Ōgoe Diamond Explained

Ōgoe Diamond
Cover:	Ōgoe Diamond cover.jpg
Caption:	Regular Edition cover featuring Jurina Matsui
Type:	single
Artist:	AKB48
Album:	Kamikyokutachi
B-Side:	"109 (Marukyū)"
Released:	(Japan)
Genre:	J-pop
Label:	You, Be Cool! / King
Producer:	Yasushi Akimoto
Prev Title:	Baby! Baby! Baby!
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	10nen Zakura
Next Year:	2009

is the 10th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, the 12th overall and the first on King Records,^[1] released on October 22, 2008.^[2] It was the first single for Jurina Matsui from SKE48 and also the first AKB48's single to feature a member of the sister group. It reached number 3 in the Oricon weekly singles chart.^[3]

Release

The single was released in two versions, CD+DVD both: (catalog number KIZM-23/4) and (catalog number NKZM-1001/2). This song is also used as the theme song for the AKB48 unit, no3b's drama, "Mendol ~Ikemen Idol~".

Track listing

Regular edition

DVDBonus (First press only)

• Handshake event ticket (Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, Fukuoka)
• Another jacket (19 kinds, all selected members except Jurina Matsui)

Theater Edition

CD

DVDBonus (First press only)

• Handshake event ticket (AKB48 Theater, SUNSHINE STUDIO)
• One photo (of 90 different kinds: Team A, K, B, Kenkyusei, SKE48)

Selected members

It was the first selection for Rie Kitahara, Miho Miyazaki, Rino Sashihara, Jurina Matsui. While Rina Nakanishi, Ayaka Umeda, Megumi Ohori, who participated in "Baby! Baby! Baby!", didn't make the selection this time.

(Team affiliation at the time of the release.)

Center : Jurina Matsui.

• Team A: Tomomi Itano, Mai Ōshima, Nozomi Kawasaki, Rie Kitahara, Haruna Kojima, Yukari Satō, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda, Minami Minegishi, Miho Miyazaki
• Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Yūko Ōshima, Erena Ono, Tomomi Kasai, Sae Miyazawa
• Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Rino Sashihara, Mayu Watanabe
• SKE48: Jurina Matsui

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)	3
Japan (RIAJ Digital Track Chart)	51*

*charted in 2010.

Sales and certifications

Other versions

• The Thai idol group BNK48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song and named it "Ko Chop Hai Ru Wa Chop" (Thai: ก็ชอบให้รู้ว่าชอบ; in Thai pronounced as /kɔ̂: t͡ɕʰɔ̂:p hâj rú: wâ: t͡ɕʰɔ̂:p/; "I Like You, So I Let You Know That I Like You"). First performed on 2 June 2017 at the group's debut event in Bangkok, the song was included on the group's debut single, "Aitakatta – Yak Cha Dai Phop Thoe", officially released on 8 August 2017.^[4]
• On June 1, 2022, Spy, a shuffle unit of WACK featuring Yuki Kashiwagi released a cover of the song as a B-side on their single . ^[5]

External links

• KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE "Ōgoe Diamond" (CD+DVD)
• King Records special site (Kojima, Maeda, Matsui interview)

Notes and References

1. Web site: King Records e-shop (Kojima, Maeda, Matsui interview. King Records. 2011-06-18. ja.
2. Web site: KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE 大声ダイヤモンド（マキシ＋ＤＶＤ複合） 音楽. King Records. 2011-06-18. ja.
3. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/785316/1/. ja:大声ダイヤモンド/ＡＫＢ４８. Oricon Inc.. 2011-06-18. ja.
4. Web site: ทุกคนพร้อมเปย์! ซิงเกิ้ลแรกของ BNK48 จะมาแล้ว!. th. Bangkok. Bear Tai. 2017-06-21. 2017-08-09. Show No Limit. Prompong.
5. Web site: 柏木由紀がプレイングプロデューサーとして参加の新人アイドルグループSPY誕生. Barks. March 23, 2022.