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)
Regular Edition
- Dot Bikini
- Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan (恋人は心の応援団; A Lover Is the Heart's Cheerleader) (Country Musume cover)
- Dot Bikini (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A
CD
- Dot Bikini
- Sumairu Blues (すまいるブルース; Smiling Blues) - Smile Shimai (須磨入姉妹; Smile Sisters) (Fukuda Kanon, Tamura Meimi)
- Dot Bikini (Instrumental)
DVD
- Dot Bikini (Dance Shot Ver.)
Limited Edition B
CD
- Dot Bikini
- Sumairu Blues - Smile Shimai
- Dot Bikini (Instrumental)
DVD
- Dot Bikini (Minna Shugo Ver.)
Limited Edition C
CD
- Dot Bikini
- Sumairu Blues - Smile Shimai
- Dot Bikini (Instrumental)
DVD
- Dot Bikini (Dance Shot Ver.II)
Limited Edition D
- Dot Bikini
- Sumairu Blues - Smile Shimai
- Dot Bikini (Instrumental)
Event V
- Dot Bikini Minna Shugo Ver.II (Yokoichi)
- Dot Bikini (Wada Ayaka Close-up Ver.)
- Dot Bikini (Fukuda Kanon Close-up Ver.)
- Dot Bikini (Nakanishi Kana Close-up Ver.)
- Dot Bikini (Takeuchi Akari Close-up Ver.)
- Dot Bikini (Katsuta Rina Close-up Ver.)
- Dot Bikini (Tamura Meimi Close-up Ver.)
Featured Members
S/mileage promoting single
- 1st gen: Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon
- 2nd gen: Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi
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! ~Mazekoze~
- S/mileage LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
- ANGERME STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @ Nippon Budokan "Taiki Bansei" - (As part of a Medley)
- Smile Blues
Single Information
- Dot Bikini
- Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: Fukuda Kanon, Takeuchi Akari, CHINO
- Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan
- Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Itagaki Yusuke
- Chorus: Tsunku
- Smile Blues
- Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Takahashi Yuichi
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
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
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