Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist

'''Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist' (眼鏡の男の子/ニッポンノD・N・A！/Go Waist; Glasses Boy / Japanese D・N・A! / Go Waist'') is BEYOOOOONDS' major debut single. It was released on August 7, 2019 in 6 editions: 3 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions included a random trading card of 13 kinds depending on the jacket (39 in total). The limited editions included an event lottery serial number card.

"Go Waist" is a Japanese cover and parody of the 1979 hit "Go West" by the Village People. The BEYOOOOONDS version interprets "Go West" as a waist exercise song.

"Megane no Otoko no Ko" was selected as the August 2019 ending theme for CDTV.

Regular Edition A

 * 1) Megane no Otoko no Ko
 * 2) Nippon no D・N・A!
 * 3) Go Waist
 * 4) GIRL ZONE - Ame no Mori Kawa Umi
 * 5) Megane no Otoko no Ko (Instrumental)
 * 6) Nippon no D・N・A! (Instrumental)
 * 7) Go Waist (Instrumental)
 * 8) GIRL ZONE (Instrumental)

Regular Edition B

 * 1) Megane no Otoko no Ko
 * 2) Nippon no D・N・A!
 * 3) Go Waist
 * 4) Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi (文化祭実行委員長の恋; Cultural Festival Committee Executive Chairman's Love)
 * 5) Megane no Otoko no Ko (Instrumental)
 * 6) Nippon no D・N・A! (Instrumental)
 * 7) Go Waist (Instrumental)
 * 8) Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi (Instrumental)

Regular Edition C

 * 1) Megane no Otoko no Ko
 * 2) Nippon no D・N・A!
 * 3) Go Waist
 * 4) Toei Oedo Sen no Roppongi Eki de Dakishimete (都営大江戸線の六本木駅で抱きしめて; Embrace Me at Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo Line) - CHICA#TETSU
 * 5) Megane no Otoko no Ko (Instrumental)
 * 6) Nippon no D・N・A! (Instrumental)
 * 7) Go Waist (Instrumental)
 * 8) Toei Oedo Sen no Roppongi Eki de Dakishimete (Instrumental)

Limited Editions A-C

 * 1) Megane no Otoko no Ko
 * 2) Nippon no D・N・A!
 * 3) Go Waist
 * 4) Megane no Otoko no Ko (Instrumental)
 * 5) Nippon no D・N・A! (Instrumental)
 * 6) Go Waist (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD

 * 1) Megane no Otoko no Ko (Music Video)
 * 2) Megane no Otoko no Ko (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition B DVD

 * 1) Nippon no D・N・A! (Music Video)
 * 2) Nippon no D・N・A! (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition C DVD

 * 1) Go Waist (Music Video)
 * 2) Go Waist (Dance Shot Ver.)

Featured Members

 * CHICA#TETSU
 * Ichioka Reina
 * Shimakura Rika
 * Nishida Shiori
 * Eguchi Saya
 * Ame no Mori Kawa Umi
 * Takase Kurumi
 * Maeda Kokoro
 * Yamazaki Yuhane
 * Okamura Minami
 * Kiyono Momohime
 * Hirai Miyo
 * Kobayashi Honoka
 * Satoyoshi Utano

Single Information

 * Megane no Otoko no Ko
 * Lyrics and Composition: Hoshibe Sho
 * Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
 * Chorus: Shiobara Namiko
 * Human Beatbox: Suraburu Tame, Kiyono Momohime
 * Dance Choreography: Suzuki Ayaka, Kumagai Hiroaki
 * Music Video: Tamura Keisuke


 * Nippon no D・N・A!
 * Lyrics: Nozawa Toru
 * Composition, Arrangement, Programming: Hoshibe Sho
 * Additional Programming: Hashimoto Shin
 * Guitar: Asai Yasuo
 * Chorus: Shiobara Namiko
 * Voice: Nozawa Toru, Hoshibe Sho, Ito Yoshinori, Yamao Masato
 * Dance Choreography: Kumagai Hiroaki
 * Music Video: Shimotsu Yuta


 * Go Waist
 * Original Song: Go West
 * Lyrics: Henri Belolo / Victor Edward Willis
 * Japanese Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
 * Composition: Jacques Morali
 * Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
 * Piano: Kobayashi Honoka
 * Chorus: BEYOOOOONDS, Nozawa Toru, Hoshibe Sho, Yamao Masato
 * Dance Choreography: Kumagai Hiroaki
 * Music Video: Ue+Kita


 * GIRL ZONE
 * Lyrics and Composition: Oomori Seiko
 * Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
 * Dance Choreography: Kumagai Hiroaki


 * Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi
 * Lyrics and Composition: Hoshibe Sho
 * Arrangement, Guitar, Bass, Programming: Itagaki Yusuke
 * Chorus: Yamao Masato
 * Dance Choreography: Suzuki Ayaka, Kumagai Hiroaki


