"Ue Kara Mariko"(Thượng からマリコ,"MarikoFrom Above ")is the 24thmajorsingleby theJapanesegirlidolgroupAKB48,released on December 7, 2011.[1]
| "Ue Kara Mariko" | ||||
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| SinglebyAKB48 | ||||
| from the album1830m | ||||
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| Released | December 7, 2011(Japan) | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto(lyrics) | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| AKB48singles chronology | ||||
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| Music videos | ||||
| Ue kara MarikoonYouTube | ||||
| Noël no Yoru (preview)onYouTube | ||||
Release history and information
editThe AKB48 members participating in the single were determined in therock-paper-scissorstournament held on September 20, 2011, atNippon Budokan,so calledAKB48 24th Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai.The16 membersfrom the group who advanced into the semi-final and final rounds of the tournament are those that were featured in this single. From this, the Top 8 were chosen to be the main vocalists while memberMariko Shinoda,who came at first place in the tournament, is in the center position.
The single's title song was announced to be "Ue Kara Mariko" on October 29 at theFlying Gethandshake event atAjinomoto Stadium.[1][2][3][4]
The single was released in 4 versions: Type A, Type K, Type B, and Theater Edition.[5]
It has sold 959,280 copies on its first day and later on sold over 1 million by the end of its first week making it the fourth most successful single from the group to sell over a million.
Concept and artwork
editThe name Mariko in "Ue Kara Mariko" ( "Mariko from Above", "Mariko from the Top" ) refers toMariko Shinoda,the member of the group whom the single will be centered around for the first time, having won the rock-paper-scissors tournament. This is also the first song by the group with a member name in the title.[1][3]The words "ue kara" ( "from above", "from the top" ) might be seen as referring either to Mariko being the eldest[3]or the tallest in the group, or both.[4]
It was also revealed that title song was originally planned to be "Hashire! Penguin" ( "Penguin, Run!" ) but was changed to fit Mariko Shinoda's image.[1][3][4]"Hashire! Penguin" was instead sung by Team 4 and appears only on the Theater Edition of the single.[1]
Track listing
editType A
edit| No. | Title | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ue Kara Mariko" (Thượng からマリコ) | Masahiro Kawaura | 4:40 | |
| 2. | "Noël no Yoru" (ノエルの dạ) | |||
| 3. | "Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai" (Lân nhân は thương つかない) | Team A | ||
| 4. | "Ue Kara Mariko (Off Vocal Ver.)" (Thượng からマリコ off vocal ver.) | Masahiro Kawaura | 4:40 | |
| 5. | "Noël no Yoru (Off Vocal Ver.)" (ノエルの dạ off vocal ver.) | |||
| 6. | "Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai (Off Vocal Ver.)" (Lân nhân は thương つかない off vocal ver.) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ue Kara Mariko music video" (Thượng からマリコ Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Noël no Yoru music video" (ノエルの dạ Music Video) | |
| 3. | "Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai music video" (Lân nhân は thương つかない Music Video) | |
| 4. | "24 Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai Document Eizō (Zenpen)" (24thシングル tuyển bạt じゃんけん đại hội ドキュメント ánh tượng ( tiền biên )) |
Type K
edit| No. | Title | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ue Kara Mariko" (Thượng からマリコ) | Masahiro Kawaura | 4:40 | |
| 2. | "Noël no Yoru" (ノエルの dạ) | |||
| 3. | "Zero-sum Taiyō" (ゼロサム thái dương) | Team K | ||
| 4. | "Ue Kara Mariko (Off Vocal Ver.)" (Thượng からマリコ off vocal ver.) | Masahiro Kawaura | 4:40 | |
| 5. | "Noël no Yoru (Off Vocal Ver.)" (ノエルの dạ off vocal ver.) | |||
| 6. | "Zero-sum Taiyō (Off Vocal Ver.)" (ゼロサム thái dương off vocal ver.) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ue Kara Mariko music video" (Thượng からマリコ Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Noël no Yoru music video" (ノエルの dạ Music Video) | |
| 3. | "Zero-sum Taiyō music video" (ゼロサム thái dương Music Video) | |
| 4. | "24 Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai Document Eizō (Chūhen)" (24thシングル tuyển bạt じゃんけん đại hội ドキュメント ánh tượng ( trung biên )) |
Type B
edit| No. | Title | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ue Kara Mariko" (Thượng からマリコ) | Masahiro Kawaura | 4:40 | |
| 2. | "Noël no Yoru" (ノエルの dạ) | |||
| 3. | "Yobisute Fantasy" (Hô び xá てファンタジー) | Team B | ||
| 4. | "Ue Kara Mariko (Off Vocal Ver.)" (Thượng からマリコ off vocal ver.) | Masahiro Kawaura | 4:40 | |
| 5. | "Noël no Yoru (Off Vocal Ver.)" (ノエルの dạ off vocal ver.) | |||
| 6. | "Yobisute Fantasy (Off Vocal Ver.)" (Hô び xá てファンタジー off vocal ver.) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ue Kara Mariko music video" (Thượng からマリコ Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Noël no Yoru music video" (ノエルの dạ Music Video) | |
| 3. | "Yobisute Fantasy music video" (Hô び xá てファンタジー Music Video) | |
| 4. | "24 Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai Document Eizō (Kōhen)" (4.24thシングル tuyển bạt じゃんけん đại hội ドキュメント ánh tượng ( hậu biên )) | |
| 5. | "Shinoda Mariko Gachi Interview, Interviewer: Putchokun" (Tiêu điền ma lí tử ガチインタビュー インタビュアーぷっちょくん) |
Theater Edition
edit| No. | Title | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ue Kara Mariko" (Thượng からマリコ) | Masahiro Kawaura | 4:40 | |
| 2. | "Noël no Yoru" (ノエルの dạ) | |||
| 3. | "Hashire! Penguin" (Tẩu れ!ペンギン) | Team 4 | ||
| 4. | "Ue Kara Mariko (Off Vocal Ver.)" (Thượng からマリコ off vocal ver.) | Masahiro Kawaura | 4:40 | |
| 5. | "Noël no Yoru (Off Vocal Ver.)" (ノエルの dạ off vocal ver.) | |||
| 6. | "Hashire! Penguin (Off Vocal Ver.)" (Tẩu れ!ペンギン off vocal ver.) |
Members
edit"Ue Kara Mariko"
editCenter:Mariko Shinoda
- Team A:Shizuka Ōya,Haruna Kojima,Mariko Shinoda(#1),Ami Maeda
- Team K:Sayaka Akimoto,Ayaka Umeda,Reina Fujie(#2),Minami Minegishi(#3)
- Team B:Tomomi Kasai,Rie Kitahara,Sumire Satō
- Team 4:Suzuran Yamauchi
- Kenkyūsei:Marina Kobayashi (#4)
- SKE48 Team S: Mizuki Kuwabara
- NMB48 Team N: Yūki Yamaguchi
- NMB48 Kenkyūsei: Ayame Hikawa
Top 8 members are inbold.
