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A-side
  
"Kimi wa Melody"

Genre
  
J-pop

Recorded
  
2015-16

B-side
  
"LALALA Message" "Shigamitsuita Seishun" (Type A) "Gonna Jump" (Type B) "Make Noise" (Type C) "Max toki 315-go" (Type D) "Mazari au mono" (Type E) "M.T. ni Sasagu" (Theater)

Released
  
March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)

Format
  
Maxi single (CD) digital download

"Kimi wa Melody" (君はメロディー, You Are Melody) is the 43rd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It marks the 10th annual anniversary of the group, and was released in Japan on March 9, 2016. It sold 1,133,179 copies on release day, topping the weekly sales of the previous single. This makes it the 30th single to reach 1st place in the Oricon Single Charts, and the 24th single to sell over a million copies in a week. It is the last single featuring founding members Sae Miyazawa and Minami Takahashi.

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Trivia

The music video of the title song is directed by Mika Ninagawa, who worked previously on "Heavy Rotation", "Sayonara Crawl" and "Sugar Rush". It was first performed live on January 24, on the last day of AKB48 Group Request Hour 2016, and its first TV performance was broadcast on February 22, on Music Japan. The title track is performed by a group of 21 active members, supported by four former members (Atsuko Maeda, Yūko Ōshima, Mariko Shinoda, Tomomi Itano), and centered (choreography center) by Sakura Miyawaki.

This single also marked the final appearance of two popular members, general manager Minami Takahashi and SKE48 Team S leader Sae Miyazawa. Both left the AKB48 Group shortly after this release, after having appeared in the promoting line up of 41 and 33 AKB48 singles, respectively. The music video was released on AKB48's official YouTube Channel on May 31, 2016.

On July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18), Brazilian channel PlayTV aired the music video from "Kimi wa Melody" on a J-Pop segmented music video program Interferência Ichiban.

"Kimi wa Melody"

The lineup for the A-side single consists of 21 members including 4 graduates. The center performer was Sakura Miyawaki.

  • AKB48 Team A: Anna Iriyama, Haruna Kojima, Haruka Shimazaki, Minami Takahashi (Last Single), Yui Yokoyama
  • AKB48 Team K: Minami Minegishi, Mion Mukaichi
  • AKB48 Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Rena Katō, Yuria Kizaki, Mayu Watanabe
  • SKE48 Team S: Jurina Matsui
  • NMB48 Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto
  • HKT48 Team H: Rino Sashihara
  • HKT48 Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki
  • NGT48: Rie Kitahara
  • SNH48 Team SII: Sae Miyazawa (Last Single)
  • Graduated members: Atsuko Maeda, Yūko Ōshima, Mariko Shinoda, Tomomi Itano

    • "LALALA Message"

    The "Next Generation Senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 Members. Mion Mukaichi serve as center for this song.

  • AKB48 Team A: Anna Iriyama, Nana Ōwada, Megu Taniguchi
  • AKB48 Team K: Yūka Tano, Mion Mukaichi, Tomu Mutō
  • AKB48 Team B: Ryōka Ōshima, Rena Katō, Yuria Kizaki, Moe Gotō
  • AKB48 Team 4: Nana Okada, Saya Kawamoto, Mako Kojima, Haruka Komiyama, Juri Takahashi, Yuiri Murayama

    • "Gonna Jump"

    SKE48's song. Rara Gotō serve as center for this song.

  • SKE48 Team S: Rion Azuma, Masana Ōya, Ryōha Kitagawa, Jurina Matsui
  • SKE48 Team KII: Yuna Ego, Mina Ōba, Sarina Sōda, Akane Takayanagi, Nao Furuhata
  • SKE48 Team E: Kanon Kimoto, Haruka Kumazaki, Rara Gotō, Aya Shibata, Maya Sugawara, Akari Suda, Marika Tani

    • "Shigamitsuita Seishun"

    NMB48's song. Sayaka Yamamoto serve as center for this song.

  • NMB48 Team N: Yuri Ōta, Yūka Katō, Kei Jōnishi, Ririka Sutō, Sayaka Yamamoto, Akari Yoshida
  • NMB48 Team M: Azusa Uemura, Miru Shiroma, Airi Tanigawa, Reina Fujie, Sae Murase, Fuuko Yagura
  • NMB48 Team BII: Konomi Kusaka, Nagisa Shibuya, Shū Yabushita, Miyuki Watanabe

    • "Make Noise"

    HKT48's song. Rino Sashihara serve as center for this song.

  • HKT48 Team H: Chihiro Anai, Mashiro Ui, Yui Kōjina, Haruka Kodama, Riko Sakaguchi, Rino Sashihara, Meru Tashima, Miku Tanaka, Natsumi Matsuoka, Nako Yabuki
  • HKT48 Team KIV: Aika Ōta, Serina Kumazawa, Mio Tomonaga, Sakura Miyawaki, Aoi Motomura, Madoka Moriyasu

    • "Max Toki 315 Gou"

    NGT48's debut song (excluding Yuki Kashiwagi). Moeka Takakura serve as center for this song.

  • NGT48 Team NIII: Yuka Ogino, Tsugumi Oguma, Minami Katō, Rie Kitahara, Anju Satō, Riko Sugahara, Moeka Takakura, Ayaka Tano, Rika Nakai, Marina Nishigata, Rena Hasegawa, Hinata Honma, Fūka Murakumo, Maho Yamaguchi, Noe Yamada
  • NGT48 Kenkyūsei: Yuria Ōtaki, Yuria Kado, Aina Kusakabe, Reina Seiji, Mau Takahashi, Ayuka Nakamura, Miharu Nara, Nanako Nishimura, Ayaka Mizusawa, Aya Miyajima

    • "Mazariau Mono"

    NogizakaAKB's song. Haruna Kojima serve as center for this song.

  • AKB48 Team A: Anna Iriyama, Haruna Kojima, Haruka Shimazaki, Nana Ōwada, Yui Yokoyama
  • AKB48 Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Rena Katō
  • SKE48 Team S: Jurina Matsui
  • HKT48 Team H: Rino Sashihara
  • HKT48 Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki
  • Nogizaka46: Erika Ikuta, Reika Sakurai, Mai Shiraishi, Nanase Nishino, Mai Fukagawa, Sayuri Matsumura

    • "M.T. ni Sasagu"

    Team A's song (excluding Minami Takahashi). Yui Yokoyama serve as center for this song. It is also a name from current stage from Team A.

  • AKB48 Team A: Anna Iriyama, Karen Iwata (Last Single), Shizuka Ōya, Nana Ōwada, Mayu Ogasawara, Natsuki Kojima, Haruna Kojima, Yukari Sasaki, Haruka Shimazaki, Miru Shiroma, Kayoko Takita, Megu Taniguchi, Chiyori Nakanishi, Mariko Nakamura, Rena Nishiyama, Rina Hirata, Yui Hiwatashi, Ami Maeda, Miho Miyazaki, Sakura Miyawaki, Yui Yokoyama

    • References

    Kimi wa Melody Wikipedia
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