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"Iki o Suru Kokoro"
Single by STU48
LanguageJapanese
English titleBreathing Heart
B-side
  • "Shizentōta Shugi" (Type-A)
  • "Egao no Chance" (Type-B)
  • "Kamisama mo Akireru Kurai ni" (Theater)
  • "Hana wa Dare no Mono?" - The First Take version
ReleasedMarch 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)
GenreJ-pop
LabelKing Records
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
STU48 singles chronology
"Hana wa Dare no Mono?"
(2022) 		"Iki o Suru Kokoro"
(2023)
Music video
"Iki o Suru Kokoro" on YouTube
"Iki o Suru Kokoro" (dance QR version) on YouTube
"Kamisama mo Akireru Kurai ni" on YouTube
"Egao no Chance" on YouTube

"Iki o Suru Kokoro" (Japanese: 息をする心, lit. 'Breathing Heart') is the ninth single by Japanese idol group STU48. It was released on March 15, 2023 with Chiho Ishida as lead performer.

Production and release

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On December 24, 2022, during their Christmas concert at the Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen Hall, STU48 announced that their ninth single would be released on March 1, 2023 with Chiho Ishida as center (lead performer).[1] However, the release was later postponed for two weeks due to "production reasons".[2]

 
The Sogo department store building in Hiroshima is prominently visible in the dance QR video

The music video for the title song, released on March 1, 2023, features multiple storylines about problems that make the characters feel like they "cannot breathe", befitting the song title. The chorus is performed on a stage on the rooftop of the Gojinsha Hiroshima Kamiyacho Building in downtown Hiroshima and features QR codes on the stage and on the hands of each performer, which provide access to group and individual members' bonus short videos. An alternate "dance QR" video was released on March 13, which depicts the complete choreography and displays the QR codes more prominently for easier scanning.[3]

The music video for "Egao no Chance"[a] depicts a meeting in the "S7 summit", a reference to the 49th G7 summit which would be held in Hiroshima that year.[4] It was performed by members of the Setouchi PR Club Season 2 subunit, who were elected by fans using ballots included in the previous single.[5]

The single was released in five editions, which are the Special and regular editions of Types A and B and a Theater edition. All editions included Ishida's solo performance of "Hana wa Dare no Mono?" from the YouTube channel The First Take, which is the first performance by an AKB48 Group member on that channel.[6]

Reception

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"Iki o Suru Kokoro" sold ... copies in its release week according to Oricon and placed first in both the Oricon Singles and Billboard Japan Hot 100 charts.

Notes

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  1. ^ 笑顔のチャンス, lit. 'Chance for Smile'

References

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  1. ^ "STU48、石田千穂センターの9thシングル発売決定（コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  2. ^ "STU48 9thシングルのタイトル「息をする心」に決定です！". STU48 OFFICIAL WEB SITE｜STU48 FAN CLUB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. ^ "STU48新曲「息をする心」の"ダンスQRビデオ"公開、映像内のQRコードの飛び先は（動画あり / コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  4. ^ "STU48 瀬戸内PR部隊 Season2 「笑顔のチャンス」MVプレミア公開 | OKMusic". okmusic.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  5. ^ 木村武雄. "STU48、３年半ぶりラゾーナ川崎でリリイベ「ありがたみを持って」：「息をする心」特別番組レポ＆インタビュー". MusicVoice (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  6. ^ "STU48石田千穂が48グループ初の「THE FIRST TAKE」出演"一発撮り"披露 - ＡＫＢ４８ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
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