NMB48 9th Single - Takane no Ringo ~Unboxing~

Since yesterday was Christmas' Eve, I've gotten a few presnts. A few new singles to be exact. One of them is NMB48's 9th Single ''Takane no Ringo'' (The Apple at the Top). I've got Type A since it has one of my favourite songs ''Prom no Koibito''.

Let's start!

I really like how they used those red/orange lights as a symbol for the apples.

The backside shows NMB's Akagumi and their mafia like outfits.

I really, really love those outfits . I mean come on, they look pretty stunning in Danso.

The CD has the title written all over it. I like this colour combination (Navy and Red)

The first half of the Senbatsu member. The Costume is really cool.

Like I already said I like the colours. And the design is pretty simple.

The DVD is just coloured Navy. And the Sunburst effect looks good.

Just the names of the filming crew and participating member.

The plain Navy DVD...... 

.......But wait, there is more!! They actually made the title convex. Even I needed to take a double check to realise this :'D

The Booklet:

The Type A Cover.

The Lyrics. Nothing special....

Here are the participating Senbatsu member and also their names.

The other half.

And here the complete picture.

And luckily I got Fuuko in her Prom no Koibito outfit.

Sayanee would have been really cool, but this is also nice.

The whole Concept of Takane no Ringo is pretty cool. I really like how they actually used a relatively simple design for this single. And I really liked the design for the DVD.

CD Tracklist:

1. Takane no Ringo (高嶺の林檎) / Senbatsu
2. Isshukan, Zenbu ga Getsuyoubi nara ii no ni... (一週間、全部が月曜日ならいいのに…)
3. (Type-A Exclusive track) Prom no Koibito (プロムの恋人) / Shirogumi
4. Takane no Ringo (off-vocal)
5. Isshukan, Zenbu ga Getsuyoubi Naraiinoni... (off-vocal)
6. (Type-A Exclusive track) Prom no Koibito (off-vocal)

DVD:

1. Takane no Ringo (Music Video)
2. (Type-A Exclusive track) Prom no Koibito (Music Video)
3. (Type-A Exclusive track) Oshaberi Gumi First Part

I will try to cover Prom no Koibito's and Takane no Ringo's music videos in one of my next post. So looking forward to this.....

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