Dot Bikini

Dot Bikini
Regular Edition
EV
Single by S/mileagefrom the album S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban ①
Native title	ドットビキニ
Released	May 2, 2012 May 26, 2012 (Event V)
Genre	J-Pop
Format	CD Single, CD+DVD, Event V, digital download
Length	13:30 (regular edition), 13:10 (limited editions), 17:21 (all unique tracks)
Label	hachama
Producer	Tsunku
S/mileage Singles Chronology
Previous	Choto Mate Kudasai! 9th Single (2012)
Next	Suki yo, Junjou Hankouki. 11th Single (2012)

Dot Bikini (ドットビキニ) is the 10th major label single of S/mileage. It was released on May 2, 2012. The single was released in 5 editions, Regular, Limited A, Limited B, Limited C and Limited D.

Tracklist

File:Smileage - Dot Bikini (MV)

Dot Bikini (MV)

Regular Edition

1. Dot Bikini
2. Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan (恋人は心の応援団; A Lover Is the Heart's Cheerleader) (Country Musume cover)
3. Dot Bikini (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A

CD

1. Dot Bikini
2. Smile Blues (すまいるブルース; Smiling Blues) - Smile Shimai (須磨入姉妹; Smile Sisters) (Fukuda Kanon, Tamura Meimi)
3. Dot Bikini (Instrumental)

DVD

1. Dot Bikini (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition B

CD

1. Dot Bikini
2. Sumairu Blues - Smile Shimai
3. Dot Bikini (Instrumental)

DVD

1. Dot Bikini (Minna Shugo Ver.)

Limited Edition C

CD

1. Dot Bikini
2. Sumairu Blues - Smile Shimai
3. Dot Bikini (Instrumental)

DVD

1. Dot Bikini (Dance Shot Ver.II)

Limited Edition D

1. Dot Bikini
2. Sumairu Blues - Smile Shimai
3. Dot Bikini (Instrumental)

Event V

1. Dot Bikini Minna Shugo Ver.II (Yokoichi)
2. Dot Bikini (Wada Ayaka Close-up Ver.)
3. Dot Bikini (Fukuda Kanon Close-up Ver.)
4. Dot Bikini (Nakanishi Kana Close-up Ver.)
5. Dot Bikini (Takeuchi Akari Close-up Ver.)
6. Dot Bikini (Katsuta Rina Close-up Ver.)
7. Dot Bikini (Tamura Meimi Close-up Ver.)

Featured Members

S/mileage promoting the single

• 1st gen: Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon
• 2nd gen: Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi

Single Information

Dot Bikini

• Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
• Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
• Dance Choreographer: Yamashiro Yoko
• Chorus: Fukuda Kanon, Takeuchi Akari, CHINO
• Dance Choreographer: Yamashiro Yoko

Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan

• Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
• Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Itagaki Yusuke
• Chorus: Tsunku

Smile Blues

• Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
• Arrangement: Takahashi Yuichi

TV Performances

• [2012.04.27] Happy Music
• [2012.12.24] M-on! Special Live Girlpop
• [2014.08.02] Tokyo Idol Festival 2014

Concert Performances

Dot Bikini

• "S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban ①" Hatsubai Kinen Special Concert
• Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2012 Natsu ~Ktkr Natsu no FAN Matsuri!~
• S/mileage Live Tour 2012 Aki ~Choi Kawa Banchou~
• Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Mazekooze!~
• S/mileage LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
• ANGERME STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @ Nippon Budokan "Taiki Bansei" (part of a medley)
• Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Rainbow Carnival~ - Ikuta Erina, Haga Akane, Nakanishi Kana, Miyazaki Yuka, Murota Mizuki, Hamaura Ayano, Funaki Musubu, Ogata Risa / Hagiwara Mai, Fukumura Mizuki, Kanazawa Tomoko, Uemura Akari, Katsuta Rina, Iikubo Haruna, Yanagawa Nanami, Ozeki Mai
• OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2017 Natsu da! Umi da! ANGERME da!!
• Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~ - Kanatsu Mizuki, Hashisako Rin, Okamura Minami, Nakayama Natsume, Tamenaga Shion, Ishiguri Kanami
• OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2018 ~Kobushi Natsu Tamashii!!~ - Nomura Minami
• Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful" - Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Kawamura Ayano, Miyamoto Karin, Inoue Rei, Tanimoto Ami, Shimakura Rika, Hirai Miyo (part of a medley)

Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan

• S/mileage Live Tour 2012 Aki ~Choi Kawa Banchou~ (part of a medley)
• ANGERME First Concert Tour 2015 Aki "Hyakka Ryouran" - Fukuda Kanon, Katsuta Rina

Smile Blues

• Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2012 Natsu ~Ktkr Natsu no FAN Matsuri!~
• ANGERME First Concert Tour 2015 Aki "Hyakka Ryouran" - Fukuda Kanon, Tamura Meimi

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	5	7	6	12	5	4	6	20,043
20	37	45	43	42	43	40	40	1,683
26	-	-	-	-	-	-	133	407

Total Reported Sales: 22,133

Trivia

• This is third S/mileage single with an English name. The first being Short Cut and the second being Please Miniskirt Postwoman!.
• Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan was originally a Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika (Morning Musume) cover.
• This is the 8th consecutive time S/mileage recorded a cover for a single.
• This is the first S/mileage single in which not all members received at least one solo line.
• it is one of 8 music videos for a single that has over 1,000,000 views on S/mileage's official youtube channel
• There was no Single V for this single, the MV and the close up ver. Are featured in S/mileage no Music V Collection ②

External Links

• Discography: S/mileage (archived), Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
• Event V Announcement (archived)
• Wikipedia: Japanese
• Tsunku's official comments
• Lyrics: Dot Bikini, Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan, Sumairu Blues