"Hikaeme I Love You!" (控えめI love you !) , literally "Carefully I Love You!", is the 4th single by Japanese idol girl group HKT48. It was released on September 24, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart[1] and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[2] As of October 20, 2014 (issue date), it has sold a total of 290,044 copies.[3] It was the best-selling single in Japan in September 2014.[4] It was the 21st best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 308,251 copies.[5]

"Hikaeme I Love You!"
Type A cover
Type A cover
Single by HKT48
from the album Hikaeme I Love You!
B-side
  • "Ima Kimi o Omou"
  • "Idol no Ōja"
  • "Natsu no Mae"
  • "Namaiki Lips"
  • "Watashi wa Blueberry Pie"
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2014 (2014-09-24) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
HKT48 singles chronology
"Sakura, Minnade Tabeta"
(2014)
"Hikaeme I Love You!"
(2014)
"12 Byō"
(2015)

Track listing

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Sources:[6][7][8]

Type A

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hikaeme I love you!" (控えめI love you!) 
2."Ima Kimi o Omou" (今 君を想う) 
3."Idol no Ōja" (アイドルの王者) 
4."Hikaeme I love you! (Instrumental)" 
5."Ima Kimi o Omou (Instrumental)" 
6."Idol no Ōja (Instrumental)" 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Hikaeme I love you! (Music Video)" 
2."Idol no Ōja (Music Video)" 
3."Special Movie: HKT48 Tour Report from Ōita, Miyazaki, Kumamoto" (特典映像「HKT48 九州7県ツアー ご当地レポ(大分・宮崎・熊本)」) 

Type B

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hikaeme I love you!" (控えめI love you!) 
2."Ima Kimi o Omou" (今 君を想う) 
3."Natsu no Mae" (夏の前) 
4."Hikaeme I love you! (Instrumental)" 
5."Ima Kimi o Omou (Instrumental)" 
6."Natsu no Mae (Instrumental)" 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Hikaeme I love you! (Music Video)" 
2."Natsu no Mae (Music Video)" 
3."Special Movie: HKT48 Tour Report from Kagoshima, Saga, Nagasaki" (特典映像「HKT48 九州7県ツアー ご当地レポ(鹿児島・佐賀・長崎)」) 

Type C

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hikaeme I love you!" (控えめI love you!) 
2."Ima Kimi o Omou" (今 君を想う) 
3."Namaiki Lips" (生意気リップス) 
4."Hikaeme I love you! (Instrumental)" 
5."Ima Kimi o Omou (Instrumental)" 
6."Namaiki Lips (Instrumental)" 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Hikaeme I love you! (Music Video)" 
2."Namaiki Lips (Music Video)" 
3."Special Movie: HKT48 Party on luxury liner" (特典映像「HKT48『進め!めんたい号!ちょっと豪華客船 貸切り船上パーティー』」) 

Theater Edition

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hikaeme I love you!" (控えめI love you!) 
2."Ima Kimi o Omou" (今 君を想う) 
3."Watashi wa Blueberry Pie" (私はブルーベリーパイ) 
4."Hikaeme I love you! (Instrumental)" 
5."Ima Kimi o Omou (Instrumental)" 
6."Watashi wa Blueberry Pie (Instrumental)" 

References

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  1. ^ "2014年09月22日~2014年09月28日のCDシングル週間ランキング(2014年10月06日付)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/10/06". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "AKB48 売上 控えめI love you !". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. ^ 2014年09月のCDシングル月間ランキング(2014年09月度). Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  5. ^ "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. ^ 控えめI love you! type A (ユニバーサルミュージック): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  7. ^ 控えめI love you! type B (ユニバーサルミュージック): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  8. ^ 控えめI love you! type C (ユニバーサルミュージック): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
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