"12 Byō" (12秒, Jūni-byō, lit. "12 Seconds") is the fifth single by the Japanese girl idol group HKT48, released in Japan on April 22, 2015. It reached number one on the Oricon weekly singles chart.[1] As of June 1, 2015, it had sold 296,698 copies.[2]

"12 Byō"
Single by HKT48
A-side"12 Byō"
B-side
  • "Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..."
  • "Hohoemi Popcorn" (Type A)
  • "Chameleon Joshikōsei" (Type B)
  • "Hawaii e Ikō" (Type C)
  • "Daite Twintails" (Theater)
ReleasedApril 22, 2015 (2015-04-22) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
HKT48 singles chronology
"Hikaeme I Love You!"
(2014)
"12 Byō"
(2015)
"Shekarashika!"
(2015)
Music video
"12 Byō" on YouTube

Details edit

The centers in the title song are Haruka Kodama and Sakura Miyawaki. Haruka Kodama had previously had the center position in a HKT48 single (in the 4th single "Hikaeme I Love You!"), while for Sakura Miyawaki (who had already been a center in AKB48's 38th single "Kibōteki Refrain", together with Mayu Watanabe), it was the first center position in a single by HKT48.[3]

Track listing edit

Type A edit

CD[4][5][6]
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."12 Byō" (12秒) 3:45
2."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..." (ロックだよ、人生は...) 4:03
3."Hohoemi Popcorn" (微笑みポップコーン)Popcorn Children3:28
4."12 Byō (Instrumental)" 3:44
5."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)" 4:03
6."Hohoemi Popcorn (Instrumental)" 3:30
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."12 Byō (Music Video)" 
2."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Music Video)" 
3."Hohoemi Popcorn (Music Video)" 
4."HKT's Kitchen - Bonus Type A" 

Type B edit

CD[7]
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."12 Byō" (12秒) 3:45
2."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..." (ロックだよ、人生は...) 4:03
3."Chameleon Joshikōsei" (カメレオン女子高生)Team H3:19
4."12 Byō (Instrumental)" 3:44
5."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)" 4:03
6."Chameleon Joshikōsei (Instrumental)" 3:21
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."12 Byō (Music Video)" 
2."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Music Video)" 
3."Chameleon Joshikōsei (Music Video)" 
4."HKT's Kitchen - Bonus Type B" 

Type C edit

CD[8]
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."12 Byō" (12秒) 3:45
2."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..." (ロックだよ、人生は...) 4:03
3."Hawaii e Ikō" (ハワイヘ行こう)Team KIV4:29
4."12 Byō (Instrumental)" 3:44
5."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)" 4:03
6."Hawaii e Ikō (Instrumental)" 4:31
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."12 Byō (Music Video)" 
2."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Music Video)" 
3."Hawaii e Ikō (Music Video)" 
4."HKT's Kitchen - Bonus Type C" 

Theater Edition edit

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."12 Byō" (12秒) 3:45
2."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa..." (ロックだよ、人生は...) 4:03
3."Daite Twintails" (抱いてツインテール)Blueberry Pie4:45
4."12 Byō (Instrumental)" 3:44
5."Rock Da yo, Jinsei wa... (Instrumental)" 4:03
6."Daite Twintails (Instrumental)" 4:47

Members edit

"Hohoemi Popcorn"

Performed by Popcorn Children (ポップコーンチルドレン).

"Daite Twintails"

Performed by Blueberry Pie (ブルーベリーパイ).

Charts edit

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Debut sales
Japan (Oricon Daily Singles Chart) 1
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)[9] 1 277,916
Japan (Oricon Monthly Singles Chart) 2

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Year-end Singles Chart) 20

References edit

  1. ^ 12秒(Type-A)|HKT48 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  2. ^ "AKB48 売上 12秒" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "HKT新シングルは児玉&宮脇Wセンター". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  4. ^ 12秒 type A (ユニバーサルミュージック): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  5. ^ HKT48 12秒 (in Japanese). Apple Inc. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  6. ^ "12 Byo [CD+DVD / Type A]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  7. ^ "12 Byo [CD+DVD / Type B]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  8. ^ "12 Byo [CD+DVD / Type C]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  9. ^ "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年04月20日〜2015年04月26日". Oricon. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-31.

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