Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai

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Release Date April 17, 2013

Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single, CD+DVD

Recorded 2013

Label

Producer Tsunku

Morning Musume Singles Chronology

Previous: Help me!! 52nd Single (2013)

Next: Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke/Ai no Gundan 54th Single (2013)]] Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (ブレインストーミング/君さえ居れば何も要らない; Brainstorming / As Long As I Have You, I Don't Need Anything Else), official english title being Brainstorming / Don't Want Anything but You, is Morning Musume's 53rd single. It was released on April 17, 2013 in 7 editions; 2 regular and 5 limited editions. This is Tanaka Reina's graduation single.

The single ranked #1 in the weekly charts and charted for 6 weeks, with a total of 106,680 copies sold.

This is the first single to achieve the number one spot for a graduating member since 2003's AS FOR ONE DAY when Yasuda Kei graduated from the group. It is also the second number one single in a row for the current iteration of the group.

Regular Edition A (Special Graduation Edition)

 * 1) Brainstorming
 * 2) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
 * 3) Rock no Teigi (Rockの定義; The Definition of Rock) - Tanaka Reina
 * 4) Brainstorming (Instrumental)
 * 5) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Instrumental)

Regular Edition B

 * 1) Brainstorming
 * 2) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
 * 3) A B C D E-cha E-cha Shitai (A B C D E-cha E-chaしたい; A B C D I Want to Make Out)
 * 4) Brainstorming (Instrumental)
 * 5) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A
CD
 * 1) Brainstorming
 * 2) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
 * 3) A B C D E-cha E-cha Shitai
 * 4) Brainstorming (Instrumental)
 * 5) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Instrumental)

DVD
 * 1) Brainstorming (Music Video)
 * 2) Brainstorming (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition B
CD DVD
 * 1) Brainstorming
 * 2) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
 * 3) A B C D E-cha E-cha Shitai
 * 4) Brainstorming (Instrumental)
 * 5) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Instrumental)
 * 1) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Music Video)
 * 2) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Close-up Ver.)

Limited Edition C
CD DVD
 * 1) Brainstorming
 * 2) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
 * 3) A B C D E-cha E-cha Shitai
 * 4) Brainstorming (Instrumental)
 * 5) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Instrumental)
 * 1) Rock no Teigi (Music Video)
 * 2) Making of Brainstorming/Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (メイキング映像)

Limited Edition D

 * 1) Brainstorming
 * 2) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
 * 3) Tokimeku Tokimeke (トキメクトキメケ; Fluttering Heartbeat) - Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi
 * 4) Brainstorming (Instrumental)
 * 5) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Instrumental)

Limited Edition E

 * 1) Brainstorming
 * 2) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
 * 3) Itsumo to Onnaji Seifuku de (いつもとおんなじ制服で; In the School Uniform I Wear All the Time) - Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka, Oda Sakura
 * 4) Brainstorming (Instrumental)
 * 5) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Instrumental)

Brainstorming Event V

 * 1) Brainstorming (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
 * 2) Brainstorming (Tanaka Reina Solo Ver.)
 * 3) Brainstorming (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
 * 4) Brainstorming (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
 * 5) Brainstorming (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
 * 6) Brainstorming (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
 * 7) Brainstorming (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
 * 8) Brainstorming (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
 * 9) Brainstorming (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
 * 10) Brainstorming (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)
 * 11) Brainstorming (Oda Sakura Solo Ver.)

Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai Event V

 * 1) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
 * 2) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Tanaka Reina Solo Ver.)
 * 3) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
 * 4) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
 * 5) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
 * 6) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
 * 7) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
 * 8) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
 * 9) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
 * 10) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)
 * 11) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Oda Sakura Solo Ver.)

Featured Members

 * 6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina (Last single)
 * 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
 * 10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
 * 11th Gen: Oda Sakura

Television Performance

 * [2013.04.18] Music Japan
 * [2013.04.19] Music Dragon
 * [2013.06.29] Ongaku no Hi
 * [2013.09.10] Odaiba Gasshuukoku Mezamashi Live 2013
 * [2013.11.03] J-MELO

Concert Performances

 * 1) Brainstorming
 * 2) *Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Zen'yasai~
 * 3) *Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Berryz Koubou 10 Nenme Totsunyuu Special~
 * 4) *Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Thank You For Your Love!~
 * 5) *Hello! Project Yaon Premium Live ~Soto Fest~
 * 6) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
 * 7) Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
 * 8) *Hello! Project Yaon Premium Live ~Soto Fest~
 * 9) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
 * 10) *Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Mazekoze!~
 * 11) Rock no Teigi
 * 12) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
 * 13) A B C D E-cha E-cha Shitai
 * 14) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~
 * 15) *Naruchika 2013 Fuyu Morning Musume
 * 16) Tokimeku Tokimeke
 * 17) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
 * 18) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~
 * 19) Itsumo to Onnaji Seifuku de
 * 20) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~

