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[Krusha]

AKB48's 36th single is called "Labrador Retriever", and will be released on 21st of May. This single will also have the voting tickets for 37th single senbatsu election. Thread for the 37th single senbatsu election can be found here: http://www.hello-onl...-election-2014/

Senbatsu members (as performed in Yuko's graduation concert):

- AKB48: Iriyama Anna, Ichikawa Miori, Oba Mina, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Takahashi Minami, Minegishi Minami, Owada Nana, Okada Nana, Kojima Mako, Nishino Miki, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu (center)
- SKE48: Kizaki Yuria, Kitagawa Ryoha, Kimoto Kanon, Matsui Jurina, Suda Akari, Furuhata Nao, Matsui Rena
- NMB48: Shibuya Nagisa, Yagura Fuuko, Yabushita Shu, Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki
- HKT48: Oota Aika, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio, Miyawaki Sakura

Oricon article: http://www.oricon.co...s/2035762/full/

King Records: http://www.kingrecor....jp/cs/t/t4590/

Preview video:

 
- Regular version comes with senbatsu election voting ticket, and a randomly included photo.

- Limited version comes with senbatsu election voting ticket, and national handshake event ticket.

 

Tracklist/contentlist:

＜Type A＞
初回限定盤　 KIZM.90283～90284 通常盤 KIZM.283～284　
[収録内容]
CD
1. ラブラドール・レトリバー
2. 今日までのメロディー（大島優子卒業楽曲）
3. 新チームA楽曲（タイトル未定）
4. ラブラドール・レトリバー off vocal ver.
5. 今日までのメロディー off vocal ver.
6. M-3 off vocal ver.

DVD
1. ラブラドール・レトリバー Music Video
2. 今日までのメロディー Music Video
3. M-3 Music Video
4. 特典映像Ⅰ

＜Type K＞
初回限定盤 KIZM.90285～90286 通常盤 KIZM.285～286
[収録内容]
CD
1. ラブラドール・レトリバー
2. 今日までのメロディー（大島優子卒業楽曲）
3. 新チームK楽曲（タイトル未定）
4. ラブラドール・レトリバー off vocal ver.
5. 今日までのメロディー off vocal ver.
6. M-3 off vocal ver.

DVD
1. ラブラドール・レトリバー Music Video
2. 今日までのメロディー Music Video
3. M-3 Music Video
4. 特典映像Ⅱ

＜Type B＞
初回限定盤 KIZM.90287～90288 通常盤 KIZM.287～288
[収録内容]
CD
1. ラブラドール・レトリバー
2. 今日までのメロディー（大島優子卒業楽曲）
3. 新チームB楽曲（タイトル未定）
4. ラブラドール・レトリバー off vocal ver.
5. 今日までのメロディー off vocal ver.
6. M-3 off vocal ver.

DVD
1. ラブラドール・レトリバー Music Video
2. 今日までのメロディー Music Video
3. M-3 Music Video
4. 特典映像Ⅲ

＜Type 4＞
初回限定盤 KIZM.90289～90290 通常盤 KIZM.289～290
[収録内容]
CD
1. ラブラドール・レトリバー
2. 今日までのメロディー（大島優子卒業楽曲）
3. 新チーム4楽曲（タイトル未定）
4. ラブラドール・レトリバー off vocal ver.
5. 今日までのメロディー off vocal ver.
6. M-3 off vocal ver.

DVD
1. ラブラドール・レトリバー Music Video
2. 今日までのメロディー Music Video
3. M-3 Music Video
4. 特典映像Ⅳ

＜劇場盤＞　
NMAX-1166　 [価格]マキシシングル(CDのみ)　￥952+税
[収録内容]
1. ラブラドール・レトリバー
2. 今日までのメロディー（大島優子卒業楽曲）
3. タイトル未定
4. ラブラドール・レトリバー off vocal ver.
5. 今日までのメロディー off vocal ver.
6. M-3 off vocal ver


Where to buy?

