Kaze wa Fuite Iru

"Kaze wa Fuite Iru"
Single by AKB48
from the album 1830m
B-side
  • "Kimi no Senaka"
  • "Vamos" (Type A)
  • "Gondola Lift" (Type B)
  • "Tsubomitachi" (Theater Edition)
ReleasedOctober 26, 2011 (2011-10-26) (Japan)
Recorded2011
Genre
LabelYou, Be Cool! / King
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Flying Get"
(2011) 		"Kaze wa Fuite Iru"
(2011) 		"Ue kara Mariko"
(2011)
Music videos
Kaze wa Fuite Iru (Dance! Dance! Dance! Ver.) on YouTube
Kimi no Senaka (preview) on YouTube

"Kaze wa Fuite Iru" or "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" (風は吹いている, "The Wind Is Blowing"), is the 23rd single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released on October 26, 2011.[1][2][3]

Release history and information

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The title of the upcoming October single by AKB48 was first announced to 20,000 fans present at the handshake event held to celebrate the launch of the group's 22nd single, "Flying Get", at the Nagoya Dome on September 4.[4]

The single was released in 5 versions: Type A Regular and Limited editions, Type B Regular and Limited editions, and a Theater Edition.[5]

It was written with lyric meant to ease the pain of the tsunami victims from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, as well as part of the large relief process to help out with restoration as the group has donated over 1.25 billion yen, and continue to hold monthly trip visit to tsunami areas to perform free concerts for the children and elderly in those areas.[6][7][may be outdated as of May 2022]

Track listing

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Type A

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CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Kaze wa Fuite Iru" (風は吹いている)  
2."Kimi no Senaka" (君の背中)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) 
3."Vamos" (Vamos)Under Girls Baragumi (アンダーガールズ ばら組) 
4."Kaze wa Fuite Iru off vocal ver." (風は吹いている off vocal ver.)  
5."Kimi no Senaka off vocal ver." (君の背中 off vocal ver.)  
6."Vamos off vocal ver." (Vamos off vocal ver.)  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Kaze wa Fuite Iru Music Video" (風は吹いている Music Video) 
2."Kimi no Senaka Music Video" (君の背中 Music Video) 
3."Vamos Music Video" (Vamos Music Video) 
4."Kaze wa Fuite Iru Music Video (DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! ver.)" (風は吹いている　Music Video（DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! ver.）) 
5."Tokuten eizō AKB48 conte 'Feromon Keiji'-hen" (特典映像　AKB48コント　「フェロモン刑事」編) 

Type B

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CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Kaze wa Fuite Iru" (風は吹いている)  
2."Kimi no Senaka" (君の背中)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) 
3."Gondola Lift" (ゴンドラリフト)Under Girls Yurigumi (アンダーガールズ ゆり組) 
4."Kaze wa Fuite Iru off vocal ver." (風は吹いている off vocal ver.)  
5."Kimi no Senaka off vocal ver." (君の背中 off vocal ver.)  
6."Gondola Lift off vocal ver." (ゴンドラリフト off vocal ver.)  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Kaze wa Fuite Iru Music Video" (風は吹いている Music Video) 
2."Kimi no Senaka Music Video" (君の背中 Music Video) 
3."Gondola Lift Music Video" (ゴンドラリフト Music Video) 
4."Kaze wa Fuite Iru music video (DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! ver.)" (風は吹いている　Music Video（DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! ver.）) 
5."Tokuten eizō AKB 48 conte `Taxi'-hen" (特典映像 AKB48コント「タクシー」編) 

Theater Edition

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CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Kaze wa Fuite Iru" (風は吹いている)  
2."Kimi no Senaka" (君の背中)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) 
3."Tsubomitachi" (蕾たち)Team 4+Kenkyusei (Team 4＋研究生) 
4."Kaze wa Fuite Iru off vocal ver." (風は吹いている off vocal ver.)  
5."Kimi no Senaka off vocal ver." (君の背中 off vocal ver.)  
6."Tsubomitachi off vocal ver." (蕾たち off vocal ver.)  

Members

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"Kaze wa Fuite Iru"

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Centers: Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima

"Kimi no Senaka"

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Under Girls

Center: Aika Ōta

"Vamos"

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Under Girls Baragumi

"Gondola Lift"

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Under Girls Yurigumi

Center: Ayaka Umeda

"Tsubomitachi"

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Team4+Kenkyūsei

Chart performance

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Oricon Charts

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Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies)
October 26, 2011 Daily Chart 1[8] 1,045,937 1,457,113
Weekly Chart 1[9] 1,300,482
Monthly Chart 1 1,300,482

Billboard Japan

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Chart Position
Hot100 1
Hot Top Airplay 1

RIAJ Digital Track Chart

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Date Position
October 25, 2011 1
November 1, 2011 1

Other major charts outside Japan

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Region Chart Peak position
 Taiwan G-music Combo Chart 15[10]
 Spain Los 40 Principales España (Spanish Top 40) Unknown (November 12, 2011)

JKT48 version

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A version of the song was released by the Indonesian idol group JKT48 as their 8th single. It was released on 24 December 2014.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ ＡＫＢ次のシングルは「風は吹いている」. Daily Sports (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ ＡＫＢ４８次作新曲タイトルは「風は吹いている」. SPORTS NIPPON NEWSPAPERS (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2011-09-05. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  3. ^ ＡＫＢ次曲「風は吹いている」 １０・２６発売. The Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. 2011-09-05. Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  4. ^ "AKB48、10月発売の新曲タイトル発表 2万人のファン喝采". Melos no michi. Melos no Michi. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  5. ^ "AKB48's discography" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  6. ^ "AKB48's post-quake support song sells 1 million on the first day". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  7. ^ "AKB48's Dareka no Tame ni project donated over 1.25 billion yen". Melos no Michi. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  8. ^ "AKB48、2作連続"初日ミリオン" 初日売上歴代最高の104.6万枚" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  9. ^ "【オリコン】史上初！AKB48が3作連続初週ミリオン 歴代シングル初週売上TOP3独占" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  10. ^ "g-music combo chart". Archived from the original on 2011-11-02.
  11. ^ "The Announcements from Kokopla's HS Festival". JKT48 Stuff. 8 December 2014.
  12. ^ Triyanisya (24 December 2014). "Ini Dia Singel ke-8 dari JKT48, "Angin sedang Berhembus"". Medcom.id (in Indonesian). Media Group. Retrieved 6 June 2020 – via Metrotvnews.com.
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