| Teacher Teacher | |
| Cover: | AKB48_Teacher_Teacher_Type_A_Cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | AKB48 |
| B-Side: |
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| Genre: | |
| Producer: | Yasushi Akimoto |
| Prev Title: | Jabaja |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
| Next Title: | Sentimental Train |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
"Teacher Teacher"' is the 52nd single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan by King Records on May 30, 2018. The single features Yui Oguri as the center performer.
On March 19, 2018, it was announced that the 2018 "election single" will be released on May 30 and will feature Yui Oguri in the center position. For the first time the group enlisted a non-Japanese choreographer, Park Jun Hee, who worked with Korean acts such as Shinhwa, PSY and GFriend.[1]
The single was released on May 30, 2018. The song was certified triple million, making AKB48 the first girl group to achieve it and only the third act.
The song has been redone in Bahasa Indonesia by JKT48 in 2018 and included in Joy Kick! Tears album on 2019.
The single was first performed on April 1, 2018, for their first solo concert in two years at the Saitama Super Arena. The song was performed as part of the encore of the concert.
The song's lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto have been criticized as "justifying sexual harassment in education".[2]
Teacher Teacher debuted atop the Oricon Singles Chart and atop Billboard Japan's Hot 100.[3] [4]
The single placed atop the Oricon Singles Chart for the month of May 2018 with 1,661,038 physical copies sold in its first day.[5] In June the single fell to number 3 with 153,29 additional copies sold.[6]
On July 12, the RIAJ certified Teacher Teacher as a triple million, making AKB48 the first girl group to achieve it. It's also the only third act behind Kentarō Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshōdan's "Three Dango Brothers" (1999) and SMAP's "The One and Only Flower in the World" (2003).[7]
Teacher Teacher was the best-selling single of 2018 on Oricon.[8] The song placed at number 10 at Billboard Japan's Hot 100 Year End chart.[9] It also topped the Top Singles Sales Year End chart.[10]
Notes[11]
Center Exam Senbatsu (センター試験選抜メンバー) (16 Members) (Mukaichi Mion Center)
Okabe Team A (岡部チームA) (21 Members) (Yui Oguri Center)
Komiyama Team K (込山チームK) (23 Members) (Narumi Kuranoo Center)
Team K: Ichikawa Manami, Oda Erina, Kuranoo Narumi, Mako Kojima, Haruka Komiyama, Hinana Shimoguchi, Terada Misaki, Nakano Ikumi, Rena Nozawa, Hashimoto Haruna, Harumoto Yuki, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Nana Fujita, Minegishi Minami, Muto Orin, Tomu Muto, Mogi Shinobu, Yaguchi Moka, Yasuda Kana, Yamada Kyoka, Yamada Nanami, Yumoto Ami, Yokoyama Yui
Takahashi Team B (高橋チームB) (24 Members) (Kubo Satone Center)
Team B: Iwatate Saho, Ota Nao, Okuhara Hinako, Oya Shizuka, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kawahara Misaki, Kitazawa Saki, Kubo Satone, Sasaki Yukari, Sato Akari, Sato Shiori, Shimizu Maria, Takahashi Juri, Takita Kayoko, Takeuchi Miyu, Taniguchi Megu, Nakanishi Chiyori, Hattori Yuna, Hiwatashi Yui, Honda Hitomi, Fukuoka Seina, Yamabe Ayu, Yamamoto Ruka, Yoshikawa Nanase
Murayama Team 4 (村山チーム4) (24 Members) (Yamauchi Mizuki Center)
Team 4: Asai Nanami, Inagaki Kaori, Utada Hatsuka, Okawa Rio, Onishi Momoka, Omori Miyuu, Okada Nana, Kawamoto Saya, Gyoten Yurina, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Sato Kiara, Takaoka Kaoru, Takahashi Ayane, Takahashi Sayaka, Tatsuya Makiho, Taya Misaki, Nagano Serika, Noda Hinano, Hama Sayuna, Hirano Hikaru, Ma Chia-Ling, Miyazato Rira, Murayama Yuiri, Yamauchi Mizuki
Team 8 (チーム8) (16 Members) (Yokoyama Yui Center)
Team 8: Ota Nao, Onishi Momoka, Okabe Rin, Oguri Yui, Gyoten Yurina, Kuranoo Narumi, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Sato Shiori, Tanikawa Hijiri, Hama Sayuna, Hidaritomo Ayaka, Hitomi Kotone, Miyazato Rira, Yaguchi Moka, Yamada Nanami, Yokoyama Yui
| Chart (2018) | Peakposition | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon) | 1 | |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100) | 1 |
| Chart (2018) | Peakposition | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon) | 1 | |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100) | 10 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | May 30, 2018 | King Records (YOU BE COOL division) | ||
| Hong Kong, Taiwan | King Records | |||
| South Korea | October 5, 2018 |
| Teacher Teacher | |
| Border: | yes |
| Artist: | JKT48 |
| Album: | JOY KICK TEARS! |
| Language: | Indonesian |
| Genre: | Indo pop |
| Length: | 4:28 |
| Label: | HITS Records, Dentsu Inter Admark, Universal Music Indonesia |
| Lyricist: | Original Japanese lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto Indonesia lyrics: |
| Producer: | Yasushi Akimoto |
The song has been performed first in 2018 and released in late 2019. Teacher Teacher adopt the lyrics from Japanese and translated in Bahasa Indonesia. The song performed by JKT48's Team KIII with member Shania Gracia as center performer. Teacher Teacher included in the group fourth studio album with the name Joy Kick! Tears.
"Teacher Teacher" was recorded and performed by JKT48's Team KIII performer, consisting of: Shania Gracia (Center), Anastasya Narwastu Tety Handuran, Angelina Christy, Aninditha Rahma Cahyadi, Beby Chaesara Anadila, Gita Sekar Andarini, Helisma Putri, Jennifer Rachel Natasya, Kandiya Rafa Maulidita, Maria Genoveva Natalia Desy Purnamasari Gunawan, Mutiara Azzahra, Nurhayati, Ratu Vienny Fitrilya, Shani Indira Natio, Viviyona Apriani, Yessica Tamara.