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Heart Ereki

Type-A Cover
Type-K Cover
Type-B Cover
Type-4 Cover
Theater Edition Cover
Artist
AKB48
Single
Heart Ereki (ハート・エレキ; Heart Electric Guitar)
Released
2013.10.30
Catalog Number
KIZM-90235~6 (Type-A Limited Edition)
KIZM-235~6 (Type-A Regular Edition)
KIZM-90237~8 (Type-K Limited Edition)
KIZM-237~8 (Type-K Regular Edition)
KIZM-90239~40 (Type-B Limited Edition)
KIZM-239~40 (Type-B Regular Edition)
KIZM-90263~4 (Type-4 Limited Edition)
KIZM-263~4 (Type-4 Regular Edition)
NMAX-1158 (Theater Edition)
Price
¥1,600 (Type-A, K, B, 4 Editions)
¥1,000 (Theater Edition)
Type A CD Tracklist
  1. Heart Ereki (ハート・エレキ)
  2. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku (快速と動体視力; Express Train and Dynamic Vision) (Under Girls)
  3. Kiss Made Countdown (キスまでカウントダウン; Countdown to a Kiss) (Team A)
  4. Heart Ereki (off vocal ver.)
  5. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku (off vocal ver.)
  6. Kiss Made Countdown (off vocal ver.)
Type A DVD Tracklist
  1. Heart Ereki Music Video
  2. Heart Ereki Music Video -Dance ver.-
  3. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku Music Video
  4. Kiss Made Countdown Music Video
Type K CD Tracklist
  1. Heart Ereki (ハート・エレキ)
  2. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku (快速と動体視力) (Under Girls)
  3. Sasameyuki Regret (細雪リグレット; Light Snowfall's Regret) (Team K)
  4. Heart Ereki (off vocal ver.)
  5. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku (off vocal ver.)
  6. Sasameyuki Regret (off vocal ver.)
Type K DVD Tracklist
  1. Heart Ereki Music Video
  2. Heart Ereki Music Video -Dance ver.-
  3. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku Music Video
  4. Sasameyuki Regret Music Video
  5. Akimoto Sayaka Graduation Documentary "Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de" (秋元才加 卒業ドキュメント「強さと弱さの間で」)
Type B CD Tracklist
  1. Heart Ereki (ハート・エレキ)
  2. Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! (君だけにChu!Chu!Chu!; Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Only for You) (Tentoumu Chu!)
  3. Tiny T-shirt (Team B)
  4. Heart Ereki (off vocal ver.)
  5. Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! (off vocal ver.)
  6. Tiny T-shirt (off vocal ver.)
Type B DVD Tracklist
  1. Heart Ereki Music Video
  2. Heart Ereki Music Video -Dance ver.-
  3. Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! Music Video
  4. Tiny T-shirt Music Video
  5. Tentoumu Chu! Documentary (てんとうむChu! ドキュメント)
Type 4 CD Tracklist
  1. Heart Ereki (ハート・エレキ)
  2. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku (快速と動体視力) (Under Girls)
  3. Seijun Philosophy (清純フィロソフィー; Purity Philosophy) (Team 4)
  4. Heart Ereki (off vocal ver.)
  5. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku (off vocal ver.)
  6. Seijun Philosophy (off vocal ver.)
Type 4 DVD Tracklist
  1. Heart Ereki Music Video
  2. Heart Ereki Music Video -Dance ver.-
  3. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku Music Video
  4. Seijun Philosophy Music Video
  5. Team 4 and Kenkyuusei Audition ~Many Thoughts We Wish to Express Before We Graduate~ (チーム4・研究生オーディション ~卒業を前に伝えたい想いがある~)
Theater Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Heart Ereki (ハート・エレキ)
  2. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku (快速と動体視力) (Under Girls)
  3. Kimi no Hitomi wa Planetarium (君の瞳はプラネタリウム; Your Eyes are a Planetarium) (AKB48 Kenkyuusei)
  4. Heart Ereki (off vocal ver.)
  5. Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku (off vocal ver.)
  6. Kimi no Hitomi wa Planetarium (off vocal ver.)


Information

"Heart Ereki" is the 33rd major single (35th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in nine versions: four limited and four regular CD+DVD editions (types A, K, B, and 4) and a limited CD-only theater edition.

