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"Kokoro no Placard" (心のプラカード, Kokoro no Purakādo, "The Heart's Placard") is the 37th single by the Japanese idol group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 27, 2014. It was the 5th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 1,058,059 copies.
2014 general election
The lineup for the title track and supporting B-sides was determined by the results from the AKB48's 2014 general election. Mayu Watanabe of AKB48's Team B received the most votes and became the center, or headlining performer, for the single.
Promotion and release
The single was released in five types: Type A (two versions: regular and limited), Type K (regular and limited), Type B (regular and limited), Type D (regular and limited) and the Theater Edition.
The lyrics of the song were written by Yasushi Akimoto, the music composed by Yusuke Itagaki.
The full version of MV has not been released along with the single "Kibouteki Refrain", and due to the delay, was released a week later, on December 1.
Reception
The single debuted at number one in the Oricon Daily Singles Chart with 871,923 copies sold on the first day. It reached number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.
Track list
Type A
All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto
CD
No.
Title
Performing units
Length
1.
"Kokoro no Placard" (心のプラカード)
2.
"Kokoro no Placard 1half" (心のプラカード 1half)
3.
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball" (誰かが投げたボール)
Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)
4.
"Hito Natsu no Hankouki" (ひと夏の反抗期)
Next Girls (ネクストガールズ)
5.
"Kokoro no Placard" (off vocal ver.)
6.
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball" (off vocal ver.)
7.
"Hito Natsu no Hankouki" (off vocal ver.)
DVD
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Kokoro no Placard (music video)"
2.
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball (music video)"
3.
"Hito Natsu no Hankouki (music video)"
4.
"Kokoro no Placard Dance Tutorial"
Type B
All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto
CD
No.
Title
Performing units
Length
1.
"Kokoro no Placard" (心のプラカード)
2.
"Kokoro no Placard 1half" (心のプラカード 1half)
3.
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball" (誰かが投げたボール)
Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)
4.
"Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko" (性格が悪い女の子)
Future Girls (フューチャーガールズ)
5.
"Kokoro no Placard" (off vocal ver.)
6.
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball" (off vocal ver.)
7.
"Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko" (off vocal ver.)
DVD
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Kokoro no Placard (music video)"
2.
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball (music video)"
3.
"Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko (music video)"
4.
"Kokoro no Placard Dance Tutorial"
Type C
All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto
CD
No.
Title
Performing units
Length
1.
"Kokoro no Placard" (心のプラカード)
2.
"Kokoro no Placard 1half" (心のプラカード 1half)
3.
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball" (誰かが投げたボール)
Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)
4.
"Chewing Gum no Aji ga Naku Naru Made" (チューインガムの味がなくなるまで)
Upcoming Girls (アップカミングガールズ)
5.
"Kokoro no Placard" (off vocal ver.)
6.
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball" (off vocal ver.)
7.
"Chewing Gum no Aji ga Naku Naru Made" (off vocal ver.)
DVD
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Kokoro no Placard (music video)"
2.
"Dareka ga Nageta Ball (music video)"
3.
"Chewing Gum no Aji ga Naku Naru Made (music video)"
JKT48 released their 7th single Papan Penanda Isi Hati -Message on a Placard- on 27 August 2014 with Shania Junianatha as this single's center. This CD (JKT48 Theater and Rakuten version) has tickets to Pensi JKT48 (Art Show).
Track listing
The single has three versions: Regular Edition distributed by CD Shops (CD+DVD), Regular Edition distributed by JKT48 Theater and Rakuten (CD+DVD), and Theater Edition (CD only).
^ "「AKB48 37thシングル 選抜総選挙」開票結果はこちら" ["AKB48 37th single selection general election" vote counting result is here]. AKB48 Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-06-09.
Type-A Regular Edition Cover
