12 Byō

"12 Byō"
"12 Byō"
Single by HKT48
A-side	"12 Byō"
B-side	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..."; "Hohoemi Popcorn" (Type A); "Chameleon Joshikōsei" (Type B); "Hawaii e Ikō" (Type C); "Daite Twintails" (Theater);
Released	April 22, 2015 (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Label	Universal Music Japan
Songwriter(s)	Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
HKT48 singles chronology
Music video
	"12 Byō" on YouTube

"12 Byō" (12秒, Jūni-byō, lit. "12 Seconds") is the fifth single by the Japanese girl idol group HKT48, released in Japan on April 22, 2015. It reached number one on the Oricon weekly singles chart.^[1] As of June 1, 2015, it had sold 296,698 copies.^[2]

Details

The centers in the title song are Haruka Kodama and Sakura Miyawaki. Haruka Kodama had previously had the center position in a HKT48 single (in the 4th single "Hikaeme I Love You!"), while for Sakura Miyawaki (who had already been a center in AKB48's 38th single "Kibōteki Refrain", together with Mayu Watanabe), it was the first center position in a single by HKT48.^[3]

Track listing

Type A

CD^[4]^[5]^[6]
No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"12 Byō" (12秒)		3:45
2.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..." (ロックだよ、人生は…)		4:03
3.	"Hohoemi Popcorn" (微笑みポップコーン)	Popcorn Children	3:28
4.	"12 Byō (Instrumental)"		3:44
5.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)"		4:03
6.	"Hohoemi Popcorn (Instrumental)"		3:30

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"12 Byō (Music Video)"
2.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Music Video)"
3.	"Hohoemi Popcorn (Music Video)"
4.	"HKT's Kitchen - Bonus Type A"

Type B

CD^[7]
No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"12 Byō" (12秒)		3:45
2.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..." (ロックだよ、人生は…)		4:03
3.	"Chameleon Joshikōsei" (カメレオン女子高生)	Team H	3:19
4.	"12 Byō (Instrumental)"		3:44
5.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)"		4:03
6.	"Chameleon Joshikōsei (Instrumental)"		3:21

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"12 Byō (Music Video)"
2.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Music Video)"
3.	"Chameleon Joshikōsei (Music Video)"
4.	"HKT's Kitchen - Bonus Type B"

Type C

CD^[8]
No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"12 Byō" (12秒)		3:45
2.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..." (ロックだよ、人生は…)		4:03
3.	"Hawaii e Ikō" (ハワイヘ行こう)	Team KIV	4:29
4.	"12 Byō (Instrumental)"		3:44
5.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)"		4:03
6.	"Hawaii e Ikō (Instrumental)"		4:31

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"12 Byō (Music Video)"
2.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Music Video)"
3.	"Hawaii e Ikō (Music Video)"
4.	"HKT's Kitchen - Bonus Type C"

Theater Edition

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"12 Byō" (12秒)		3:45
2.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..." (ロックだよ、人生は…)		4:03
3.	"Daite Twintails" (抱いてツインテール)	Blueberry Pie	4:45
4.	"12 Byō (Instrumental)"		3:44
5.	"Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)"		4:03
6.	"Daite Twintails (Instrumental)"		4:47

Members

"Hohoemi Popcorn"

Performed by Popcorn Children (ポップコーンチルドレン).

Team H: Miku Tanaka, Nako Yabuki
Team Kenkyūsei: Misaki Aramaki, Sae Kurihara, Erena Sakamoto, Riko Tsutsui, Hazuki Hokazono, Yūna Yamauchi, Emili Yamashita

"Daite Twintails"

Performed by Blueberry Pie (ブルーベリーパイ).

Team H : Yui Kojina, Hiroka Komada, Riko Sakaguchi
Team Kenkyūsei : Misaki Aramaki, Sae Kurihara

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position	Debut sales
Japan (Oricon Daily Singles Chart)	1
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)^[9]	1	277,916
Japan (Oricon Monthly Singles Chart)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Year-end Singles Chart)	20

References

^ 12秒(Type-A)｜HKT48 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
^ "AKB48　売上 12秒" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
^ "HKT新シングルは児玉&宮脇Wセンター". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
^ 12秒 type A (ユニバーサルミュージック): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ HKT48 12秒 (in Japanese). Apple Inc. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ "12 Byo [CD+DVD / Type A]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ "12 Byo [CD+DVD / Type B]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ "12 Byo [CD+DVD / Type C]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年04月20日〜2015年04月26日". Oricon. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-31.

External links

Profile on the HKT48 official website
Music videos on YouTube

[1] 12秒(Type-A)｜HKT48 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-05-31.

[2] "AKB48　売上 12秒" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

[nikkan150227-3] "HKT新シングルは児玉&宮脇Wセンター". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-06-02.

[4] 12秒 type A (ユニバーサルミュージック): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[iTunes-5] HKT48 12秒 (in Japanese). Apple Inc. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[6] "12 Byo [CD+DVD / Type A]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[7] "12 Byo [CD+DVD / Type B]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[8] "12 Byo [CD+DVD / Type C]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[9] "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年04月20日〜2015年04月26日". Oricon. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-31.

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