"Uza" | ||||
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Single by AKB48 | ||||
from the album Tsugi no Ashiato | ||||
B-side |
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Released | October 31, 2012 (Japan) | |||
Genre | J-pop, electropop | |||
Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
Composer(s) | Yoshimasa Inoue | |||
Lyricist(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
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Music videos | ||||
Uza (preview) on YouTube | ||||
Uza (Dance Ver.) on YouTube | ||||
Tsugi no Season (preview) on YouTube |
"Uza" (stylized in Japanese as "UZA",meaning "Annoying" and pronounced "oo-zah") is the 28th major single by the Japanese female idol group AKB48,released in Japan on October 31,2012. [1]
The single was first announced on Yasushi Akimoto's Google+ and the title song premiered live on September 18,2012,at the AKB48's rock-paper-scissors tournament at Nippon Budokan. [2] This is also the first single without ace Maeda Atsuko,and this is also the first senbatsu participation of Sakura Miyawaki.
Mayu Watanabe was originally one of the centers,along with Jurina Matsui,however due to heavy choreography involved in this song,Yuko Oshima,a more experienced dancer,later replaced Watanabe's center position.[ citation needed ]
It was released in four versions:Type-A,Type-K,Type-B,and Theater Edition.
The music video for the title song was directed by Joseph Kahn,the director of the music video for "Gingham Check". [3] [4]
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Uza" (UZA, "Annoying") | ||
2. | "Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season") | Under Girls | |
3. | "Kodoku na Hoshizora" (孤独な星空, "Lonely Starry Sky") | New Team A | |
4. | "Uza off vocal ver." | ||
5. | "Tsugi no Season off vocal ver." | ||
6. | "Kodoku no Hoshizora off vocal ver." |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Uza Music Video" | |
2. | "Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" | |
3. | "Tsugi no Season Music Video" | |
4. | "Kodoku na Hoshizora Music Video" | |
5. | "Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜) |
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Uza" (UZA, "Annoying") | ||
2. | "Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season") | Under Girls | |
3. | "Scrap & Build" (スクラップ&ビルド) | New Team K | |
4. | "Uza off vocal ver." | ||
5. | "Tsugi no Season off vocal ver." | ||
6. | "Scrap & Build off vocal ver." |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Uza Music Video" | |
2. | "Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" | |
3. | "Tsugi no Season Music Video" | |
4. | "Scrap & Build Music Video" | |
5. | "Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜) |
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Uza" (UZA, "Annoying") | ||
2. | "Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season") | Under Girls | |
3. | "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" (正義の味方じゃないヒーロー, "Hero who is not on the Side of Justice") | New Team B | |
4. | "Uza off vocal ver." | ||
5. | "Tsugi no Season off vocal ver." | ||
6. | "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero off vocal ver." |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Uza Music Video" | |
2. | "Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" | |
3. | "Tsugi no Season Music Video" | |
4. | "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero Music Video" | |
5. | "Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜) |
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Uza" (UZA, "Annoying") | ||
2. | "Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season") | Under Girls | |
3. | "Otona e no Michi" (大人への道, "Road to Adulthood") | Kenkyūsei | |
4. | "Uza off vocal ver." | ||
5. | "Tsugi no Season off vocal ver." | ||
6. | "Otona e no Michi off vocal ver." (大人への道 off vocal ver.) |
Center: Yūko Ōshima, Jurina Matsui. [5]
The song is performed by Under Girls. [6] Center: Rina Kawaei
The song is performed by kenkyūsei (trainees).
Moe Aigasa, Saho Iwatate, Natsuki Uchiyama, Ayano Umeta, Miyū Omori, Ayaka Okada, Nana Okada, Saki Kitazawa, Mako Kojima, Erena Saeed Yokota, Yukari Sasaki, Ayana Shinozaki, Yurina Takashima, Miki Nishino, Hikari Hashimoto, Rina Hirata, Mitsuki Maeda, Yuiri Murayama, Shinobu Mogi
Release | Oricon Singles Chart | Peak position | Debut sales (copies) | Sales total (copies) |
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October 31, 2012 | Daily Chart | 1 [7] | 884,602 | 1,257,867 |
Weekly Chart | 1 [8] | 1,128,696 | ||
Monthly Chart | 1 | 1,128,696 | ||
Yearly Chart | 4 | 1,215,079 | ||
Chart | Peak Position |
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Combo | 20 [9] |
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