Kaze wa Fuite Iru

"Kaze wa Fuite Iru"
"Kaze wa Fuite Iru"
Song
B-side	"Kimi no Senaka"; "Vamos" (Type A); "Gondola Lift" (Type B); "Tsubomitachi" (Theater Edition)

"Kaze wa Fuiteiru" (風は吹いている, "The Wind Is Blowing") is the 23rd single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released on October 26, 2011.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Release history and information

The title of the upcoming October single by AKB48 was first announced to 20,000 fans present at the handshake event held to celebrate the launch of the group's 22nd single, "Flying Get", at the Nagoya Dome on September 4.^[4]

The single was released in 5 versions: Type A Regular and Limited editions, Type B Regular and Limited editions, and a Theater Edition.^[5]

It was written with lyric meant to ease the pain of the tsunami victims from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, as well as part of the large relief process to help out with restoration as the group has donated over 1.25 billion yen, and continue to hold monthly trip visit to tsunami areas to perform free concerts for the children and elderly in those areas.^[6]^[7]

Track listing

Type A

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)
1.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru" (風は吹いている)
2.	"Kimi no Senaka" (君の背中)	Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)
3.	"Vamos" (Vamos)	Under Girls Baragumi (アンダーガールズばら組)
4.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru off vocal ver." (風は吹いている off vocal ver.)
5.	"Kimi no Senaka off vocal ver." (君の背中 off vocal ver.)
6.	"Vamos off vocal ver." (Vamos off vocal ver.)

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru Music Video" (風は吹いている Music Video)
2.	"Kimi no Senaka Music Video" (君の背中 Music Video)
3.	"Vamos Music Video" (Vamos Music Video)
4.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru Music Video (DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! ver.)" (風は吹いている　Music Video（DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! ver.）)
5.	"Tokuten eizō AKB48 conte 'Feromon Keiji'-hen" (特典映像　AKB48コント　「フェロモン刑事」編)

Type B

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)
1.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru" (風は吹いている)
2.	"Kimi no Senaka" (君の背中)	Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)
3.	"Gondola Lift" (ゴンドラリフト)	Under Girls Yurigumi (アンダーガールズゆり組)
4.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru off vocal ver." (風は吹いている off vocal ver.)
5.	"Kimi no Senaka off vocal ver." (君の背中 off vocal ver.)
6.	"Gondola Lift off vocal ver." (ゴンドラリフト off vocal ver.)

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru Music Video" (風は吹いている Music Video)
2.	"Kimi no Senaka Music Video" (君の背中 Music Video)
3.	"Gondola Lift Music Video" (ゴンドラリフト Music Video)
4.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru music video (DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! ver.)" (風は吹いている　Music Video（DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! ver.）)
5.	"Tokuten eizō AKB 48 conte `Taxi'-hen" (特典映像 AKB48コント「タクシー」編)

Theater Edition

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)
1.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru" (風は吹いている)
2.	"Kimi no Senaka" (君の背中)	Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)
3.	"Tsubomitachi" (蕾たち)	Team 4+Kenkyusei (Team 4＋研究生)
4.	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru off vocal ver." (風は吹いている off vocal ver.)
5.	"Kimi no Senaka off vocal ver." (君の背中 off vocal ver.)
6.	"Tsubomitachi off vocal ver." (蕾たち off vocal ver.)

Members

"Kaze wa Fuiteiru"

Centers: Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima

Team A: 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, Mayu Watanabe
SKE48 Team S: Jurina Matsui, Rena Matsui
NMB48 Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto

"Kimi no Senaka"

Under Girls

Center: Aika Ōta

Team A: Misaki Iwasa, Aika Ōta, Haruka Nakagawa, Ami Maeda
Team K: Ayaka Kikuchi, Reina Fujie
Team B: Haruka Ishida, Mika Komori, Sumire Satō, Miho Miyazaki
Team 4: Maria Abe, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Haruka Shimazaki, Suzuran Yamauchi
Kenkyūsei: Rena Katō
SKE48 Team KII: Akane Takayanagi
SKE48 Team E: Kanon Kimoto
NMB48 Kenkyūsei: Eriko Jō

