HKT48 1st Single [Suki! Suki! Skip!] Tracklisting + Covers

HKT48 will release their debut single [Suki! Suki! Skip!] on 20 March 2013 via Universal Music. It will be released in three CD+DVD types and the usual CD only Theatre Edition. There were two separate types of sales which included the Theatre Edition. The first was individual member 2-shot tickets, and the second was individual member handshake tickets.

Three of the songs, [Suki! Suki! Skip!], [Kataomoi no Karaage], and [Ima ga Ichiban] will receive music videos. The generic coupling song [Onegai Valentine] is being used in a CM for Ghana chocolate, and is performed as part of Team H's 2nd Stage [Hakata Legend], as is [Seifuku no Bambi] and the lead track.

Like their first original song [Hatsukoi Butterfly], which was on AKB48's 29th single [Eien Pressure], 2nd generation kenkyuusei Tashima Meru is the centre here - even getting a solo cover on the Theatre Edition.


HKT48 1st Single
Suki! Suki! Skip!
スキ！スキ！スキップ！
20 March 2013

Type A 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! 02. Onegai Valentine 03. Kataomoi no Karaage (Amakuchi-hime) 04. Suki! Suki! Skip! (off vocal.) 05. Onegai Valentine (off vocal.) 06. Kataomoi no Karaage (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! PV 02. Kataomoi no Karaage PV 03. Tokyo Excursion
Type B 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! 02. Onegai Valentine 03. Ima ga Ichiban (Umakuchi-hime) 04. Suki! Suki! Skip! (off vocal.) 05. Onegai Valentine (off vocal.) 06. Ima ga Ichiban (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! PV 02. PV 03. Hakata Tourist
Type C 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! 02. Onegai Valentine 03. Seifuku no Bambi 04. Suki! Suki! Skip! (off vocal.) 05. Onegai Valentine (off vocal.) 06. Seifuku no Bambi (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! PV 02. Members Gag Collection
Theatre Edition 1,000yen	[CD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! 02. Onegai Valentine 03. Kireigoto demo Iijanaika? 04. Suki! Suki! Skip! (off vocal.) 05. Onegai Valentine (off vocal.) 06. Kireigoto demo Iijanaika? (off vocal.)

I really like the single and hope HKT48 do well on their debut! Aki-P has called Meru "the new Jurina" before, and I think it's just in her similar push to the front. Personally, I'd prefer Haruppi, who is the Team H centre.

Another new HKT48 song [Tanso no Gen](which is not included on this single), is used for a CM for a drawer company:

http://www.tansu-gen.co.jp/tansudance/