Kitagawa Kenji (NMB48)

Type-A Cover

Type-B Cover

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Type-C Cover

Theater Edition Cover

Artist

NMB48

Single

Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)

Released

2012.11.07

Catalog Number

YRCS-90025 (Type-A)

YRCS-90026 (Type-B)

YRCS-90027 (Type-C)

YRCS-90028 (Theater Edition)

Price

¥1,600 (Type-A, B, C)

¥1,000 (Theater Edition)

Type-A CD Tracklist

1. Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
2. In-goal (インゴール)
3. Hoshizora no Caravan (星空のキャラバン; Caravan of stars) (Shirogumi)
4. Kitagawa Kenji off vocal ver. (北川健二)
5. In-goal off vocal ver. (インゴール)
6. Hoshizora no Caravan off vocal ver. (星空のキャラバン)

Type-B CD Tracklist

1. Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
2. In-goal (インゴール)
3. Ren'ai Higai Todoke (恋愛被害届け; Love's complaint report) (Akagumi)
4. Kitagawa Kenji off vocal ver. (北川健二)
5. In-goal off vocal ver. (インゴール)
6. Ren'ai Higai Todoke off vocal ver. (恋愛被害届け)

Type-C CD Tracklist

1. Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
2. In-goal (インゴール)
3. Fuyushougun no Regret (冬将軍のリグレット; Old Man Winter's Regret) (Namba Teppoutai Sono Ni)
4. Kitagawa Kenji off vocal ver. (北川健二)
5. In-goal off vocal ver. (インゴール)
6. Fuyushougun no Regret off vocal ver. (冬将軍のリグレット)

Theater Edition CD Tracklist

1. Kitagawa Kenji (北川健二)
2. Hoshizora no Caravan (星空のキャラバン) (Shirogumi)
3. Ren'ai Higai Todoke (恋愛被害届け) (Akagumi)
4. Nemuku Naru Made Hitsuji wa Detekonai (眠くなるまで羊は出て来ない; The sheep don't come till I get sleepy)
5. Kitagawa Kenji off vocal ver. (北川健二)
6. Hoshizora no Caravan off vocal ver. (星空のキャラバン)
7. Ren'ai Higai Todoke off vocal ver. (恋愛被害届け)
8. Nemuku Naru Made Hitsuji wa Detekonai off vocal ver. (眠くなるまで羊は出て来ない)

Type-A DVD Tracklist

1. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video) (北川健二)
2. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video Dance Version) (北川健二)
3. Hoshizora no Caravan (Music Video) (星空のキャラバン/白組) (Shirogumi)
4. The Second NMB Red & White Swimming Competition [Part One] (第2回NMB48 紅白対抗水泳大会［前編］)

Type-B DVD Tracklist

1. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video) (北川健二)
2. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video Dance Version) (北川健二)
3. Ren'ai Higai Todoke (Music Video) (恋愛被害届け/紅組) (Akagumi)
4. The Second NMB Red & White Swimming Competition [Part Two] (第2回NMB48 紅白対抗水泳大会［前編］)

Type-C DVD Tracklist

1. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video) (北川健二)
2. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video Dance Version) (北川健二)
3. Fuyushougun no Regret (Music Video) (冬将軍のリグレット/難波鉄砲隊其之弐) (Namba Teppoutai Sono Ni)
4. NMB feat. Yoshimoto Shinkigeki Vol. 5 (NMB feat.吉本新喜劇 Vol.5)
5. Kitagawa Kenji (Music Video -making of-) (北川健二)

Information

"Kitagawa Kenji" is the sixth single released by NMB48. It was released in four versions. Each of the limited editions came with a bonus DVD will different contents except for similar title track music video. First Press versions of each came with a lottery ticket for handshake event, trading card (1 of 16 for each type – 48 total), and raw photo (1 of 63).

