Sakura, Minnade Tabeta

"Sakura, Minnade Tabeta" (桜、みんなで食べた), literally "Cherry Blossoms, Let's eat together", is the third single by the Japanese idol group HKT48, released on March 12, 2014. It reached number one on the Oricon[1] and Billboard Japan weekly singles chart.[2] It was the 19th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 327,815 copies.[3]

"Sakura, Minnade Tabeta"
Type A cover
Single by HKT48
ReleasedMarch 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)
Recorded2014
GenreJ-pop
HKT48 singles chronology
"Melon Juice"
(2013)		 "Sakura, Minnade Tabeta"
(2014)		 "Hikaeme I Love You!"
(2014)

Promotion and release

"Sakura, Minnade Tabeta" was released in Japan on March 12, 2014 in four different versions: Type A, Type B, Type C and the Theater.

The centers for the title track were announced to be Meru Tashima and Mio Tomonaga, both same as the previous single "Melon Juice". The title track would also feature a new member whose promotion have been announced in January: Miku Tanaka, and Nako Yabuki, who was featured as the center in "Wink wa 3kai", an HKT48 song recorded on AKB48's CD, as well as Chiyori Nakanishi, who was one of Senbatsu members in the 1st single but not chosen for the 2nd.[4]

The B-side songs recorded on Type A and B versions are sung by Team H members and KIV members, both members were based on the announcement made at the HKT48's concert in Oita on January 11, 2014.[5]

Track listing

Type-A
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta" (桜、みんなで食べた) 
2."Kimiwa Doushite?" (君はどうして?) 
3."Kidoku Through (Team H)" (既読スルー (Team H)) 
4."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta[Instrumental]" 
5."Kimiwa Doushite? [Instrumental]" 
6."Kidoku Through (Team H) [Instrumental]" 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta Music Video" 
2."Kidoku Through Music Video" 
3."Special Footage "HKT48 Melon Juice release commemoration Big Bowling Event - First Part"" (特典映像「HKT48 メロンジュース発売記念　大ボウリング大会 前編」) 

Type-B
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta" (桜、みんなで食べた) 
2."Kimiwa Doushite?" (君はどうして?) 
3."Mukashino Kareshino Onīchanto Tsukiauto Iukoto (Team KIV)" (昔の彼氏のお兄ちゃんとつき合うということ (Team KIV)) 
4."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta[Instrumental]" 
5."Kimiwa Doushite? [Instrumental]" 
6."Mukashino Kareshino Onīchanto Tsukiauto Iukoto (Team KIV) [Instrumental]" 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta Music Video" 
2."Mukashino Kareshino Onīchanto Tsukiauto Iukoto Music Video" 
3."Special Footage "HKT48 Melon Juice release commemoration Big Bowling Event - Second Part"" (特典映像「HKT48 メロンジュース発売記念　大ボウリング大会 後編」) 

Type-C
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta" (桜、みんなで食べた) 
2."Kimiwa Doushite?" (君はどうして?) 
3."Oboete Kudasai (Trainees)" (覚えてください (研究生)) 
4."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta[Instrumental]" 
5."Kimiwa Doushite? [Instrumental]" 
6."Oboete Kudasai (Trainees) [Instrumental]" 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta Music Video" 
2."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta Making Video" 
3."Special Footage "First Nationwide Shake-hands Event for HKT48 3rd-generation and Draft members"" (特典映像「HKT48 3期生&ドラフト生 はじめての全国握手会」) 

Theater Edition
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta" (桜、みんなで食べた) 
2."Kimiwa Doushite?" (君はどうして?) 
3."Kimino Kotoga Sukiyaken" (君のことが好きやけん) 
4."Sakura, Minnade Tabeta[Instrumental]" 
5."Kimiwa Doushite? [Instrumental]" 
6."Kimino Kotoga Sukiyaken [Instrumental]" 

Personnel

"Sakura, Minnade Tabeta"

The centers for the title track are Meru Tashima and Mio Tomonaga.[4]

"Kimiwa Doushite?"

"Kidoku Through"

Center : Meru Tashima

  • Team H: Yuka Akiyoshi, Chihiro Anai, Yuriya Inoue, Haruka Kodama, Yui Kōjina, Hiroka Kodama, Natsumi Matsuoka, Chiyori Nakanishi, Naoko Okamoto, Riko Sakaguchi, Rino Sashihara, Natsumi Tanaka, Meru Tashima, Izumi Umemoto, Haruka Wakatabe, Marina Yamada

"Mukashino Kareshino Onīchanto Tsukiauto Iukoto"

Center : Mio Tomonaga

"Oboete Kudasai"
  • Trainees: Maiko Fukagawa, Shino Iwahana, Manami Kusaba, Haruka Ueno, Mashiro Ui
  • 3rd-generation trainees: Misaki Aramaki, Hazuki Hokazono, Sae Kurihara, Erena Sakamoto, Miku Tanaka, Riko Tsutsui, Nako Yabuki, Emiri Yamashita, Yuuna Yamauchi

"Kimino Kotoga Sukiyaken

Oricon Charts
Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies)
March 12, 2014 Daily Chart 1 227,322
Weekly Chart 1 272,818
Monthly Chart 4 276,799

References
  1. "2014年03月10日～2014年03月16日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2014年03月24日付）". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  2. "HKT48「桜、みんなで食べた」、BUMPとの激しい首位争いに勝利". billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  3. "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. "HKT48"小6研究生"コンビが新曲初選抜入り 『Mステ』初出演も決定" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  5. "HKT48、新チーム「KIV」発足＆初再編 指原劇場支配人が"クラス替え"発表" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
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