiwakenaito Presents IDOLING !!! MEGAMIX !!! -Digest-" (申し訳ないとPresents IDOLING !!! MEGAMIX !!! -Digest-)   4:35

Blu-ray

  1. Sakura Thank You -Music Video-
  2. Sakura Thank You -Dancing Ver.-
  3. Sakura Thank You MV Making-of
  4. voice -Music Video-
  5. voice MV Making-of
  6. Omake

Normal edition

CD

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sakura Thank You" (さくらサンキュー)Shin'ya TadaKeigo YoShin'ya Tada3:59
2."Secret Xmas"M.B.LTooru WatanabeHirofumi Hibino3:26
3."Sakura Thank You (Instrumental)" (さくらサンキュー (Instrumental)) Keigo YoShin'ya Tada3:58
4."Secret Xmas (Instrumental)" Tooru WatanabeHirofumi Hibino3:23

Notes

  1. #24 Manami Nomoto, graduated at the end of 2012, was participated in the filming of Sakura Thank You music video.
  2. Sakura Thank You and Secret Xmas were performed for the first time in Idoling!!! 12th Live at NHK Hall. Sakura Thank You was freely available on YouTube as part of the promotion by using the fans' smartphone video camera to record the performance and upload it to various video hosting websites.[5]
  3. Sakura Thank You music video was filmed at Tatsunoko Field in Ibaraki Prefecture.
  4. Secret Xmas was performed by Secret girls' members; #15 Nao Asahi, #21 Kaede Hashimoto, #23 Yuna Ito.
  5. voice was performed by 1st generation members; #3 Mai Endo, #6 Erica Tonooka, #9 Rurika Yokoyama.

References

  1. ^ TOWER Jpop
  2. ^ M-ON! Countdown 100
  3. ^ Music Station CD Single Hit Ranking
  4. ^ Oricon Weekly Chart 2013.02.25
  5. ^ アイドリング!!!「新曲の間だけ動画撮影OK」異例のプロモ作戦

External links

  • Limited B-type Edition Sakura Thank You on iTunes Japan
  • Normal Edition Sakura Thank You on iTunes Japan
  • Moshiwakenaito Presents IDOLING !!! LIVE DJ MIX !!! on iTunes Japan
  • Idoling!!! official site - Fuji TV
  • Idoling!!! official site - Pony Canyon
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