Uza (song)

"Uza"
Type-A Regular Edition cover
Single by AKB48
from the album Tsugi no Ashiato
B-side
  • "Tsugi no Season"
  • "Kodoku no Hoshizora" (Type-A)
  • "Scrap & Build" (Type-K)
  • "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" (Type-B)
  • "Otona e no Michi" (Theater Edition)
ReleasedOctober 31, 2012 (2012-10-31) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop, electropop
LabelYou, Be Cool! / King
Composer(s)Yoshimasa Inoue
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Gingham Check"
(2012) 		"Uza"
(2012) 		"Eien Pressure"
(2012)
AKB48 songs singles chronology
"Sugar Rush"
(2012)
Music videos
Uza (preview) on YouTube
Uza (Dance Ver.) on YouTube
Tsugi no Season (preview) on YouTube

"Uza" (stylized in Japanese as "UZA", meaning "Annoying" and pronounced "oo-zah") is the 28th major single by the Japanese female idol group AKB48, released in Japan on October 31, 2012.[1]

Background

The single was first announced on Yasushi Akimoto's Google+ and the title song premiered live on September 18, 2012, at the AKB48's rock-paper-scissors tournament at Nippon Budokan.[2] This is also the first single without ace Maeda Atsuko, and this is also the first senbatsu participation of Sakura Miyawaki.

Mayu Watanabe was originally one of the centers, along with Jurina Matsui, however due to heavy choreography involved in this song, Yuko Oshima, a more experienced dancer, later replaced Watanabe's center position.[citation needed]

It was released in four versions: Type-A, Type-K, Type-B, and Theater Edition.

The music video for the title song was directed by Joseph Kahn, the director of the music video for "Gingham Check".[3][4]

Track listing

Type-A

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Kodoku na Hoshizora" (孤独な星空, "Lonely Starry Sky")New Team A 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Kodoku no Hoshizora off vocal ver."  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Uza Music Video" 
2."Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" 
3."Tsugi no Season Music Video" 
4."Kodoku na Hoshizora Music Video" 
5."Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜) 

Type-K

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Scrap & Build" (スクラップ&ビルド)New Team K 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Scrap & Build off vocal ver."  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Uza Music Video" 
2."Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" 
3."Tsugi no Season Music Video" 
4."Scrap & Build Music Video" 
5."Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜) 

Type-B

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" (正義の味方じゃないヒーロー, "Hero who is not on the Side of Justice")New Team B 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero off vocal ver."  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Uza Music Video" 
2."Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" 
3."Tsugi no Season Music Video" 
4."Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero Music Video" 
5."Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜) 

Theater Edition

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Otona e no Michi" (大人への道, "Road to Adulthood")Kenkyūsei 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Otona e no Michi off vocal ver." (大人への道 off vocal ver.)  

Members

"Uza"

Center: Yūko Ōshima, Jurina Matsui.[5]

"Tsugi no Season"

The song is performed by Under Girls.[6] Center: Rina Kawaei

"Kodoku na Hoshizora"

"Scrap & Build"

"Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero"

"Otona e no Michi"

The song is performed by kenkyūsei (trainees).

Moe Aigasa, Saho Iwatate, Natsuki Uchiyama, Ayano Umeta, Miyū Omori, Ayaka Okada, Nana Okada, Saki Kitazawa, Mako Kojima, Erena Saeed Yokota, Yukari Sasaki, Ayana Shinozaki, Yurina Takashima, Miki Nishino, Hikari Hashimoto, Rina Hirata, Mitsuki Maeda, Yuiri Murayama, Shinobu Mogi

Charts

Oricon

Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies)
October 31, 2012 Daily Chart 1[7] 884,602 1,257,867
Weekly Chart 1[8] 1,128,696
Monthly Chart 1 1,128,696
Yearly Chart 4 1,215,079

G-music (Taiwan)

Chart Peak Position
Combo 20[9]

References

  1. ^ "大島優子＆松井珠理奈のWセンター!AKB新曲「UZA」お披露目" (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  2. ^ "優子&珠理奈Wセンター! AKB新曲「UZA」初お披露目" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  3. ^ St. Michel, Patrick (2019-11-15). "Through scandal and stellar sales, AKB48 dominated the past decade in Japan". The Japan Times.
  4. ^ "AKB48 Get Annoying". 9 October 2012.
  5. ^ "＜速報＞AKB48、28thシングルセンター決定" (in Japanese). modelpress. 2012-09-18. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  6. ^ AKB48 28th Maxi Single「UZA」のジャケ写が解禁！ [AKB48 28th Maxi Single "UZA"' CD jacket revealed] (in Japanese). 14 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  7. ^ @hisaka2u (October 31, 2012). "ORICON STYLE編集長のTwitter 2012年10月31日の発言" (Tweet). Retrieved October 31, 2012 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "【オリコン】AKB48、女性初の10作目ミリオン CD総売上2000万枚突破" (in Japanese). Oricon. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  9. ^ "G-Music 風雲榜 (綜合榜)". 2012-09-09. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2019-09-16.