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"Daisuki na Hito"
Single by STU48
B-side
  • "Umi no Iro o Shitteiru ka?"
  • "Which is which?" (Type-A)
  • "Koi wa Kebyo chu" (Type-B)
  • "Ippai no Mizu" (Type-C)
  • "Suki ni Nareta Dakede Shiawase da" (Type-D)
  • "Aoi Lemon" (Theater)
ReleasedJuly 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)
GenreJ-pop
LabelKing Records
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
STU48 singles chronology
"Kaze o Matsu"
(2019) 		"Daisuki na Hito"
(2019) 		"Mubō na Yume wa Sameru Koto ga Nai"
(2020)
Music video
"Daisuki na Hito" on YouTube
"Umi no Iro o Shitteiru ka?" on YouTube

"Daisuki na Hito" (Japanese: 大好きな人, lit. 'Beloved One') is the third single by Japanese idol group STU48. It was released on July 31, 2019. Yumiko Takino served as lead performer for the title song. It is the first single released after the completion of the group's theater ship, which is featured in the music video. It topped the Japanese music charts in its release week.

Production and release[edit]

STU48-go
STU48-go

"Daisuki na Hito" is the group's first title song to be performed by all active members and trainees (Fū Yabushita was on health leave), led by Yumiko Takino.[1] The music video was primarily filmed on the STU48-go,[1][2] the group's theater ship which was in service from 2019 to 2021[3] and was the first ship in Japan with a shipboard theater.[4] It also features the appearance of around 500 extras recruited through the group's fan club.[1]

The single was released in five editions (nine including Limited Editions). Each edition features a different B-side song performed by an STU48 subunit or the trio STU48 Vocal Senbatsu (STU48ボーカル選抜, lit. 'STU48 Vocalist Selection').[2][5] The song by the subunit Katte ni! Shikoku Kanko Taishi, titled "Umi no Iro o Shitteiru ka?",[a] was the only one included in all editions and to have a music video, as reward for its members obtaining the highest average score in the "academic ability test" (Japanese language, math, and science) on the group's variety show STU48 Imousu TV [ja].[6][7] The music video features Shikoku local specialties such as Sanuki udon and "orange juice faucet".[8][9]

Subunit songs[edit]

These are the subunit songs included in each edition.[5]

Edition Title Subunit Notes
All "Umi no Iro o Shitteiru ka?"[a] Katte ni! Shikoku Kanko Taishi
Type-A "Which is which?" STUDIO
Type-B "Koi wa Kebyo chu"[b] Charming Trip
Type-C "Ippai no Mizu"[c] Seto7
Type-D "Suki ni Nareta Dakede Shiawase da"[d] Setomaiku
Theater "Aoi Lemon"[e] STU48 Vocal Senbatsu One-shot unit

Reception[edit]

"Daisuki na Hito" sold 296,000 copies in its release week according to Billboard Japan[10] and placed first on both the Oricon Singles[11] and Billboard Japan Hot 100 charts.[10]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b 海の色を知っているか？, lit. 'Do You Know the Color of the Sea?'
  2. ^ 恋は仮病中, lit. 'Love is a Temporary Disease'
  3. ^ 一杯の水, lit. 'A Glass of Water'
  4. ^ 好きになれただけで幸せだ, lit. 'I'm Happy Just Being in Love With You'
  5. ^ 青い檸檬, lit. 'Blue Lemon'

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c STU48「大好きな人」のためにサヨナラ…全員選抜＆船上劇場就航後初のMV完成. ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. ^ a b STU48の3rdシングル発売決定、メンバー全29名が選抜入り（コメントあり）. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  3. ^ "STU48船上劇場「STU48号」が2年で幕 母港・広島港で役目を終える". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  4. ^ 報道発表資料：日本初！劇場専用船、2019年春誕生！～「STU48号」を通じた海・船の魅力発信～ - 国土交通省. www.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  5. ^ a b "STU48 ３ｒｄシングル「大好きな人」". www.stu48.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  6. ^ 「ＳＴＵ４８ イ申テレビ」企画“学力テスト”の結果発表！ＳＴＵ４８ ３ｒｄ シングル・共通カップリング選抜課外活動ユニットは「勝手に！四国観光大使」に決定！リーダ.... プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  7. ^ STU48 イ申テレビ シーズン5. STU48 イ申テレビ | ファミリー劇場 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  8. ^ "Only in Ehime: Orange Juice Faucets!". THE GATE. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  9. ^ 【MV full】海の色を知っているか？ / STU48(勝手に！四国観光大使) [公式]. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  10. ^ a b 【ビルボード】STU48「大好きな人」が296,349枚を売り上げ総合首位で初登場　ヒゲダン「宿命」総合7位にジャンプ・アップ、「Pretender」は総合2位に [[Billboard] STU48 "Daisuki na Hito" debuts at No. 1 overall with 296,349 copies sold. Higedan "Shukumei" jumps up to No. 7 overall, and "Pretender" is No. 2 overall.]. Billboard Japan. August 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "STU48、デビューから3作連続シングル1位「船上劇場でAKB48グループの歴史を変える」【オリコンランキング】". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2022-07-23.

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Did you know

... that which B-side to "Daisuki na Hito" would have a music video was decided through a school subjects test?[1]

... that a song in "Daisuki na Hito" was made into a music video after its singers earned the highest average score in a school subjects test?

... that a music video for one of the songs in "Daisuki na Hito" was made after its singers earned the highest average score in a school subjects test?

... that the STU48-go (pictured), prominently featured in the "Daisuki na Hito" music video, was the first ship in Japan with a shipboard theater?

　This is an unprecedented conversion of a ferry into a theater vessel, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has provided technical support for the conversion work.

　The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) will disseminate information on the conversion work until its completion. In addition, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) will position this ship as an important tourism resource and will promote various initiatives to promote tourism in the maritime sector. https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/kaiji01_hh_000435.html

In the Family Gekijo original show STU48 Imousu TV Season 5, an "academic ability test" was held to select the common B-side unit in the STU48 3rd single (to be released on July 31[, 2019]). The selected unit is "Katte ni! Shikoku Kanko Taishi" as announced in the June 30 broadcast. The selected unit was promised a music video production, and a comment from their leader, Akari Fukuda, exploding with joy, also arrived!

The stage for the music video is Japan's first shipboard theater STU48-go, which went into service on April 16[, 2019].


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