"Noël no Yoru"
edit- Team A:Aika Ōta,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,Sumire Satō,Mayu Watanabe
- SKE48 Team S:Jurina Matsui,Rena Matsui
- NMB48 Team N:Sayaka Yamamoto
"Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai"
editsung byTeam A
- Team A:Misaki Iwasa,Aika Ōta,Shizuka Ōya,Haruka Katayama,Asuka Kuramochi,Haruna Kojima,Rino Sashihara,Shinoda Mariko,Aki Takajō,Minami Takahashi,Haruka Nakagawa,Chisato Nakata,Sayaka Nakaya,Aika Ōta,Ami Maeda,Natsumi Matsubara
"Zero-sum Taiyō"
editsung byTeam K
- Team K:Sayaka Akimoto,Tomomi Itano,Mayumi Uchida,Ayaka Umeda,Yūko Ōshima,Ayaka Kikuchi,Miku Tanabe,Tomomi Nakatsuka, Moeno Nitō, Misato Nonaka,Reina Fujie,Sakiko Matsui,Minami Minegishi,Sae Miyazawa,Yui Yokoyama,Rumi Yonezawa
"Yobisute Fantasy"
editsung byTeam B
- Team B:Haruka Ishida,Tomomi Kasai,Yuki Kashiwagi,Rie Kitahara,Kana Kobayashi,Mika Komori,Amina Satō,Sumire Satō,Natsuki Satō, Shihori Suzuki,Mariya Suzuki,Rina Chikano,Natsumi Hirajima,Yuka Masuda,Miho Miyazaki,Mayu Watanabe
"Hashire! Penguin"
editsung byTeam 4[note 1]
- Team 4: Maria Abe,Miori Ichikawa,Anna Iriyama,Haruka Shimazaki,Haruka Shimada,Miyu Takeuchi,Mariya Nagao,Shiori Nakamata, Mariko Nakamura,Suzuran Yamauchi
Oricon Charts
edit| Release | Oricon Singles Chart | Peak position | Debut sales (copies) | Sales total (copies) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 7, 2011 | Daily Chart | 1[6] | 959,280 | 1,304,312 |
| Weekly Chart | 1[7] | 1,198,864 | ||
| Monthly Chart | 1 | 1,273,748 |
Notes
edit- ^Mina Ōba is absent.
References
edit- ^abcde"AKB thứ tác は tiêu điền ma lí tử の" sơ quan "シングル じゃんけん tuyển bạt khúc danh は “Thượng からマリコ” ".Oricon(in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2011-10-29.Retrieved2011-11-01.
- ^"AKB48, tối tân khúc “Phong は xuy いている” を1 vạn 5000 nhân に sơ phi ".Oricon.Oricon Inc. 2011-10-29.Retrieved2011-11-01.
- ^abcdTiêu điền ma lí tử, じゃんけん tuyển bạt khúc quyết định! その danh も “Thượng からマリコ”.Yomiuri Shimbun(in Japanese). Yomiuri Online (The Hochi Shimbun). 2011-10-30. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-11-01.Retrieved2011-11-01.
- ^abcしのまり tân khúc “Thượng からマリコ” に “Tiếu っちゃった”.Sports Nippon(in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2011-10-30.Retrieved2011-11-01.
- ^"AKB48's discography"(in Japanese).King Records.Retrieved2011-11-01.
- ^"AKB48, tiêu điền sơ センター khúc が sơ nhật thủ vị sơ động mại thượng lịch đại 3 vị の95.9 vạn mai"(in Japanese).Oricon.2011-12-07.Retrieved2011-12-07.
- ^"【オリコン】AKB48, sơ の4 tác liên 続" sơ chu ミリオン "Kim niên toàn 5 khúc が100 vạn mai đột phá の khoái cử"(in Japanese).Oricon.December 13, 2011.RetrievedDecember 13,2011.