12 Byō

2015 single by HKT48
"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)
ReleasedApril 22, 2015 (2015-04-22) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
HKT48 singles chronology
"Hikaeme I Love You!"
(2014) 		"12 Byō"
(2015) 		"Shekarashika!"
(2015)
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.TitleArtist(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 Children3:28
4."12 Byō (Instrumental)" 3:44
5."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)" 4:03
6."Hohoemi Popcorn (Instrumental)" 3:30
DVD
No.TitleLength
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.TitleArtist(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 H3:19
4."12 Byō (Instrumental)" 3:44
5."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)" 4:03
6."Chameleon Joshikōsei (Instrumental)" 3:21
DVD
No.TitleLength
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.TitleArtist(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 KIV4:29
4."12 Byō (Instrumental)" 3:44
5."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)" 4:03
6."Hawaii e Ikō (Instrumental)" 4:31
DVD
No.TitleLength
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.TitleArtist(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 Pie4:45
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

  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.
  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.
  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.

External links

  • Profile on the HKT48 official website
  • Music videos on YouTube
    • "12 Byō" (short version)
    • "12 Byō" (full length version)
    • "Chameleon Joshikōsei" (short version)
    • "Hawaii e Ikō" (short version)
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Team H
  • Yuka Akiyoshi (Captain)
  • Yueru Ito
  • Rina Kuriyama
  • Miku Tanaka
  • Aki Toyonaga
  • Wakana Murakami
  • Akari Watanabe
Team KIV
  • Ibuki Ishibashi
  • Airi Ichimura
  • Hirona Unjo
  • Hijiri Kawahira
  • Kurumi Takemoto
  • Iori Tanaka
  • Nene Jitoe
  • Miyabi Nagano
  • Sayaka Baba
  • Mai Fuchigami
  • Aoi Motomura (Captain)
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  • Misaki Aramaki
  • Maria Imamura
  • Ayaka Oda
  • Sae Kurihara
  • Hinano Goto
  • Moeka Sakai
  • Erena Sakamoto
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  • Hana Matsuoka
  • Yuna Yamauchi
  • Emiri Yamashita (Captain)
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  • Rina Ikuno
  • Miyu Izawa
  • Yuina Ishimatsu
  • Hanna Ihara
  • Kokoha Eguchi
  • Rinka Ouchi
  • Risaki Oba
  • Yuna Kawashima
  • Hiiro Kitagawa
  • Mina Shibui
  • Kokoro Tachibana
  • Karen Fukui
  • Kokoha Fujino
  • Urara Matsumoto
  • Nanaka Mogami
  • Saaya Morisaki
  • Hina Yasui
  • Reia Yanase
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