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

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Released September 11, 2013

Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single

Recorded 2013

Label hachama

Producer Tsunku

Juice=Juice Singles Chronology

Previous Ten Made Nobore! 3rd Indies Single (2013) Next Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo/Hajimete wo Keiken-chuu 2nd Major Single (2013)]] 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.

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

Concert Performances

 * 1) Romance no Tochuu
 * 2) *Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Sorezore!~
 * 3) *Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Mazekoze!~
 * 4) *℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~"
 * 5) *Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~9gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
 * 6) *Naruchika 2013 Aki Berryz Koubou x Juice=Juice
 * 7) Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * 8) *Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Mazekoze!~
 * 9) *Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Kugatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
 * 10) Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * 11) *Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Sorezore!~
 * 12) *Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~9gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~

Single Information

 * All Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Romance no Tochuu
 * Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
 * Vocals:
 * Main Vocals: Miyamoto Karin
 * Sub Vocal: Takagi Sayuki, Kanazawa Tomoko
 * Minor Vocals: Uemura Akari, Miyazaki Yuka
 * Photo Center: Miyamoto Karin
 * Dance Center: Miyamoto Karin
 * Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
 * Vocals:
 * Main Vocals: Takagi Sayuki, Miyamoto Karin
 * Sub Vocal: Kanazawa Tomoko
 * Minor Vocals: Uemura Akari, Miyazaki Yuka
 * Photo Center: Miyamoto Karin
 * Dance Center: Takagi Sayuki
 * Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * Arrangement: Itagaki Yusuke
 * Brass Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
 * Vocals:
 * Main Vocals: Takagi Sayuki
 * Sub Vocal: Miyamoto Karin, Kanazawa Tomoko
 * Minor Vocals: Uemura Akari, Miyazaki Yuka
 * Photo Center: Miyamoto Karin
 * Dance Center: Miyamoto Karin

Promotions
Mini Lives=
 * July 30, 2013
 * August 9, 2013
 * -|Handshake Events=
 * July 30, 2013
 * August 9, 2013
 * August 12, 2013

Trivia

 * The single was originally announced on June 13, 2013 at Ikebukuro Sunshine City, and re-announced on July 27, 2013.
 * This is Miyazaki Yuka first single as leader and Kanazawa Tomoko as Sub-Leader
 * It is their first major single, fourth single overall.
 * It is the first Juice=Juice single to have an official website.
 * It is the first Juice=Juice single to have an Event V.
 * Unlike previous Juice=Juice singles, the members do not wear their image colors.
 * The MEMORIAL EDITs are remixes and some of the solo lines are re-distributed.
 * It was released on the same day THE Possible released their single Otome! Be Ambitious!.
 * 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 in the MV for Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT).
 * A photo promoting this single, with Otsuka Aina, was leaked.
 * Juice=Juice has the second highest debut sales count of  all the current Hello! Project groups, with 43,144 copies sold, being surpassed only by Morning Musume.
 * This single is the highest ever charting debut single for any of the current groups in Hello! Project and the only to rank in the Top 3 on Oricon's Weekly Single Chart.
 * Romance no Tochuu is the ending theme song for the television series Bowling Revolution P★League, in which ℃-ute member Nakajima Saki participates as a supporter.

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 43,144