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Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby

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{{Infobox song

| name = Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby

| cover = 42nd_Single_Type_A_Cover.jpg

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| border = yes

| caption = Type A cover

| type = single

| artist = AKB48

| album = Thumbnail

| A-side = Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby

| released = {{start date|2015|12|09}}

| recorded = 2015

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| genre = J-pop

| length = 4:38 {{small|(Title track)}}

| label = {{flatlist|

| writer = Title song:
Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) / Yoshifumi Kōchi (music)

| producer = Yasushi Akimoto

| prev_title = Halloween Night

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Kimi wa Melody

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{External music video|1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfnCAjE8LsU Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby Full Version]}}

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{{nihongo|"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"|唇にBe My Baby||On-the-Lips Be My Baby}} is the 42nd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on December 9, 2015. As of February 22, 2016 (issue date), it has sold 1,041,763 copies.{{cite web|url= http://www22.atwiki.jp/akb48uriage/pages/324.html|title= AKB48 売上 唇にBe My Baby|access-date= February 20, 2016|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160309030909/http://www22.atwiki.jp/akb48uriage/pages/324.html|archive-date= March 9, 2016|url-status= dead}} It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Background

The title track of this single marks Minami Takahashi's first time to hold an unshared choreography center position since 2006's "Sakura no Hanabiratachi".{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/165385|title=高橋みなみセンターのAKB48ニューシングル曲名発表、たかみなプロデュース公演も|publisher=Natalie|date=November 8, 2015|access-date=November 27, 2015|language=ja}} The B-side track "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" is a gentle, medium-tempo song.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/08/akb48-to-be-in-charge-of-the-theme-song-for-nhk-morning-drama-asa-ga-kita|title=AKB48 to be in charge of the theme song for NHK morning drama 'Asa ga Kita' {{!}} tokyohive.com|website=www.tokyohive.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} It won Excellent Work Award in the 58th Japan Record Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2016/11/20/0701|title=第58回 輝く! 日本レコード大賞各賞が発表！ - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE|website=tower.jp|access-date=April 10, 2019}} Best Theme Song in 88th The Television Drama Academy Award{{Cite web|url=https://thetv.jp/feature/drama-academy/88/awards/best-drama-song/|title=ドラマソング賞 受賞結果 1位：365日の紙飛行機、AKB48 {{!}} 第88回 - ザテレビジョンドラマアカデミー賞|website=ザテレビジョン|language=ja|access-date=April 10, 2019}} and 11th Taisho Ryou Music Award.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nagano-np.co.jp/articles/13561|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214011204/http://www.nagano-np.co.jp/articles/13561|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2017|title=Nagano Nippo Web » 大正琴音楽大賞にＡＫＢ４８ 琴伝流全国普及会：長野日報のニュースサイト|date=February 14, 2017|access-date=April 10, 2019}}

Release

The single will be released in nine versions: Type A (two editions: limited and regular), Type B (limited and regular), Type C (limited and regular), Type D (limited and regular), and a version called a "Theater Edition". All versions, except the Theater Edition, include a DVD with four music videos (there's a music video for every song included in the particular version) and a video related to Minami Takahashi.

For the first time since "Chance no Junban", AKB48 did not sell a million copies of a single within the first week after the release, breaking the so-called Million Streak that had started since "Everyday, Kachuusha". Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby still managed to sell a million copies after several weeks. "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" sold 905.490 copies in 2015, making it the 4th best selling single of the year, according to the Oricon.

Music video

The music video for the title track was directed by Eiki Takahashi, who had already directed several music videos for the group. The full version (included only in limited editions) lasts for 13 minutes and was published along with the release of Kimi wa Melody (43rd single). On {{Start date|2016|03|08}}, A Full version was released on official AKB48 YouTube channel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfnCAjE8LsU|title=【MV】唇にBe My Baby / AKB48[公式]|website=YouTube|date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=March 12, 2016}}

Track listings

All lyrics were written by Yasushi Akimoto.

The first two tracks are the same for all versions.

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| extra1 = Hiroshi Sasaki

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| music1 = Yoshifumi Kōchi

| extra1 = Hiroshi Sasaki

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| title2 = 365 Nichi no Kamihikōki

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| music2 = Toshikazu Kadono, Hiroki Aoba

| extra2 = Teppei Shimizu

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| title3 = Sakki made wa Ice Tea

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Personnel

="Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"=

The senbatsu (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The center (choreography center) is Minami Takahashi.

