In the Japanese official title, there is a space between "good" and "!". (真夏のSounds good !) is the 26th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released in Japan on May 23, 2012.
In its first week, the CD single sold 1,616,795 copies according to Oricon and became AKB48's bestselling single. In August 2012, it was certified "2 Million" by RIAJ. On December 30, 2012, the song won the Grand Prix at the 54th Japan Record Awards, making this their second consecutive win for the group.
The single is Atsuko Maeda and Asuka Kuramochi's final senbatsu recording with the group.
Release
"Manatsu no Sounds Good" comprises various editions released on May 23, 2012.
The first presses of the single came with a ticket to vote in the AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election (to choose the members to be featured in the next AKB48's single, to be released in the summer.)
The Type-A edition comes in a CD+DVD set, consisting of six tracks, half of which are off vocal versions, as well as four music videos and a member profile track. The Type-B edition is also a CD+DVD set, composed of the same tracks as Type-A except "Chōdai, Darling!", which is replaced by "Gugutasu no Sora". Both editions are available with an alternative cover on the group's first pressings.
The Theater edition comes in a CD with the same tracks as Type-A but "Chōdai, Darling!", which is replaced by "Kimi no Tame ni Boku Wa".
As of the day of its release, AKB48 shipped a personal record of 2.0 million copies.In 2013, AKB48's shipment record for a single was broken by "Sayonara Crawl" with 2.3 million copies. -
Instead releasing a normal MV (which was censored due to references of girls suffering), an alternative dance shot MV was released.
Track listing The first two songs on the CD and their off-vocal versions are the same for all editions. The first 3 music videos on the DVD are the same for both Type-A and Type-B.
Type-A
Type-B
Theater Edition
Credits and personnel
"Manatsu no Sounds Good!" The title track featured 36 members, the largest number of participants on an AKB48 single title track since "Everyday, Katyusha", which featured 26 members.
It was the first AKB48 single title track appearance for 15 people: Team 4's Maria Abe, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Karen Iwata, Rena Katō, Rina Kawaei, and Juri Takahashi, SKE48's Yuria Kizaki, Akane Takayanagi, and Kanon Kimoto, NMB48's Eriko Jō & HKT48's Haruka Kodama.
Team A: Asuka Kuramochi, Haruna Kojima, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajō, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yūko Ōshima, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mayu Watanabe Team 4: Maria Abe, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Suzuran Yamauchi, Karen Iwata, Rena Katō, Rina Kawaei, Juri Takahashi Team S / AKB48 Team K: Jurina Matsui Team S: Yuria Kizaki, Rena Matsui Team KII: Akane Takayanagi Team E: Kanon Kimoto Team N / AKB48 Team B: Miyuki Watanabe Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto Team M: Eriko Jō Team H: Haruka Kodama
"Mitsu no Namida" Performed by Special Girls Team A: Misaki Iwasa, Aika Ōta, Shizuka Ōya, Chisato Nakata, Sayaka Nakaya, Ami Maeda, Natsumi Matsubara Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Mayumi Uchida, Ayaka Umeda, Ayaka Kikuchi, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Moeno Nitō, Misato Nonaka Team B: Kana Kobayashi, Mika Komori, Amina Satō, Sumire Satō, Natsuki Satō, Mariya Suzuki, Rina Chikano, Yuka Masuda, Miho Miyazaki Team 4: Mina Ōba, Yūka Tano, Mariko Nakamura, Mariya Nagao Kenkyūsei: : Rina Izuta, Miyū Ōmori, Natsuki Kojima, Marina Kobayashi, Erena Saeed Yokota, Yukari Sasaki, Wakana Natori, Rina Hirata, Nana Fujita, Tomu Mutō, Ayaka Morikawa
"Chōdai, Darling!" Team A: Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yūko Ōshima Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Mayu Watanabe Team 4: Rena Katō, Haruka Shimazaki
"Gugutasu no Sora" Center: Haruka Ishida Team A: Haruka Katayama, Asuka Kuramochi, Aki Takajō, Haruka Nakagawa Team K: Miku Tanabe, Reina Fujie, Sakiko Matsui, Yui Yokoyama Team B: Haruka Ishida, Rie Kitahara, Shihori Suzuki Team 4: Shiori Nakamata SKE48 Team S: Rena Matsui SKE48 Kenkyūsei: Kaori Matsumura NMB48 Team N: Yūki Yamaguchi, Sayaka Yamamoto
"Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..." Center: Yūko Ōshima Team A: Misaki Iwasa Team K: Yūko Ōshima, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mayu Watanabe Team 4: Mariya Nagao
Charts and certifications
Oricon charts ReleaseOricon Singles ChartPeak positionDebut sales (copies)May 23, 2012Daily Chart11,170,554Weekly Chart11,616,795Monthly Chart11,745,399Yearly Chart11,820,056
Billboard charts Singles ChartPeak position Japan Hot 100 1 Japan Hot 100 for 2012 1
Certifications
Accolades Year Ceremony Award Result 2012 Billboard Japan Music Awards Hot 100 of the Year rowspan="6" Hot 100 Single Sales of the Year 54th Japan Record Awards Grand PrixExcellent Work AwardLyricist Award2013Japan Gold Disc AwardsSingle of the Year
JKT48 version
"" is the fourth released single from the Indonesian idol girl group JKT48. It was released on November 26, 2013.
Promotion and release The AKB48 sister group JKT48 announced the release of "Manatsu no Sounds Good! - Musim Panas Sounds Good!", an Indonesian version of "Manatsu no Sounds Good!", as its fourth single for November 26, 2013.
Track listing The single has two editions: Regular Version (CD+DVD) and Theater Version (CD only)
Regular Version
Bonus Team J Special Photo Team J & Team KIII Photo Group [Member Random]
Theater Version
Bonus Trump Card Handshake Event Ticket
SNH48 version The SNH48 version of this track entitled "盛夏好声音" was released in Summer 2015, and its music video was filmed in March 2015 for 10 days at somewhere in Saipan, United States.
Notes
References
External links "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" Type-A Regular Edition at King Records