Selected Members

NMB48 promoting the single

"Kitagawa Kenji"

(Center: Yamamoto Sayaka)

• NMB48 Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kishino Rika, Jonishi Kei, Shiroma Miru, Fukumoto Aina, Yamada Nana, Yoshida Akari, Yamamoto Sayaka
• NMB48 Team N / AKB48 Team A: Kotani Riho
• NMB48 Team N / AKB48 Team B: Watanabe Miyuki
• NMB48 Team M: Tanigawa Airi, Yagura Fuuko
• NMB48 Team BII: Kato Yuuka, Yabushita Shu
• AKB48 Team A / NMB48: Yokoyama Yui

"In-goal"

• NMB48 Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kishino Rika, Jonishi Kei, Matsuda Shiori, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari
• NMB48 Team N / AKB48 Team B: Watanabe Miyuki
• NMB48 Team M: Okita Ayaka, Koyanagi Arisa, Tanigawa Airi, Murase Sae, Yagura Fuuko, Yamagishi Natsumi
• NMB48 Team BII: Kamieda Emika, Kobayashi Rikako

"Hoshizora no Caravan"

Artist: Shirogumi (白組)

(Center: Yamamoto Sayaka)

• NMB48 Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kondo Rina, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari
• NMB48 Team M: Azuma Yuki, Okita Ayaka, Kinoshita Momoka, Takano Yui
• NMB48 Team BII: Akazawa Hono, Yamauchi Tsubasa
• NMB48 Kenkyuusei: Hayashi Momoka
• AKB48 Team A / NMB48: Yokoyama Yui

"Ren'ai Higai Todoke"

Artist: Akagumi (紅組)

(Center: Watanabe Miyuki)

• NMB48 Team N: Kinoshita Haruna, Fukumoto Aina, Yamaguchi Yuuki, Yamada Nana
• NMB48 Team N / AKB48 Team B: Watanabe Miyuki
• NMB48 Team M: Kawakami Rena, Shimada Rena, Hikawa Ayame, Mita Mao, Yagura Fuuko
• NMB48 Team BII: Kurokawa Hazuki, Muro Kanako

"Fuyushougun no Regret"

Artist: Namba Teppoutai Sono Ni (難波鉄砲隊其之弐)

(Center: Yagura Fuuko)

• NMB48 Team N: Matsuda Shiori
• NMB48 Team M: Yagura Fuuko, Yamagishi Natsumi, Yamamoto Hitomi, Yogi Keira
• NMB48 Team BII: Kato Yuuka, Kushiro Rina, Yabushita Shu

"Nemuku Naru Made Hitsuji wa Detekonai"

(Center: Shinohara Kanna)

• NMB48 Team N: Shinohara Kanna
• NMB48 Team M: Ota Riona, Murakami Ayaka
• NMB48 Team BII: Ishizuka Akari, Ijiri Anna, Ueda Mirei, Umehara Mako, Ota Yuuri, Kusaka Konomi, Kono Saki
• NMB48 Kenkyuusei: Ishida Yuumi, Uno Mizuki, Koga Narumi, Sato Sorai, Sugimoto Kano, Takayama Riko, Togo Sora, Nakagawa Hiromi, Nishizawa Rurina, Hisada Riko, Miura Arisa

Song Information

Lyrics

Akimoto Yasushi

Music

Tanaka Shunsuke

Other Information

Arrangement: Nonaka "Masa" Yuichi

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	317,051
3	9	8	5	5	6	2	6	19,106
5	23	20	13	13	6	21	18	10,463
13	34	31	26	26	23	25	30	3,488
15	39	33	26	29	30	20	29	3,052
16	44	24	29	38	44	30	34	2,578
38	47	46	-	1	46	32	9	11,734
34	2	20	27	21	16	17	4	30,683
29	18	13	16	13	9	2	10	4,215
15	31	-	45	49	-	-	44	1,367
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	930
36	-	-	-	-	-	-	89	785
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90	817
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	118	541
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	499
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	154	415
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	132	494
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	157	357
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	161	290
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	190	274
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	195	270
11 weeks							OUT
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	186	284
27 weeks							OUT
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	131	367
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	187	209

Year	Month	Month Rank	Sales
2012	November	1	350,108
2012	December	8	48,047

Total Reported Sales: 410,269*
Total Sales of 2012: 353,160 (#17 single of the year)
Total Sales of 2013: 56,533 (#122 single of the year)
Total Sales of 2014: 576*

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 24

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Type-A | Type-B | Type-C
• YouTube: "Kitagawa Kenji" MV
• STUDIO48: "Kitagawa Kenji" lyrics