Kimi wa Melody

"Kimi wa Melody" (君はメロディー, You Are Melody) is the 43rd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It marks the 10th annual anniversary of the group, and was released in Japan on March 9, 2016.[1] It sold 1,133,179 copies on release day, topping the weekly sales of the previous single. This makes it the 30th single to reach 1st place in the Oricon Single Charts, and the 24th single to sell over a million copies in a week.[2] It is the last single featuring founding members Sae Miyazawa and Minami Takahashi.

"Kimi wa Melody"
Single by AKB48
A-side"Kimi wa Melody"
B-side
  • "LALALA Message"
  • "Shigamitsuita Seishun" (Type A)
  • "Gonna Jump" (Type B)
  • "Make Noise" (Type C)
  • "Max toki 315-go" (Type D)
  • "Mazari au mono" (Type E)
  • "M.T. ni Sasagu" (Theater)
ReleasedMarch 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)
Format
Recorded2015-16
GenreJ-pop
Length4:43
Label
Songwriter(s)Title Track
Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto
Music: you-me
Arrangement: Yuuichi Nonaka
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"
(2015)		 "Kimi wa Melody"
(2016)		 "Tsubasa wa Iranai"
(2016)

The main song from this single, Kimi wa Melody has been redone in Bahasa Indonesia by JKT48 and in Thai by BNK48 in 2018, and in Filipino by MNL48 in 2019.[3][4][5]

Background

The music video of the title song is directed by Mika Ninagawa, who worked previously on "Heavy Rotation", "Sayonara Crawl" and "Sugar Rush". It was first performed live on January 24, on the last day of AKB48 Group Request Hour 2016, and its first TV performance was broadcast on February 22, on Music Japan. The title track is performed by a group of 21 active members, supported by four former members (Atsuko Maeda, Yūko Ōshima, Mariko Shinoda, Tomomi Itano), and centered (choreography center) by Sakura Miyawaki.

This single also marked the final appearance of two popular members, general manager Minami Takahashi and SKE48 Team S leader Sae Miyazawa. Both left the AKB48 Group shortly after this release, after having appeared in the promoting line up of 41 and 33 AKB48 singles, respectively. The music video was released on AKB48's official YouTube Channel on May 31, 2016.

On July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18), Brazilian channel PlayTV aired the music video from "Kimi wa Melody" on a J-Pop segmented music video program Interferência Ichiban.


Track listing

Type-A
CD[6][7]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)"4:45
2."LALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)"5:12
3."Gonna Jump (SKE48)"4:59
4."Kimi wa Melody (off vocal ver.)"4:44
5."LALALA Message (off vocal ver.)"5:12
6."Gonna Jump (off vocal ver.)"4:57
DVD[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)" 
2."LALALALALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)" 
3."Gonna Jump" 

Type-B
CD[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)"4:45
2."LALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)"5:13
3."Shigamitsuita Seishun (しがみついた青春) (NMB48)"4:19
4."Kimi wa Melody (off vocal ver.)"4:44
5."LALALA Message (off vocal ver.)"5:13
6."Shigamitsuita Seishun (off vocal ver.)"4:17
DVD[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)" 
2."LALALALALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)" 
3."Shigamitsuita Seishun" 

Type-C
CD[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)"4:45
2."LALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)"5:12
3."Make noise (HKT48)"4:27
4."Kimi wa Melody (off vocal ver.)"4:44
5."LALALA Message (off vocal ver.)"5:12
6."Make noise (off vocal ver.)"4:24
DVD[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)" 
2."LALALALALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)" 
3."Make noise" 

Type-D
CD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)"4:45
2."LALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)"5:12
3."Max Toki 315 Gou (Maxとき315号) (NGT48)"4:45
4."Kimi wa Melody (off vocal ver.)"4:44
5."LALALA Message (off vocal ver.)"5:12
6."Max Toki 315 Gou (off vocal ver.)"4:43
DVD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)" 
2."LALALALALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)" 
3."Max Toki 315 Gou" 

Type-E
CD[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)"4:45
2."LALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)"5:12
3."Mazariau Mono (混ざり合うもの) (NogizakaAKB)"4:58
4."Kimi wa Melody (off vocal ver.)"4:44
5."LALALA Message (off vocal ver.)"5:12
6."Mazariau Mono (off vocal ver.)"4:56
DVD[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)" 
2."LALALALALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)" 
3."Mazariau Mono" 

Theater Edition
CD[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー)" 
2."LALALA Message (LALALAメッセージ)" 
3."M.T. ni Sasagu (M.T.に捧ぐ) (Team A)" 
4."Kimi wa Melody (off vocal ver.)" 
5."LALALA Message (off vocal ver.)" 
6."M.T. ni Sasagu (off vocal ver.)" 


