[Preview] AKB48 - 33rd single ハート・エレキ Heart Ereki Covers + Track Listing

Title: ハート・エレキ / Heart Ereki / Heart Electric

Artist: AKB48

Release Date: 2013.10.30

Senbatsu:
Team A: Takahashi Minami, Watanabe Mayu, Yokoyama Yui, Iriyama Anna*, Kawaei Rina*
Team K: Oshima Yuko
Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka
Team 4: Minegishi Minami
SKE48: Jurina Matsui, Matsui Rena
NMB48: Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki
HKT48: Sashihara Rino, Oota Aika

Note: center is bolded, * indicates first time senbatsu

Formation:

based on opening pyramid

5th row: Annin・Rabutan・Milky・Sayanee ・Miichan・Ricchan

 4th row: Rena・Jurina・Paruru・Yuihan

3rd row: Sasshi・Mayuyu・Yukirin

2nd row: Takamina・Yuko

1st row: Kojiharu 

Finally! The covers of the highly anticipated Kojima Haruna-centred, "kakkoi" single are up! Also for the first time, there is a Type-4. Yes, Team 4 also have their own song to go with it. *Shock Horror* Anyway, I will be discussing all the songs in details when released, but as for now...here are the covers and track listing:

- Covers



Type-A  Limited + Regular Editions



Type-K Limited + Regular Editions

Type-B Limited + Regular Editions

Type-4 Limited + Regular Editions

Theatre Edition

- Track List

CD

1. ハート・エレキ / Heart Electric

2. 快速と動体視力 / Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku / Under Girls

2 (Type-B only): 君だけにChu! Chu! Chu! / Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! / Tentomu Chu!

Type-A: キスまでカウントダウン / Kisu made Countdown (Countdown to Kiss)

Type-K: 細雪リグレット / Sasameyuki Regret (Light Snowfall Regret)

Type-B: Tiny T-shirt

Type-4: 清純フィロソフィー / Seijun Philosophy (Innocent Philosophy)

Theatre: 君の瞳はプラネタリウム / Kimi no hitomi wa Planetarium / Kenkyusei

4. ハート・エレキ (off vocal ver.)

5. 快速と動体視力 (off vocal ver.)

5 (Type-B only): 君だけにChu! Chu! Chu! (off vocal ver.)

Type-A: キスまでカウントダウン (off vocal ver.)

Type-K: 細雪リグレット (off vocal ver.)

Type-B: Tiny T-shirt (off vocal ver.)

Type-4: 清純フィロソフィー (off vocal ver.)

Theatre: 君の瞳はプラネタリウム (off vocal ver.)

DVD

1. ハート・エレキ / Heart Electric Music Video

2. ハート・エレキ / Heart Electric Music Video -Dance ver.-

3. 快速と動体視力 / Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku Music Video

3 (Type-B only): 君だけにChu! Chu! Chu! / Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! Music Video

Type-A: キスまでカウントダウン / Kisu made Countdown Music Video

Type-K: 細雪リグレット / Sasameyuki Regret Music Video

Type-K: 秋元才加 卒業ドキュメント「強さと弱さの間で」 / Sayaka Akimoto Graduation Documentary: Between strength and weakness

Type-B: Tiny T-Shirt Music Video

Type-B: てんとうむChu! ドキュメント / Tentoumu Chu! Documentary

Type-4: 清純フィロソフィー / Seijun Philosophy Music Video

Type-4: チーム4・研究生オーディション ～卒業を前に伝えたい想いがある～ / Team 4・Kenkyuusei Auditions 〜The Feelings that you want to tell before Graduation〜

Also, another interesting thing about this single is that all the members are given an English nickname: how they derived the names are still unknown though

Kojima Haruna - Michelle
Iriyama Anna - Veronica
Kawaei Rina - Kawaei wow didn't know that's an English name
Takahashi Minami - Linda
Yokoyama Yui - Mary
Watanabe Mayu - Elizabeth
Oshima Yuko - Lucy
Kashiwagi Yuki - Catherine
Shimazaki Haruka - Angelina
Minegishi Minami - Barbara
Matsui Jurina - Caroline
Matsui Rena - Sandy
Yamamoto Sayaka - Rosanna
Watanabe Miyuki - Josephine
Ota Aika - Margaret
Sashihara Rino - Rola / Laura

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At first glance, I thought these covers were really rocking the retro theme. They sort of give me a rockabilly vibe, and I'm totally loving it! I'm loving the poses with the guitars, even though it may look slightly awkward, as we all know some of the members -ahem soukantoku ahem- is probably the same height as the guitar. The title font used totally coheres with the gradient background as well as keeping with the retro theme. Also, loving the subtle connotation of the "The G. Fingers" in which is probably a major story line to the PV drama. On the other hand (no pun intended), NESS pointed out that Takamina's sudden drop in height between Kojiharu and Yukirin looks quite out of place AND should've been edited to proportionate the levels. But that's just NESS's OCD  I find it also does look a little awkward, since they obviously did a little editing on Yuko's height, or at least let her stand on a box to make her more level with Sasshi and not show much of a gap between Kojiharu. I also, sort of wished the photographer told them all to either smile or look stoned  cool, because just from Type A it seems all of them were either indecisive or they think it's "cool" to have alternating facial expressions. Sorry, this post is turning out to be 100% Type A. 

Type K: loving the consistent height levels, makes it look super neat and of course Mayu looking perf. 

Type B: again, consistent height levels (please Type A learn from the rest), and also STILL NOT OVER THAT RABUTAN IS IN FREAKING SENBATSU  

Type 4: total change in layout, model and form. It's like Team 4 is saying HELL YEAH TEAM 4 IN THE HOUSE BITCHES, or they're just rubbing salt into the original Team 4's Type-less wounds.

and Theatre, well yeah, it is what it is. Pretty boring and plain, nothing to it. Same old here's-my-guitar-now-look-at-it. Same old alternating facial expressions. 

Well, all in all Heart Ereki might just have my most favourite jacket cover so far. I love how 2013 so far has been a journey through musical history, especially with KFC and it's 70s Disco-styled genre. But that's another blog post to write for another day. Don't forget to look out for my Heart Ereki Song review!

Categories: AKB48, Heart Ereki, Preview, RUBS, Singles