"Green Flash" | ||||||||
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Type A Limited Edition Cover
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Single by AKB48 | ||||||||
from the album 0 to 1 no Aida | ||||||||
B-side | "Majisuka Fight" "Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu" "Yankee Rock" "Sekai ga Naiteru Nara" "Hakimono to Kasa no Monogatari" "Punkish" "Aisatsu kara Hajimeyou" "Otona Ressha" "Hatsukoi no Oshibe" |
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Released | March 4, 2015 | |||||||
Format | CD single, digital download | |||||||
Genre | J-pop | |||||||
Length | 4:35 | |||||||
Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||||||
Writer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) | |||||||
AKB48 singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Green Flash" is the 39th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, released in Japan on March 4, 2015. This single was first revealed during the group's Request Hour 2015 concert.
The single sold 860,269 copies on the first day. It sold 1,001,393 copies in its first week, achieving number 1 on Oricon's Weekly Charts. This single is the 20th consecutive million seller single, and the 21st overall. This single is also the 26th consecutive one that topped Oricon's charts, breaking Ayumi Hamasaki's record of 25 consecutive singles.
Yuki Kashiwagi and Haruna Kojima are the center performers for this single. This is Kashiwagi's first time being a center performer since her debut 9 years ago.
This single is a medium-tempo one, with Minami Takahashi and Sayaka Yamamoto rapping in the song.
This single is released in 5 types: Type A (Limited/Regular), Type S (Limited/Regular), Type N (Limited/Regular), Type H (Limited/Regular) and Theater edition.
"Majisuka Fight" is the theme song for the group's TV drama show Majisuka Gakuen 4. "Yankee Rock" is the ending theme song.
"Hakimono to Kasa no Monogatari" was a song that was used for NHK program Minna no Uta in 2015. The music video depicts the story of two grandmothers who run neighboring shops: one that sells shoes, and the other umbrellas.
The cover art for each CD single features head shots of four members from the 16 girls who sang on the title track. In the limited editions, the girls are looking downward, as if they were watching a sunset, and with tears streaming from their eyes. In the regular editions, the girls look directly at the camera, but still have tears in their eyes.
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.
The performers for the main single was posted with the group's short music video. The center performers are Haruna Kojima and Yuki Kashiwagi.