="365 Nichi no Kamihikōki"=

The "Asa ga Kita senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is Sayaka Yamamoto.

="Kimi o Kimi o Kimi o"=

The "Next Generation Senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is Haruka Kodama.

="Madonna no Sentaku"=

The "Renacchi Sōsenkyo Senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is Natsumi Tanaka.

="Ama Nojaku Batta"=

Team 8's song. The "center" is Ikumi Nakano.

  • Team 8: Mei Abe, Moeka Iwasaki, Rin Okabe, Yui Oguri, Nao Ota, Erina Oda, Momoka Onishi, Reina Kita, Yurina Gyoten, Narumi Kuranoo, Moeri Kondo, Nagisa Sakaguchi, Akari Sato, Shiori Sato, Nanami Sato, Miu Shitao, Maria Shimizu, Karin Shimoaoki, Kaoru Takaoka, Ayane Takahashi, Yuri Tani, Hijiri Tanikawa, Kurena Cho, Ikumi Nakano, Serika Nagano, Haruna Hashimoto, Yuna Hattori, Sayuna Hama, Riona Hamamatsu, Tsumugi Hayasaka, Kotone Hitomi, Ayaka Hidaritomo, Natsuki Hirose, Rena Fukuchi, Natsuki Fujimura, Hitomi Honda, Rira Miyazato, Kasumi Mogi, Karen Yoshida, Moka Yaguchi, Nanami Yamada, Ai Yamamoto, Ruka Yamamoto, Yuri Yokomichi, Yui Yokoyama, Nanase Yoshikawa, Miyu Yoshino

="Senaka Kotoba"=

Minami Takahashi's graduation song.

="Yasashii Place"=

Team A's song. The "center" is Haruka Shimazaki & Sakura Miyawaki.

="Onēsan no Hitorigoto"=

Team K's song. The "center" is Mion Mukaichi.

="Kin no Hane o Motsu Hito yo"=

Team B's song. The "center" is Rena Kato & Yuria Kizaki.

="Nanka, Chotto, Kyū ni"=

Team 4's song.

="Sakki Made wa Ice Tea"=

The "Mushi Kago" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 12 members. The "center" is Haruka Komiyama & Shu Yabushita.

  • Team B: Moe Goto, Seina Fukuoka
  • Team 4: Haruka Komiyama
  • Team 8: Nagisa Sakaguchi
  • SKE48 Kenkyūsei: Obata Yuna, Goto Rara
  • Team M: Uemura Azusa
  • Team BII: Shu Yabushita
  • HKT48 Kenkyūsei: Aramaki Misaki, Maria Imamura
  • NGT48 Kenkyūsei: Oguma Tsugumi, Moeka Takakura

Other versions

  • The Thai idol group BNK48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" and named it "Sam Roi Hoksip Ha Wan Kap Khrueangbin Kradat" ({{langx|th|สามร้อยหกสิบห้าวันกับเครื่องบินกระดาษ}}; {{IPA|th|sǎ:m rɔ́:j hòk.sìp hâ: wan kàp krɯ̂aŋ.bin krà.dà:t|IPA}}; "365 Days with Paper Airplanes"). First performed on June 2, 2017, at the group's debut event in Bangkok, the song was included on the group's debut single, "Aitakatta – Yak Cha Dai Phop Thoe", officially released on August 8, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.beartai.com/lifestyle/175864|title=ทุกคนพร้อมเปย์! ซิงเกิ้ลแรกของ BNK48 จะมาแล้ว!|language=th|location=Bangkok|website=Bear Tai|date=June 21, 2017|access-date=August 9, 2017|publisher=Show No Limit|author=Prompong}}
  • MNL48, AKB48's sister group in the Philippines, made a Filipino version of the song "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" titled "365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel" ("365 Days of Paper Airplane"). This was the idol group's third single, released on April 11, 2019.{{cite web |title=【MV】365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel / MNL48 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GknmBbU4Do |website=YouTube | date=April 5, 2019 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}
  • Indonesian idol group JKT48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" in Indonesian called "Pesawat Kertas 365 Hari" ("365 Days of Paper Airlane"). The song was included on the group's album Mahagita.

Release history

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scope="row" |Japan

| rowspan="2" |December 9, 2015

| rowspan="2" |{{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}}

|King Records (YOU BE COOL division)

scope="row" |Hong Kong, Taiwan

|King Records

scope="row" |South Korea

|November 2, 2018

|{{hlist|digital download|streaming}}

|{{hlist|Stone Music Entertainment|Genie Music|King}}

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