"Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" (LOVE TRIP/しあわせを分けなさい) is the 45th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 31, 2016.[1] It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[2] with 1,177,769 copies sold.[3] The song also reached number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[4]
The member lineup for the title track and several supporting B-sides was determined by the results from the annual election held by AKB48 and its several sister groups. Rino Sashihara, having won the election for the third time, serves as the center (choreography center) in the title song.[5]
16 members, ranked 1st to 16th of the 45th single general election, were selected for the song. The choreography center is Rino Sashihara.[12][13]
16 members, ranked 17th to 32nd of the 45th single general election, are called Under Girls and sing this song.[13][14]
16 members, ranked 33rd to 48th of the 45th single general election, are called Next Girls and sing this song.[13][15]
16 members, ranked 49th to 64th of the 45th single general election, are called Future Girls and sing this song.[13][16]