Namida Surprise!
| "Namida Surprise!" | ||||
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| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Kamikyokutachi | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | June 24, 2009 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
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| AKB48 "Namida Surprise!" on YouTube | ||||
"Namida Surprise!" (涙サプライズ!, Namida Sapuraizu!) is the 12th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on June 24, 2009.[1] The single peaked at number 2 in the Oricon weekly singles chart.[2]
It is a Birthday song
Track listing
[edit]The single was released in two versions: Regular Edition (通常盤) (CD+DVD, catalog number KIZM-33/4) and Theater Edition (劇場盤) (CD only, catalog number NMAX-1081). The first press of the Regular Edition came with a voting card for the AKB48 election, selecting the members who would participate in the next single,[3] and a handshake event ticket.
Regular Edition
[edit]- CD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
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| 1. | "Namida Surprise!" (涙サプライズ!) | Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue | Yoshimasa Inoue | |
| 2. | "Shonichi / Team B" (初日 / teamB) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada | Yūichi Ichikawa | |
| 3. | "First Love / Erena Ono" (First Love / 小野恵令奈) | Yasushi Akimoto, Akira Umehara | Yūichi "Masa" Nonaka | |
| 4. | "Namida Surprise! (off vocal ver.)" | Akimoto, Inoue | ||
| Total length: | 19:11 | |||
- DVD
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Namida Surprise! (music video)" (「涙サプライズ!」ビデオクリップ) | |
| 2. | "Making of" (メイキング映像) | |
| 3. | "Bonus" (特典映像) |
Bonus (First press only)
- AKB48 election voting card with a serial number
- Handshake event ticket (Sapporo, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo)
Theater Edition
[edit]- CD
See Regular Edition CD
Members
[edit](Team affiliation at the time of the release.)
Center: Atsuko Maeda
- Team A: Tomomi Itano, Rie Kitahara, Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Reina Fujie, Atsuko Maeda, Minami Minegishi, Miho Miyazaki
- Team K: Yūko Ōshima, Erena Ono, Tomomi Kasai, Sae Miyazawa
- Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Rino Sashihara, Moeno Nitō, Mayu Watanabe
- Kenkyūsei: Mika Komori
- SKE48: Jurina Matsui, Rena Matsui
It was the first selection for Moeno Nitō. Mika Komori became the first trainee to be selected for an A-side.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) | 2 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[4] | 5 |
| Japan (RIAJ Digital Track Chart) | 28 |
Sales and certifications
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Other versions
[edit]- The Thai idol group BNK48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song and named it "Prakai Namta Lae Roiyim" (Thai: ประกายน้ำตาและรอยยิ้ม; IPA: [prà.ka:j ná:m.ta: lɛ́ʔ rɔ:j.jím]; "Sparkle of Tears and Smiles"). It was included on the group's third single, "Shonichi – Wan Raek", released on 7 May 2018.[5]
- The Vietnamese sister idol group SGO48 performed the song in Vietnamese at the AKB48 Group Asia Festival in Shanghai on August 24, 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ "KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE 涙サプライズ！（マキシ＋ＤＶＤ複合） 音楽" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "涙サプライズ！ ＡＫＢ４８のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ ""AKB48選抜総選挙"開票！ トップ当選の前田敦子「AKBに人生捧げる！」" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "AKB48 Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "BNK48 เผย 16 เซ็นบัตสึ ซิงเกิ้ล 'Shonichi' พร้อมประกาศสำคัญต่าง ๆ". thairath.co.th. Bangkok: Thairath. 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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