Shortcake (Yuki Kashiwagi song)

"Shortcake"
Single by Yuki Kashiwagi
B-side	"Soredemo Nakanai" "Sakura no Ki ni Narō (acoustic version)
Released	February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)
Genre	J-pop
Length	29:38 (type A) 28:54 (type B) 28:04 (type C)
Label	Avex / YukiRing[1] AVCA-62291/B (type A, regular) AVCA-62288/B (type A, limited) AVCA-62292/B (type B, regular) AVCA-62289/B (type B, limited) AVCA-62293/B (type C, regular) AVCA-62290/B (type C, limited) AVC1-62294/B (Theater Edition)
Songwriter(s)	Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Yuki Kashiwagi singles chronology
"Shortcake" (2013) "Birthday Wedding" (2013)

"Shortcake" (ショートケーキ) is the debut single of AKB48 member Yuki Kashiwagi. It was released on February 6, 2013 by Avex Group under its YukiRing brand, named after Kashiwagi's nickname Yukirin.[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

Type A track listing[2]

No.	Title	Arranger	Length
1.	"Shortcake"	YUMA	4:38
2.	"Soredemo Nakanai"	Satomi Kawasaki	4:43
3.	"Sakura no Ki ni Narō" (acoustic version featuring Kotaro Oshio)	Oshio	5:29
4.	"Shortcake" (off-vocal version)	YUMA	4:38
5.	"Soredemo Nakanai" (off-vocal version)	Kawasaki	4:43
6.	"Sakura no Ki ni Narō" (off-vocal version)	Oshio	5:29
Total length:			29:38

Tie-ups

• TV Tokyo: Mieri no Kashiwagi (ミエリーノ柏木) opening theme and insert song[3] (tracks 1 and 2)[4]

Chart performance

Release	Oricon Singles Chart	Peak position	Debut sales (copies)	Sales total (copies)
February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)	Daily Chart	1	45,333	126,864
	Weekly Chart	2[5]	104,799
	Monthly Chart
	Yearly Chart

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)	2[6]

References

1. "YukiRing: Discography". YukiRing Official Site. Avex Group. Archived from the original on 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
2. "AKB48's Kashiwagi Yuki meets her idol Ishikawa Rika + "Shortcake" covers and track lists". tokyohive. 6Theory Media. Archived from the original on 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
3. "Kashiwagi Yuki Debut Solo Single "Shortcake" Covers". Melos no Michi. Blogger. Archived from the original on 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
4. "The Music of TV Tokyo's Mieri no Kashiwagi". TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
5. "Oricon Weekly Singles Chart (2013-02-18)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
6. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Hanshin Contents Link and Prometheus Global Media. 2013-02-18. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2014-02-07.

External links

• Yuki Kashiwagi - Shortcake (Teaser) on YouTube