"Vamos"

Under Girls Baragumi

Team A: Shizuka Ōya, Chisato Nakata, Sayaka Nakaya, Natsumi Matsubara
Team K: Mayumi Uchida, Miku Tanabe, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Misato Nonaka, Rumi Yonezawa
Team B: Kana Kobayashi, Shihori Suzuki, Mariya Suzuki, Rina Chikano, Natsumi Hirajima
Team 4: Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Shiori Nakamata, Mariya Nagao

"Gondola Lift"

Under Girls Yurigumi

Center: Ayaka Umeda

Team A: Haruka Katayama, Asuka Kuramochi
Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Ayaka Umeda, Moeno Nitō, Sakiko Matsui
Team B: Amina Satō, Natsuki Satō, Yuka Masuda
Team 4: Mariko Nakamura

"Tsubomitachi"

Team4+Kenkyūsei

Team 4: Maria Abe, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Shiori Nakamata, Mariko Nakamura, Mariya Nagao, Suzuran Yamauchi
Kenkyūsei: Rina Izuta, Karen Iwata, Miyu Ōmori, Rena Katō, Rina Kawaei, Natsuki Kojima, Marina Kobayashi, Erena Saeed Yokota, Yukari Sasaki, Rika Suzuki, Juri Takahashi, Yūka Tadano, Wakana Natori, Rina Hirata, Nana Fujita, Tomu Mutō, Ayaka Morikawa

Chart performance

Oricon Charts

Release	Oricon Singles Chart	Peak position	Debut sales (copies)	Sales total (copies)
October 26, 2011	Daily Chart	1^[8]	1,045,937	1,457,113
	Weekly Chart	1^[9]	1,300,482
	Monthly Chart	1	1,300,482

Other major charts outside Japan

Country	Chart	Peak position
Spain	Los 40 Principales España (Spanish Top 40)	Unknown (November 12, 2011)

References

^ ＡＫＢ次のシングルは「風は吹いている」. Daily Sports (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
^ ＡＫＢ４８次作新曲タイトルは「風は吹いている」. SPORTS NIPPON NEWSPAPERS (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
^ ＡＫＢ次曲「風は吹いている」　１０・２６発売. The Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
^ "AKB48、10月発売の新曲タイトル発表　2万人のファン喝采". Melos no michi. Melos no Michi. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
^ "AKB48's discography" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
^ "AKB48's post-quake support song sells 1 million on the first day". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-10-26. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ "AKB48's Dareka no Tame ni project donated over 1.25 billion yen". Melos no Michi. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
^ "AKB48、2作連続"初日ミリオン"　初日売上歴代最高の104.6万枚" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^ "【オリコン】史上初！AKB48が3作連続初週ミリオン　歴代シングル初週売上TOP3独占" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

External links

[yahoo20110904-1] ＡＫＢ次のシングルは「風は吹いている」. Daily Sports (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[sponichi20110905-2] ＡＫＢ４８次作新曲タイトルは「風は吹いている」. SPORTS NIPPON NEWSPAPERS (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[chunichi20110905-3] ＡＫＢ次曲「風は吹いている」　１０・２６発売. The Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[oricon20110904-4] "AKB48、10月発売の新曲タイトル発表　2万人のファン喝采". Melos no michi. Melos no Michi. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[5] "AKB48's discography" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2011-10-22.

[ann20111026-6] "AKB48's post-quake support song sells 1 million on the first day". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-10-26. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[melosnomichi20120221-7] "AKB48's Dareka no Tame ni project donated over 1.25 billion yen". Melos no Michi. Retrieved 2012-02-21.

[8] "AKB48、2作連続"初日ミリオン"　初日売上歴代最高の104.6万枚" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

[9] "【オリコン】史上初！AKB48が3作連続初週ミリオン　歴代シングル初週売上TOP3独占" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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