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Mae Shika Mukanee

Type-A Cover
Type-B Cover
Type-C Cover
Theater Edition Cover
Artist
AKB48
Single
Mae Shika Mukanee (前しか向かねえ; I Only Face Forward)
Released
2014.02.26
Catalog Number
KIZM-90271~2 (Limited Edition Type-A)
KIZM-271~2 (Regular Edition Type-A)
KIZM-90273~4 (Limited Edition Type-B)
KIZM-273~4 (Regular Edition Type-B)
KIZM-90275~6 (Limited Edition Type-C)
KIZM-275~6 (Regular Edition Type-C)
NMAX-1163 (Theater Edition)
Price
¥1,600 (Type-A, B, C)
¥1,000 (Theater Edition)
Type A CD Tracklist
  1. Mae Shika Mukanee (前しか向かねえ)
  2. Kinou Yori Motto Suki (昨日よりもっと好き) (Smiling Lions)
  3. Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita (君の嘘を知っていた) (Beauty Giraffes)
  4. Mae Shika Mukanee off vocal ver.
  5. Kinou Yori Motto Suki off vocal ver.
  6. Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita off vocal ver.
Type A DVD Tracklist
  1. Mae Shika Mukanee Music Video
  2. Mae Shika Mukanee Music Video -Dance ver.-
  3. Kinou Yori Motto Suki Music Video
  4. Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita Music Video
  5. Nakamari Channel (ナカマリちゃんねる)
Type B CD Tracklist
  1. Mae Shika Mukanee (前しか向かねえ)
  2. Kinou Yori Motto Suki (昨日よりもっと好き) (Smiling Lions)
  3. Himitsu no Diary (秘密のダイアリー) (Baby Elephants)
  4. Mae Shika Mukanee off vocal ver.
  5. Kinou Yori Motto Suki off vocal ver.
  6. Himitsu no Diary off vocal ver.
Type B DVD Tracklist
  1. Mae Shika Mukanee Music Video
  2. Mae Shika Mukanee Music Video -Dance ver.-
  3. Kinou Yori Motto Suki Music Video
  4. Himitsu no Diary Music Video
  5. Hirata Rina's London Report (平田梨奈のロンドンレポート)
Type C CD Tracklist
  1. Mae Shika Mukanee (前しか向かねえ)
  2. Kinou Yori Motto Suki (昨日よりもっと好き) (Smiling Lions)
  3. KONJO (Talking Chimpanzees)
  4. Mae Shika Mukanee off vocal ver.
  5. Kinou Yori Motto Suki off vocal ver.
  6. KONJO off vocal ver.
Type C DVD Tracklist
  1. Mae Shika Mukanee Music Video
  2. Mae Shika Mukanee Music Video -Dance ver.-
  3. Kinou Yori Motto Suki Music Video
  4. KONJO Music Video
  5. Tentoumu Chu! in Hawaii (てんとうむChu! In ハワイ)
Theater Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Mae Shika Mukanee (前しか向かねえ)
  2. Kinou Yori Motto Suki (昨日よりもっと好き) (Smiling Lions)
  3. Koi to ka... (恋とか...)
  4. Mae Shika Mukanee off vocal ver.
  5. Kinou Yori Motto Suki off vocal ver.
  6. Koi to ka... off vocal ver.


Information

"Mae Shika Mukanee" is the 35th major single (37th overall) released by AKB48. The single is certified Million for shipment of 1,000,000 copies.

Selected Members

AKB48 promoting the single
Type-A Cover
Type-B Cover
Type-C Cover
Theater Edition Cover
  • Front: "Mae Shika Mukanee" 16 Senbatsu Members

"Mae Shika Mukanee"

(Center: Oshima Yuko)

"Kinou Yori Motto Suki"

Artist: Smiling Lions

(Center: Owada Nana)

"Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita"

Artist: Beauty Giraffes

(Center: Nagao Mariya)

"Himitsu no Diary"

Artist: Baby Elephants

(Center: Takahashi Juri)

"KONJO"

Artist: Talking Chimpanzees

(Center: Nakamura Mariko)

"Koi to ka..."

Song Information

Lyrics
Akimoto Yasushi
Music
Kojo Yasuyuki
Other Information
Arrangement: Itagaki Yusuke

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,091,406
1 8 6 4 4 3 3 6 24,210
3 14 11 13 7 6 6 8 9,032
5 27 19 13 13 8 10 18 5,135
6 23 20 16 16 18 15 18 4,121
9 24 17 20 20 19 16 20 2,906
10 26 25 13 9 9 15 18 3,307
11 31 35 29 29 25 30 31 1,825
21 - - 37 39 35 27 40 1,703
32 - - 48 48 34 34 48 1,642
15 18 23 16 12 12 23 21 3,370
33 - - - - - 50 68 737
- - - - - 47 - 64 1,100
48 - - - - - - 106 528
- - - - - - - 144 350
- - - - - - - 110 400
- - - - - - - 158 262
OUT 1 week
- - - - - - - 158 287
- - - - - 49 - 69 674
- - - - - - - 144 274
- - - - - - - 134 393
OUT 11 weeks
- - - - - - - 152 244
Year Month Month Rank Sales
2014 February 1 1,091,406
2014 March 13 45,404
2014 April 46 8,477

Total Reported Sales: 1,153,906* (#3 single of the year)

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 22

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