Kaze wa Fuite Iru

, is the 23rd single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released on October 26, 2011.

Release history and information

The title of the upcoming October single by AKB48 was first announced to 20,000 fans present at the handshake event held to celebrate the launch of the group's 22nd single, "Flying Get", at the Nagoya Dome on September 4.

The single was released in 5 versions: Type A Regular and Limited editions, Type B Regular and Limited editions, and a Theater Edition.

It was written with lyric meant to ease the pain of the tsunami victims from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, as well as part of the large relief process to help out with restoration as the group has donated over 1.25 billion yen, and continue to hold monthly trip visit to tsunami areas to perform free concerts for the children and elderly in those areas.

Track listing

Type A

Type B

Theater Edition

Members

"Kaze wa Fuite Iru"

Centers: Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima

• Team A: Haruna Kojima, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajō, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda
• Team K: Tomomi Itano, YÅ«ko Ōshima, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama
• Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Mayu Watanabe
• SKE48 Team S: Jurina Matsui, Rena Matsui
• NMB48 Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto

"Kimi no Senaka"

Under Girls

Center: Aika Ōta

• Team A: Misaki Iwasa, Aika Ōta, Haruka Nakagawa, Ami Maeda
• Team K: Ayaka Kikuchi, Reina Fujie
• Team B: Haruka Ishida, Mika Komori, Sumire Satō, Miho Miyazaki
• Team 4: Maria Abe, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Haruka Shimazaki, Suzuran Yamauchi
• KenkyÅ«sei: Rena Katō
• SKE48 Team KII: Akane Takayanagi
• SKE48 Team E: Kanon Kimoto
• NMB48 KenkyÅ«sei: Eriko Jō

"Vamos"

Under Girls Baragumi

• Team A: Shizuka Ōya, Chisato Nakata, Sayaka Nakaya, Natsumi Matsubara
• Team K: Mayumi Uchida, Miku Tanabe, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Misato Nonaka, Rumi Yonezawa
• Team B: Kana Kobayashi, Shihori Suzuki, Mariya Suzuki, Rina Chikano, Natsumi Hirajima
• Team 4: Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Shiori Nakamata, Mariya Nagao

"Gondola Lift"

Under Girls Yurigumi

Center: Ayaka Umeda

• Team A: Haruka Katayama, Asuka Kuramochi
• Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Ayaka Umeda, Moeno Nitō, Sakiko Matsui
• Team B: Amina Satō, Natsuki Satō, Yuka Masuda
• Team 4: Mariko Nakamura

"Tsubomitachi"

Team4+Kenkyūsei

• Team 4: Maria Abe, Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Shiori Nakamata, Mariko Nakamura, Mariya Nagao, Suzuran Yamauchi
• KenkyÅ«sei: Rina Izuta, Karen Iwata, Miyu Ōmori, Rena Katō, Rina Kawaei, Natsuki Kojima, Marina Kobayashi, Erena Saeed Yokota, Yukari Sasaki, Rika Suzuki, Juri Takahashi, YÅ«ka Tano, Wakana Natori, Rina Hirata, Nana Fujita, Tomu Muto, Ayaka Morikawa

Chart performance

Oricon Charts

Billboard Japan

RIAJ Digital Track Chart

Other major charts outside Japan

JKT48 version

A version of the song was released by the Indonesian idol group JKT48 as their 8th single. It was released on 24 December 2014.

References

External links

• "Kaze wa Fuite Iru" Type A profile at the King Records website
• "Kaze wa Fuite Iru" Type A profile at the Oricon website