Nanchatte Ren'ai
| "Nanchatte Ren'ai" | ||||
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 Regular edition cover | ||||
| Single by Morning Musume | ||||
| from the album 10 My Me | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Zetima | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tsunku | |||
| Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||
| Morning Musume singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Nanchatte Ren'ai on YouTube | ||||
"Nanchatte Ren'ai" (なんちゃって恋愛, "Fake Love") is the 40th single release by the Japanese pop girl group Morning Musume. It was released on August 12, 2009 in four versions: regular edition, a 40th single commemorative, and two limited edition versions.[1] The limited editions each contain a different DVD with one of the PVs on it — as well as these, "Nanchatte Ren'ai (Close-up Ver. White)" and "Making of" were included on the Eizō The Morning Musume 4: Single M Clips DVD.[2]
On the August 14, 2009 broadcast of Music Station, original Morning Musume members Yuko Nakazawa, Kaori Iida, Mari Yaguchi, Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji and Asami Konno did a special performance as backing dancers in a collaboration with the current members.
Contents[edit]
Being the group's 40th single, "Nanchatte Ren'ai" has a special "40th Anniversary" commemorative release which contains the coupling track "Subete wa Ai no Chikara", a different track than the other releases. The album cover of the commemorative CD features Morning Musume in front of a white background, instead of a red background as featured in the other releases. The regular edition, Limited A and Limited B releases each contain the coupling track "Aki Urara" and each sport different covers. Each release contains the instrumental track of "Nanchatte Ren'ai".[1]
The two limited edition releases of the single both come with a DVD containing alternate versions of the music video for "Nanchatte Ren'ai". The Limited A DVD contains "Nanchatte Ren'ai (Dance Shot Ver.)", a music video consisting completely of Morning Musume performing the dance created for the single. The Limited B DVD contains "Nanchatte Ren'ai (Close-up Ver. Black)", a video consisting completely of solo shots of the members.[1]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written and composed by Tsunku and arranged by Kaoru Okubo.
Regular and limited edition CDs[edit]
- "Nanchatte Ren'ai" (なんちゃって恋愛, "Fake Love")
- "Aki Urara" (秋麗, "Autumn's Beauty")
- "Nanchatte Ren'ai" (Instrumental)
40th Anniversary CD[edit]
- "Nanchatte Ren'ai"
- "Subete wa Ai no Chikara (すべては愛の力, "The Power of Love is Everything")
- "Nanchatte Ren'ai" (Instrumental)
Limited A DVD[edit]
- "Nanchatte Ren'ai" (Dance Shot Ver.)
Limited B DVD[edit]
- "Nanchatte Ren'ai" (Close-up Ver. Black)
Featured lineup[edit]
- 5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki
- 6th generation: Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
- 7th generation: Koharu Kusumi
- 8th generation: Aika Mitsui, Junjun, Linlin
Nanchatte Ren'ai Vocalists
Main Vocal : Ai Takahashi, Reina Tanaka
Center Vocal : Risa Niigaki, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Koharu Kusumi
Minor Vocal : Aika Mitsui, Junjun, Linlin
Chart positions[edit]
| Oricon | |
|---|---|
| Daily (August 16, 2009) | |
| #1 | |
| Weekly (August 11, 2009 – August 18, 2009) | |
| #2[3] | |
| Monthly (August 2009) | |
| #7[4] | |
| Total sales | |
| 70,299 As of September 29, 2009 | |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | August 18, 2009 – August 24, 2009 |
| #4[5] | |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | August 18, 2009 – August 24, 2009 |
| #3[6] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Nanchatte Ren'ai" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Up-Front Works - Zetima - Eizō The Morning Musume 4: Single M Clips" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Archived from the original on 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "Singles Weekly Ranks" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Singles Monthly Ranks" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Archived from the original on 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales" (in Japanese). Billboard. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23.
External links[edit]
- "Nanchatte Ren'ai" entry on the Hello! Project official website (in Japanese)
- "Nanchatte Ren'ai" entry at the official Up-Front Works discography (in Japanese)