Personnel

"Kimi wa Melody"

The lineup for the A-side single consists of 21 members including 4 graduates.[13] The center performer was Sakura Miyawaki.[14]

"LALALA Message"

The "Next Generation Senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 Members.[13] Mion Mukaichi serve as center for this song.

"Gonna Jump"

SKE48's song.[13] Rara Goto serve as center for this song.

"Shigamitsuita Seishun"

NMB48's song.[15] Sayaka Yamamoto serve as center for this song.

"Make Noise"

HKT48's song.[16] Rino Sashihara serve as center for this song.

"Max Toki 315 Gou"

NGT48's debut song (excluding Yuki Kashiwagi).[17] Moeka Takakura serve as center for this song.

  • NGT48 Team NIII: Yuka Ogino, Tsugumi Oguma, Minami Katō, Rie Kitahara, Anju Satō, Riko Sugahara, Moeka Takakura, Ayaka Tano, Rika Nakai, Marina Nishigata, Rena Hasegawa, Hinata Honma, Fūka Murakumo, Maho Yamaguchi, Noe Yamada
  • NGT48 Kenkyūsei: Yuria Ōtaki, Yuria Kado, Aina Kusakabe, Reina Seiji, Mau Takahashi, Ayuka Nakamura, Miharu Nara, Nanako Nishimura, Ayaka Mizusawa,Aya Miyajima]

"Mazariau Mono"

NogizakaAKB's song.[18] Haruna Kojima serve as center for this song.

"M.T. ni Sasagu"

Team A's song (excluding Minami Takahashi). Yui Yokoyama serve as center for this song. It is also a name from current stage from Team A.

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1[19]
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1[20]

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Japan March 9, 2016
King Records (YOU BE COOL division)
Hong Kong, Taiwan King Records
South Korea October 26, 2018

Further reading
  • AKB48 (9 March 2016a). Kimi wa Melody (Type-A ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B019EWU3U6. KIZM-90413/90414.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • AKB48 (9 March 2016b). Kimi wa Melody (Type-B ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B019EWU2LQ. KIZM-90415/90416.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • AKB48 (9 March 2016c). Kimi wa Melody (Type-C ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B019EWU2KM. KIZM-90417/90418.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • AKB48 (9 March 2016d). Kimi wa Melody (Type-D ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B019EWU3VU. KIZM-90419/90420.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • AKB48 (9 March 2016e). Kimi wa Melody (Type-E ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B019EWU2NY. KIZM-90421/90422.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • AKB48 (9 March 2016t). Kimi wa Melody (Theater ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B01COJ6ASA. NMAX-1222.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References
  1. "AKB48 Releases Colorful "Kimi wa Melody" Short PV". ARAMA! JAPAN. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. "On top, once again, with Kimi wa Melody". Blasting News (Brasil).
  3. "JKT48 Kimi wa Melody line up". JKT48 Kimi wa Melody Special Page (in Indonesian).
  4. "เธอคือเมโลดี้ ซิงเกิ้ลที่ 4 ของ BNK48 ยอดสั่งจองซีดีจำนวน 340,000 แผ่น". โดดเด่นดอทคอม (in Thai). 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  5. "MNL48 announce 4th single "Ikaw ang Melody", Tease new music video". MNL48 News and Updates. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. 君はメロディー AKB48 10周年記念シングル (King Record) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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  14. AKB新曲センター宮脇咲良、インフルでダウン (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  15. 君はメロディー＜Type B＞ (in Japanese). King Record Co.Ltd. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  16. 君はメロディー＜Type C＞ (in Japanese). King Record Co.Ltd. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  17. 君はメロディー＜Type D＞ (in Japanese). King Record Co.Ltd. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  18. 君はメロディー＜Type E＞ (in Japanese). King Record Co.Ltd. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  19. 君はメロディー(初回限定盤/Type A) AKB48 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  20. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/3/21". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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