| Melon Juice | |
| Cover: | Melon Juice Type A cover.jpeg |
| Alt: | Type A cover |
| Caption: | Type A cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | HKT48 |
| Recorded: | 2013 |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Prev Title: | Suki! Suki! Skip! |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Sakura, Minnade Tabeta |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
is the second single by the Japanese idol group HKT48, released on September 4, 2013. It reached number one on the Oricon and Billboard Japan weekly singles chart.[1]
"Melon Juice" was released in Japan on September 4, 2013, in four different versions: Type A, Type B, Type C, and the Theater edition.
The centers for the title track were announced to be Meru Tashima and Mio Tomonaga, both of whom are trainees. The title track would also feature five other trainees: Yuka Akiyoshi, Mai Fuchigami, Kanna Okada, Naoko Okamoto, and Marika Tani, the most trainees on a title track for any AKB48 or sister group.[2]
The theater version of the CD features both Tashima and Tomonaga on the cover.[3]
The centers for the title track are Meru Tashima and Mio Tomonaga.[2]
Center : Sakura Miyawaki
Center : Haruka Kodama
| Release | Oricon Singles Chart | Peak position | Debut sales (copies) | Sales total (copies) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2013 | Daily Chart | |||
| Weekly Chart | 1 | 268,897 | ||
| Monthly Chart | 1 | 287,245 | ||