TV Performances

Selected Members

AKB48 promoting the single
Type-A Cover
Type-K Cover
Type-B Cover
Type-4 Cover
Theater Edition Cover

"Heart Ereki"

(Center: Kojima Haruna)

The members portray a band called "The G.FINGERS" and have nicknames and positions as the band members.

Kojima Haruna: Michelle (ミッシェル) – Lead Vocals
Takahashi Minami: Linda (リンダ) – Lead Guitar
Oshima Yuko: Lucy (ルーシー) – Bass
Kashiwagi Yuki: Catherine (キャサリン) – Drums
Sashihara Rino: Laura (ローラ) – Side Guitar
Matsui Jurina: Caroline (キャロライン) – Rhythm Guitar
Watanabe Mayu: Elizabeth (エリザベス) – Keyboard
Shimazaki Haruka: Angelina (アンジェリーナ) – Keyboard
Matsui Rena: Sandy (サンディ) – Tambourine
Yokoyama Yui: Mary (メアリー) – Percussion
Yamamoto Sayaka: Rosanna (ロザンナ) – Dancer
Kawaei Rina: Kawaey (カワエー) – Dancer
Watanabe Miyuki: Josephine (ジョセフィーヌ) – Dancer
Minegishi Minami: Barbara (バーバラ) – Dancer
Ota Aika: Margaret (マーガレット) – Dancer
Iriyama Anna: Veronica (ヴェロニカ) – Dancer

"Kaisoku to Doutaishiryoku"

Artist: Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)

(Center: Kato Rena, Suda Akari)

"Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!"

Artist: Tentoumu Chu! (てんとうむChu!)

(Center: Kojima Mako)

"Kiss Made Countdown"

Artist: Team A

(Center: Watanabe Mayu)

"Sasameyuki Regret"

Artist: Team K

(Center: Oshima Yuko, Matsui Jurina)

Aigasa Moe and Yumoto Ami were chosen from a special audition among the 13th, 14th, and 15th generation members in Team 4 and Kenkyuusei, as documented in the Type-4 DVD. They auditioned for Akimoto Sayaka and Itano Tomomi, Team K members who were graduating from AKB48 in 2013. Aigasa was picked by Akimoto and Yumoto was picked by Itano.

"Tiny T-shirt"

Artist: Team B

(Center: Kashiwagi Yuki)

"Seijun Philosophy"

Artist: Team 4

(Center: Kojima Mako)

"Kimi no Hitomi wa Planetarium"

Artist: AKB48 Kenkyuusei (AKB48研究生)

Song Information

Lyrics
Akimoto Yasushi
Music
Marutani Manabu
Other Information
Arrangement: Masuda Takeshi

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,203,586
1 8 5 4 5 4 4 5 30,868
2 25 22 9 7 10 6 20 10,774
3 26 20 16 14 16 13 19 7,244
5 41 38 31 21 25 15 30 4,750
13 35 28 27 28 22 19 28 3,570
15 24 25 24 18 21 21 28 3,536
15 35 35 26 20 22 25 28 3,045
21 32 34 28 26 28 28 33 2,722
30 32 17 17 16 28 27 28 2,881
12 42 33 21 26 21 20 25 2,510
27 30 33 42 30 38 33 41 1,754
14 34 49 49 32 34 25 39 1,760
22 - - 37 49 - 37 51 1,646
24 44 - 31 30 25 25 35 2,184
22 47 - - - - - 43 1,676
- - - - - - - 115 555
- - - - - - - 122 664
- - - - - - - 121 534
- - - - - - - 151 350
- - - - - - - 154 347
- - - - - - - 121 451
- - - - - - - 101 432
40 48 - 25 16 42 - 39 1,093
32 - - - - - - 106 383
- - - - - - - 106 510
- - - - - - - 120 442
- - - - - - - 119 364
- - - - - - - 139 310
- - - - - - - 92 673
- - - - - - - 199 205
OUT 4 weeks
- - - - - - - 155 291
- - - - - 43 - 67 700
39 - - - - - - 153 251
- - - - - - - 126 437
OUT 2 weeks
- - - - - - - 165 325
OUT 8 weeks
- - - - 46 - - 104 374
Year Month Month Rank Sales
2013 October 1 1,203,586
2013 November 12 53,636
2013 December 37 12,873

Total Reported Sales: 1,294,197*
Total Sales of 2013: 1,260,792 (#3 single of the year)
Total Sales of 2014: 33,405*

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 37

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