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High Tension (song)
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Wikipedia article
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| name = High Tension
| cover = HIGH TENSION LIMITED A.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = AKB48
| album = Thumbnail
| A-side = High Tension
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| producer = Yasushi Akimoto
| prev_title = Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Shoot Sign
| next_year = 2017
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is the 46th single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released on through You, Be Cool!/King Records. This is the final single appearance of Haruka Shimazaki, who left the group shortly after the release. The single's choreography is also centered by Shimazaki. The title song is used as the theme song of their drama 'Cabasuka Gakuen' premiered on October 30, 2016 and was used for one of the team battles during Produce 48's group battle stage.
The single's title is an example of Wasei-eigo and refers to a state of high excitement instead of any of the usual meanings of "tension" in English.
Track listing
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Theater edition
Senbatsu members
"High Tension"
The center performer is Haruka Shimazaki.* AKB48 Team A: Anna Iriyama, Haruna Kojima, 'Haruka Shimazaki' , Yui Yokoyama
* Team K: Mion Mukaichi
* Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Rena Kat, Yuria Kizaki, Mayu Watanabe
* Team 4: Nana Okada, Saya Kawamoto, Mako Kojima, Haruka Komiyama, Juri Takahashi
* Team 8: Yui Oguri
* SKE48 Team S: Jurina Matsui
* NMB48 Team N: Sayaka Yamamoto
* HKT48 Team H: Haruka Kodama, Rino Sashihara
* Team KIV: Sakura Miyawaki
* Team TII: Hana Matsuoka
* NGT48 Team NIII: Rika Nakai
"Osae Kirenai Shoudou"
This song was performed by this single's unit, Waiting Circle which consists of the following members:* Team A: Megu Taniguchi, Yui Hiwatashi
* Team K: Tomu Muto
* Team B: Ryoka Oshima, Moe Got, 'Seina Fukuoka'
* Team 4: Yuiri Murayama
* Team 8: Narumi Kurano, Nanami Yamada, Nagisa Sakaguchi
* Kenkyusei: Satone Kubo, Kira Takahashi
"Happy End"
This song is performed by this single's unit Renacchis, a unit that was created on "Renacchi's Sousenkyo" made by member Rena Kat as a joke on the app "755".* Team A: Natsuki Kojima
* Team K: Yka Tano, Mion Mukaichi, Mogi Shinobu
* Team B: Ryoka Oshima, Rena Kat, Yuria Kizaki
* Team 4: Ayaka Okada,
* Team 8: 'Yui Oguri' , Kurena Cho
* Team KII: Yumana Takagi
* Team E: Sumire Sato
* Team BII: Miori Ichikawa
* Team H: Natsumi Tanaka
* Team TII: Hana Matsuoka
* Team NIII: Rika Nakai, Maho Yamaguchi
"Better"
This song serves as Haruka Shimazaki's graduation song, with the Senbatsu members being her good friends from AKB48's 9th Generation.* Team A: 'Haruka Shimazaki' , Mariko Nakamura, Yui Yokoyama
* Team K: Haruka Shimada
* Team B: Miyu Takeuchi
* Team S: Suzuran Yamauchi
* Team KII: Mina Oba
* Graduates: Mariya Nagao
"Hoshizora no Kimi ni"
This song is performed by Team 8 EAST, with members belonging from the eastern region of Japan, where their prefectures belong.* Team 8: Mei Abe, 'Yui Oguri' , Erina Oda, 'Nagisa Sakaguchi' , Akari Sato, Shiori Sato, Nanami Sato, Maria Shimizu, Ayane Takahashi, Hijiri Tanikawa, Kurena Cho, Haruna Hashimoto, Yuna Hattori, Tsumugi Hayasaka, Ayaka Hidaritomo, Hitomi Honda, Kasumi Mogi, Yuri Yokomichi, Yui Yokoyama, Nanase Yoshikawa, Hinano Noda, Hatsuka Utada
"Shishunki no Adrenaline"
This song is performed by Team 8 WEST, with members belonging from the western region of Japan, where their prefectures belong.* Team 8: Mei Abe, Nao Ota, Momoka Onishi, Yurina Gyoten, 'Narumi Kuranoo' , Miu Shitao, Karin Shimoaoki, Kaoru Takaoka, Yuri Tani, Ikumi Nakano, Serika Nagano, Sayuna Hama, Riona Hamamatsu, Kotone Hitomi, Natsuki Hirose, Rena Fukuchi, Rira Miyazato, Karen Yoshida, Moka Yaguchi, Nanami Yamada, Ruka Yamamoto, Miyu Yoshino, Misaki Terada
"Seijun Tired"
This song is sang by the unit "Tentoumu Chu!", which was originally a Kenkyuusei unit soon turned into active unit.* Team 4: Nana Okada, 'Mako Kojima' , Miki Nishino
* Team S: Ryoha Kitagawa
* Team BII: Nagisa Shibuya
* Team H: Meru Tashima
* Team KIV: Mio Tomonaga
"Mata Anata no Koto o Kangaeteta"
This song is sang by this single's unit Team Vocal, who are known to be the best vocalists of their Teams.* Team A: Miho Miyazaki
* Team K: Yka Tano, 'Minami Minegishi'
* Team 8: Erina Oda
* Team S: Rion Azuma, Suzuran Yamauchi
* Team KII: Akane Takayanagi, Nao Furuhata
* Team N: Natsuko Akashi
* Team M: Miru Shiroma
* Team TII: Erena Sakamoto
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