74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e

"74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e"
Type A cover
Single by HKT48
A-side	"74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e"
B-side	"Chain of Love" "Taboo no Iro" "HKT-jou, Ima, Ugoku" "Einstein Yori Dianna Agron" "ZuuZuushisa wo Kashite Choudai"
Released	April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13) (Japan)
Format	Maxi single
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:05
Label	Universal Sigma
Writer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
HKT48 chronology "Shekarashika!" (2015) "74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e" (2016) "Saikō Kayo" (2016) Music video "74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e" Not available for United States, Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand

74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e (74億分の1の君へ; To you, the 1 out of 7.4 billion) is the 7th single from the Japanese idol girl group HKT48, released on April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13) by Universal Music Japan. It was debuted live during a live concert held on March 30, at Marine Messe Fukuoka.

This single was released in five different versions, and in addition, this release occurs in a very delicate moment for the group: the HKT closed its old theater, located in the Hawks Town Mall on March 31 and will be opening a new one, located in Nishitetsu Hall on April 28, two weeks after 7th single release.

The single was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart,^[1] with 238,828 copies sold.^[2] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[3]

Only full versions from "74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e" and "HKT-jou, Ima Ugoku" music videos are available on JPopAsia and JPopSuki. Other MVs (in full version) are not available on these sites to date. As the official channel HKT48 does not release full versions from music videos of coupling songs, only "74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e" (MV Full) will be available along the release of "Saikō Kayo", on September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07). Instead of M-On, the full-size music video premiered on Space Shower TV.

This is the last single to feature Chihiro Anai, who announced her graduation on June 8, 2016.

Trivia & Controversies

• The intro from "74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e" is notable for having similarities with "Octavarium", from American progressive metal band Dream Theater. The chorus of this song has some similarities with "Around the World", from Aqua, as well of choruses of "Start:DASH!!" and "Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari", from μ's.
• When the full version from "74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e" music video releases (September 06, on Eastern Time), Chihiro Anai was graduated from the group after participating from her last activity as idol, on July 30, 2016. Unfortunately, the Full MV will not be available for United States, Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand , due to YouTube Red.
• "Einstein Yori Dianna Agron" (NakoMiku & MeroMio) received several negative reviews in social media. However, according with Yasushi Akimoto, he declared that there's no intention of discrimination or/and sexual harassment in the lyrics. The full version music video from this song was not released on YouTube by force of contract with the label.

Selected Members (Senbatsu)

Track list

References