Kono Machi

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Release Date February 6, 2013

Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single, CD+DVD, Event V

Recorded 2012

Label

Producer Tsunku

℃-ute Singles Chronology

Previous: Aitai Aitai Aitai na 19th Single (2012)

Next: Crazy Kanzen na Otona 21st Single (2013) ]] Kono Machi (この街; This Town) is ℃-ute's 20th single, released on February 6, 2013. The single and all its coupling tracks are covers songs from the singer Moritaka Chisato.

The Event V was released on February 16, 2013.

Regular Edition

 * 1) Kono Machi
 * 2) Kono Machi (Dance Groove Ver.)
 * 3) Kono Machi (Instrumental)



Limited Edition A
CD DVD
 * 1) Kono Machi
 * 2) Ame (雨; Rain) - Yajima Maimi
 * 3) Kono Machi (Instrumental)
 * 1) Kono Machi (Another Edition)
 * 2) Kono Machi (Close-up Ver.)

Limited Edition B

 * 1) Kono Machi
 * 2) Ame - Yajima Maimi
 * 3) Kono Machi (Instrumental)

Limited Edition C
CD DVD
 * 1) Kono Machi
 * 2) Hae Otoko (ハエ男; Fly Man)
 * 3) Kono Machi (Instrumental)
 * 1) Kono Machi (Another Edition)
 * 2) Kono Machi (5shot Ver.)

Limited Edition D

 * 1) Kono Machi
 * 2) Hae Otoko
 * 3) Kono Machi (Instrumental)

Event V

 * 1) Kono Machi (Yajima Maimi LIVE Solo Ver.)
 * 2) Kono Machi (Nakajima Saki LIVE Solo Ver.)
 * 3) Kono Machi (Suzuki Airi LIVE Solo Ver.)
 * 4) Kono Machi (Okai Chisato LIVE Solo Ver.)
 * 5) Kono Machi (Hagiwara Mai LIVE Solo Ver.)

Featured Members

 * Yajima Maimi
 * Nakajima Saki
 * Suzuki Airi
 * Okai Chisato
 * Hagiwara Mai

Concert Performances

 * 1) Kono Machi
 * 2) *℃-ute Concert Tour 2012 Winter ~Shinseinaru Pentagram~
 * 3) *Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~
 * 4) *Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Bravo!~
 * 5) *Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Yamagishi Riko
 * 6) *℃-ute Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Treasure Box~
 * 7) *℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~"
 * Ame
 * 1) *℃-ute Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Treasure Box~
 * 2) *℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~"

Song Information

 * 1) Kono Machi
 * 2) *Lyrics: Moritaka Chisato
 * 3) *Composition: Saito Hideo
 * 4) *Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
 * 5) *Vocals:
 * 6) **Yajima Maimi, Suzuki Airi, and Okai Chisato (Main Vocals)
 * 7) **Nakajima Saki and Hagiwara Mai (Minor Vocals)
 * Ame
 * 1) *Lyrics: Moritaka Chisato
 * 2) *Composition: Matsuura Seiji
 * 3) *Arrangement: Itagaki Yusuke
 * 4) *Vocals:
 * 5) **Yajima Maimi (Main Vocal)
 * 6) Hae Otoko
 * 7) *Lyrics & Composition: Moritaka Chisato
 * 8) *Arrangement: Fujizawa Yoshimasa
 * 9) *Vocals:
 * 10) **Yajima Maimi (Main Vocals)
 * 11) **Nakajima Saki, Suzuki Airi, Okai Chisato and Hagiwara Mai (Minor Vocals)

Trivia

 * The single was confirmed via ℃-ute official staff Twitter account.
 * Tsunku is dedicating this song to the 2nd anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake.
 * Tsunku and Moritaka Chisato decided to change the confessions and some of the lyrics for the 2013 version. Every member has their own confession about the world in Kono Machi.
 * The Dance Groove Ver. has an upper beat and a different line distribution from the original.
 * ℃-ute performed this single for the first time at their 2012 Winter Concert Tour (℃-ute Concert Tour 2012 Winter ~Shinseinaru Pentagram~) on December 30, 2012 at Zepp Fukuoka, Fukuoka.
 * The single was released the day after Nakajima Saki's 19th birthday (February 5, 2013).
 * The single was also released the day before Yajima Maimi's 21st birthday and Hagiwara Mai's 17th birthday (February 7, 2013)
 * The song title and release date was originally leaked by an anonymous person from 2ch on November 28th.
 * Another music video was announced at an event for the single, where ℃-ute asked the fans to send in pictures of their hometowns for the music video.
 * Suzuki Airi sang a solo version of "Kono Machi" on an episode of Hello! Project Station.
 * The MV of Kono Machi and Close-up Ver. of Ame appear on Music V Tokushuu 4 ~Cutie Visual~
 * It was released on the same day as Mano Erina's final album, BEST FRIENDS.
 * The "Minna no Kono Machi ver." And the "White Room ver." Of Appear as bonus in the blu ray of Petit Best 14

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 26,784