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"Uza"
Song
B-side"Tsugi no Season"
"Kodoku no Hoshizora" (Type-A)
"Scrap & Build" (Type-K)
"Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" (Type-B)
"Otona e no Michi" (Theater Edition)

"Uza" (stylized in Japanese as "UZA", meaning "Annoying" and pronounced "oo-zah") is the 28th major single by the Japanese female idol group AKB48, released in Japan on October 31, 2012.[1]

Background

The single was first announced on Yasushi Akimoto's Google+ and the title song premiered live on September 18, 2012, at the AKB48's rock-paper-scissors tournament at Nippon Budokan.[2]

Mayu Watanabe was originally one of the centers however, due to heavy choreography involved in this song, Yuko Oshima and Jurina Matsui later replaced Watanabe's center position.[citation needed]

It was released in four versions: Type-A, Type-K, Type-B, and Theater Edition.

The music video for the title song was directed by Joseph Kahn, the director of the music video for "Gingham Check".[citation needed] Instead releasing a normal MV, an alternative dance shot version was published.

Track listing

Type-A

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Kodoku na Hoshizora" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Lonely Starry Sky")New Team A 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Kodoku no Hoshizora off vocal ver."  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Uza Music Video" 
2."Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" 
3."Tsugi no Season Music Video" 
4."Kodoku na Hoshizora Music Video" 
5."Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)) 

Type-K

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Scrap & Build" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help))New Team K 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Scrap & Build off vocal ver."  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Uza Music Video" 
2."Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" 
3."Tsugi no Season Music Video" 
4."Scrap & Build Music Video" 
5."Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)) 

Type-B

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Hero who is not on the Side of Justice")New Team B 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero off vocal ver."  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Uza Music Video" 
2."Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" 
3."Tsugi no Season Music Video" 
4."Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero Music Video" 
5."Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)) 

Theater Edition

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Otona e no Michi" (大人への道, "Road to Adulthood")Kenkyūsei 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Otona e no Michi off vocal ver." (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help))  

Members

"Uza"

Center: Yūko Ōshima, Jurina Matsui.[3]

"Tsugi no Season"

The song is performed by Under Girls.[4] Center: Rina Kawaei

  • Team 4: Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Karen Iwata, Rena Katō, Rina Kawaei, Juri Takahashi, Miyu Takeuchi, Yūka Tano, Mariya Nagao
  • Promoted Kenkyūsei: Ryōka Ōshima, Tomu Mutō
  • SKE48 Team S: Yuria Kizaki
  • SKE48 Team KII: Manatsu Mukaida
  • SKE48 Team E: Kanon Kimoto
  • NMB48 Team N: Nana Yamada
  • HKT48 Team H: Haruka Kodama

"Kodoku na Hoshizora"

"Scrap & Build"

"Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero"

"Otona e no Michi"

The song is performed by kenkyūsei (trainees).

Oricon charts

Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies)
October 31, 2012 Daily Chart 1[5] 884,602 1,257,867
Weekly Chart 1[6] 1,128,696
Monthly Chart 1 1,128,696
Yearly Chart 4 1,215,079

References

  1. ^ "大島優子＆松井珠理奈のWセンター!AKB新曲「UZA」お披露目" (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  2. ^ "優子&珠理奈Wセンター! AKB新曲「UZA」初お披露目" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  3. ^ "＜速報＞AKB48、28thシングルセンター決定" (in Japanese). modelpress. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  4. ^ AKB48 28th Maxi Single「UZA」のジャケ写が解禁！ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-10-16. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Template:Twitter status
  6. ^ "【オリコン】AKB48、女性初の10作目ミリオン　CD総売上2000万枚突破" (in Japanese). Oricon. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
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