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| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007 & 0 to 1 no Aida | ||||
| B-side | "Aozora no Soba ni Ite" (青空のそばにいて) | |||
| Released | June 7, 2006 (Indies) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | AKS, Avex Distribution | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada, Yuichi Yaegaki | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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"Skirt, Hirari" (スカート、ひらり, Sukāto, Hirari) is Japanese idol group AKB48's second single, released independently through AKS on June 7, 2006. [1] The song was sung by 7 members of AKB48 Team A, Tomomi Itano, Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Rina Nakanishi, Risa Narita, Mai Oshima, and Minami Takahashi, and other members of Team A were back dancers. [2] The center of the song is Minami Takahashi and Atsuko Maeda.
Launching of "Skirt, Hirari" was held at the off-theater live promoting event at Akihabara UDX with some 1,500 attendees on June 4, 2006, 3 days prior the release date. During this event, all AKB48 members, 20 members of Team A and 17 members of Team K, performed on the stage together first time, [3] although "Skirt, Hirari" itself was recorded with Team A members only.
They made their first appearances on TV music programs to perform as a group of singers, such as " Music Station", "Music Fighter", etc. on June 9, two days after the release of CD. [2]
The song was used as the theme song of the "Odaiba Gakuen 2006 (Bunkasai)" (お台場学園2006〜文化祭〜, Odaiba School 2006 (School Festival)), series of summer event held by Fuji Television. The B-side "Aozora no soba ni ite" was used as the ending theme song for the variety show Mitake Uranai.
Each "Shokai Genteiban" (初回限定版, The first edition) CD included a postcard, which was for a lucky draw with following awards. [4]
- Award A - Participation right for "AKB48 member to iku Hanayashiki Tour (AKB48メンバーと行く「花やしき」ツアー, Tour to Hanayashiki Theme Park with AKB48 members) [3]
- Award K - Participation right for watching a rehearsal of "3rd Stage" with AKB48 staffs
- Award B - AKB48 Team A "1st stage" DVD
- Sticker with all AKB48 members
- Sticker with self-portrait of members (1 out of 20 members)
'Because of some chance mischief, I happened to pass you My heart nearly stopped And I purposely pretended to ignore you as I walked by How stupid am I? When I like you so much I fall into a pit of self-hate Alone in the crowd at the station' [5]
The single charted 6 weeks in the top 200 with the highest rank at #13, [6] but sold 20,609 copies, which was about a half of their debut single, "Sakura no Hanabiratachi". [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Skirt, Hirari" (スカート、ひらり) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada | Atsushi Umebori | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Aozora no soba ni ite" | Akimoto, Yuichi Yaegashi | Ichinen Yamazaki | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Skirt, Hirari (Karaoke Version)" | Akimoto, Okada | Umebori | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Aozora no soba ni ite(Karaoke Version)" | Akimoto, Yaegashi | Yamazaki | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 18:19 | |||
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Skirt, Hirari | |
| Oricon Weekly Chart [6] | 13 |
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales [2] | 20,000 |
- The Thai idol group BNK48, an international sister group of AKB48, covered the song and named it "Phlio" ( Thai: พลิ้ว; IPA: [pʰlíw]; "Wavering"). It was released as a B-side track of the group's second single, " Koi Suru Fortune Cookie – Khukki Siangthai", in 2017. [7]
- The Filipino idol group MNL48, an international sister group of AKB48, covered the song with the tagalized title "Umiindak Na Saya". It was released as a B-side track for the group’s debut single “Aitakatta-Gustong Makita”, in 2018.
- JKT48 also have an indonesian version of the song named "Rok Bergoyang"
- ^ "AKB48公式サイト｜ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ a b c d "SKIRT, HIRARI AKB48's second indies release｜". supermerlion. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ a b "AKB48 History (path to major debut)" DVD, included in "Aitakatta" - First edition
- ^ "スカート、ひらり [Single, Maxi]" (in Japanese). amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ http://www.kiwi-musume.com/lyrics/akb48/skirthirari/skirthirari.html
- ^ a b アーティスト&楽曲検索 スカート、ひらり (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ เกษบึงกาฬ, แก้วตา (2017-09-23). "BNK48 จัดคอนเสิร์ตอำลา 'คิตแคต' อย่างอบอุ่น". Voice TV (in Thai). Bangkok: Digital TV Network. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
| Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007 | |
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| Kamikyokutachi |
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| Koko ni Ita Koto |
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| 1830m |
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| Tsugi no Ashiato |
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| Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! | |
| 0 to 1 no Aida | |
| Thumbnail | |
| Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru | |
| Non-album singles |
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| Other singles | |
| Other songs |
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| "Skirt, Hirari" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007 & 0 to 1 no Aida | ||||
| B-side | "Aozora no Soba ni Ite" (青空のそばにいて) | |||
| Released | June 7, 2006 (Indies) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | AKS, Avex Distribution | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada, Yuichi Yaegaki | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Skirt, Hirari" (スカート、ひらり, Sukāto, Hirari) is Japanese idol group AKB48's second single, released independently through AKS on June 7, 2006. [1] The song was sung by 7 members of AKB48 Team A, Tomomi Itano, Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Rina Nakanishi, Risa Narita, Mai Oshima, and Minami Takahashi, and other members of Team A were back dancers. [2] The center of the song is Minami Takahashi and Atsuko Maeda.