Single Information

 * Brainstorming
 * Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement, Keyboards, Programing: Okubo Kaoru
 * Guitar: Kamada Koji
 * Chorus: Sayashi Riho, CHINO, Tsunku
 * Dance Choreographer: YOSHIKO-sensei
 * Vocals:
 * Main Vocals: Tanaka Reina, Sayashi Riho
 * Sub Vocals: Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Oda Sakura
 * Minor Vocals:  Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki


 * Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
 * Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Arranement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
 * Chorus: Sayashi Riho, CHINO, Tsunku, Michishige Sayumi
 * Dance Choreographer: YOSHIKO-sensei
 * Vocals:
 * Main Vocals: Tanaka Reina, Sayashi Riho
 * Sub Vocals: Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura
 * Minor Vocals: Michishige Sayumi, Iikubo Haruna


 * Rock no Teigi
 * Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
 * Guitar: Kamada Koji
 * Chorus: CHINO
 * Vocals: Tanaka Reina


 * A B C D E-cha E-cha Shitai
 * Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
 * Chorus: Sayashi Riho, CHINO, Michishige Sayumi
 * Vocals:
 * Main Vocals: Tanaka Reina, Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho
 * Sub Vocals: Michishige Sayumi, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka, Oda Sakura
 * Minor Vocals: Ikuta Erina, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna


 * Tokimeku Tokimeke
 * Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement: Egami Kotaro
 * Keyboards: Okubo Kaoru
 * Programming: Egami Kotaro, Okubo Kaoru
 * Chorus: CHINO, Tsunku, Michishige Sayumi
 * Vocals:
 * Main Vocals: Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Ishida Ayumi
 * Sub Vocals: Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna


 * Itsumo to Onnaji Seifuku de
 * Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * Arrangement, Programming: Egami Kotaro
 * Chorus: Sayashi Riho, CHINO
 * Main Vocals: Sato Masaki ,  Kudo Haruka, Oda Sakura
 * Sub Vocals: Suzuki Kanon, Sayashi Riho

Song Comments by Tsunku

 * "A B C D E-cha E-cha is a song with minutely arranged parts for each member to showcase their characters. It's a song about the hot lovey-dovey period in relationships. It has a feeling of dance music into it, so it will be exciting to see it performed live. The choreography is cute, cool and interesting. Please look forward to Kudou Haruka's "DO!" parts in the song."
 * Tokimeku Tokimeke (Michishige, Fukumura, Ikuta, Iikubo, Ishida): "A song for the members that are of high school age or higher, excepting Tanaka. Although it's a dance tune that without doubt will be exciting to see in lives but it's also about the loneliness of everyday life. But in the end the overall feel of the song is also filled with a positive attitude looking for excitement."
 * Itsumo Onnaji Seifuku de (Sayashi, Suzuki, Satou, Kudou, Oda): "It's a song about girls looking forward to meeting their crush every day at school and how they feel the time they spent apart is too long while the time they have together went by too quickly. I think it's just fitting to let the younger members sing it."
 * Rock to Teigi (Tanaka): "It's not unusual for me write solo songs for graduating members but sometimes I wondered what to do with it after they graduated. With that in mind I wrote this song thinking of an image that could still be used by her in her band."

Trivia

 * This is Michishige Sayumi's 4th single as leader.
 * This is the fourth Morning Musume single to get an Official Website.
 * This is Tanaka Reina's last single as a Morning Musume member.
 * This is Morning Musume's 2nd official double A-side single.
 * This single was leaked by the same anonymous 2chan user who leaked Help me!! and Kono Machi weeks prior to their announcement. The single was fully confirmed on March 19th.
 * Kudo Haruka is the only member that wears a hat/cap for both "Brainstorming" and "Kimi Sae Ireba Nani Mo Iranai".
 * The loose shot version of Brainstorming reached 1 million views after 6 days, on March 5th.
 * 2013 is the second consecutive year when a single released in April is the graduation single for a member. The first single was Renai Hunter, which was the graduation single for both Niigaki Risa and Mitsui Aika.
 * The Music Video for "Brainstorming" and "Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" are the first Morning Musume Music Videos uploaded to YouTube to include subtitles, both in Japanese and translated English.
 * The Music Video for Brainstorming was uploaded in High Definition (1080p) as a mistake. After Tsunku realized, he decided to leave it as it is.
 * "Brainstorming" was covered by Team Okai.
 * This is the first time since Aruiteru to have all of the whole first week in the number one spot.
 * Best-selling second week since 2009's Nanchatte Ren'ai.
 * Also, highest second week ranking, reaching #9, since 2003's AS FOR ONE DAY, which reached #8.
 * In Brainstorming, Fukumura Mizuki and Sato Masaki took over Tanaka Reina's lines, after her graduation, while Ikuta Erina and Iikubo Haruna got a chance to sing some group parts.
 * The single placed #30 on the Oricon Half Year Sales Ranking 2013.
 * It is one of 19 music videos for a single that has over 1,000,000 views on morning musume's official youtube channel (Brainstorming)

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 106,680

Reference
1.http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2013-04-29/