Aa Susukino / Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (嗚呼 すすきの/地球は今日も愛を育む, Official English title: Ah, Susukino / The Earth is Raising Love Today Too) is S/mileage's 17th major single, and their last major single released under their original name. It was released on August 20, 2014 in six editions: two regular and four limited. The first press of the regular editions comes with a random trading card of seven kinds depending on the jackets (14 in total). The limited editions come with an event lottery serial number card.
Tracklist
S/mileage promoting "Aa Susukino"
S/mileage promoting "Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu"
CD Tracklists
Regular Edition A; Limited Editions A & C
- Aa Susukino
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu
- Aa Susukino (Instrumental)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Instrumental)
Regular Edition B; Limited Editions B & D
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu
- Aa Susukino
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Instrumental)
- Aa Susukino (Instrumental)
DVD Tracklists
Limited Edition A
- Aa Susukino (Music Video)
Limited Edition B
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Music Video)
Limited Edition C
- Aa Susukino (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Jacket and MV Making Off & Off-Shot Footage)
Limited Edition D
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Jacket and MV Making Off & Off-Shot Footage)
Event V "Aa Susukino"
- Aa Susukino (Wada Ayaka Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Fukuda Kanon Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Nakanishi Kana Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Takeuchi Akari Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Katsuta Rina Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Tamura Meimi Solo Ver.)
Event V "Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu"
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Wada Ayaka Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Fukuda Kanon Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Nakanishi Kana Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Takeuchi Akari Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Katsuta Rina Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Tamura Meimi Solo Ver.)
Featured Members
- 1st Gen: Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon
- 2nd Gen: Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi
Single Information
- Aa Susukino
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Keyboards, and Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: Fukuda Kanon
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO
- Music Video: Aoki Ryoji
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement and Programming: MEG.ME
- Chorus: Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon, Takeuchi Akari, MEG.ME
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO
- Music Video: Aoki Ryoji
Promotion
- September 7, 2014: Shinjuku (Handshake, Mini-Live)
- September 23, 2014: Shinjuku (Handshake, Mini-Live)
- October 18, 2014: Osaka (Handshake, Mini-Live)
- October 19, 2014: Nagoya (Handshake, Mini-Live)
Concert Performances
- Aa Susukino
- Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~KOREZO!~
- S/mileage LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
- S/mileage Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~FULL CHARGE~
- ANGERME STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @ Nippon Budokan "Taiki Bansei"
- Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~DISCOVERY~
- Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Sunshine Parade~
- Hello! Project 2017 WINTER ~Crystal Clear~
- OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2017 Natsu da! Umi da! ANGERME da!!
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu
- S/mileage LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
- Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~YAPPARI!~
- S/mileage Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~FULL CHARGE~
- ANGERME Starting Live Tour 2015 Spring
- Hello! Project Hina Fest 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~
- ANGERME STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @ Nippon Budokan "Taiki Bansei"
- ANGERME First Concert Tour 2015 Aki "Hyakka Ryouran"
Trivia
- "Aa Susukino" is a sad song about regrets.[1]
Chart Performances
Oricon Chart Positions
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 2,707 |
5 | 28,051 |
| 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 1,156 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 179 | 321 |
- Monthly Rankings
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | August | 20 | 29,207[2] |
- Yearly Rankings
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 239 | 29,528 |
Total Reported Sales: 29,528
Other Charts Rankings
| Country |
|
Position |
| Japan | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 22[3] |
Additional Videos
References
- ↑ Nakanishi Kana. "Kana ②Everyone's is a little bit....". smileage english (@namasma_eng) via Twitter. 2014-07-13.
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2014-08/more/3/
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100
External Links
- Discography: S/mileage (archived), Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Oricon Listings: Regular Edition A, Regular Edition B, Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, Limited C, Limited D
- Announcement
- Event V announcement (archived)
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Aa Susukino, Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu