"Now I still think Nogizaka 46 is inferior to AKB. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Mai Shiraishi whispered.

Zhu Zi laughed: "I thought there would be some turning point." I didn't expect ...... Haha, Shiraishi, it seems that you have been with those girls for a long time, and you have learned some of their routines. ”

Mai Shiraishi rarely turned crimson: "People always have to grow, I've been with them for so long, and I always have to learn something." ”

"Since you don't want to be in Nogizaka 46, come back." Zhu Zi said with a smile.

"Forget it, since I have already promised Teacher Zhu Zi, how can I go back on my word. What's more, Rena-chan is going to go with me, at least you won't be lonely. Mai Shiraishi shook her head repeatedly.

"Didn't you say that Nogizaka 46 is inferior to AKB? Why are you willing to stay again? Zhu Zi looked at Mai Shiraishi strangely.

"It was the old AKB, and now there are so many new people coming to the AKB, I think there are a lot of members who are abusive. It's a good feeling to work with everyone in Nogizaka, at least to find the very happy feeling I used to have. Mai Shiraishi said while carefully peeking at Zhu Zi's expression, and after seeing that Zhu Zi's expression had not changed, the girl breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're right, AKB is no longer the AKB it once was. After the graduation of you, the members of the golden generation, the glory days of AKB. will be gone. Zhu Zi said.

"Teacher Zhu Zi, it seems that you haven't taken us all overseas for a long time. Hana's girl often says that you are biased towards Nogizaka 46. ”

"She was embarrassed to say such things, obviously my most partiality was whether she was good or not. This little imp without a conscience. Zhu Zi scolded with a smile.

"Teacher Zhu Zi, have you listened to our new song?" Mai Shiraishi asked.

"Are you asking Nogizaka's "Around the Curtains" or AKB's "GIVE ME FIVE"?"

"I asked about "Around the Curtains", and I think it sounds very good." Mai Shiraishi is a rare self-selling boast.

"This single is really good, it suits your single, and I feel like I've seen you take off. Predictably, your first single will definitely sell much better than AKB's first single. ”

"Why?"

"Because it's Akimoto-sensei's time. He now rules the music scene. ”

…………

Zhu Zi is right, "Around the Curtains" has indeed created very, very good sales and results.

This result even surprised him a little.

The lyrics of "Around the Curtains" describe a world of "boys stop (men forbidden)" in the place where the curtains of the classroom are wrapped between girls, and it is a bittersweet youth song. The music website hotexpress reviews that the song is a royal idol song, including the rhythm of the intro, the gorgeous chorus, the melody that is completely ballad style, and more. This song is an advertisement for "Meiji Handmade Chocolate", and Nogizaka 46 also released the song for the first time at the announcement of this advertisement. They also performed the song at AKB48's "AKB48 Relive Time Best Track 100 2012".

Type-B's B-side song "I May Want to See You" is an adaptation of AKB48's debut single and representative song "I Want to See You", except for the completely different melody and a more somber melody, the other parts including lyrics and choreography are exactly the same as the original. This song is on the group's exclusive program "Nogizaka, where? After the initial disclosure, online reviews were mixed.

The B-side song "Courage on the Left Chest", which is included in the entire version, is Sky PerfecTV!" Sky Per! J. League 2012". Nogizaka 46 was held on April 21 of the same year by J. The song was performed at the venue of the 7th quarter of the league - Omiya Squirrels vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, and on June 30 of the same year in the 16th quarter of the match - Vega Tai Sendai vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

The DVD of Type-A, Type-B, and Type-C contains the personal short films of all 33 members, each version contains 11 segments, titled "33 Creators× Nogizaka 46, and is directed by Japanese creatives from all walks of life, such as Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Yuichiro Hirakawa, and Satoshi Miki. The 33 short clips plus 4 music videos with songs ("Around the Curtains", "Nogizaka no Poem", "May Want to See You" and "Don't Want to Lose"), a total length of more than 150 minutes.

In the "Creator 33 ×Nogizaka 46", each member has their own personal short film, such as Rina Ikoma× Yukihiko Tsutsutsumi, "Rina Ikoma 50 years later", Mai Shiraishi× Yuichiro Hirakawa "For the person I like", Nana Hashimoto ×Satoshi Miki" to advance! Nanami Hashimoto" and so on.

"I May Want to See You" and "I Want to See You" are very similar to the music videos in addition to the songs themselves. The filming location of this PV is the same as the original, but the shooting time has been changed from midsummer to winter. The role and acting skills of the PV are the same as the original version, and the role played by Atsuko Maeda, the center of "I Want to See You", was also played by Rina Ikoma, the center of "I May Want to See You". Maeda himself was also involved in the PV performance. In the PV, there are a few seconds where Maeda passes by Rina Ikoma on a bicycle, and then Maeda sees Ikoma leave. In addition to the PV itself, there is also another version that even the storyboard is exactly the same as the original.

On February 21 (the day before the release date), the Oricon Chart is estimated to sell about 85,000 copies, and it debuted and ranked second on the daily chart. First on the day was Hey! Say! JUMP's "SUPER DELICATE" sold about 110,000 copies.

The single sold about 136,000 copies in the first week, and it reached No. 2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and also ranked No. 3 among female artists in the history of the Oricon Chart. (Including solo singers, but excluding the members of the group who made their solo debuts, the first two being NMB48's "Extinct Black-Haired Girl" with about 218,000 copies and Kaoru Amane's "Song of the Sun" with about 150,000 copies) In addition, compared to the mainstream debut single "I Want to See You" by the "official rival" AKB48, Nogizaka 46's sales and ranking have increased significantly. "I Want to See You" was released in October 2006 and sold about 17,000 copies in its first week, ranking 12th on the weekly chart. AKB48's single "GIVE ME FIVE!", released at the same time (February 2012), sold about 1.287 million copies in the first week, ranking first on the weekly chart.

In addition, Nogizaka 46 reached No. 1 on the Oricon Chart for the first time on March 14 (3 weeks after its release) with this single.

The single was certified as a gold record by the Japan Recording Association in February 2012 (the month of release). Subsequently, on June 20, Oricon announced the sales and rankings of each single in the first half of the same year. The single achieved cumulative sales of approximately 209,000 copies, reaching No. 14. Nogizaka 46's second single "Come on Chambord" also reached No. 15.

Except for Akimoto Masatsu, who suspended the event, all 33 members of Nogizaka 46 participated in the single work. The 16 members of the single were selected for the January 8, 2012 release of Nogizaka, Where? ".