Kibōteki Refrain
2014 single by AKB48 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Kibōteki Refrain" (希望的リフレイン, Kibōteki Rifurein, also "Kibouteki Refrain", lit. Hopeful Refrain[1]) is the 38th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The personnel that were chosen to sing in the song was revealed during the group's fifth rock-paper-scissors tournament. The song premiered during All Star Kanshasai 2014 on TV channel TBS.[2] It was released in Japan on November 26, 2014. It was the second best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 1,156,706 copies.[3]
"Kibōteki Refrain" | ||||
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Single by AKB48 | ||||
from the album Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! | ||||
B-side |
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Released | November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26) | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 4:52 | |||
Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) | |||
AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
AKB48 "Kibōteki Refrain" Original version Edited version | ||||
In 2022, a edited version of this song performed by Yumi Chung, Chantel Yiu, Aska Cheung and Archie Sin from Hong Kong, used for saying no to drugs.[4]
On 29 October 2023 Thai version of "Kibōteki Refrain" has been sung by the combination members of BNK48 and CGM48.