Yūhi o Miteiru ka?
| "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Viva!Hurricane" |
Yūhi o Miteiru ka?' (夕陽を見ているか?, (Are you) watching the sunset?) is Japanese idol group AKB48's eighth single, and the sixth major single released through DefSTAR Records, on October 31, 2007.[1] This song was sung with only 10 "Senbatsu" members, the least number of Senbatsu since the system was introduced. Therefore, four members chosen as Senbatsu members for the previous single, "Boku no Taiyō", were not chosen, although the other 10 members were chosen again.
- Team A - Tomomi Itano, Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi,
- Team K - Tomomi Kasai, Sae Miyazawa, Erena Ono, Yuko Oshima
- Team B - Mayu Watanabe
Promotion
"Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" was the third single released within 4 month since "BINGO!"'s release, and 5th single released in 2007.
Music clip of "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" was filmed by Eiki Takahashi, who filmed a music clip of "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō. Outdoor scenes were filmed in Nagano Prefecture, including Yagisawa Station of Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line.[2]
Each of "Shokai Seisan Genteiban A" (初回生産限定版A, The first edition A) included a bonus DVDs with previous single "Boku no Taiyō"'s video clip and its making clip,[3] and each of "Shokai Seisan Genteiban B" (初回生産限定版B, The first edition B) and "Tsūjōban" (通常版, Regular Edition) included a ticket for fan events in Tokyo and Osaka.[4]
Reception
The single charted only 3 weeks in the top 200 with the highest rank at #10.[5] "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" only sold 18,429 copies, the lowest performing single to date.,[2] although Yasushi Akimoto assumed it as his best song before releasing it and he and many AKB48 members claim it as their favorite song in the AKB48 repertoire.[6]
Track listing
Regular Edition (通常版)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" (夕陽を見ているか?) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada | Tomoaki Takashima | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Viva!Hurricane" | Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Yūhi o Miteiru ka? (Original Mix, Instrumental)" | Akimoto, Okada | Takashima | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 13:57 | |||
Limited First Edition A (初回限定版A)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" (夕陽を見ているか?) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada | Tomoaki Takashima | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Viva!Hurricane" | Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Yūhi o Miteiru ka? (Original Mix, Instrumental)" | Akimoto, Okada | Takashima | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Viva!Hurricane (Instrumental)" | Akimoto, Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 17:56 | |||
Limited First Edition B (初回限定版B)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" (夕陽を見ているか?) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada | Tomoaki Takashima | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Viva!Hurricane" | Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Yūhi o Miteiru ka? (Himawari 2.0 Mix)" | Akimoto, Okada | Takashima | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Yūhi o Miteiru ka? (Himawari 2.1 Mix)" | Akimoto, Okada | Takashima | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Yūhi o Miteiru ka? (Original Mix, Instrumental)" | Akimoto, Okada | Takashima | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Viva!Hurricane (Instrumental)" | Akimoto, Inoue | Inoue | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 27:57 | |||
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Yūhi o Miteiru ka? | |
| Oricon Weekly Chart[5] | 10 |
Reported sales
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales | 18,000 |
References
- ^ "AKB48公式サイト｜ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ a b "YUUHI WO MITEIRU KA?". supermerlion. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "AKB48 夕陽を見ているか?【初回生産限定盤/A-type】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "AKB48 夕陽を見ているか?【初回生産限定盤/B-type】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ a b "アーティスト&楽曲検索 夕陽を見ているか?" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "bayfm meets AKB48 6th Stage ~Dareka no Tame ni~" broadcast 2011-11-23 in Japan