| "So Long!" | ||||
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:So_Long!_single_cover.jpg) Type A single cover | ||||
| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Tsugi no Ashiato | ||||
| B-side | "Waiting Room" | |||
| Released | February 20, 2013 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "So Long!" on YouTube "Waiting Room" (preview) on YouTube | ||||
"So Long!" (stylized as "So long !" with a space before the exclamation mark) is the 30th major single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.[1] It is also AKB48's sixth cherry blossom-themed single, and its first single of 2013.[1] This single was released in Japan on February 20 in four different versions.[1]
The 64-minute-long music video for the title track is directed by director Nobuhiko Obayashi.[2] The Nippon Television network aired a 3-episode special television drama based on the title track from 11–13 February 2013.[3] This is also the last single to feature long-time members Tomomi Kasai, Moeno Nitō, and Sayaka Nakaya.
- ^ a b c "AKB48、30thシングルは恒例卒業曲「So long ! 」". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ "AKB48桜ソングMVは大林宣彦監督の64分劇映画 新センターはまゆゆ". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ^ "AKB48 ： チーム対抗で泣けるドラマ 3夜連続放送で視聴者が決定". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-01-29.