[Preview] AKB48 - 5th Album 次の足跡 / Tsugi no Ashiato Covers + Tracklist

Title: 次の足跡 / Tsugi no Ashiato

Artist: AKB48

Release Date: 2014.01.22

AKB48's 5th album will be out next wednesday and I only just realised, we hadn't done a preview post. *smacks forehead* 

I digress, this album will include 25 tracks with four editions: Type A Limited First Press, Type A&B Regular and Theatre. The title means something along the lines of "The next footstep", so I assume it's management implying the new chapter has begun? Seems that way considering the cover art...

Type A Limited First Press [2CD+DVD]

Type A Regular Edition [2CD]

Type B Regular Edition [2CD]

Theatre [CD including photo op/handshake event ticket] 

*Disc 1

01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie

02. Love Shugyo

03. Sayonara Crawl

04. Tsuyoi Hana

05. Ano Hi no Furin

06. Eien Pressure

07. Aozora Cafe

08. UZA

09. Kimi no tame ni Boku wa...

10. Watashitachi no reason

11. So long!

12. Gingham Check

13. Manatsu no Sounds Good

14. Otona e no michi

Disc 2A

01. After rain

02.Gugutasu no Sora

03. Boy-hunting no Houhou oshiemasu (Kizaki Yuria, Sashihara Rino, Shimazaki Haruka, Yagura Fuuko)

04. JJ ni Karitamono (Umeda Ayaka, Kitahara Rie, Kuramochi Asuka, Takahashi Minami, Takayanagi Akane, Yamada Nana)

05. Shower no no ato dakara (Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Haruna, Matsui Rena)

06. 10 Krone to pan (Kodama Haruka, Fujie Reina, Furuhata Nao, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokayama Yui)

07. Kakushin ga moterumono (Team A)

08. Team Zaka (Team 4)

09. Tsuyosa to Yowase no Aida de

10. Boku wa Ganbaru (Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Kashiwagi Yuki, Oshima Yuko, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka, Takahashi Minami, Yokayama Yui, Watanabe Mayu)

11. Eien yori tsuzuku you ni (OKL48)

Disc 2B

01. Smile na Kamikakushi (Tentoumu chu!)

02. Taningyougi na Sunset beach (Oota Aika, Suda Akari, Yamauchi Suzuran, Watanabe Miyuki)

03. Haste to Waste (BKA48)

04. Watashi Leaf (Matsui Jurina, Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Kato Rena)

05. Stoic na Bigaku (Ichikawa Miori, Oba Mina, Kimoto Kanon, Miyawaki Sakura, Yabuki Nako, Yabushita Shu, Watanabe Mayu)

06. Ponkotsu Blues

07. Ichi Ni no San (Oshima Yuko, Nagao Mariya, Minegishi Minami, Furukawa Airi, Takajo Aki)

08. Kyohansha (Team K)

08. Doki (Shimazaki Haruka)

09. Kanashiki Kinkyori Renai (Team B)

10. Yume no Kawa

*Disc 1 is the same for all editions including Theatre which has one extra track

**New Song is bolded

DVD

Bonus video footage: Air handshake (90 minutes)

The limited edition also comes with a 48-page booklet and a bonus photo.  CDJapan and HMV are also including an external bonus of a B2 sized poster!

Covers look stunning! I love the reminiscence of Yume no Kawa, but in all seriousness can we stop with the "Acchan will always be with AKB" nonsense? Releasing her graduation song a second time is overkill.

I guess management has decided on seriously pushing Kojimako as the next ace? It's sort of weird seeing her without the other two musketeers. I love this colour scheme it's soothing to the eyes and everyone looks really pure and angelic. It's interesting because there is an uncanny resemblance to a certain rival *cough* Momusu *cough* anyway I won't be discussing that any further. I'll leave that to the internet trolls and butthurt H!P fans

Disc 1 is just a re-release of old singles inclduing the Theatre songs-meh. Boring. But damn that two-shot event sounds pretty damn sweet. If only I lived in Japan...

Those line ups for the new songs sound pretty random to me. Also, some of these song names are questionable and others sounds quite saucy ;) "I'll teach you how to hunt boys"..."Because it's after a shower"...Interesting...

As much as I'm happy that Sayaka's grad song is finally going to be officially released I'm still bitter that she won't get her own PV :( 

Ah, I see they decided to release Majisuka 3's openings and endings at last. I'm definitely not a fan of Paruru's voice and much prefer the previous seasons' openings. 

Oh look, new team songs! and YAY shorty centre (Yabuki Nako) gets to be in a song! Wow management must be really set on pushing her...*shrugs* no complains from me 8D

Well, I think I'll skip out on this release this time. Mainly because the DVD sounds quite boring. I'm afraid I'm not some delusional fan that fantasizes about shaking hands with a 12 year old so no thanks. Also, more than half of the track list includes songs I've already heard before and only haven't been "officially" released. So again, no thanks. 

Categories: AKB48, Album, Preview, RUBS, Tsugi no Ashiato