"Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!, Suki! Suki! Sukippu!) is the first single by Japanese girl group HKT48. It was released in Japan on March 20, 2013,[2] and "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ, Onegai Varentinu) was released through iTunes on February 6, 2013.[3]
Release
Suki! Suki! Skip! was released in Japan on March 20, 2013 in four different versions: Type A, Type B, Type C and the Theater versions.
This is the first time since the formation of all Project 48 groups (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48), the center position belongs to a research student, Meru Tashima.
Also, this single is the first time a CD cover has featured only one girl (Meru Tashima) for AKB48's sister groups.
Track listing
Type-A
CD| Title | 
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| 1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!) |   | 
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| 2. | "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ) |   | 
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| 3. | "Kataomoi no Karaage" (片思いの唐揚げ) |   | 
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| 4. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! [Instrumental]" |   | 
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| 5. | "Onegai Valentine [Instrumental]" |   | 
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| 6. | "Kataomoi no Karaage [Instrumental]" |   | 
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DVD| Title | 
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| 1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! Music Video" |   | 
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| 2. | "Kataomoi no Karaage Music Video" |   | 
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| 3. | "Tokyo Shūgakuryokō" (東京修学旅行) |   | 
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Kataomoi no Karaage was the ending theme to Japanese dub of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic during its first season.[5]
Type-B
CD| Title | 
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| 1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!) |   | 
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| 2. | "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ) |   | 
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| 3. | "Ima ga Ichiban" (今がイチバン) |   | 
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| 4. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! [Instrumental]" |   | 
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| 5. | "Onegai Valentine [Instrumental]" |   | 
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| 6. | "Ima ga Ichiban [Instrumental]" |   | 
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DVD| Title | 
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| 1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! Music Video" |   | 
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| 2. | "Ima ga Ichiban Music Video" |   | 
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| 3. | "Hakata Kankou Annai" (博多観光案内) |   | 
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Type-C
CD| Title | 
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| 1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!) |   | 
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| 2. | "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ) |   | 
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| 3. | "Seifuku no Banbi" (制服のバンビ) |   | 
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| 4. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! [Instrumental]" |   | 
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| 5. | "Onegai Valentine [Instrumental]" |   | 
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| 6. | "Seifuku no Banbi [Instrumental]" |   | 
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DVD| Title | 
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| 1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! Music Video" |   | 
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| 2. | "Collection from one gag all members" |   | 
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Theater Edition
CD| Title | 
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| 1. | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" (スキ!スキ!スキップ!) |   | 
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| 2. | "Onegai Valentine" (お願いヴァレンティヌ) |   | 
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| 3. | "Kireigoto demo ii Janai ka?" (キレイゴトでもいいじゃないか?) |   | 
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| 4. | "Suki! Suki! Skip! [Instrumental]" |   | 
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| 5. | "Onegai Valentine [Instrumental]" |   | 
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| 6. | "Kireigoto demo ii Janai ka? [Instrumental]" |   | 
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Members
"Suki! Suki! Skip!"
- Team H : Chihiro Anai,  Nao Ueki, Aika Ota, Haruka Kodama, Rino Sashihara, Yuki Shimono, Chiyori Nakanishi, Natsumi Matsuoka, Sakura Miyawaki, Anna Murashige, Aoi Motomura, Madoka Moriyasu, Haruka Wakatabe
 
- Kenkyuusei : Meru Tashima, Mio Tomonaga, Mai Fuchigami
 
"Onegai Valentine"
- Team H : Chihiro Anai,  Nao Ueki, Aika Ota, Haruka Kodama, Rino Sashihara, Yuki Shimono, Chiyori Nakanishi, Natsumi Matsuoka, Sakura Miyawaki, Anna Murashige, Aoi Motomura, Madoka Moriyasu, Haruka Wakatabe
 
- Kenkyuusei : Meru Tashima, Mio Tomonaga, Mai Fuchigami
 
"Kataomoi no Karage"
- Team H: Sakura Miyawaki, Aika Ota, Aoi Motomura, Anna Murashige, Haruka Wakatabe
 
- Kenkyuusei: Meru Tashima, Mio Tomonaga, Marina Yamada, Izumi Umemoto, Yuka Akiyoshi, Maiko Fukagawa, Yuka Tanaka
 
"Ima ga Ichiban"
- Team H : Chihiro Anai, Serina Kumazawa, Haruka Kodama, Rino Sashihara, Natsumi Tanaka, Chiyori Nakanishi, Natsumi Matsuoka, Madoka Moriyasu
 
- Kenkyuusei : Kyouka Abe, Mina Imada, Marika Tani, Riko Sakaguchi
 
Oricon Charts
| Release
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Oricon Singles Chart
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Peak position
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Debut sales (copies)
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Sales total (copies)
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| March 20, 2013
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Daily Chart
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1
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205,278
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284,467
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| Weekly Chart
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1
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250,147
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| Monthly Chart
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4
 | 
264,550
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References
Further reading
- HKT48 (20 March 2013a). Suki! Suki! Skip! (Type-A ed.). Universal Sigma. ASIN B00B1LCGIG. UMCK-5417.
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- HKT48 (20 March 2013b). Suki! Suki! Skip! (Type-B ed.). Universal Sigma. ASIN B00B1LCGJU. UMCK-5418.
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- HKT48 (20 March 2013c). Suki! Suki! Skip! (Type-C ed.). Universal Sigma. ASIN B00B1LCGI6. UMCK-5419.
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- HKT48 (20 March 2013t). Suki! Suki! Skip! (Theater ed.). Universal Sigma. ASIN B00BWIWF0C. PROS-5005.
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External links
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