"Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai"
Single by SKE48
ReleasedAugust 17, 2016 (2016-08-17) (Japan)
GenreJ-Pop
Length4:21
LabelAvex Group Holdings
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto
SKE48 singles chronology
"Chicken Line"
(2016) 		"Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai"
(2016) 		"Igai ni Mango"
(2017)
Short version music video on YouTube
Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (Short ver.)

Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (金の愛、銀の愛 Golden Love, Silver Love) is the 20th single from Japanese idol girl group SKE48, being released on August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17).[1] The song reached number one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, selling 251,639 copies in the first week.[2] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3]

The title track is the main theme for the television drama Death Cash, which also starts SKE48 member Jurina Matsui and is her first lead actress role.

The song was released on multiple CD editions which came with a full version of a music video, which will not be released on YouTube.[a] The only performance for the full song, aired on AKB48 SHOW, on August 20, 2016. This is the last single to feature Aya Shibata.

Track listing

Type A

CD+DVD: AVCD-83594/B, AVCD-83598/B[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai" 
2."Happy rankings (Ranking Girls)" 
3."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (Love Crescendo)" 
4."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (off vocal)" 
5."Happy rankings (off vocal)" 
6."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (off vocal)" 

Type B

CD+DVD: AVCD-83595/B, CD+DVD: AVCD-83599/B[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai" 
2."Madogiwa LOVER (Next Selection)" 
3."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (Love Crescendo)" 
4."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (off vocal)" 
5."Madogiwa LOVER (off vocal)" 
6."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (off vocal)" 

Type C

CD+DVD: AVCD-83600/B, CD+DVD: AVCD-83597/B[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai" 
2."Sayonara ga Utsukushikute (Aya Shibata's graduation song)" 
3."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (Love Crescendo)" 
4."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (off vocal)" 
5."Sayonara ga Utsukushikute (off vocal)" 
6."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (off vocal)" 

Type D

CD+DVD: AVCD-83601/B[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai" 
2."ii Hito ii Hito Sagi (Yanchana Tenshi to Yasashi Akuma)" 
3."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (Love Crescendo)" 
4."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (off vocal)" 
5."ii Hito ii Hito Sagi (off vocal)" 
6."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (off vocal)" 

Theater version

CD: AVC1-83602[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai" 
2."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (Love Crescendo)" 
3."SKE48 20th Single Medley" 
4."Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (off vocal)" 
5."Kon'ya wa Shake it ! (off vocal)" 

NOTE: Theater version doesn't include a Bonus DVD

Personnel

"Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai"

The performers of the main single are:

"Happy Rankings"

"Happy Rankings was performed by the SKE48 grouping Ranking Girls, consisting of:

"Madogiwa Lover"

"Madogiwa Lover" was performed by the SKE48 grouping Next Selection, consisting of:

"Sayonara ga Utsukushikute"

The performers of this song are:

"ii Hito ii Hito Sagi"

"ii Hito ii Hito Sagi" was performed by the SKE48 grouping Yanchana Tenshi to Yasashi Akuma, consisting of:

"Kon'ya wa Shake it!"

Kon'ya wa Shake it! was performed by Love Crescendo.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan August 17, 2016
Avex
South Korea August 22, 2016 (Type A)

August 23, 2016 (Type B)

August 24, 2016 (Type C)

August 25, 2016 (Type D)

Notes

  1. ^ Even after the release of the 21st single, the official SKE48 channel did not release the full version of their music video on YouTube.

References

  1. ^ "SKE48 Announce Title and Release Date for 20th Single "Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai"!". June 2016.
  2. ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年08月29日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/8/29". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "金の愛、銀の愛". SKE48 OFFICIAL WEB SITE.



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