"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"
Type A cover
Single by AKB48
from the album Thumbnail
A-side"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"
ReleasedDecember 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)
Recorded2015
GenreJ-pop
Length4:38 (Title track)
Label
Songwriter(s)Title song:
Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) / Yoshifumi Kōchi (music)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Halloween Night"
(2015) 		"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"
(2015) 		"Kimi wa Melody"
(2016)
Music video
Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby Full Version

"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" (唇にBe My Baby, On-the-Lips Be My Baby) is the 42nd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on December 9, 2015. As of February 22, 2016 (issue date), it has sold 1,041,763 copies.[1] It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Background

The title track of this single marks Minami Takahashi's first time to hold an unshared choreography center position since 2006's "Sakura no Hanabiratachi".[2] The B-side track "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" is a gentle, medium-tempo song.[3] It won Excellent Work Award in the 58th Japan Record Awards,[4] Best Theme Song in 88th The Television Drama Academy Award[5] and 11th Taisho Ryou Music Award.[6]

Release

The single will be released in nine versions: Type A (two editions: limited and regular), Type B (limited and regular), Type C (limited and regular), Type D (limited and regular), and a version called a "Theater Edition". All versions, except the Theater Edition, include a DVD with four music videos (there's a music video for every song included in the particular version) and a video related to Minami Takahashi.

For the first time since "Chance no Junban", AKB48 did not sell a million copies of a single within the first week after the release, breaking the so-called Million Streak that had started since "Everyday, Kachuusha". Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby still managed to sell a million copies after several weeks. "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" sold 905.490 copies in 2015, making it the 4th best selling single of the year, according to the Oricon.

Music video

The music video for the title track was directed by Eiki Takahashi, who had already directed several music videos for the group. The full version (included only in limited editions) lasts for 13 minutes and was published along with the release of Kimi wa Melody (43rd single). On March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08), A Full version was released on official AKB48 YouTube channel.[7]

Track listings

All lyrics were written by Yasushi Akimoto.

The first two tracks are the same for all versions.

Type A

CD
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" (唇にBe My Baby)Yoshifumi KōchiHiroshi Sasaki4:38
2."365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" (365日の紙飛行機)Toshikazu Kadono, Hiroki AobaTeppei Shimizu4:42
3."Kimi o Kimi o Kimi o..." (君を君を君を…) (performed by 次世代選抜)   
4."Yasashii Place" (やさしい Place) (performed by Team A)  4:28
5."Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby off-vocal ver."  4:38
6."365 Nichi no Kamihikōki off-vocal ver."  4:42
7."Kimi o Kimi o Kimi o... off-vocal ver."   
8."Yasashii Place off-vocal ver."  4:28
DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" (music video)Eiki Takahashi13:08
2."365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" (music video) 5:06
3."Kimi o Kimi o Kimi o..." (music video)  
4."Yasashii Place" (music video)  
5."Words: Minami Takahashi Speaks Words of Wisdom" (WORDS ～minami takahashi speaks words of wisdom～)  

Type B

CD
No.TitleLength
3."Madonna no Sentaku" (マドンナの選択) (performed by れなっち総選挙選抜) 
4."Onēsan no Hitorigoto" (お姉さんの独り言) (performed by Team K) 
7."Madonna no Sentaku off-vocal ver." 
8."Onēsan no Hitorigoto off-vocal ver." 
DVD
No.TitleLength
3."Madonna no Sentaku" (music video) 
4."Onēsan no Hitorigoto" (music video) 
5."Party no Sono Saki e: Takahashi Minami Sotsugyō Chokuzen Interview" (PARTYのその先へ ～高橋みなみ 卒業直前インタビュー～) 

Type C

CD
No.TitleLength
3."Amanojaku Batta" (あまのじゃくバッタ) (performed by Team 8) 
4."Kin no Hane o Motsu Hito yo" (金の羽根を持つ人よ) (performed by Team B) 
7."Amanojaku Batta off-vocal ver." 
8."Kin no Hane o Motsu Hito yo off-vocal ver." 
DVD
No.TitleLength
3."Amanojaku Batta" (music video) 
4."Kin no Hane o Motsu Hito yo" (music video) 
5."Teramina: 812 Terabyte kara Gensen-shita Takahashi Minami Kessaku-shū" (テラみな ～812テラバイトから厳選した高橋みなみ傑作集～) 

Type D

CD
No.TitleLength
3."Senaka Kotoba" (背中言葉)4:53
4."Nanka, Chotto, Kyū ni" (なんか、ちょっと、急に…) (performed by Team 4)4:44
7."Senaka Kotoba off-vocal ver."4:53
8."Nanka, Chotto, Kyū ni off-vocal ver."4:44
Total length:39:58
DVD
No.TitleLength
3."Senaka Kotoba" (music video)6:45
4."Nanka, Chotto, Kyū ni yo" (music video) 
5."Tabidatsu Kimi e: Takahashi Minami e no AKB48 Group Member Oiwai Comment-shū" (旅立つ君へ。 ～高橋みなみへのAKB48グループメンバーお祝いコメント集～) 

Theater Edition

CD
No.TitleMusic(({extra_column))}Length
1."Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" (唇にBe My Baby)Yoshifumi KōchiHiroshi Sasaki 
2."365 Nichi no Kamihikōki" (365日の紙飛行機)Toshikazu Kadono, Hiroki AobaTeppei Shimizu 
3."Sakki made wa Ice Tea" (さっきまではアイスティー) (performed by 虫かご)   
4."Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby off-vocal ver."   
5."365 Nichi no Kamihikōki off-vocal ver."   
6."Sakki made wa Ice Tea off-vocal ver."   

Personnel

"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"

The senbatsu (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The center (choreography center) is Minami Takahashi.

"365 Nichi no Kamihikōki"

The "Asa ga Kita senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is Sayaka Yamamoto.

"Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo"

The "Next Generation Senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is Haruka Kodama.

"Madonna no Sentaku"

The "Renacchi Sousenkyo Senbatsu" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 16 members. The "center" is Natsumi Tanaka.

"Ama Nojaku Batta"

Team 8's song. The "center" is Ikumi Nakano.

"Senaka Kotoba"

Minami Takahashi's graduation song.

"Yasashii Place"

Team A's song. The "center" is Haruka Shimazaki & Sakura Miyawaki.

"Oneesan no Hitorigoto"

Team K's song. The "center" is Mion Mukaichi.

"Kin no Hane wo Motsu Hito yo"

Team B's song. The "center" is Rena Kato & Yuria Kizaki.

"Nanka, Chotto, Kyuu ni"

Team 4's song.

"Sakki Made wa Ice Tea"

The "Mushi Kago" (member selection/lineup) for the song consists of 12 members. The "center" is Haruka Komiyama & Shu Yabushita.

Other versions

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan December 9, 2015
King Records (YOU BE COOL division)
Hong Kong, Taiwan King Records
South Korea November 2, 2018

References

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  8. ^ Prompong (June 21, 2017). "ทุกคนพร้อมเปย์! ซิงเกิ้ลแรกของ BNK48 จะมาแล้ว!". Bear Tai (in Thai). Bangkok: Show No Limit. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
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