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Saikou ka yo
- Artist
- HKT48
- Single
- Saikou ka yo (最高かよ; Is This Amazing or What)
- Released
- 2016.09.07
- Catalog Number
- UPCH-80442 (Type-A)
- UPCH-80443 (Type-B)
- UPCH-80444 (Type-C)
- PRON-5012 (Theater Edition)
- Price
- ¥1,646 (Types-A, B, C)
- ¥1,000 (Theater Edition)
- Type-A CD Tracklist
- Saikou ka yo (最高かよ)
- Soramimi Rock (空耳ロック; Misheard Rock) (Team TII)
- Yume Hitotsu (夢ひとつ; One Dream) (Anai Chihiro to Nakamatachi)
- Saikou ka yo (Instrumental)
- Soramimi Rock (Instrumental)
- Yume Hitotsu (Instrumental)
- Type-A DVD Tracklist
- Saikou ka yo Music Video
- Soramimi Rock Music Video
- Yume Hitotsu Music Video
- HKT48 United School Trip Vol.1 (HKT48の団結修学旅行 Vol.1)
- Type-B CD Tracklist
- Saikou ka yo (最高かよ)
- Soramimi Rock (空耳ロック) (Team TII)
- Yozora no Tsuki wo Nomikomou (夜空の月を飲み込もう; Let's Swallow the Night Moon) (Team H)
- Saikou ka yo (Instrumental)
- Soramimi Rock (Instrumental)
- Yozora no Tsuki wo Nomikomou (Instrumental)
- Type-B DVD Tracklist
- Saikou ka yo Music Video
- Soramimi Rock Music Video
- Yozora no Tsuki wo Nomikomou Music Video
- HKT48 United School Trip Vol.2 (HKT48の団結修学旅行 Vol.2)
- Type-C CD Tracklist
- Saikou ka yo (最高かよ)
- Soramimi Rock (空耳ロック) (Team TII)
- Go Bananas! (Team KIV)
- Saikou ka yo (Instrumental)
- Soramimi Rock (Instrumental)
- Go Bananas! (Instrumental)
- Type-C DVD Tracklist
- Saikou ka yo Music Video
- Soramimi Rock Music Video
- Go Bananas! Music Video
- HKT48 United School Trip Vol.3 (HKT48の団結修学旅行 Vol.3)
- Theater Edition CD Tracklist
- Saikou ka yo (最高かよ)
- Soramimi Rock (空耳ロック) (Team TII)
- Onna no Ko da mon, Hashiranakya! (女の子だもん、走らなきゃ!; Because We're Girls, We Gotta Run!) (Matsuoka Hana solo)
- Saikou ka yo (Instrumental)
- Soramimi Rock (Instrumental)
- Onna no Ko da mon, Hashiranakya! (Instrumental)
- Information
"Saikou ka yo" is the eighth single released by HKT48. It was released in four versions: three CD+DVD editions in types A, B, and C and a CD-only theater edition.
Selected Members
HKT48 promoting the single
- Type-A Cover
- Front: Ota Aika, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio, Matsuoka Natsumi, Matsuoka Hana, Miyawaki Sakura
- Type-B Cover
- Front: Inoue Yuriya, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tanaka Miku, Fuchigami Mai, Matsuoka Hana, Miyawaki Sakura, Moriyasu Madoka
- Type-C Cover
- Front: Kojina Yui, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tanaka Yuka, Matsuoka Hana, Miyawaki Sakura, Motomura Aoi, Yabuki Nako
- Theater Edition Cover
"Saikou ka yo"
- (Center: Matsuoka Hana)
- HKT48 Team H: Inoue Yuriya, Kojina Yui, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi
- HKT48 Team H / AKB48 Team K: Kodama Haruka
- HKT48 Team H / AKB48 Team B: Yabuki Nako
- HKT48 Team KIV: Ota Aika, Tanaka Yuka, Fuchigami Mai, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- HKT48 Team KIV / AKB48 Team 4: Tomonaga Mio
- HKT48 Team KIV / AKB48 Team A: Miyawaki Sakura
- HKT48 Team TII: Matsuoka Hana
"Soramimi Rock"
Artist: Team TII
- (Center: Matsuoka Hana)
- HKT48 Team TII: Aramaki Misaki, Imamura Maria, Kurihara Sae, Sakamoto Erena, Tsutsui Riko, Hokazono Hazuki, Matsuoka Hana, Murakawa Vivian, Yamauchi Yuna, Yamashita Emiri
"Yume Hitotsu"
Artist: Anai Chihiro to Nakamatachi (穴井千尋と仲間たち; Anai Chihiro and Friends)
- (Center: Anai Chihiro)
- HKT48 Team H: Anai Chihiro, Sashihara Rino, Tanaka Natsumi, Matsuoka Natsumi, Wakatabe Haruka
- HKT48 Team H / AKB48 Team K: Kodama Haruka
- HKT48 Team KIV: Imada Mina, Ueki Nao, Ota Aika, Kumazawa Serina, Shimono Yuki, Fukagawa Maiko, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- HKT48 Team KIV / AKB48 Team A: Miyawaki Sakura
This song commemorated Anai Chihiro's graduation from HKT48 in July 2016.
