Aa Susukino / Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (嗚呼 すすきの/地球は今日も愛を育む; Ah, Susukino / The Earth Nurtures Love Today Too) is S/mileage's 17th major single, and their last major single released under their original name. It was released on August 20, 2014 in six editions: two regular and four limited. The first press of the regular editions comes with a random trading card of seven kinds depending on the jackets (14 in total). The limited editions come with an event lottery serial number card.
Tracklist[]
CD Tracklists[]
Regular Edition A; Limited Editions A & C[]
- Aa Susukino
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu
- Aa Susukino (Instrumental)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Instrumental)
Regular Edition B; Limited Editions B & D[]
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu
- Aa Susukino
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Instrumental)
- Aa Susukino (Instrumental)
DVD Tracklists[]
Limited Edition A[]
- Aa Susukino (Music Video)
Limited Edition B[]
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Music Video)
Limited Edition C[]
- Aa Susukino (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Jacket and MV Making Off & Off-Shot Footage)
Limited Edition D[]
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Jacket and MV Making Off & Off-Shot Footage)
Event V "Aa Susukino"[]
- Aa Susukino (Wada Ayaka Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Fukuda Kanon Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Nakanishi Kana Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Takeuchi Akari Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Katsuta Rina Solo Ver.)
- Aa Susukino (Tamura Meimi Solo Ver.)
Event V "Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu"[]
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Wada Ayaka Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Fukuda Kanon Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Nakanishi Kana Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Takeuchi Akari Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Katsuta Rina Solo Ver.)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu (Tamura Meimi Solo Ver.)
Featured Members[]
S/mileage promoting "Aa Susukino"
S/mileage promoting "Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu"
- 1st Gen: Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon
- 2nd Gen: Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi
Single Information[]
- Aa Susukino
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Keyboards, and Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: Fukuda Kanon
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO
- Music Video: Aoki Ryoji
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement and Programming: MEG.ME
- Chorus: Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon, Takeuchi Akari, MEG.ME
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO
- Music Video: Aoki Ryoji
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2014.08.02] Tokyo Idol Festival 2014
- [2014.08.14] The Girls Live (Aa Susukino)
- [2014.08.21] The Girls Live (Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu)
- [2014.10.23] The Girls Live (Aa Susukino)
- [2018.07.02] The Girls Live (Aa Susukino)
- [2020.07.04] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!" (Aa Susukino) - Haga Akane
Concert Performances[]
- Aa Susukino
- Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~KOREZO!~
- S/mileage LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
- S/mileage Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~FULL CHARGE~
- ANGERME STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @ Nippon Budokan "Taiki Bansei"
- Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~DISCOVERY~
- Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Sunshine Parade~
- Hello! Project 2017 WINTER ~Crystal Clear~
- OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2017 Natsu da! Umi da! ANGERME da!!
- Hello Pro Premium ANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru Final Wada Ayaka Sotsugyou Special Rinnetenshou ~Aru Toki Umareta Ai no Teishou~ - Murota Mizuki, Sasaki Rikako (part of a medley)
- Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu
- S/mileage LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
- Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~YAPPARI!~
- S/mileage Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~FULL CHARGE~
- ANGERME Starting Live Tour 2015 Spring
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~
- ANGERME STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @ Nippon Budokan "Taiki Bansei"
- ANGERME First Concert Tour 2015 Aki "Hyakka Ryouran"
- ANGERME Concert 2017 Autumn "Black & White" special ~Fuurinkazan~
- ANGERME Live Tour 2018 Aki Denkousekka
- ANGERME 2018 Aki "Denkousekka"
- ANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru ~Rinnetenshou~ - Wada Ayaka, Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Murota Mizuki, Sasaki Rikako
- Hello! Project 2025 Winter Fes. "Gou" - Oda Sakura, Okamura Homare, Ebata Kisaki, Endo Akari, Ono Mizuho, Onoda Saori, Eguchi Saya, Okamura Minami, Onoda Karin, Uemura Hasumi
Event Performances[]
- Aa Susukino
- [2021.08.16] BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS Kobayashi Honoka Birthday Event 2021 - Kobayashi Honoka
- [2023.09.28] Juice=Juice Kudo Yume Birthday Event 2023 - Kudo Yume
- [2024.04.19] OCHA NORMA Ishiguri Kanami Birthday Event 2024 - Ishiguri Kanami
Promotion[]
- September 7, 2014: Shinjuku (Handshake, Mini-Live)
- September 23, 2014: Shinjuku (Handshake, Mini-Live)
- October 18, 2014: Osaka (Handshake, Mini-Live)
- October 19, 2014: Nagoya (Handshake, Mini-Live)
Chart Performances[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 2,707 |
5 | 28,051 |
| 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 1,156 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 179 | 321 |
- Monthly Rankings
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | August | 20 | 29,207[1] |
- Yearly Rankings
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 239 | 29,528 |
Total Reported Sales: 29,528
Other Charts Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 22 | [2] |
Trivia[]
- "Aa Susukino" is a sad song about regrets.[3]
- Kasahara Momona released a solo cover of "Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu" as a digital single to commemorate her graduation from ANGERME.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2014-08/more/3/
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100
- ↑ Nakanishi Kana. "Kana ②Everyone's is a little bit....". smileage english (@namasma_eng) via Twitter. 2014-07-13.
External Links[]
- Discography: S/mileage (archived), Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Oricon Listings: Regular Edition A, Regular Edition B, Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, Limited C, Limited D
- Announcement
- Event V announcement (archived)
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Aa Susukino, Chikyuu wa Kyou mo Ai wo Hagukumu