"Flying Get" (フライングゲット) is the 22nd single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released on August 24, 2011.[1][2]
| "Flying Get" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Dakishimecha Ikenai" "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama" "Ice no Kuchizuke" |
*Flying get (フライングゲット, lit. "flying score", "flying win", "flying target") is the Japanese Internet slang word for buying a computer game, a music CD, etc. more than a day earlier than its official release date specified by manufacturer.
Release information
The participating members were chosen by the 3rd General Election.[2] "Everyday, Kachusha", AKB48's 21st single, came with a 3rd senbatsu election ticket allowing to register a vote for a girl of voter's choice. The girls who claimed the top 21 positions would perform the A-side,[1] and the top 12 would be so-called "media senbatsu" (メディア選抜, "media selection"), or front members, who would promote the single in the media. The girls ranked 22 to 40 would form the "Under Girls", and will perform the B-side.
The title song, "Flying Get", is the theme song for the Fuji TV drama series Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 'Ikemen Paradise' 2011, starring AKB48's Atsuko Maeda.[2] It is also used for a TV commercial of Peach John's lingerie brand "Heart Bra", starring Yuko Oshima, Haruna Kojima & Tomomi Kasai.[3] The music video for "Flying Get", directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, lasts over 18 minutes and features a plot similar those of action films.
"Flying Get" sold 1,025,952 copies on the first day of its release, becoming the first single in Oricon history to sell over 1 million copies on its first day of release.[4][5]
Track listing
Type A
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flying Get" (フライングゲット) | |
| 2. | "Dakishimecha Ikenai" (抱きしめちゃいけない) | |
| 3. | "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama" (青春と気づかないまま) | |
| 4. | "Flying Get (Off Vocal Ver.)" (フライングゲット off vocal ver.) | |
| 5. | "Dakishimecha Ikenai (Off Vocal Ver.)" (抱きしめちゃいけない off vocal ver.) | |
| 6. | "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama (Off Vocal Ver.)" (青春と気づかないまま off vocal ver.) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flying Get (music video)" (フライングゲット Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Dakishimecha Ikenai (music video)" (抱きしめちゃいけない Music Video) | |
| 3. | "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama (music video)" (青春と気づかないまま Music Video) | |
| 4. | "Butō Eiga 'Kurenai Hachigatsu ~ Chōjō Kessen-hen'" (武闘映画「紅い八月〜頂上決戦篇」) | |
| 5. | "Flying Get (Dancing Version)" (「フライングゲット」ダンシングバージョン) |
Type B
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flying Get" (フライングゲット) | |
| 2. | "Dakishimecha Ikenai" (抱きしめちゃいけない) | |
| 3. | "Ice no Kuchizuke" (アイスのくちづけ)) | |
| 4. | "Flying Get (Off Vocal Ver.)" (フライングゲット off vocal ver.) | |
| 5. | "Dakishimecha Ikenai (Off Vocal Ver.)" (抱きしめちゃいけない off vocal ver.) | |
| 6. | "Ice no Kuchizuke (Off Vocal Ver.)" (アイスのくちづけ off vocal ver.) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flying Get (music video)" (フライングゲット Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Dakishimecha Ikenai (music video)" (抱きしめちゃいけない Music Video) | |
| 3. | "Ice no Kuchizuke (music video)" (アイスのくちづけ Music Video) | |
| 4. | "Dai 3kai AKB48 Sōsenkyo Document Eizō" (第3回AKB48総選挙 ドキュメント映像) | |
| 5. | "Butō Eiga 'Kurenai Hachigatsu ~ Chōjō Kessen-hen - Yokoku'" (武闘映画「紅い八月～頂上決戦篇・予告」) |
Theater Edition
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flying Get" (フライングゲット) | |
| 2. | "Dakishimecha Ikenai" (抱きしめちゃいけない) | |
| 3. | "Yasai Uranai" (野菜占い) | |
| 4. | "Flying Get (Off Vocal Ver.)" (フライングゲット off vocal ver.) | |
| 5. | "Dakishimecha Ikenai (Off Vocal Ver.)" (抱きしめちゃいけない off vocal ver.) | |
| 6. | "Yasai Uranai (Off Vocal Ver.)" (野菜占い off vocal ver.) |
Members
The participating members were chosen by general election. Top 21 voted members will sing the A-side, "Flying Get".
(The 12 media senbatsu members are in bold. The number to the right of each name indicates the rank in the 3rd senbatsu election.)
"Flying Get"
- Team A: Haruna Kojima (6), Asuka Kuramochi (21), Atsuko Maeda (1), Rino Sashihara (9), Mariko Shinoda (4), Minami Takahashi (7), Aki Takajō (12)
- Team K: Sayaka Akimoto (17), Tomomi Itano (8), Minami Minegishi (15), Sae Miyazawa (11), Yūko Ōshima (2), Yui Yokoyama (19)
- Team B: Tomomi Kasai (16), Yuki Kashiwagi (3), Rie Kitahara (13), Yuka Masuda (20), Amina Satō (18), Mayu Watanabe (5)
- SKE48 Team S: Jurina Matsui (14), Rena Matsui (10)
"Dakishimecha Ikenai"
Performed by the members ranked 22 to 40 under the name of Under Girls. Ayaka Umeda claimed the center position by placing 22nd in the election.
- Team A: Ami Maeda (37), Haruka Nakagawa (24), Aika Ōta (25), Shizuka Oya (29),
- Team K: Reina Fujie (40), Sakiko Matsui (38), Moeno Nito (31), Ayaka Umeda (22)
- Team B: Natsumi Hirajima (26), Mika Komori (32), Miho Miyazaki (27), Sumire Satō (34)
- Team 4: Miori Ichikawa (39), Mina Oba (35)
- SKE48 Team S: Masana Ōya (30), Akari Suda (36)
- SKE48 Team KII: Sawako Hata (33), Akane Takayanagi (23),
- NMB48 Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto (28)
"Ice no Kuchizuke"
Performed by a special unit formed to promote Ezaki Glico's Ice no Mi, a bite-sized frozen candy. Gained worldwide headlines after the promotional campaign announced it would 'debut' a new member in the form of Aimi Eguchi, later be revealed to the shock of many to be an advanced, CG-created amalgamation of six of the most popular members of the group voiced by 12th-generation kenkyūsei Yukari Sasaki.
- Team A: Atsuko Maeda, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi
- Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima
- Team B: Mayu Watanabe
- Kenkyūsei: Yukari Sasaki
- Other: Aimi Eguchi
Oricon Charts (Japan)
| Release | Oricon Singles Chart | Peak position | Debut sales (copies) | Sales total (copies) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2011 | Daily Chart | 1[5] | 1,025,952 | 1,498,276 |
| Weekly Chart | 1 | 1,354,492 | ||
| Monthly Chart | 1 | 1,354,492 |
References
- ^ a b "AKB48、22枚目のシングルの詳細判明! タイトルは"フライングゲット"" (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan Inc. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ^ a b c "8/24 AKB48 『フライングゲット』" (in Japanese). HMV Japan KK. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ^ PEACH JOHN reveals AKB48’s CM for ‘Heart Bra’! by tokyohive posted 2011-08-05
- ^ Oricon daily chart for August 23rd, 2011
- ^ a b "【オリコン】AKB48新曲 史上初の初日ミリオン たった1日で102.6万枚" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-25.