HMV:
- Regular A: http://www.hmv.co.jp...al-Card_5711809
- Regular K: http://www.hmv.co.jp...al-Card_5711811
- Regular B: http://www.hmv.co.jp...al-Card_5711813
- Regular 4: http://www.hmv.co.jp...al-Card_5711815
- Limited A: http://www.hmv.co.jp...dvd-Ltd_5711808
- Limited K: http://www.hmv.co.jp...dvd-Ltd_5711810
- Limited B: http://www.hmv.co.jp...dvd-Ltd_5711812
- Limited 4: http://www.hmv.co.jp...dvd-Ltd_5711814

CDJapan:
- Regular A: http://www.cdjapan.c...roduct/KIZM-283
- Regular K: http://www.cdjapan.c...roduct/KIZM-285
- Regular B: http://www.cdjapan.c...roduct/KIZM-287
- Regular 4: http://www.cdjapan.c...roduct/KIZM-289
- Limited A: http://www.cdjapan.c...duct/KIZM-90283
- Limited K: http://www.cdjapan.c...duct/KIZM-90285
- Limited B: http://www.cdjapan.c...duct/KIZM-90287
- Limited 4: http://www.cdjapan.c...duct/KIZM-90289

More information to come

[kurebesu]

Lovetan The song wasn't really my type though~

[sidhme]

Oi!

I liked the song actually. Catchy and pleasant song, like a summer release should be. Reminiscent of early 70s easy listening, which I have a soft spot for,

so I knew I'd like it by the fourth bar of the intro. But it's no matter if any of us like it or not. AkiP could have released 40 minutes of cows breaking wind

or even liposuction, and it'd still sell 1,5 to 2 million copies. It's that crazy time of the year again, the build-up to the Sousenkyo. I hope it takes it's cue from

last year's election, which was one of the most enjoyable live broadcasts I've ever seen, right up there with Argentina vs England in the '86 world cup.

 

As for the Senbatsu of this single, I really hope it's not foreshadowing the election, because it isn't a single surprise amongst the 36 places in it.

Which is almost a feat in itself, by the way. But that in itself is hardly a surprise, as non-election senbatsus for the last two years have been pretty 

run-of-the-mill announcements with the exception of Heart Ereki, with Kojiharu center and the minor surprise of Lovetan joining ...Lovetan  

 

But that's no matter! Mayuyu as center is perhaps as should be, I think that's the right choice, and hardly a choice at that.

And as I've resisted the urge to gripe about Sasshi NOT being center so far, I'll stop here 

 

 

 

PS. If you, due to some unknown impulse, want to listen to an album made by sounds from actual cosmetic surgery,

check out Matmos 2001 release A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure.

As for flatulent cows; I'd google Rasdorf + cows before even going near a barn.

[satchan]

Oh, jeez. I'm about to write a letter of apology to my oshimen telling her I can't vote for her this year because they can't even be bothered to give AKB48 decent singles anymore.

I'm also glad we're able to dawn another new era with the dull Mayu/Jurina combo. But I guess giving a dull song to dull leads makes sense. It's nice to see Sasshi somewhat save the front row though and those outfits are very cute. Surprised Nana got cut from NMB's representation. But I guess it sucks getting old when you're not an AKB first gen.

[drahzaar]

lol yuko on the side.  I like mayu, jurina, sasshi~  The song is no sayonara crawl but it's alright  

[Ares13]

oh .. i hope the song will be .... does it matter?
oh .. I am quite unhappy with the senbatsu and .... does it matter?
I am aiming for 20 copies ...

anyway .. if you don't like the single for any bit .. please do not buy .. you will surely regret it for the rest of your life if you got it ..
spare me the fight .. LOL .. muahahahaha ..

[minaeshi]

No Yamada Nana? 

--

~Rows~ 

 

Lovetan - Juri - Minarun - Haruppi - Nao - Fuuchan - Miorin - Non - Shuu - Kitarie - Katorena

Nagisa - Sakura - Naachan - Mio - Kojimako - Naanyan - Meru - Mikitan - Uha 

Akarin - Annin - Sayanee - Kawaei - Yuria - Milky - Miichan

Yuihan - Yukirin - Takamina - Paruru - Kojiharu - Rena

Jurina - Mayuyu - Sasshi

[☆RisaReinaSayu☆]

Well, let the wait for the b-sides begin. I can't be bothered with a song like Labrador Retriever.

[Ketchup]

The song was meh...I'll give it a few more listens and see how it goes. 

[Yunku1990]

It's not OMG I LOVE I LOVE IT, it's more of a "Hey that's a nice sounding song, bet that can grow into a song i love alot"

 

(I really didn't like Ponytail to Shushu ​  when i first heard it and now it's one of my favorites    )

 

ALready have 8 copies pre-ordered (pre-ordered the moment i got the email from CDJ saying I COULD PREORDER, i have a bit of a obsession now on pre-ordering before i know what it sounds like - only heart ereki disappointed  me when i did that-)

 

I think they might do what they did with Sayonara Crawl with Team songs (atleast i hope they do, i really like How Come? and Ikuru Koto but we don't talk about that)

[gryzze]

This has to be the silliest title yet. After listening to the song a few times it's starting to grow on me.

