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Tsuyoki Mono yo

Regular Edition Cover
Theater Edition Cover
Artist
SKE48
Single
Tsuyoki Mono yo (強き者よ)
Released
2009.08.05
Catalog Number
LACM-4638 (Regular Edition)
LZM-2016 (Theater Edition)
Price
¥1,200
Regular Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Tsuyoki Mono yo (強き者よ; Be a Strong Person)
  2. Tsuyoki Mono yo (off vocal) (強き者よ)
Regular Edition DVD Tracklist
  1. First SKE48 vs AKB48 Gachinko Battle (第一回SKE48 vs AKB48ガチンコバトル)
  2. Maeda Atsuko's Comment on SKE48's CD Debut (祝SKE48 CDデビュー AKB48前田敦子お祝いコメント)
Theater Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Tsuyoki Mono yo (teamS version) (強き者よ)
  2. Tsuyoki Mono yo (teamKII version) (強き者よ)
  3. Tsuyoki Mono yo (off vocal) (強き者よ)
Theater Edition DVD Tracklist
  1. Tsuyoki Mono yo Music clip (強き者よ)
  2. Making of Tsuyoki Mono yo (強き者よ)


Information

"Tsuyoki Mono yo" is the debut single released by SKE48. "Tsuyoki Mono yo" was used as the second ending theme song for the anime Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen and as the August theme song for Anison Plus. The single was released in two CD+DVD versions; one regular edition and one Theater edition sold only at SUNSHINE SAKAE and the AKB48 Theater. The single reached #5 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, selling 27,259 copies.

Selected Members

As is the case with AKB48's two indies singles, only one team of members was formed at this time. Additionally, only eleven members of Team S are credited with performing the song. The remaining five (Shinkai, Takai, Matsushita, Mori, Yamashita) are featured in the music video.

Song Information

Lyrics
Akimoto Yasushi
Music
Ueda Koji
Other Information
Arrangement: Nonaka "Masa" Yuichi

Disambiguation

SKE48 promoting the single

There are currently four versions of "Tsuyoki Mono yo" to be found in SKE48's discography. These versions are:

Tsuyoki Mono yo (Original)
Found on the regular edition of the "Tsuyoki Mono yo" single as track #1 and the Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai album as track #1.
Tsuyoki Mono yo (teamS version)
Found on the Theater edition of the "Tsuyoki Mono yo" single as track #1. This version is recorded by Team S.
Tsuyoki Mono yo (teamKII version)
Found on the Theater edition of the "Tsuyoki Mono yo" single as track #2. This version is recorded by Team KII.
Tsuyoki Mono yo (off vocal)
Found on the regular edition of the "Tsuyoki Mono yo" single as track #2 and the Theater edition of said single as track #3. This is the standard version without the main vocals.

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 4 8 8 3 2 2 5 22,624
36 33 37 36 46 45 - 38 1,966
- - - - - - - 88 904
- - - - - - - 97 1,015
- - - - - - - 149 448
- - - - - - - 181 302

Total Reported Sales: 27,259

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 6

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