 * Toei Oedo Sen no Roppongi Eki de Dakishimete
 * Lyrics and Composition: Hoshibe Sho
 * Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Shimizu Nobuyuki
 * Chorus and Demo Vocals: Shiobara Namiko
 * Dance Choreography: Kumagai Hiroaki

TV Performances

 * [2018.11.05] The Girls Live (Megane no Otoko no Ko)
 * [2019.01.14] The Girls Live (Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi)
 * [2019.08.12] Premium MelodiX! (Megane no Otoko no Ko)

Concert Performances

 * Megane no Otoko no Ko
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER
 * Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 9gatsu ~Momiji~
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER ~YOU &amp; I~
 * Tanaka Reina Tandoku Kouen ~ Reina 100%! vol.4 Acro Diva♡ - Tanaka Reina
 * Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~ (opening act)
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019
 * Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
 * Hello Pro Premium ANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru Final Wada Ayaka Sotsugyou Special Rinnetenshou ~Aru Toki Umareta Ai no Teishou~ (opening act)
 * Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful"


 * Nippon no D・N・A!
 * Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful"


 * Go Waist
 * Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful" - Hello! Project
 * Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "harmony"


 * GIRL ZONE
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER ~NEW AGE~
 * Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 3gatsu ~SUN~
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019
 * Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "harmony" - Ame no Mori Kawa Umi, Hirai Miyo, Satoyoshi Utano (part of a medley)


 * Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018
 * Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~ (opening act)
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER ~NEW AGE~
 * Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~ (opening act)
 * Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
 * Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful" (part of a medley)


 * Toei Oedo Sen no Roppongi Eki de Dakishimete
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER ~NEW AGE~
 * Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 3gatsu ~SUN~
 * Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019
 * Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "harmony" - CHICA#TETSU, Kobayashi Honoka (part of a medley)

Event Performances

 * [2019.08.02] TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL (Nippon no D・N・A!, Go Waist)

Oricon Chart Positions

 * Daily & Weekly Rankings


 * Monthly Ranking

!Ref Total reported sales: 103,354
 * 2019
 * August
 * TBA
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 * Weekly Combined Ranking

Total reported points: 110,832
 * 1
 * 105,949
 * 43
 * 4,883
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 * 4,883
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Billboard Japan Top Single Sales
Total reported sales: 100,122

Other Chart Rankings
!Ref (85,636)
 * rowspan="13" align="center" |🇯🇵
 * Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days)
 * align="center" |1
 * align="center" |1
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 * colspan="3" align="center" |"Megane no Otoko no Ko" only
 * Billboard Japan Hot 100
 * align="center" |2
 * align="center" |
 * Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
 * align="center" |30
 * align="center" |
 * colspan="3" align="center" |"Nippon no D・N・A!" only
 * Billboard Japan Hot 100
 * align="center" |82
 * align="center" |
 * Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
 * align="center" |60
 * align="center" |
 * colspan="3" align="center" |"GIRL ZONE" only
 * Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
 * align="center" |100
 * align="center" |
 * colspan="3" align="center" |"Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi" only
 * Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
 * align="center" |77
 * align="center" |
 * colspan="3" align="center" |"Toei Oedo Sen no Roppongi Eki de Dakishimete" only
 * Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
 * align="center" |56
 * align="center" |
 * }
 * colspan="3" align="center" |"Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi" only
 * Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
 * align="center" |77
 * align="center" |
 * colspan="3" align="center" |"Toei Oedo Sen no Roppongi Eki de Dakishimete" only
 * Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
 * align="center" |56
 * align="center" |
 * }
 * align="center" |56
 * align="center" |
 * }

Minna ga Kimeru!! BEYOOOOONDS TV CM Campaign
On July 16, 2019, the day the official music videos were uploaded onto BEYOOOOONDS's newly opened YouTube channel, the "Minna ga Kimeru! BEYOOOOONDS TV CM Campaign" (みんなが決める!! BEYOOOOONDSテレビCMキャンペーン; Everyone Decides! BEYOOOOONDS TV CM Campaign) was also announced to decide which one would be aired as a commercial. The video with the most number of views by 9:00 PM JST on July 25 would be chosen.

Under production versions of the 15 and 30-second commercials for each song were uploaded onto BEYOOOOOND's YouTube channel on July 23.

The music video for "Nippon no D・N・A!" had the most views by July 25, but due to the great response for all three music videos, it was decided that all three songs would have commercials with their air time divided based on their number of views:
 * "Megane no Otoko no Ko" with over 500,000 views would air 35% of the time.
 * "Nippon no D・N・A!" with over 590,000 views would air 51% of the time.
 * "Go Waist" with over 350,000 views would air 24% of the time.

