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!"
Type A cover
Single by HKT48
ReleasedMarch 20, 2013 (2013-03-20) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelUniversal Sigma
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
HKT48 singles chronology
"Suki! Suki! Skip!"
(2013)
"Melon Juice"
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

CD[4]
No.TitleLength
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]" 
DVD[4]
No.TitleLength
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

CD[6]
No.TitleLength
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]" 
DVD[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Suki! Suki! Skip! Music Video" 
2."Ima ga Ichiban Music Video" 
3."Hakata Kankou Annai" (博多観光案内) 

Type-C

CD[7]
No.TitleLength
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]" 
DVD[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Suki! Suki! Skip! Music Video" 
2."Collection from one gag all members" 

Theater Edition

CD[8]
No.TitleLength
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!"

"Onegai Valentine"

"Kataomoi no Karage"

"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)
March 20, 2013 Daily Chart 1 205,278 284,467
Weekly Chart 1 250,147
Monthly Chart 4 264,550

References

  1. Rolling Stone Japan Edition review
  2. 【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.
  3. "「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.
  4. HKT48 2013a.
  5. HKT48、海外人気アニメ主題歌歌う (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  6. HKT48 2013b.
  7. HKT48 2013c.
  8. 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)
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