Suki! Suki! Skip!
"Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!, Suki! Suki! Sukippu!) is the first single by Japanese girl group HKT48. It was released in Japan on March 20, 2013,[2] and "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ, Onegai Varentinu) was released through iTunes on February 6, 2013.[3]
"Suki! Suki! Skip!" | ||||
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Type A cover | ||||
Single by HKT48 | ||||
Released | March 20, 2013 (Japan) | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Label | Universal Sigma | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
HKT48 singles chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Rolling Stone Japan | [1] |
Release
Suki! Suki! Skip! was released in Japan on March 20, 2013 in four different versions: Type A, Type B, Type C and the Theater versions.
This is the first time since the formation of all Project 48 groups (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48), the center position belongs to a research student, Meru Tashima.
Also, this single is the first time a CD cover has featured only one girl (Meru Tashima) for AKB48's sister groups.
Track listing
Type-A
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!) | |
2. | "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ) | |
3. | "Kataomoi no Karaage" (片思いの唐揚げ) | |
4. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! [Instrumental]" | |
5. | "Onegai Valentine [Instrumental]" | |
6. | "Kataomoi no Karaage [Instrumental]" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! Music Video" | |
2. | "Kataomoi no Karaage Music Video" | |
3. | "Tokyo Shūgakuryokō" (東京修学旅行) |
Kataomoi no Karaage was the ending theme to Japanese dub of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic during its first season.[5]
Type-B
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!) | |
2. | "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ) | |
3. | "Ima ga Ichiban" (今がイチバン) | |
4. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! [Instrumental]" | |
5. | "Onegai Valentine [Instrumental]" | |
6. | "Ima ga Ichiban [Instrumental]" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! Music Video" | |
2. | "Ima ga Ichiban Music Video" | |
3. | "Hakata Kankou Annai" (博多観光案内) |
Type-C
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!) | |
2. | "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ) | |
3. | "Seifuku no Banbi" (制服のバンビ) | |
4. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! [Instrumental]" | |
5. | "Onegai Valentine [Instrumental]" | |
6. | "Seifuku no Banbi [Instrumental]" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! Music Video" | |
2. | "Collection from one gag all members" |
Theater Edition
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!) | |
2. | "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ) | |
3. | "Kireigoto demo ii Janai ka?" (キレイゴトでもいいじゃないか?) | |
4. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! [Instrumental]" | |
5. | "Onegai Valentine [Instrumental]" | |
6. | "Kireigoto demo ii Janai ka? [Instrumental]" |
Members
"Suki! Suki! Skip!"
- Team H : Chihiro Anai, Nao Ueki, Aika Ota, Haruka Kodama, Rino Sashihara, Yuki Shimono, Chiyori Nakanishi, Natsumi Matsuoka, Sakura Miyawaki, Anna Murashige, Aoi Motomura, Madoka Moriyasu, Haruka Wakatabe
- Kenkyuusei : Meru Tashima, Mio Tomonaga, Mai Fuchigami
"Onegai Valentine"
- Team H : Chihiro Anai, Nao Ueki, Aika Ota, Haruka Kodama, Rino Sashihara, Yuki Shimono, Chiyori Nakanishi, Natsumi Matsuoka, Sakura Miyawaki, Anna Murashige, Aoi Motomura, Madoka Moriyasu, Haruka Wakatabe
- Kenkyuusei : Meru Tashima, Mio Tomonaga, Mai Fuchigami
"Kataomoi no Karage"
- Team H: Sakura Miyawaki, Aika Ota, Aoi Motomura, Anna Murashige, Haruka Wakatabe
- Kenkyuusei: Meru Tashima, Mio Tomonaga, Marina Yamada, Izumi Umemoto, Yuka Akiyoshi, Maiko Fukagawa, Yuka Tanaka
"Ima ga Ichiban"
- Team H : Chihiro Anai, Serina Kumazawa, Haruka Kodama, Rino Sashihara, Natsumi Tanaka, Chiyori Nakanishi, Natsumi Matsuoka, Madoka Moriyasu
- Kenkyuusei : Kyouka Abe, Mina Imada, Marika Tani, Riko Sakaguchi
Oricon Charts
Release | Oricon Singles Chart | Peak position | Debut sales (copies) | Sales total (copies) |
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March 20, 2013 | Daily Chart | 1 | 205,278 | 284,467 |
Weekly Chart | 1 | 250,147 | ||
Monthly Chart | 4 | 264,550 | ||
References
- Rolling Stone Japan Edition review
- 【西スポ特集】HKT48 3・20CDデビュー 収録曲ロッテCMで全国へ 」. nishinippon.co.jp (in Japanese). Nishi Nippon. 2013-02-16. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- "「お願いヴァレンティヌ」がiTunes配信スタート!!". HKT48 (in Japanese). HKT48. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- HKT48 2013a.
- HKT48、海外人気アニメ主題歌歌う (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- HKT48 2013b.
- HKT48 2013c.
- HKT48 2013t.
Further reading
- HKT48 (20 March 2013a). Suki! Suki! Skip! (Type-A ed.). Universal Sigma. ASIN B00B1LCGIG. UMCK-5417.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- HKT48 (20 March 2013b). Suki! Suki! Skip! (Type-B ed.). Universal Sigma. ASIN B00B1LCGJU. UMCK-5418.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- HKT48 (20 March 2013c). Suki! Suki! Skip! (Type-C ed.). Universal Sigma. ASIN B00B1LCGI6. UMCK-5419.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- HKT48 (20 March 2013t). Suki! Suki! Skip! (Theater ed.). Universal Sigma. ASIN B00BWIWF0C. PROS-5005.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- HKT48 Discography (in Japanese)
- Universal Music Japan (HKT48) Profile - Discography (in Japanese)
- [PV] Suki! Suki! Skip! (Short ver.) on YouTube