 

There will be four types A, K. B, 4 and the coupling songs will be Yuko's graduation song and one song for each team.

http://www.kingrecor....jp/cs/t/t4590/

[hitoyou]

What is up with the title o_O It is a nice breed but I will always prefer the Newfoundland, such a lovely dog

 

It feels like they are trying their best not to offend anyone with this song. Seems to be a nice song to have in the playlist when you are doing some cleaning of your appartment because it won't distract you from your activities... and then you realize that it has ended as the first few seconds of another song grabs your attention. 

 

Not bad by any means, just won't be a song that I will be waiting for during concerts. This could change though, who knows.

 

Mayuyu as center... A perfect idol does not equal a perfect center. I wish she dared to show more of her real personality instead of just doing everything that the idol manual tells her to do. Obviously, she is very popular and I'm not really a part of the intended fanbase... so nobody really cares over there

 

_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

 

New team songs this time and the new shuffled teams will be performing them. 

 

_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

 

Sad Fuuchan news...

 

It seems like she was sick during the the recoding of this Labrador PV  No lovely Fuuchan on the beach then...

 

[Ares13]

Honestly .. I really dunno whats with the missing member talk ...
We all had this massive senbatsu before ..
Actually only Manatsu no Sounds Good! equal it with 36 members ..
while the last election single Sayonara Crawl has less members at 32 members ..

We all know that except for the few elite few .. you are not going to notice the rest of them in the single ..
most who are lucky get 1 second of screen time without them being out of focus ..

Its actually not important at all ..
can you name all the senbatsu of Manatsu no Sounds Good! or Sayonara Crawl without checking or hesitation ?

honestly .. i think people can remember the Janken senbatsu better than the election senbatsu ..

the only diff will only be those shop bonus or those photos in the regular version ..
and if you are lucky to spot them on the cover ..

So whats the big deal .. no one will remember all the 36 senbatsu member anyway in time ..

[minaeshi]

Who is in what single does matter when it comes to members like Yamada though. 

She's been the #3 girl in NMB for so long and she's not in this single yet Nagisa, Fuuko, and Shu are. If they're being put into an AKB single (the group's senbatsu is basically the "all stars" of all 48 groups) over Yamada then what does that say about her position in NMB. Will she stop being put in 3rd for singles and moved to second row? Will she continue to be top 3 and just not be in AKB singles? Its stuff like that which fans will think about constantly out of worry. 

I know that when it's the summer single, you will only see the members in the first two rows (ex, Sayanee was still in second row yet i barely saw her in that clip and she's a regular in AKB and NMB senbatsu) but just being in senbatsu lets people know who's getting the push, who's rising up and who's falling. 

[Ares13]

^ .. er ..actually .. its not only this single ..
but for every single .. the number stop at 2 for SKE48 and NMB48 in an AKB48 single ..
the 3rd person onwards got nothing to do with them being #3 , #4 , #5 or whatever ..
The 3rd person could well be #48 ..
so don't kill yourself over it ..

Edit : to add .. Btw
Nana is not #3 since the day Jo turn up .. And she never got it back since ..
The #3 is the girl who took over Jo when she left ..
They go by replacement and not by sliding up and down..

It the same with Kumi who lose her #3 in SKE48 to Churi ..
And Kumi have never senbatsu an AKB48 single but has 100% track record for SKE48 senbatsu in her time ..so Nana was lucky last year ..

The only sad thing got nothing to do with her position .. But it's a bikini single without her ..hmm .. Is it a bikini single ? I haven't check ..

[pink-ku]

whoa, that is fast.. the video already taken down.

anyway, did you notice the dress/costume?

http://mantan-web.jp...200036000c.html

in close up (3rd pic):
http://gekirena.tumb...ost/81114927718

[Krusha]

Nice visual representation of senbatsu members and positions: 

[Raami]

^

Thanks.

Sad not to see Yuko in there. But I Like this Song. Instead of Jurina i would preferred Yuki or Minami.

[MocchiMooch]

I'm decently pleased, especially since it's a Mayu-center….but…..NO MOCCHI     

 

Talk about ruining my life…since now she has little chance of advancing much in the rankings…..She'd better at LEAST get Next Girls again. I would be thrilled if she could get to be an Undergirl. 

 

I'm actually buying this one I rarely buy physical copies, but I'm in a collecting sort of mood.

 

I've decided to put the wallet on the line..If I can guess the 2014 Senbatsu girls and get them all totally correct, I'm going to buy this highly prized $500 narcissus perfume oil that I've always wanted. 

 

Just preordered Type B!

[TheFicusWithSuperPowers]

No Sae.

Seriously?

No life.