"Yozora no Tsuki wo Nomikomou"
Artist: Team H
- (Center: Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino)
- HKT48 Team H: Akiyoshi Yuka, Inoue Yuriya, Ui Mashiro, Ueno Haruka, Okamoto Naoko, Kojina Yui, Komada Hiroka, Sakaguchi Riko, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tanaka Natsumi, Tanaka Miku, Matsuoka Natsumi, Yamada Marina, Yamamoto Mao, Wakatabe Haruka
- HKT48 Team H / AKB48 Team K: Kodama Haruka
- HKT48 Team H / AKB48 Team B: Yabuki Nako
"Go Bananas!"
Artist: Team KIV
- (Center: Miyawaki Sakura)
- HKT48 Team KIV: Imada Mina, Iwahana Shino, Ueki Nao, Ota Aika, Kumazawa Serina, Shimono Yuki, Tanaka Yuka, Tomiyoshi Asuka, Fukagawa Maiko, Fuchigami Mai, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
- HKT48 Team KIV / AKB48 Team A: Miyawaki Sakura
- HKT48 Team KIV / AKB48 Team 4: Tomonaga Mio
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Akimoto Yasushi
- Music
- Izumi Kazuya
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Nonaka "Masa" Yuichi
Disambiguation
There are currently two recorded versions of "Saikou ka yo" found in HKT48's discography. These versions are:
- Saikou ka yo (Original)
- Found on the the "Saikou ka yo" single as track #1.
- Saikou ka yo (Instrumental)
- Found on the the "Saikou ka yo" single as track #4. This is the standard version without the main vocals.
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 269,907 |
| 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 18,819 |
| 11 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 2,980 |
| 18 | 48 | 37 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 35 | 1,936 |
| 24 | - | - | 41 | 2 | 45 | 39 | 8 | 15,020 |
| 42 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | 8,778 |
| 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80 | 624 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 115 | 571 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 89 | 760 |
| 39 | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | - | 11 | 11,954 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 147 | 348 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | OUT 1 WEEK | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 186 | 264 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 189 | 270 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 142 | 332 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 117 | 467 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | 460 |
| - | - | - | 36 | 32 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 600 |
| - | - | 33 | 45 | 28 | - | 34 | 45 | 747 |
| 42 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 1,176 |
| 27 | - | - | 43 | 41 | 40 | 30 | 41 | 1,482 |
| 23 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 5,129 |
| 23 | - | - | 50 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 31 | 2,643 |
| Year | Month | Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | September | 3 | 291,706 |
| 2016 | October | 28 | 26,929 |
| 2016 | November | 45 | 13,062 |
| 2017 | January | 43 | 9,134 |
Total Reported Sales: 345,267*
Total Sales of 2016: 332,231 (#17 Single of the Year)
Total Sales of 2017: 13,036*
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 22
External Links
- Universal Music Profile: Type-A | Type-B | Type-C
- Oricon Profile: Type-A | Type-B | Type-C
- YouTube: "Saikou ka yo (Short ver.)" MV
- STUDIO48: "Saikou ka yo" lyrics
