Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai

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Released February 10, 2010

Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single, CD+DVD, Single V, Event V

Recorded 2010

Label

Producer Tsunku

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(2010)]] Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (女が目立って なぜイケナイ; Why Shouldn't Women Stand Out?) is the 42nd single by [[Hello! Project]] unit Morning Musume. The single was released on February 10th, 2010. It was also the first single since Osaka Koi no Uta without seventh generation member Kusumi Koharu.

Tracklist
thumb|220px|right|Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (MV)

CD

 * 1) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
 * 2) Nakidasu Kamo Shirenai yo (泣き出すかもしれないよ; I Might Burst Into Tears)
 * 3) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD

 * 1) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition B DVD

 * 1) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver.)

Limited Edition C DVD

 * 1) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Make-up Ver.)

Single V

 * 1) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
 * 2) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Stage Ver.)
 * 3) Making of (メイキング 像)

Event V

 * 1) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Takahashi Ai)
 * 2) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Niigaki Risa)
 * 3) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Kamei Eri)
 * 4) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Michishige Sayumi)
 * 5) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Tanaka Reina)
 * 6) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Mitsui Aika)
 * 7) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Junjun)
 * 8) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Linlin)

Featured Members

 * 5th gen: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
 * 6th gen: Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
 * 8th gen: Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin

TV Performances

 * [2010.02.02] Utaban
 * [2010.02.12] Ongaku Senshi MUSIC FIGHTER
 * [2010.02.14] MUSIC JAPAN

Concert Performances

 * 1) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
 * 2) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Haru ~Pikappika!~
 * 3) Nakidasu Kamo Shirenai yo
 * 4) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~

Song Information

 * 1) Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
 * 2) *Lyrics & Music: Tsunku
 * 3) *Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
 * 4) *Drums: Takao Toshiyuki
 * 5) *Violin: Crusher Kimura
 * 6) *Electric & Acoustic Guitars: Kamada Kouji
 * 7) *Chorus: Takahashi Ai and Kamei Eri
 * 8) *Vocals:
 * 9) **Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina (Main Vocals)
 * 10) **Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri (Sub Vocals)
 * 11) Nakidasu Kamo Shirenai yo
 * 12) *Lyrics & Music: Tsunku
 * 13) *Arrangement and Programming: AKIRA
 * 14) *Chorus: Takahashi Ai
 * 15) *Vocals:
 * 16) **Takahashi Ai (Main Vocal)
 * 17) **Niigaki Risa, Tanaka Reina (Sub Vocals)
 * 18) **JunJun (Minor Vocal)

Single
Total Reported Sales: 44,035

Single V
Total Reported Sales: 4,691

Trivia

 * 8th Generation member Mitsui Aika gives a comment about the single on Youtube
 * This is the ninth single where Takahashi Ai was leader of Morning Musume.
 * This is the first single since Osaka Koi no Uta to not feature a seventh generation member.