| Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da | |
| Type: | single |
| Cover: | AKB48 - Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da.jpg |
| Caption: | Type A limited edition cover |
| Artist: | AKB48 |
| B-Side: |
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| Recorded: | 2023 |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Label: | EMI/Universal Music Japan |
| Lyricist: | Yasushi Akimoto |
| Prev Title: | Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss |
| Prev Year: | 2022 |
| Next Title: | Idol Nankaja Nakattara |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
"Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da" (Japanese: どうしても君が好きだ|Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da|No matter what I still love you) is the 61st single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It is released on April 26, 2023. Member Hitomi Honda served as both lead singer and choreographic center.[1]
This is the first single released under Universal Music label.
The first official information about the single was announced on December 7, 2022, during the broadcast of the variety programme "Sayanora Mouri-san", where it was revealed that the winning team of the "Cooking Senbatsu" competition, which began on the live streaming app Showroom on September 29, 2022,[2] will be performing a B-side song in a single scheduled to release the following year.[3] Following a competition to sell the most plates of their specified dish in a cafe event, the winning team and the participating members were announced on the January 13, 2022 broadcast of "Sayonara Mouri-san".
The release of the 61st single, the A-side participating members, as well as the label change from King Records to Universal Music Japan was officially announced on February 27, 2023[4] via a teaser trailer on YouTube. Trainees Sora Yamazaki and Yuki Hirata were selected for the first time, joining fellow trainee Airi Sato who was also selected to take part in the 60th single. Details on the track titles, B-side participating members, and jacket covers were later revealed on March 15, 2023.[5]
All the lyrics were written by Yasushi Akimoto
"Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da" (どうしても君がすきだ; No matter what I still love you) performed by selection "senbatsu" members
"Neta Furi" (寝たふり; Pretend to sleep) performed by AKB48 Cooking Senbatsu Dessert Club, Seina Fukuoka Center
"Sayonara Janai" (サヨナラじゃない; It's Not Goodbye) performed by Team 8, Yui Oguri and Narumi Kuranoo Centers
Note: Team 8’s last song before their suspension and went to hiatus
"Wonderland" performed by AKB48 SURREAL, SURRY (Remi Tokunaga) Center
"Ano Natsu no Bōhatei" (あの夏の防波堤; That Summer Breakwater) performed by Kenkyūsei, Airi Sato Center
"Da Re Da" (Who. Is. It.) performed by Universe Girls, Nanami Asai, Ayami Nagatomo and Manaka Taguchi Centers
| Peak position | ||
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[7] | 1 | |
| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[8] | 25 |