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Kitagawa Kenji (NMB48)

Type-A Cover
Type-B Cover
Type-C Cover
Theater Edition Cover
Artist
NMB48
Single
Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
Released
2012.11.07
Catalog Number
YRCS-90025 (Type-A)
YRCS-90026 (Type-B)
YRCS-90027 (Type-C)
YRCS-90028 (Theater Edition)
Price
¥1,600 (Type-A, B, C)
¥1,000 (Theater Edition)
Type-A CD Tracklist
  1. Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
  2. In-goal (インゴール)
  3. Hoshizora no Caravan (星空のキャラバン; Caravan of stars) (Shirogumi)
  4. Kitagawa Kenji off vocal ver. (北川健二)
  5. In-goal off vocal ver. (インゴール)
  6. Hoshizora no Caravan off vocal ver. (星空のキャラバン)
Type-B CD Tracklist
  1. Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
  2. In-goal (インゴール)
  3. Ren'ai Higai Todoke (恋愛被害届け; Love's complaint report) (Akagumi)
  4. Kitagawa Kenji off vocal ver. (北川健二)
  5. In-goal off vocal ver. (インゴール)
  6. Ren'ai Higai Todoke off vocal ver. (恋愛被害届け)
Type-C CD Tracklist
  1. Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
  2. In-goal (インゴール)
  3. Fuyushougun no Regret (冬将軍のリグレット; Old Man Winter's Regret) (Namba Teppoutai Sono Ni)
  4. Kitagawa Kenji off vocal ver. (北川健二)
  5. In-goal off vocal ver. (インゴール)
  6. Fuyushougun no Regret off vocal ver. (冬将軍のリグレット)
Theater Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
  2. Hoshizora no Caravan (星空のキャラバン) (Shirogumi)
  3. Ren'ai Higai Todoke (恋愛被害届け) (Akagumi)
  4. Nemuku Naru Made Hitsuji wa Detekonai (眠くなるまで羊は出て来ない; The sheep don't come till I get sleepy)
  5. Kitagawa Kenji off vocal ver. (北川健二)
  6. Hoshizora no Caravan off vocal ver. (星空のキャラバン)
  7. Ren'ai Higai Todoke off vocal ver. (恋愛被害届け)
  8. Nemuku Naru Made Hitsuji wa Detekonai off vocal ver. (眠くなるまで羊は出て来ない)
Type-A DVD Tracklist
  1. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video) (北川健二)
  2. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video Dance Version) (北川健二)
  3. Hoshizora no Caravan (Music Video) (星空のキャラバン/白組) (Shirogumi)
  4. The Second NMB Red & White Swimming Competition [Part One] (第2回NMB48 紅白対抗水泳大会[前編])
Type-B DVD Tracklist
  1. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video) (北川健二)
  2. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video Dance Version) (北川健二)
  3. Ren'ai Higai Todoke (Music Video) (恋愛被害届け/紅組) (Akagumi)
  4. The Second NMB Red & White Swimming Competition [Part Two] (第2回NMB48 紅白対抗水泳大会[前編])
Type-C DVD Tracklist
  1. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video) (北川健二)
  2. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video Dance Version) (北川健二)
  3. Fuyushougun no Regret (Music Video) (冬将軍のリグレット/難波鉄砲隊其之弐) (Namba Teppoutai Sono Ni)
  4. NMB feat. Yoshimoto Shinkigeki Vol. 5 (NMB feat.吉本新喜劇 Vol.5)
  5. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video -making of-) (北川健二)


Information

"Kitagawa Kenji" is the sixth single released by NMB48. It was released in four versions. Each of the limited editions came with a bonus DVD will different contents except for similar title track music video. First Press versions of each came with a lottery ticket for handshake event, trading card (1 of 16 for each type – 48 total), and raw photo (1 of 63).

Selected Members

NMB48 promoting the single

"Kitagawa Kenji"

(Center: Yamamoto Sayaka)

"In-goal"

"Hoshizora no Caravan"

Artist: Shirogumi (白組)

(Center: Yamamoto Sayaka)

"Ren'ai Higai Todoke"

Artist: Akagumi (紅組)

(Center: Watanabe Miyuki)

"Fuyushougun no Regret"

Artist: Namba Teppoutai Sono Ni (難波鉄砲隊其之弐)

(Center: Yagura Fuuko)

"Nemuku Naru Made Hitsuji wa Detekonai"

(Center: Shinohara Kanna)

Song Information

Lyrics
Akimoto Yasushi
Music
Tanaka Shunsuke
Other Information
Arrangement: Nonaka "Masa" Yuichi

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 317,051
3 9 8 5 5 6 2 6 19,106
5 23 20 13 13 6 21 18 10,463
13 34 31 26 26 23 25 30 3,488
15 39 33 26 29 30 20 29 3,052
16 44 24 29 38 44 30 34 2,578
38 47 46 - 1 46 32 9 11,734
34 2 20 27 21 16 17 4 30,683
29 18 13 16 13 9 2 10 4,215
15 31 - 45 49 - - 44 1,367
- - - - - - - 60 930
36 - - - - - - 89 785
- - - - - - - 90 817
- - - - - - - 118 541
- - - - - - - 128 499
- - - - - - - 154 415
- - - - - - - 132 494
- - - - - - - 157 357
- - - - - - - 161 290
- - - - - - - 190 274
- - - - - - - 195 270
11 weeks OUT
- - - - - - - 186 284
27 weeks OUT
- - - - - - - 131 367
- - - - - - - 187 209
Year Month Month Rank Sales
2012 November 1 350,108
2012 December 8 48,047

Total Reported Sales: 410,269*
Total Sales of 2012: 353,160 (#17 single of the year)
Total Sales of 2013: 56,533 (#122 single of the year)
Total Sales of 2014: 576*

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 24

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