Label You, Be Cool! / King | Length 4:06 | |
B-side "Dareka ga Nageta Ball""Hito Natsu no Hankouki""Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko""Chewing Gum no Aji ga Naku Naru Made""Sailor Zombie""Oshiete Mommy""47 no Suteki na Machi e" Released August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27) Format CD single, digital download | ||
"Kokoro no Placard" (心のプラカード, Kokoro no Purakādo, "The Heart's Placard") is the 37th single by the Japanese idol group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 27, 2014. It was the 5th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 1,058,059 copies.
Contents
2014 general election
The lineup for the title track and supporting B-sides was determined by the results from the AKB48's 2014 general election. Mayu Watanabe of AKB48's Team B received the most votes and became the center, or headlining performer, for the single.
Promotion and release
The single was released in five types: Type A (two versions: regular and limited), Type K (regular and limited), Type B (regular and limited), Type D (regular and limited) and the Theater Edition.
The lyrics of the song were written by Yasushi Akimoto, the music composed by Yusuke Itagaki.
The full version of MV has not been released along with the single "Kibouteki Refrain", and due to the delay, was released a week later, on December 1.
Reception
The single debuted at number one in the Oricon Daily Singles Chart with 871,923 copies sold on the first day. It reached number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.
Type A
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
Type B
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
Type C
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
Type D
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
Theater edition
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
"Kokoro no Placard"
The lineup for the title track consists of the top 16 members from AKB48's 2014 general election. The center performer for the track is Mayu Watanabe
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball"
Performed by Undergirls, which consist of members who ranked 17 to 32 in AKB48's 2014 general election.
"Hito Natsu no Hankouki"
Performed by Next Girls, which consist of members who ranked 33 to 48 in AKB48's 2014 general election.
"Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko"
Performed by Future Girls, which consist of members who ranked 49 to 64 in AKB48's 2014 general election.
"Chewing Gum no Aji ga Naku Naru Made"
Performed by Upcoming Girls, which consist of members who ranked 65 to 80 in AKB48's 2014 general election.
JKT48 Version
JKT48 released their 7th single Papan Penanda Isi Hati -Message on a Placard- on 27 August 2014 with Shania Junianatha as this single's center. This CD (JKT48 Theater and Rakuten version) has tickets to Pensi JKT48 (Art Show).
Track listing
The single has three versions: Regular Edition distributed by CD Shops (CD+DVD), Regular Edition distributed by JKT48 Theater and Rakuten (CD+DVD), and Theater Edition (CD only).
Regular edition
Bonus