STU48 outshines the competition

Mega idol group STU48 released their second single, “Kaze Wo Matsu”, February 12. Prior to this release STU48 had only one other single, “Kurayami”, which dropped January 31 last year. “Kurayami” reached number one but only sold 136,456 copies during its first week. “Kaze Wo Matsu”, however, sold 237,000 copies its first day.

For those who aren’t in the know, STU is short for “Setouchi”, a port city in Japan. While other groups in the 48 family have a traditional theatre, STU48’s theatre is specifically unique in the fact that it’s held on a boat that travels to the southern parts of Japan (as seen to the right).

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“Kaze Wo Matsu”’s video (you can check it out below) is a stunning ten minutes long, though it is actually comprised of the music video itself with a making-of shown thereafter.

Be sure to pick up “Kaze Wo Matsu” while you can. You can order the Type A version here, Type B here, Type C here, and Type D here. There is also a limited edition you can pick up: Type A can be found here, Type B here, Type C here, and Type D here.

「風を待つ」 Lyrics：秋元 康　Music ：大河原 昇　Arrangement：若田部 誠 STU48 2ndシングル「風を待つ」表題曲。 Music Videoの舞台は、坂道や石段が多い自然あふれる坂の街 「広島県尾道市」。 100を超える尾道の石段をメンバーが踊りながら駆け上り、ドローンを使用した「空撮」による「1カット撮影」となります。 尾道の自然あふれる風景をバックに、2日間・全10テイクの試行錯誤による、 STU48メンバーが「自分たちの持つ全ての力を凝縮した」Music Videoとなりました。 Total Producer : 秋元 康 All Stars 石田千穂、石田みなみ、磯貝花音、市岡愛弓、今村美月、岩田陽菜、岡田奈々、沖 侑果、甲斐心愛、門脇実優菜、瀧野由美子、田中皓子、土路生優里、中村 舞、福田朱里、薮下 楓 【AKB48 Group Staff】 Executive Producer：吉成夏子 Producer：松村 匠、秋元伸介、磯野久美子、牧野彰宏、藤田浩幸 Assistant Producer：熊谷隆宏、木島 森、上原匡弘、松下大亮、北川謙二、松本伸夫、洲﨑大樹、中根美里、徳永悠太 AKB48 Theater Manager：細井孝宏 Music Director：田中博信 Costume Designer：茅野しのぶ Music Management：河田 進、加藤邦明、翁長隆吉、菅原孝介 Supervising：秋元康事務所 / Y&N Brothers