"Ōgoe Diamond" (大声ダイヤモンド, Ōgoe Daiyamondo) is the 10th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, the 12th overall and the first on King Records,[1] released on October 22, 2008.[2] It was the first single for Jurina Matsui from SKE48 and also the first AKB48's single to feature a member of the sister group. It reached number 3 in the Oricon weekly singles chart.[3]
Release
The single was released in two versions, CD+DVD both: Regular Edition (通常盤) (catalog number KIZM-23/4) and Theater Edition (劇場盤) (catalog number NKZM-1001/2). This song is also used as the theme song for the AKB48 unit, no3b's drama, "Mendol ~Ikemen Idol~".
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Other versions
The Thai idol group BNK48, a sister group of AKB48, covered the song and named it "Ko Chop Hai Ru Wa Chop" (Thai: ก็ชอบให้รู้ว่าชอบ; IPA:[kɔ̂:t͡ɕʰɔ̂:phâjrú:wâ:t͡ɕʰɔ̂:p]; "I Like You, So I Let You Know That I Like You"). First performed on 2 June 2017 at the group's debut event in Bangkok, the song was included on the group's debut single, "Aitakatta – Yak Cha Dai Phop Thoe", officially released on 8 August 2017.[5]
On June 1, 2022, Spy, a shuffle unit of WACK featuring Yuki Kashiwagi released a cover of the song as a B-side on their single "Anata wo Nerai Uchi♡" (あなたを狙い撃ち♡). [6]
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