Launching of "Skirt, Hirari" was held at the off-theater live promoting event at Akihabara UDX with some 1,500 attendees on June 4, 2006, 3 days prior the release date. During this event, all AKB48 members, 20 members of Team A and 17 members of Team K, performed on the stage together first time, [3] although "Skirt, Hirari" itself was recorded with Team A members only.
They made their first appearances on TV music programs to perform as a group of singers, such as " Music Station", "Music Fighter", etc. on June 9, two days after the release of CD. [2]
The song was used as the theme song of the "Odaiba Gakuen 2006 (Bunkasai)" (お台場学園2006〜文化祭〜, Odaiba School 2006 (School Festival)), series of summer event held by Fuji Television. The B-side "Aozora no soba ni ite" was used as the ending theme song for the variety show Mitake Uranai.
Each "Shokai Genteiban" (初回限定版, The first edition) CD included a postcard, which was for a lucky draw with following awards. [4]
- Award A - Participation right for "AKB48 member to iku Hanayashiki Tour (AKB48メンバーと行く「花やしき」ツアー, Tour to Hanayashiki Theme Park with AKB48 members) [3]
- Award K - Participation right for watching a rehearsal of "3rd Stage" with AKB48 staffs
- Award B - AKB48 Team A "1st stage" DVD
- Sticker with all AKB48 members
- Sticker with self-portrait of members (1 out of 20 members)
'Because of some chance mischief, I happened to pass you My heart nearly stopped And I purposely pretended to ignore you as I walked by How stupid am I? When I like you so much I fall into a pit of self-hate Alone in the crowd at the station' [5]
The single charted 6 weeks in the top 200 with the highest rank at #13, [6] but sold 20,609 copies, which was about a half of their debut single, "Sakura no Hanabiratachi". [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Skirt, Hirari" (スカート、ひらり) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mio Okada | Atsushi Umebori | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Aozora no soba ni ite" | Akimoto, Yuichi Yaegashi | Ichinen Yamazaki | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Skirt, Hirari (Karaoke Version)" | Akimoto, Okada | Umebori | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Aozora no soba ni ite(Karaoke Version)" | Akimoto, Yaegashi | Yamazaki | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 18:19 | |||
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Skirt, Hirari | |
| Oricon Weekly Chart [6] | 13 |
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales [2] | 20,000 |
- The Thai idol group BNK48, an international sister group of AKB48, covered the song and named it "Phlio" ( Thai: พลิ้ว; IPA: [pʰlíw]; "Wavering"). It was released as a B-side track of the group's second single, " Koi Suru Fortune Cookie – Khukki Siangthai", in 2017. [7]
- The Filipino idol group MNL48, an international sister group of AKB48, covered the song with the tagalized title "Umiindak Na Saya". It was released as a B-side track for the group’s debut single “Aitakatta-Gustong Makita”, in 2018.
- JKT48 also have an indonesian version of the song named "Rok Bergoyang"
- ^ "AKB48公式サイト｜ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ a b c d "SKIRT, HIRARI AKB48's second indies release｜". supermerlion. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ a b "AKB48 History (path to major debut)" DVD, included in "Aitakatta" - First edition
- ^ "スカート、ひらり [Single, Maxi]" (in Japanese). amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ http://www.kiwi-musume.com/lyrics/akb48/skirthirari/skirthirari.html
- ^ a b アーティスト&楽曲検索 スカート、ひらり (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ เกษบึงกาฬ, แก้วตา (2017-09-23). "BNK48 จัดคอนเสิร์ตอำลา 'คิตแคต' อย่างอบอุ่น". Voice TV (in Thai). Bangkok: Digital TV Network. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
| Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007 | |
|---|---|
| Kamikyokutachi |
|
| Koko ni Ita Koto |
|
| 1830m |
|
| Tsugi no Ashiato |
|
| Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! | |
| 0 to 1 no Aida | |
| Thumbnail | |
| Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru | |
| Non-album singles |
|
| Other singles | |
| Other songs |
|
| Members |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discography |
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