Updated with full PV and coupling songs….
Full PV – Hikaeme I Love You
Team K – Natsu no Mae
Team H – Idol no Ouja
Nako-Miku – Namaiki Lips
HKT48 has released their 4th single on 24 September 2014.
Kodama Haruka takes the center position for the first time for title song “Hikaeme I love you”. As the original center of HKT48, Kodama has been shafted aside ever since HKT48’s debut. This appointment signifies her bittersweet return after struggling for 2 years.
Also added to the performing lineup is SKE48’s Kimoto Kanon, who took up a concurrency with HKT48 after the 48-group shuffle in February this year.
Below is full senbatsu:
Team H: Anai Chihiro, Kodama Haruka, Kojina Yui, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yabuki Nako, Yamamoto Mao
Team KIV: Ota Aika, Tomonaga Mio, Kimoto Kanon, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
Kenkyuusei: Kurihara Sae
CD Covers and purchase links:
**Type C**
The songs from HKT are usually too childish for my liking but this one sounds good.
I’m putting an extra “Like” on the cover that features Sashi.
Yes, maybe a little “childish”, but I think they are meant to marketed to a younger demographic.
I like those chocolate-covered cherries at Christmas, but sometimes that sweet syrup that is the filling is just too much, and I can’t take very much. They are good, but I get overwhelmed by the glucose.
Would that describe your feelings about The Hawkstown 48?
Yes I’m definitely out of their age-group when they start singing songs like Melon Juice. Rather than being overwhelmed by their sweetness, i think i’m more embarrassed for them. But that’s just me. I prefer AkiP’s shoujo manga style lyrics and this new single seems to have it, although i will still have to wait for full version to find out.
This is the first HKT song I like a little ( I actually don’t like the group ), but the MV is too similar to the last Team A MV. I wonder if this group is gonna experience a fall in sales, I mean AKB barely got 1m sales, and SKE and NMB drop the sales as well.
Me too, i don’t like the group but this song is idol-ish and what most would like. The lyrics are meaningful too.
As for sales i guess we’ll have to wait and find out.
my guess is that they’ll drop in number of sales. knp barely got 1 million sales in a week, i think this is going to become a trend