Kibouteki Refrain

**Kibouteki Refrain** (希望的リフレイン; *Hopeful Refrain*) is Someday Somewhere's 15th single. It was released on December 26, 2014.

## Tracklist

1. Kibouteki Refrain / Senbatsu
2. Sakura no Mori (桜の森; *Forest of Cherry Blossoms*)
	* (Type-A) Juujun na Slave (従順なSlave; *Obedient Slave*)
	* (Type-B) Hajimete no Drive (初めてのドライブ; *The First Drive*)
	* (Type-C) Seifuku no Hane (制服の羽根; *Wings of a Uniform*)
3. Kibouteki Refrain (off-vocal)
4. Sakura no Mori (off-vocal)
	* (Type-A) Juujun na Slave (off-vocal)
	* (Type-B) Hajimete no Drive (off-vocal)
	* (Type-C ) Seifuku no Hane (off-vocal)

## Regular Edition Details

CD
1. Kibouteki Refrain
2. Sakura no Mori
3. Kaze no Rasen  (風の螺旋; *Spiral of the Wind*)
4. Kibouteki Refrain (off-vocal)
5. Sakura no Mori (off-vocal)
6. Kaze no Rasen (off-vocal)

## Included Members

### **"Kibouteki Refrain"**

**★ Senbatsu** (選抜) (32 Members) (Takayama Kazumi and Arai Hitomi Center (in *italic*), Media Senbatsu in **bold**)

* **1st Generation**: **Ito Karin**, Saito Yuri, Takagi Yumana, Washio Reina, **Nakajima Saki**, ***Takayama Kazumi***, **Nagao Mariya**, **Suzuki Airi**, **Sakurai Reika**, **Fujii Shuuka**, **Muto Tomu**, Shigetome Manami, **Saho Akari**, **Iriyama Anna**, Yamabe Miyu
* **2nd Generation**: Sato Sumire, **Ijiri Anna**, **Kawaei Rina**, **Sato Harumi**, Nagatomo Sayaka, Anai Chihiro, Ito Marika, Moriyasu Madoka, Sakai Mei, ***Arai Hitomi***, **Sayashi Riho**
* **3rd Generation**: Kusaka Konomi, Iitoyo Marie, **Fukuhara Haruka**
* **Kenkyuusei**: Umezawa Minami, Tashima Meru, Sasaki Rikako

### **"Sakura no Mori"**

(17 Members) (Sayashi Riho Center)

* **1st Generation**: Iriyama Anna, Yamabe Miyu
* **2nd Generation**: Kawaei Rina, Sato Harumi, Ito Marika, Sakai Mei, Arai Hitomi, **Sayashi Riho**
* **3rd Generation**: Uchiyama Natsuki, Bando Nozomi, Iitoyo Marie, Fukuhara Haruka
* **Kenkyuusei**: Umezawa Minami, Kashiwagi Hinata, Nonaka Miki, Tashima Meru, Sasaki Rikako

### **"Juujun na Slave"**

(19 Members) (Nagao Mariya and Muto Tomu Center)

* **1st Generation**: Ito Karin, Saito Yuri, Takayama Kazumi, **Nagao Mariya**, **Muto Tomu**, Shigetome Manami, Iriyama Anna
* **2nd Generation**: Sato Sumire, Sato Harumi, Nagatomo Sayaka, Fukumura Mizuki, Shoji Mei, Moriyasu Madoka
* **3rd Generation**: Takahata Yuki, Uchiyama Natsuki, Kusaka Konomi
* **Kenkyuusei**: Umezawa Minami, Gyoten Yurina, Tanaka Natsumi

### **"Hajimete no Drive"**

 (23 Members) (Suzuki Airi and Sakai Mei Center)

* **1st Generation**: Takagi Yumana, Washio Reina, Nakajima Saki, **Suzuki Airi**, Sakurai Reika, Fujii Shuuka
* **2nd Generation**: Ijiri Anna, Kawaei Rina, Kanazawa Tomoko, Kawakami Rena, Uchiyama Mikoto, Ariiso Miyuu, Nakae Yuri, **Sakai Mei**, Sayashi Riho
* **3rd Generation**: Bando Nozomi, Takeuchi Akari, Anzai Kalen
* **Kenkyuusei**: Aikawa Maho, Kashiwagi Hinata, Nonaka Miki, Shitao Miu, Sasaki Rikako

### **"Seifuku no Hane"**

(12 Members) (Arai Hitomi and Fukuhara Haruka Center)

* **1st Generation**: Saho Akari, Yamabe Miyu
* **2nd Generation**: Anai Chihiro, Ito Marika, Motomura Aoi, **Arai Hitomi**
* **3rd Generation**: Iitoyo Marie, **Fukuhara Haruka**
* **Kenkyuusei**: Nakano Reina, Watanabe Miria, Tashima Meru, Goto Moe

### **"Kaze no Rasen"**

Nandome no Aozora ka?'s Senbatsu  (17 Members) (Arai Hitomi Center)

* **1st Generation**: Ito Karin, Kinoshita Yukiko, Washio Reina, Nakajima Saki, Takayama Kazumi, Nagao Mariya, Suzuki Airi, Sakurai Reika, Fujii Shuuka, Muto Tomu, Saho Akari, Iriyama Anna
* **2nd Generation**: Ijiri Anna, Kawaei Rina, Sato Harumi, **Arai Hitomi**, Sayashi Riho

## Trivia

* First A-side Center position of Arai Hitomi.
* First Senbatsu of Kusaka Konomi.