On August 5, the commercials began airing on TV across seven regions of Japan and on the web (YouTube, Twitter, Instagram).

"BEYOOOOONDS Megane" Twitter Campaign
A Twitter campaign was announced on August 5, 2019 in order to commemorate their debut and give 30 people the chance to win a pair of "BEYOOOOONDS Megane (Glasses)".

To enter, Twitter users must follow two simple steps:
 * 1) Follow the BEYOOOOONDS official Twitter account.
 * 2) Retweet the.

The campaign began on August 5, 2019 at 7:00 JST and will end on August 18, 2019 at midnight. Only people living within Japan are eligible to win.

Trivia

 * The single was announced at the BEYOOOOONDS Ouen Kikaku FC Event 2019 ~Banshun no Jin ZIN~ on April 30, 2019, the last day of the Heisei era. The first part of the event, including the surprise announcement, was broadcasted live on LINE LIVE.
 * BEYOOOOONDS is the first Hello! Project act to debut in the Reiwa era.


 * Megane no Otoko no Ko
 * "Megane no Otoko no Ko" led songwriter Hoshibe Sho to join UP-FRONT. It was the song he submitted (as a member of a unit) for the in 2012. The demo was originally written in around 2009 or 2010, under the title "Megane no Onna no Ko" (眼鏡の女の子; Glasses Girl), with a male perspective and a heavy beat closer to hip-hop. For the audition, the song was changed to its current shuffle beat as a homage to Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover". Although his unit was rejected during application screening, the song was appraised and Hoshibe received the opportunity to work with UP-FRONT as a sort of apprentice writer. In 2017, Hoshibe was asked to change the lyrics to a female perspective so a Hello! Project group could sing it. Aside from the protagonist's gender, the outline of the story was mostly unchanged from the original.
 * In "Megane no Otoko no Ko", the date in Kiyono Momohime's line, "It takes place in the spring of the first year of the Reiwa era" (時は令和元年の春), changes for live performances. For example, the date was "summer of 2018" (2018年の夏) for Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER, "summer of the first year of the Reiwa era" (令和元年の夏) for Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER, and so forth.
 * The Regular Edition A CD jacket and the manga cover in the "Megane no Otoko no Ko" music video are spoofs of the cover design that was used until the early 2000s for shoujo manga tankoubon published under the Ribon Mascot Comics label.
 * "Megane no Otoko no Ko" was selected for the August 2019 TBC Ichi Oshi Powerplay, and the "Yushu Shinjin" powerplay by NBS.
 * To commemorate the single reaching #1 on the Oricon weekly charts in its first week, a Panic Train Ver. music video of "Megane no Otoko no Ko" was uploaded onto YouTube on August 14, 2019 at 21:00 JST.


 * Nippon no D・N・A!
 * Lyricist and performance director Nozawa Toru appears in the "Nippon no D・N・A!" music video as the company president.
 * "Nippon no D・N・A!" is described as a message song with a "'90s TK sound".
 * "Nippon no D･N･A!" was selected for the August 2019 "B-HOT! Rookies" powerplay by RADIO BERRY and the "8gatsu no Manpure" powerplay by CBC Radio, as well as the August 2019 "Plus Tune" for Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (JOQR).


 * Go Waist
 * Kobayashi Honoka's piano scene in the "Go Waist" music video is a parody of the pianist introductions in the NHK calisthenics TV program Minna no Taisou.
 * "Saya's Bootcamp" in the "Go Waist" music video is a parody of the at-home workout program Billy's Bootcamp by American fitness guru Billy Blanks, which became a pop culture phenomenon in Japan in 2007.


 * Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi
 * "Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi" is a spin-off of "Megane no Otoko no Ko", which takes place when the titular glasses boy disappears from riding the train every morning. Hoshibe Sho explains that the glasses boy was absent in preparation for his school festival. There (and in the story of "Bunkasai Jikkou Iinchou no Koi") he enters and wins the crossdressing competition and also meets his girlfriend.


 * Sales
 * Within the single's first week, BEYOOOOONDS has the second highest major debut sales of all the current Hello! Project groups, being surpassed only by Morning Musume. They also have the seventh highest major debut sales in all of Hello! Project including past acts, but excluding shuffle units and Gomattou.
 * BEYOOOOOMDS has the fifth highest first week sales for a major debut single in all of Hello! Project including past acts, but excluding shuffle units.
 * BEYOOOOONDS is also the first Hello! Project group to rank as #1 on the Oricon weekly singles chart with their debut single.
 * BEYOOOOONDS is the third Hello! Project act not affiliated with Morning Musume to sell more than 100,000 copies on Oricon after Taiyou to Ciscomoon and Matsuura Aya. Taking billboard sales into account, they are fourth after ℃-ute.