Author Topic: [2013.02.06] Kashiwagi Yuki - 1st Single "Shortcake" (Read 32396 times)

rexywhite · « **Reply #60 on:** February 05, 2013, 12:56:21 PM »

She is just too damn beautiful

All the tracks in this single are really good. Seriously in love with her version of SakuKiNa, her voice suits the tone of the acoustic so much, it's so relaxing to hear to. Really can't wait for my copy to arrive.

I really hope this will be a success to show that s#itty newspaper that their scoop will not deter her fans faith nor her strength to be the ultimate idol. Good luck Yuki

Seigus · « **Reply #61 on:** February 05, 2013, 06:17:56 PM »

Full PV for Shortcake (with Japanese and Chinese subs)

【YukiRinger字幕PV】柏木由紀ショートケーキ—在线播放—优酷网，视频高清在线观看

Yukirin looks absolutely breathtaking in the video, especially in the scenes where she's one with nature. She looks like a goddess who has descended on Earth

hyoyoung · « **Reply #62 on:** February 06, 2013, 03:23:45 AM »

this is really beaufitul!
so as the PV.
I liked!

winner · « **Reply #63 on:** February 06, 2013, 05:57:01 AM »

Class-kai no ato de is going to stay in my playlist for a long time.
The nostalgic melody pairing Yukirin's classic voice kills.

Jul3 · « **Reply #64 on:** February 06, 2013, 11:33:16 AM »

Kashiwagi Yuki holds a release event for “Short Cake”

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On February 6th, AKB48’s Kashiwagi Yuki held a release event for her solo debut single, “Short Cake“.

Kashiwagi, who claims herself to be an ‘ame-onna’ (a woman whose presence causes rain), commented on the snow in Tokyo on this day. “There was a downpour on the debut day of French Kiss, and now snow for my solo debut. I wonder if I’ve entered the hall of fame for ame-onnas.”

“Short Cake” is a ballad that describes a heartrending love for a childhood friend, and it’s being used as the theme song for TV Tokyo’s drama, ‘Mielino Kashiwagi‘, starring Kashiwagi herself.

She expressed, “It’s been a dream of mine for a long time, so my dream has come true after 6 years. I’m happy that this day has finally come.” She also revealed that she has been receiving support from fellow members Watanabe Mayu and Sashihara Rino. “They tell me, ‘It’s nerve-racking singing by yourself, but Yukirin will be okay.’ That has been my support.”

On this day, Kashiwagi held a handshake event for her fans. Comedian duo TIM, “spiritual college student” CHIE, and popular patissier Tsujiguchi Hironobu also celebrated her solo debut.

More pictures here: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=28249.msg1151077#msg1151077

http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/02/kashiwagi-yuki-holds-a-release-event-for-short-cake/

~~Early reports are in that~~ Shortcake reached #2 with 45,333 copies sold. ~~Awaiting Oricon confirmation...~~

Edit: Oricon confirmation

Edit 2: Let's compare to the other AKB48 solo debut 1st day sales:

Itano Tomomi - Dear J - 86,681
Maeda Atsuko - Flower - 102,483
Watanabe Mayu - Synchro Tokimeki - 50,145
Sashihara Rino - Sore Demo Suki da yo - 56,879
Iwasa Misaki - Mujin Eki - 7,352
Kasai Tomomi - Masaka - 12,240

Seigus · « **Reply #65 on:** February 06, 2013, 12:22:15 PM »

Quote from: Jul3 on February 06, 2013, 11:33:16 AM

Shortcake reached #2 with 45,333 copies sold.

Congrats on getting #2, Yukirin!

Pretty good numbers. It's just as I expected: her first day sales will be a few thousands less than Mayuyu's Synchro Tokimeki. Shortcake is a solid single with very nice B-sides. Let's hope sales will be good for the rest of the week.

In case anyone missed it, here's Yukirin performing Shortcake on AKBINGO on 31 Jan.

t-motion · « **Reply #66 on:** February 06, 2013, 02:10:52 PM »

Quote from: Jul3 on February 06, 2013, 11:33:16 AM

Kashiwagi Yuki holds a release event for “Short Cake”

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On February 6th, AKB48’s Kashiwagi Yuki held a release event for her solo debut single, “Short Cake“.

Kashiwagi, who claims herself to be an ‘ame-onna’ (a woman whose presence causes rain), commented on the snow in Tokyo on this day. “There was a downpour on the debut day of French Kiss, and now snow for my solo debut. I wonder if I’ve entered the hall of fame for ame-onnas.”

“Short Cake” is a ballad that describes a heartrending love for a childhood friend, and it’s being used as the theme song for TV Tokyo’s drama, ‘Mielino Kashiwagi‘, starring Kashiwagi herself.

She expressed, “It’s been a dream of mine for a long time, so my dream has come true after 6 years. I’m happy that this day has finally come.” She also revealed that she has been receiving support from fellow members Watanabe Mayu and Sashihara Rino. “They tell me, ‘It’s nerve-racking singing by yourself, but Yukirin will be okay.’ That has been my support.”

On this day, Kashiwagi held a handshake event for her fans. Comedian duo TIM, “spiritual college student” CHIE, and popular patissier Tsujiguchi Hironobu also celebrated her solo debut.

More pictures here: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=28249.msg1151077#msg1151077

http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/02/kashiwagi-yuki-holds-a-release-event-for-short-cake/

SomethingWild · « **Reply #67 on:** February 06, 2013, 02:47:19 PM »

Rather than comparing it to the other soloist's debuts I prefer to compare it to their latest releases.
Both methods have their value, but in terms of sale predictions I feel the latter is more valid.

