Idol group AKB48 will release their 48th maxi-single, titled Negaigoto no mochigusare, on May 31st.
Negaigoto no mochigusare will be available in seven editions: three limited CD+DVD versions, three regular CD+DVD editions and the CD-only "Theater Edition". All of the editions will feature the title track and the B-side Imapara. The third track varies from version to version. Furthermore, all editions also include instrumental versions of the songs. All of the DVDs feature the music videos for the three featured tracks.
Moreover, all of the B-sides have a different member of the group as the center singer. For Imapara it is Sashihara Rino, for Maebure (featured on Type A) it is Watanabe Mayu, for Tenmetsu Pheromon (on Type B) it is Matsui Jurina and for Ano koro no gohyaku en dama (on Type C) it is Yamamoto Sayaka. The third track on the Theater Edition is still untitled, but is known that it will be a STU48 track. All limited editions include a voting card (valid only in Japan) for the election of AKB48's 49th maxi-single.
A short version of the music video from AKB48's 47th maxi-single, Shoot Sign, which came out on March 15th, can be viewed below:
