"Sentimental Train" (センチメンタルトレイン) is the 53rd single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan by King Records on September 19, 2018. The single would feature Jurina Matsui as the center performer, but due to health issues, she was absent from the music video and the first performances.
Background
On June 16, 2018, the results of the 10th AKB48 Group general election, in which fans voted which members of AKB48 and its sister groups would participate in the AKB48 53rd single, was announced at the Nagoya Dome. Jurina Matsui of SKE48 placed first overall with 194,453 votes, making her the center performer for the single's titular main song.[1] On the same day, it was announced that the single will be released on September 19 in five versions.[2] On July 7, it was revealed that the title for the 53rd single would be "Sentimental Train".[3]
Release
Jurina Matsui went on hiatus due to poor health shortly after the election announcement, and she did not participate in early recordings and live performances of the single. In the music video, released on YouTube on August 22, her likeness was alternately replaced by a body double, a computer animated model, and hand-drawn illustrations.[4] King Records announced that when Matsui returns from hiatus, the music video and single will be re-recorded with her participating.[5]
Matsui returned from hiatus on September 6 and performed the song for the first time on Music Station the next day.[6]
"Sentimental Train" debuted atop the Oricon Singles Chart in its daily chart on September 18, 2018, maintaining the spot for the next four days. It fell to number 2 in its sixth day and to number 4 in its seventh day.[7] On the day of release, Billboard Japan reported that the single sold 1,551,061 copies in its first day[8]
The song debuted atop the Oricon Singles Chart for the week of October 1, 2018, with 1,448,900 physical copies sold.[9] The song debuted at number 86 on Billboard Japan Hot 100.[10] In its second week, the song rose to number 79 and topped the chart a week later.[11][12]
"Sentimental Train" was the best-selling single of September 2018, with 1,457,758 physical copies sold.[13]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Sentimental Train" (センチメンタルトレイン) | |
| 2. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" | |
| 3. | "Tomodachi ja nai ka?" (友達じゃないか?) | |
| 4. | "Sentimental Train" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 5. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 6. | "Tomodachi ja nai ka?" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
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| 1. | "Sentimental Train" (センチメンタルトレイン) | |
| 2. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" | |
| 3. | "Aru Hi Fui ni..." (ある日 ふいに…) | |
| 4. | "Sentimental Train" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 5. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 6. | "Aru Hi Fui ni..." (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
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| 1. | "Sentimental Train" (センチメンタルトレイン) | |
| 2. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" | |
| 3. | "Hitonatsu no Dekigoto" (ひと夏の出来事) | |
| 4. | "Sentimental Train" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 5. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 6. | "Hitonatsu no Dekigoto" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
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| 1. | "Sentimental Train" (センチメンタルトレイン) | |
| 2. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" | |
| 3. | "Nami ga Tsutaeru Mono" (波が伝えるもの) | |
| 4. | "Sentimental Train" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 5. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 6. | "Nami ga Tsutaeru Mono" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
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| 1. | "Sentimental Train" (センチメンタルトレイン) | |
| 2. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" | |
| 3. | ""Suki" no Tane" (“好き”のたね) | |
| 4. | "Sentimental Train" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 5. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 6. | ""Suki" no Tane" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
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| 1. | "Sentimental Train" (センチメンタルトレイン) | |
| 2. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" | |
| 3. | "Yuri wo Sakaseru ka?" (百合を咲かせるか？) | |
| 4. | "Sentimental Train" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 5. | "Sandal ja Dekinai Koi" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
| 6. | "Yuri wo Sakaseru ka?" (Off Vocal Ver.) | |
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