Uza (song)
| "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, along with Jurina Matsui, however due to heavy choreography involved in this song, Yuko Oshima, a more experienced dancer, 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]
Track listing
Type-A
| No. | Title | Artist(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." |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| No. | Title | Artist(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." |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| No. | Title | Artist(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." |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| No. | Title | Artist(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]
- Team A: Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi
- Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yūko Ōshima, Minami Minegishi, Yui Yokoyama
- Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Mayu Watanabe
- Team 4: Haruka Shimazaki
- SKE48 Team S / AKB48 Team K: Jurina Matsui
- SKE48 Team S: Rena Matsui
- NMB48 Team N / AKB48 Team B: Miyuki Watanabe
- NMB48 Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto
- HKT48 Team H: Rino Sashihara, Sakura Miyawaki
"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"
- New Team A: Karen Iwata, Rina Izuta, Anna Iriyama, Ryōka Ōshima, Tomomi Kasai, Rina Kawaei, Ayaka Kikuchi, Riho Kotani, Marina Kobayashi, Sumire Satō, Natsuki Satō, Mariko Shinoda, Juri Takahashi, Minami Takahashi, Yūka Tano, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Shiori Nakamata, Moeno Nitō, Sakiko Matsui, Ayaka Morikawa, Yui Yokoyama, Mayu Watanabe
"Scrap & Build"
- New Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Maria Abe, Tomomi Itano, Yūko Ōshima, Mayumi Uchida, Rie Kitahara, Asuka Kuramochi, Kana Kobayashi, Amina Satō, Haruka Shimada, Shihori Suzuki, Rina Chikano, Chisato Nakata, Sayaka Nakaya, Mariya Nagao, Nana Fujita, Ami Maeda, Yuka Masuda, Jurina Matsui, Natsumi Matsubara, Kaoru Mitsumune, Miho Miyazaki, Tomu Muto
"Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero"
- New Team B: Anna Ishida, Haruka Ishida, Miori Ichikawa, Misaki Iwasa, Ayaka Umeda, Mina Ōba, Shizuka Ōya, Yuki Kashiwagi, Haruka Katayama, Rena Katō, Natsuki Kojima, Haruna Kojima, Mika Komori, Haruka Shimazaki, Miyu Takeuchi, Miku Tanabe, Mariko Nakamura, Wakana Natori, Misato Nonaka, Reina Fujie, Minami Minegishi, Suzuran Yamauchi, Miyuki Watanabe
"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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "＜速報＞AKB48、28thシングルセンター決定" (in Japanese). modelpress. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ AKB48 28th Maxi Single「UZA」のジャケ写が解禁！ [AKB48 28th Maxi Single "UZA"' CD jacket revealed] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ @hisaka2u (October 31, 2012). "ORICON STYLE編集長のTwitter 2012年10月31日の発言" (Tweet). Retrieved October 31, 2012 – via Twitter.
- ^ "【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.
External links
- King Records profiles