Sasshi - Masquerade: 28,197
Itano - 10nen: 37,038
Mayu - Hikaru: 40,187
Yuki - Shortcake: 45,333
Acchan: Kimi wa: 65,635

With that in mind I think these sales are really good. It'll be a race agains Mayu, aiming for a 92K weekly.
Especially considering how Kasai's sales were pretty poor and how Erena's and Wasamin's sales have been declining.

Seigus · « **Reply #68 on:** February 06, 2013, 06:01:15 PM »

Poster that comes with each purchase of the single

Jul3 · « **Reply #69 on:** February 06, 2013, 11:59:42 PM »

130206 performance and talk on Hiruobi!

【大明湖字幕组】130206 ひるおび! AKB48 柏木由紀 - ショートケーキ＋Talk —在线播放—优酷网，视频高清在线观看

winner · « **Reply #70 on:** February 07, 2013, 02:50:19 AM »

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My solo debut single “Shortcake” went on sale today.
I sang it on Hiruobi this morning and I had an event for it in the afternoon.
TIM-san and CHIE-san came and got a shortcake made for me at a pastry shop by Tsujiguchi Hironobu-san!

The flavor and appearance of it was fantastic
Thanks so much!

I had a handshake event in the evening.
Thanks so much to everyone who came despite the cold!
It was a solo handshake event so I was able to talk with everyone and it really felt like my solo debut had finally arrived.

I’ll sing “Shortcake” with care!
Please look after me.

http://blog48.livejournal.com/3649027.html
thx gator_yoong

Seigus · « **Reply #71 on:** February 07, 2013, 06:05:57 AM »

YKT · « **Reply #72 on:** February 07, 2013, 09:56:00 AM »

Seigus · « **Reply #73 on:** February 07, 2013, 12:20:20 PM »

And it went up! No.1 with 32,074 copies sold on Day 2!!

Comparison with other AKB48 solo debut Day 2 sales:

Itano Tomomi - Dear J - 26,404
Maeda Atsuko - Flower - 28,571
Watanabe Mayu - Synchro Tokimeki - 23,987
Sashihara Rino - Sore Demo Suki da yo - 29,528
Iwasa Misaki - Mujin Eki - 5,310
Kasai Tomomi - Masaka - 7,084

Yukirin enjoys the highest Day 2 sales among all the solo debuts

That's really impressive and I believe a lot has to do with her vocal prowess and the wonderful selection of songs (and her popularity, of course). Perhaps her lack of reaction, i.e. innocence, towards the Shukan Bunshun non-story "scandal" also led to fans buying more copies to show their support for Yukirin.

Comparison with French Kiss' latest single Romance Privacy sales:

Day 1
Shortcake - 45,333
Romance Privacy - 47,194

Day 2
Shortcake - 32,074
Romance Privacy - 16,794

Similar to Mayuyu, it seems like Yukirin enjoys more support as a soloist than a member of a sub-unit. It's been a long time coming for her since she is one of the AKB48 members who fans really wanted to debut as a soloist. Takamina and Masuda Yuka (graduated) being the others.

Quote from: SomethingWild on February 06, 2013, 02:47:19 PM

Rather than comparing it to the other soloist's debuts I prefer to compare it to their latest releases.
Both methods have their value, but in terms of sale predictions I feel the latter is more valid.

I still prefer to compare with the other soloists' debuts because we've seen how the solo debuts are always the ones which boast the highest sales as they have the most hype. But of course, it's always good to compare with other latest releases to track the recent sales trend.

Seigus · « **Reply #74 on:** February 08, 2013, 12:48:17 PM »

Day 3 sales: 8,392

Seigus · « **Reply #75 on:** February 09, 2013, 07:17:15 AM »

Yukirin on Happy Music last night. Trust her to introduce something like that while wearing a dainty tube dress

Shortcake performance starts at 1:49.

Seigus · « **Reply #76 on:** February 09, 2013, 02:13:19 PM »

Shortcake still going strong on the charts. Maintains No.2 position!

Day 4 sales: 5,366

Current total: 91,165

First week sales targets:
French Kiss – Romance Privacy - 85,011
Itano Tomomi - Fui Ni - 90,103
Watanabe Mayu – Hikarumonotachi - 91,907
French Kiss - Kakkowarui - 112,546
Watanabe Mayu - Synchro Tokimeki - 123,237

I predict Shortcake's first week sales will fall around 105K.

Seigus · « **Reply #77 on:** February 10, 2013, 01:03:19 PM »

Shortcake retains the No.2 spot and sales stay above 5K

Day 5 sales: 5,124

Current total: 96,289

First week sales targets:
French Kiss – Romance Privacy - 85,011
Itano Tomomi - Fui Ni - 90,103
Watanabe Mayu – Hikarumonotachi - 91,907
No Sleeves - Kuchibiru - 100,039
AKB48 - Namida Surprise - 104,180
French Kiss - Kakkowarui - 112,546

ase___ · « **Reply #78 on:** February 10, 2013, 04:38:01 PM »

Yukirin performed Shortcake at Music Japan, broadcasted today.

Seigus · « **Reply #79 on:** February 11, 2013, 12:22:18 PM »

Sweet baby shortcakes! Both sales and rank went up on Day 6!

Are Yukirin wota planning to present her a nice end to the first week? At this rate, Shortcake will easily surpass my prediction of 105K for first week sales

Day 6 sales: 5,895

Current total: 102,184

First week sales targets:
French Kiss – Romance Privacy - 85,011
Itano Tomomi - Fui Ni - 90,103
Watanabe Mayu – Hikarumonotachi - 91,907
No Sleeves - Kuchibiru - 100,039
AKB48 - Namida Surprise - 104,180
French Kiss - Kakkowarui - 112,546