Moto Kare desu
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Moto Kare desu(元カレです) is the 59th single released byAKB48.
Regular/Limited Edition Details
- CD
- Moto Kare desu(元カレです) /Senbatsu
- Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono(壊さなくちゃいけないもの) /Okada Nana
- (Type-A)Okubyou na Namake Mono(臆病なナマケモノ) /Team A
- (Type-B)Loss of time /Team K
- (Type-C)Yarakasou(ヤラカソウ) /Team B
- Moto Kare desu (off-vocal)
- Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono (off-vocal)
- (Type-A) Okubyou na Namake Mono (off-vocal)
- (Type-B) Loss of time (off-vocal)
- (Type-C) Yarakasou (off-vocal)
- DVD
- Moto Kare desu Music Video
- Moto Kare desu Music Video (Dance ver.)
- TBA Music Video
Theater Edition Details
- Moto Kare desu
- Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono
- Angie(アンジー) /Team 4
- Moto Kare desu (off-vocal)
- Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono (off-vocal)
- Angie (off-vocal)
Included Members
"Moto Kare desu"
★Senbatsu(選抜) (20 Members) (Honda HitomiCenter)
- Team A:Okada Nana,Chiba Erii,Fukuoka Seina,Mukaichi Mion
- Team K:Taguchi Manaka,Muto Tomu,Yamauchi Mizuki
- Team B:Asai Nanami,Omori Maho,Kashiwagi Yuki
- Team 4:Taniguchi Megu,Murayama Yuiri
- Team 8:Okabe Rin,Oguri Yui,Oda Erina,Onishi Momoka,Kuranoo Narumi,Sakaguchi Nagisa,Shitao Miu,Honda Hitomi
"Kowasa na kucha Ikenai Mono"
(1 Member)
"Okubyou na Namake Mono"
Team A(チームA) (19 Members) (Okada Nana &Honda HitomiCenters)
- Team A:Iwatate Saho,Okada Nana,Okabe Rin,Otake Hitomi,Komiyama Haruka,Saito Haruna,Shimizu Maria,Takahashi Sayaka,Chiba Erii,Nagano Serika,Nakanishi Chiyori,Fukuoka Seina,Honda Hitomi,Ma Chia-Ling,Michieda Saki,Mitomo Mashiro,Mukaichi Mion,Muto Orin,Yoshihashi Yuzuka
"Loss of time"
Team K(チームK) (17 Members) (Muto Tomu &Yamauchi MizukiCenters)
- Team K:Ichikawa Manami,Okuhara Hinako,Oda Erina,Onishi Momoka,Uemi Sorano,Kobayashi Ran,Shimoguchi Hinana,Takahashi Ayane,Taguchi Manaka,Hattori Yuna,Hama Sayuna,Muto Tomu,Mogi Shinobu,Yamauchi Mizuki,Yamane Suzuha,Yamabe Ayu,Yumoto Ami
"Yarakasou"
Team B(チームB) (19 Members) (Oguri Yui &Kashiwagi YukiCenters)
- Team B:Asai Nanami,Ishiwata Sena,Inagaki Kaori,Oguri Yui,Omori Maho,Kashiwagi Yuki,Kitazawa Saki,Sakaguchi Nagisa,Sato Minami,Shinozaki Ayana,Suzuki Kurumi,Tokunaga Remi,Nagano Megumi,Hashimoto Haruna,Hidaritomo Ayaka,Hirano Hikaru,Fukutome Mitsuho,Fujizono Rei,Yamada Kyoka
"Angie"
Team 4(チーム4) (18 Members) (Kuranoo Narumi &Murayama YuiriCenters)
- Team 4:Utada Hatsuka,Okada Rina,Omori Miyuu,Gyoten Yurina,Kawahara Misaki,Kuranoo Narumi,Kurosu Haruka,Sakagawa Hiyuka,Sasaki Yukari,Sato Kiara,Shitao Miu,Takaoka Kaoru,Tada Kyoka,Taniguchi Megu,Nagatomo Ayami,Murayama Yuiri,Yoshikawa Nanase,Yoshida Karen
Line-up
| Row | Line-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Row | 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | ||
| 2nd Row | 6 7 8 9 10 11 | ||
| 1st Row | 1 23 4 5 | ||
| Number | Member | Number | Member |
| 20 | Taniguchi Megu | 10 | Shitao Miu |
| 19 | Omori Maho | 9 | Chiba Erii |
| 18 | Muto Tomu | 8 | Mukaichi Mion |
| 17 | Taguchi Manaka | 7 | Kuranoo Narumi |
| 16 | Sakaguchi Nagisa | 6 | Kashiwagi Yuki |
| 15 | Oda Erina | 5 | Murayama Yuiri |
| 14 | Fukuoka Seina | 4 | Yamauchi Mizuki |
| 13 | Asai Nanami | 3 (Center) | Honda Hitomi |
| 12 | Onishi Momoka | 2 | Oguri Yui |
| 11 | Okabe Rin | 1 | Okada Nana |
Chart Positions
Oricon Chart Positions
Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Date | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.05.16 | - | 1 288,562 | 3 5,642 | 3 3,307 | 1 23,777 | 3 1,599 | 2 5,573 | 1 | 328,521 |
| 2022.05.23 | 10 | - | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 3,026 |
| 2022.05.30 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 1,395 |
| 2022.06.06 | 28 | - | - | 25 | 2 12,222 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 13,145 |
| 2022.06.13 | 26 | - | 18 | 23 | 11 | - | - | 35 | 991 |
| 2022.06.20 | - | - | - | - | 1 14,204 | - | - | 8 | 14,434 |
| 2 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.07.11 | - | - | - | - | 2 21,624 | - | - | 5 | 21,759 |
| 1 WEEK OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.07.25 | - | - | - | - | 1 12,265 | - | - | 5 | 12,340 |
| 2 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.08.15 | - | - | - | - | 1 14,203 | - | - | 4 | 14,299 |
| 2022.08.22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 25 | 1,250 |
Total Reported Sales: 411,160
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales
| Week Rank | Sales | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 418,710 | ||||||||
| 21 | 3,822 | ||||||||
| 22 | 1,662 | ||||||||
| 3 | 17,811 | ||||||||
| 29 | 1,278 | ||||||||
| 6 | 18,855 | ||||||||
| 2 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 5 | 33,166 | ||||||||
| 1 WEEK OUT | |||||||||
| 4 | 17,998 | ||||||||
| 2 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 3 | 22,101 | ||||||||
| 24 | 1,678 | ||||||||
Total Reported Sales: 537,081
Trivia
- The single details were announced on February 23, 2022, during that day's episode ofAKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~.
- First A-side center position ofHonda Hitomi
- SecondTeam 8 member to center the main song afterOguri Yui onTeacher Teacher in 2018
- First single after the2021 Team Shuffle
- First single afterMiyazaki Miho,Yokoyama Yui,Iriyama Anna, &Kato Rena's graduations.
- First Senbatsu ofAsai Nanami,Omori Maho, andTaguchi Manaka
- Senbatsu returnees:
- Oda Erina sinceNegaigoto no Mochigusare(2017).
- Sakaguchi Nagisa sinceSustainable(2019).
- Fukuoka Seina sinceShitsuren, Arigatou(2020).
- Moto Kare desu is choreographed by dance groupGANMI, who are known for choreographing for Kpop groups like BTS, TXT and NCT U, and Japanese artists like LiSA, DA-iCE, w-inds, etc.
- In July 2022, the official Recording Industry Association of Japan awards this single the Double Platinum certification, confirming that the single has sold over 500,000 copies.