Flying Get
2011 general election. The participating members were chosen by AKB48's 2011 general election. Each of AKB48's 21st single "Everyday, Kachusha" contained a ballot that allows the buyer to register a vote for one of the member candidates for the group's 22nd single. The top 21 vote-getters would get to participate in the title track, and the top 12 from the lineup would be prominently featured in its promotions. The winner of the general election was Atsuko Maeda, with Yuko Oshima as runner up. The members who were ranked 22 to 40 were grouped as  Under Girls and recorded on one of the B-sides. Tie-ins. The title track was the theme song for the Fuji TV drama series "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 'Ikemen Paradise' 2011", which starred AKB48 member Atsuko Maeda. The track was also featured in a television commercial for Peach John's lingerie brand "Heart Bra", and starred AKB48 members Yuko Oshima, Haruna Kojima and Tomomi Kasai. Music video. The music video for "Flying Get" was directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. Its full version (included only in bonus disc for its single) lasts over 18 minutes and features a plot similar to  those of action films. Instead releasing a normal MV on AKB48's official YouTube channel, a dance shot version (with the full song) was uploaded. Reception. The single sold 1,025,952 copies on the first day of its release, becoming the first single in Oricon history to sell over one million copies on its first day of release. "Flying Get" hit No.1 in Rekochok monthly download ranking, and has been downloaded more than 1 Million copies. "Flying Get" hit No.1 in weekly Hot 100, Hot Top Airplay, Hot Singles Sales, Adult Contemporary Airplay of Billboard Japan, and No.2 in Billboard Japan  Hot 100 Year End. "Flying Get" outsold the group's previous single, "Everyday, Katyusha", in the last week of sales in 2011, and became the overall number-one selling single of 2011. Music review. Even though the "single CD" has several coupling songs, the review below talks about "flying get" mostly. Review from Hotexpress describe this song has "electric guitar sings on the rhythm full of Latin flavor", “refrain like a roller coaster” and "this work would pioneer a new realm of idol music, and has a party tune that changes Japan to midsummer throughout the year, to everyone." Review  from CDjournal states that it has "soulful sound and the hot positive message featuring the sound of passionate horn." Review in TokyoHeadline wrote that ""Flying Get" is a Latin rock-like music that starts with the samba rhythm reminiscent of a carnival", and the music video "likes a conspiracy and action-packed short film" and "is out of the ordinary". Members. Section::::"Flying Get". The lineup for the main single consists of the top 21 members from AKB48's 2011 general election. The top 12 members were given additional media promotion. Section::::"Dakishimecha Ikenai". Performed by Under Girls, which consist of members  who ranked 22 to 40 in AKB48's 2011 general election. Center: Ayaka Umeda (22) Section::::"Seishun to Kizukanai Mama". The ending theme of "Majisuka Gakuen 2" Center: Atsuko Maeda Section::::"Ice no Kuchizuke". Performed by a special unit formed to promote Ezaki Glico's Ice no Mi, a bite-sized frozen candy. Gained worldwide headlines after the promotional campaign announced it would 'debut' a new member in the form of Aimi Eguchi, later revealed to the shock of many to be an advanced, CG-created amalgamation of six of the most popular members of the group voiced by 12th-generation kenkyūsei  Yukari Sasaki. Section::::"Yasai Uranai". Performed by Yasai Sisters, a special unit for AKB48 single, "Heavy Rotation", where they sang Yasai Sisters and used in Kagome CM. Center: Atsuko Maeda SNH48 version. "Flying Get" (Chinese: 飞翔入手, Pinyin: Fēixiáng rùshǒu) was redone in Mandarin for AKB48's sister group in China, SNH48, as the group's second single; it was released on August 2, 2013. This EP also contains Mandarin tracks for Ponytail to Shushu (Chinese: 马尾与发圈, Pinyin: Mǎwěi yǔ fā quān) and Chance no Junban (Chinese: 石头剪刀布, Pinyin: Shítou jiǎndāo bù). Personnel. The track was sung by the first generation members  of SNH48: Development. On July 2, 2013 SNH48 announced the filming of "Flying Get" to be held at the Shanghai World Financial Center. Fans had an opportunity to participate in the video by wearing a SNH48 "Flying Get" T-shirt. JKT48 version. On February 15, 2014, JKT48 announced the group's fifth single to be "Flying Get". Promotion and release. This single has the voting tickets for JKT48's 6th single Senbatsu Sosenkyo. Personnel. Melody Laksani is the center performer for the title track. The performers are listed as follows: