Ōgoe Diamond

"Ōgoe Diamond"
Regular Edition cover featuring Jurina Matsui
Single by AKB48
from the album Kamikyokutachi
B-side"109 (Marukyū)"
ReleasedOctober 22, 2008 (2008-10-22) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelYou, Be Cool! / King
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Baby! Baby! Baby!"
(2008) 		"Ōgoe Diamond"
(2008) 		"10nen Zakura"
(2009)
Music video
"Ōgoe Diamond" on YouTube

"Ōgoe Diamond" (大声ダイヤモンド, Ōgoe Daiyamondo) is the 10th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, the 12th overall and the first on King Records,[1] released on October 22, 2008.[2] It was the first single for Jurina Matsui from SKE48 and also the first AKB48's single to feature a member of the sister group. It reached number 3 in the Oricon weekly singles chart.[3]

Release

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The single was released in two versions, CD+DVD both: Regular Edition (通常盤) (catalog number KIZM-23/4) and Theater Edition (劇場盤) (catalog number NKZM-1001/2). This song is also used as the theme song for the AKB48 unit, no3b's drama, "Mendol ~Ikemen Idol~".

Track listing

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Regular edition

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All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

CD
No.TitleMusicArrangerLength
1."Ōgoe Diamond" (大声ダイヤモンド)Yoshimasa InoueYoshimasa Inoue 
2."109 (Marukyū)" (109（マルキュー）)Shintaro ItoYūichi "Masa" Nonaka 
3."Ōgoe Diamond / Team A"Inoue  
4."Ōgoe Diamond / Team B"Inoue  
Total length:16:21
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Ōgoe Diamond (music video)" (「大声ダイヤモンド ビデオクリップ) 
2."Making of 'Ōgoe Diamond'" (Making of 「大声ダイヤモンド」) 

Bonus (First press only)

  • Handshake event ticket (Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, Fukuoka)
  • Another jacket (19 kinds, all selected members except Jurina Matsui)

Theater Edition

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CD

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

No.TitleMusicArrangerLength
1."Ōgoe Diamond" (大声ダイヤモンド)Yoshimasa InoueYoshimasa Inoue 
2."109 (Marukyū)" (109（マルキュー）)Shintaro ItoYūichi "Masa" Nonaka 
3."Ōgoe Diamond / Team K"Inoue  
4."Ōgoe Diamond / Kenkyusei"Inoue  
5."Ōgoe Diamond / SKE48"Inoue  
Total length:16:21
DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ōgoe Diamond (music video)" (「大声ダイヤモンド ビデオクリップ)  
2."Kokuhaku Eizō" (告白映像)  
3."SKE48 no Kiseki" (告白映像)SKE48の軌跡 

Bonus (First press only)

  • Handshake event ticket (AKB48 Theater, SUNSHINE STUDIO)
  • One photo (of 90 different kinds: Team A, K, B, Kenkyusei, SKE48)

Selected members

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It was the first selection for Rie Kitahara, Miho Miyazaki, Rino Sashihara, Jurina Matsui. While Rina Nakanishi, Ayaka Umeda, Megumi Ohori, who participated in "Baby! Baby! Baby!", didn't make the selection this time.

(Team affiliation at the time of the release.)

Center : Jurina Matsui.

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 3
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[4] 13
Japan (RIAJ Digital Track Chart) 51*

*charted in 2010.

Sales and certifications

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Other versions

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  • The Thai idol group BNK48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song and named it "Ko Chop Hai Ru Wa Chop" (Thai: ก็ชอบให้รู้ว่าชอบ; IPA: [kɔ̂: t͡ɕʰɔ̂:p hâj rú: wâ: t͡ɕʰɔ̂:p]; "I Like You, So I Let You Know That I Like You"). First performed on 2 June 2017 at the group's debut event in Bangkok, the song was included on the group's debut single, "Aitakatta – Yak Cha Dai Phop Thoe", officially released on 8 August 2017.[5]
  • On June 1, 2022, Spy, a shuffle unit of WACK featuring Yuki Kashiwagi released a cover of the song as a B-side on their single "Anata wo Nerai Uchi♡" (あなたを狙い撃ち♡). [6]

References

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  1. ^ "King Records e-shop (Kojima, Maeda, Matsui interview" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  2. ^ "KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE 大声ダイヤモンド（マキシ＋ＤＶＤ複合） 音楽" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  3. ^ 大声ダイヤモンド/ＡＫＢ４８ (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  4. ^ "AKB48 Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ Prompong (2017-06-21). "ทุกคนพร้อมเปย์! ซิงเกิ้ลแรกของ BNK48 จะมาแล้ว!". Bear Tai (in Thai). Bangkok: Show No Limit. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  6. ^ "柏木由紀がプレイングプロデューサーとして参加の新人アイドルグループSPY誕生". Barks. March 23, 2022.
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