Romance no Tochuu / Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) / Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)

 (ロマンスの途中／私が言う前に抱きしめなきゃね（MEMORIAL EDIT）／五月雨美女がさ乱れる（MEMORIAL EDIT）; In the Middle of Romance / Before I Say So, You've Gotta Hug Me, Okay? (Memorial Edit) / Early Summer Rain Beauties Go Wild (Memorial Edit)) official english tittle being Romance is on its way / Hug me before I ask you to (Memorial edit) / SA-MI-DA-RE Girls its Crazy (Memorial edit) is Juice=Juice's major debut single. The single was released on September 11, 2013 in 6 editions: a regular and 5 limited editions. The first press of the single came with a coaster of 6 kinds.

The Event V for "Romance no Tochuu" was released on September 23, 2013 and was only sold at the September 23 release event in Tokyo and the September 29 release event in Osaka. The Event V features each member's solo close-ups for the single.

"Romance no Tochuu" was the ending theme song for the television series Bowling Revolution P★League.

CD

 * 1) Romance no Tochuu
 * 2) Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * 3) Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * 4) Romance no Tochuu -Instrumental-
 * 5) Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Instrumental-
 * 6) Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Instrumental-

Limited Edition A DVD

 * 1) Romance no Tochuu -Music Video-
 * 2) Romance no Tochuu -Dance Shot Ver.-

Limited Edition B DVD

 * 1) Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Music Video-
 * 2) Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Dance Shot Ver.-

Limited Edition C DVD

 * 1) Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Music Video-
 * 2) Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Dance Shot Ver.-

Limited Edition D DVD

 * 1) Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Close-Up Ver.-
 * 2) Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Dance Shot Ver.II-

Limited Edition E DVD

 * 1) Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Close-Up Ver.-
 * 2) Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Dance Shot Ver.II-

Event V "Romance no Tochuu"

 * 1) Romance no Tochuu (Miyazaki Yuka Solo Ver.)
 * 2) Romance no Tochuu (Kanazawa Tomoko Solo Ver.)
 * 3) Romance no Tochuu (Takagi Sayuki Solo Ver.)
 * 4) Romance no Tochuu (Miyamoto Karin Solo Ver.)
 * 5) Romance no Tochuu (Uemura Akari Solo Ver.)

Featured Members

 * Miyazaki Yuka
 * Kanazawa Tomoko
 * Takagi Sayuki
 * Miyamoto Karin
 * Uemura Akari

TV Performances

 * [2013.08.27] Live B♪
 * [2013.08.28] Namaiki TV
 * [2013.09.13] Music Dragon
 * [2013.10.22] Bomber-E Aki Matsuri
 * [2014.01.30] Music Japan
 * [2014.02.20] The Girls Live

Concert Performances

 * Romance no Tochuu
 * Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Sorezore!~
 * Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Mazekoze!~
 * ℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~"
 * Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~9gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
 * Naruchika 2013 Aki Berryz Koubou x Juice=Juice
 * Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~GOiSU MODE~
 * Hello! Project Hina Fest 2014 ~Full Course~
 * Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~DE-HA MiX~ (with Hello! Project)
 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~6gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ (with Hello Pro Kenshuusei)
 * Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2014 News=News ~Kakuchi yori Otodoke Shimasu!~
 * Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
 * Hello! Project Hina Fest 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~
 * Juice=Juice Fast Live Tour 2015 ~Special Juice~
 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Yanagawa Nanami


 * Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * See also: Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne


 * Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Mazekoze!~
 * Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Kugatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
 * Naruchika 2013 Aki Berryz Koubou x Juice=Juice
 * Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
 * Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~DE-HA MiX~
 * Hello! Project Hina Fest 2014 ~Full Course~
 * Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~KOREZO!~ (as part of a medley)
 * Juice=Juice Fast Live Tour 2015 ~Special Juice~


 * Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * ''See also: Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru


 * Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Sorezore!~
 * Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~9gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
 * Naruchika 2013 Aki Berryz Koubou x Juice=Juice
 * Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~GOiSU MODE~ (as part of a medley)
 * Hello! Project Hina Fest 2014 ~Full Course~
 * Juice=Juice Fast Live Tour 2015 ~Special Juice~

Single Information

 * Romance no Tochuu
 * Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke


 * Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro


 * Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement: Itagaki Yusuke
 * Brass Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke

Promotions
Mini Lives=
 * July 30, 2013
 * August 9, 2013: Nagoya, Aichi
 * August 12, 2013: Osaka Prefecture
 * August 13, 2013: Okayama Prefecture
 * August 28, 2013: Sendai, Miyagi
 * September 11, 2013: Tokyo, Japan
 * September 12, 2013: Tokyo, Japan
 * September 13, 2013: Chiba Prefecture
 * September 14, 2013: Tokyo, Japan
 * September 19, 2013: Tokyo, Japan (Shibuya District)
 * -|Handshake Events=
 * July 30, 2013
 * August 9, 2013: Nagoya, Aichi
 * August 12, 2013: Osaka Prefecture
 * August 28, 2013: Sendai, Miyagi
 * September 11, 2013: Tokyo, Japan
 * September 12, 2013: Tokyo, Japan
 * September 13, 2013: Chiba Prefecture
 * September 14, 2013: Tokyo, Japan
 * September 19, 2013: Tokyo, Japan (Shibuya District)

Trivia

 * The single was originally announced on June 13, 2013 at Ikebukuro Sunshine City, and re-announced on July 27, 2013.
 * This is Juice=Juice first single to have an official website.
 * This is Juice=Juice first single to have an Event V.
 * The MEMORIAL EDITs are remixes and some of the solo lines are re-distributed.
 * Otsuka Aina was originally featured in the single, but she withdrew from the group before its release.
 * The single was coincidentally released on the anniversary of Otsuka Aina's first concert as a member of Hello! Project.
 * When the MV for Romance no Tochuu was premiered on Hello! Project Station, there were brief shots where Otsuka Aina could be seen in the background. This was fixed when the official MV was released on Juice=Juice's channel.
 * There is a glimpse of Otsuka's arm and shadow in the MV for Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT).
 * A photo promoting this single, with Otsuka Aina, was leaked.
 * Miyazaki Yuka's hairstyle changes from straight to curly several times throughout the Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) MV.
 * Juice=Juice has the third highest major-debut sales count of all the current Hello! Project groups, with 43,144 copies sold, being surpassed only by Morning Musume and Country Girls.
 * Romance no Tochuu is the first MV to have more than 1.000.000 views on their official Youtube channel
 * It was released on the same day as THE Possible's 7th single, Otome! Be Ambitious!.
 * This was their lowest selling single until the release of Black Butterfly / Kaze ni Fukarete.

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 43,144