High Tension (song) explained

High Tension
Cover:	HIGH TENSION LIMITED A.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	AKB48
Album:	Thumbnail
A-Side:	High Tension
Producer:	Yasushi Akimoto
Prev Title:	Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	Shoot Sign
Next Year:	2017

is the 46th single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released on through You, Be Cool!/King Records.^[1] This is the final single appearance of Haruka Shimazaki, who left the group shortly after the release. The single's choreography is also centered by Shimazaki.^{[2] [3]} The title song is used as the theme song of their drama Cabasuka Gakuen premiered on October 30, 2016^[4] and was used for one of the team battles during Produce 48's group battle stage.

The single's title is an example of Wasei-eigo and refers to a state of high excitement instead of any of the usual meanings of "tension" in English.

Track listing

Theater edition

Senbatsu members

"High Tension"

The center performer is Haruka Shimazaki.

• AKB48 Team A: Anna Iriyama, Haruna Kojima, Haruka Shimazaki, Yui Yokoyama
• Team K: Mion Mukaichi
• Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Rena Katō, Yuria Kizaki, Mayu Watanabe
• Team 4: Nana Okada, Saya Kawamoto, Mako Kojima, Haruka Komiyama, Juri Takahashi
• Team 8: Yui Oguri
• SKE48 Team S: Jurina Matsui
• NMB48 Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto
• HKT48 Team H: Haruka Kodama, Rino Sashihara
• Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki
• Team TII: Hana Matsuoka
• NGT48 Team NIII: Rika Nakai

"Osae Kirenai Shoudou"

This song was performed by this single's unit, Waiting Circle which consists of the following members:

• Team A: Megu Taniguchi, Yui Hiwatashi
• Team K: Tomu Muto
• Team B: Ryoka Oshima, Moe Gotō, Seina Fukuoka
• Team 4: Yuiri Murayama
• Team 8: Narumi Kurano, Nanami Yamada, Nagisa Sakaguchi
• Kenkyusei: Satone Kubo, Kira Takahashi

"Happy End"

This song is performed by this single's unit Renacchis, a unit that was created on "Renacchi's Sousenkyo" made by member Rena Katō as a joke on the app "755".

• Team A: Natsuki Kojima
• Team K: Yūka Tano, Mion Mukaichi, Mogi Shinobu
• Team B: Ryoka Oshima, Rena Katō, Yuria Kizaki
• Team 4: Ayaka Okada,
• Team 8: Yui Oguri, Kurena Cho
• Team KII: Yumana Takagi
• Team E: Sumire Sato
• Team BII: Miori Ichikawa
• Team H: Natsumi Tanaka
• Team TII: Hana Matsuoka
• Team NIII: Rika Nakai, Maho Yamaguchi

"Better"

This song serves as Haruka Shimazaki's graduation song, with the Senbatsu members being her good friends from AKB48's 9th Generation.

• Team A: Haruka Shimazaki, Mariko Nakamura, Yui Yokoyama
• Team K: Haruka Shimada
• Team B: Miyu Takeuchi
• Team S: Suzuran Yamauchi
• Team KII: Mina Oba
• Graduates: Mariya Nagao

"Hoshizora no Kimi ni"

This song is performed by Team 8 EAST, with members belonging from the eastern region of Japan, where their prefectures belong.

• Team 8: Mei Abe, Yui Oguri, Erina Oda, Nagisa Sakaguchi, Akari Sato, Shiori Sato, Nanami Sato, Maria Shimizu, Ayane Takahashi, Hijiri Tanikawa, Kurena Cho, Haruna Hashimoto, Yuna Hattori, Tsumugi Hayasaka, Ayaka Hidaritomo, Hitomi Honda, Kasumi Mogi, Yuri Yokomichi, Yui Yokoyama, Nanase Yoshikawa, Hinano Noda, Hatsuka Utada

"Shishunki no Adrenaline"

This song is performed by Team 8 WEST, with members belonging from the western region of Japan, where their prefectures belong.

• Team 8: Mei Abe, Nao Ota, Momoka Onishi, Yurina Gyoten, Narumi Kuranoo, Miu Shitao, Karin Shimoaoki, Kaoru Takaoka, Yuri Tani, Ikumi Nakano, Serika Nagano, Sayuna Hama, Riona Hamamatsu, Kotone Hitomi, Natsuki Hirose, Rena Fukuchi, Rira Miyazato, Karen Yoshida, Moka Yaguchi, Nanami Yamada, Ruka Yamamoto, Miyu Yoshino, Misaki Terada

"Seijun Tired"

This song is sung by the unit "Tentoumu Chu!", which was originally a Kenkyuusei unit soon turned into active unit.

• Team 4: Nana Okada, Mako Kojima, Miki Nishino
• Team S: Ryoha Kitagawa
• Team BII: Nagisa Shibuya
• Team H: Meru Tashima
• Team KIV: Mio Tomonaga

"Mata Anata no Koto o Kangaeteta"

This song is sung by this single's unit Team Vocal, who are known to be the best vocalists of their Teams.

• Team A: Miho Miyazaki
• Team K: Yūka Tano, Minami Minegishi
• Team 8: Erina Oda
• Team S: Rion Azuma, Suzuran Yamauchi
• Team KII: Akane Takayanagi, Nao Furuhata
• Team N: Natsuko Akashi
• Team M: Miru Shiroma
• Team TII: Erena Sakamoto

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Japan	November 16, 2016		King Records (YOU BE COOL division)
Hong Kong, Taiwan			King Records
South Korea	September 7, 2018

MNL48 version

High Tension
Cover:	MNL48_High_Tension_Album_Cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	MNL48
Length:	26:22
Label:	Star Music
Producer:	Yasushi Akimoto Yasunari Okada Paulo Kurusawa
Prev Title:	Ikaw ang Melody
Prev Year:	2019
Next Title:	River
Next Year:	2020

The Filipino idol group MNL48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song with the same title. It is their Fifth single released on November 25, 2019.

Tracklisting

• Bold indicates centers.

Further reading

• Book: AKB48. 16 November 2016a. High Tension. Type-A. King Record Co.Ltd.. B01LTHLBQY. co.jp. KIZM-455/456.
• Book: AKB48. 16 November 2016b. High Tension. Type-B. King Record Co.Ltd.. B01LTHLBQE. co.jp. KIZM-457/458.
• Book: AKB48. 16 November 2016c. High Tension. Type-C. King Record Co.Ltd.. B01LTHLBQO. co.jp. KIZM-459/460.
• Book: AKB48. 16 November 2016d. High Tension. Type-D. King Record Co.Ltd.. B01LTHLBQ4. co.jp. KIZM-461/462.
• Book: AKB48. 16 November 2016e. High Tension. Type-E. King Record Co.Ltd.. B01LTHLBSM. co.jp. KIZM-463/464.

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/385015/products/1198917/1/. ja:ハイテンション(Type A) AKB48. 2016-10-30. oricon ME inc.. ja.
2. Web site: AKB48 reveal colorful jacket covers for Shimazaki Haruka's last single. 2016-10-24. 2016-10-30. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
3. Web site: https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/1627582. ja:AKB48島崎遥香"イメージ真逆"のラストシングル「こんな姿を見せるのは初めて」. 2016-10-25. 2016-10-30. modelpress. ja.
4. Web site: http://www.ntv.co.jp/kyabasuka/music/index.html. ja:MUSIC｜キャバすか学園｜日本テレビ. 2016-10-30. Nippon Television Network Corporation. ja.