"Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? / 25sai Eien Setsu (「ひとりで生きられそう」って それってねえ、褒めているの？／25歳永遠説; Hey, You Said "You're Fine on Your Own," Is That a Compliment? / Age 25 Forever Theory) is Juice=Juice's 12th single. It was released on June 5, 2019 in 5 editions: 2 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions included a random trading card of 8 kinds depending on the jacket (16 in total). Limited Edition SP included an event lottery serial number card.
This is the last single to feature leader Miyazaki Yuka.[1]
Tracklist
CD
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?
- 25sai Eien Setsu
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? (Instrumental)
- 25sai Eien Setsu (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? (Music Video)
Limited Edition B DVD
- 25sai Eien Setsu (Music Video)
Limited Edition SP DVD
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? (Dance Shot Ver.)
- 25sai Eien Setsu (Dance Shot Ver.)
Event V
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? (Close-up Ver.)
- 25sai Eien Setsu (Close-up Ver.)
- Making Eizou (メイキング映像; Making-of Video)
Featured Members
Juice=Juice promoting "'Hitori de Ikiraresou' tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?"
- Miyazaki Yuka (last)
- Kanazawa Tomoko
- Takagi Sayuki
- Miyamoto Karin
- Uemura Akari
- Dambara Ruru
- Inaba Manaka
Single Information
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?
- Lyrics and Composition: Yamazaki Aoi
- Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Dance Choreography: Katagiri Yuka[2]
- Music Video: Kamiguchi Satoshi
- 25sai Eien Setsu
- Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
- Composition and Arrangement: KOUGA
- Chorus: Shiobara Namiko[3]
- Music Video: Imamura Shigeru
Performances
Concert Performances
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?
- Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~
- Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful"
- OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2019 supported by POCARI SWEAT J=J Summer Special
- 25sai Eien Setsu
- Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~
- Hello Pro Premium Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~ FINAL Miyazaki Yuka Sotsugyou Special - Miyazaki Yuka → Juice=Juice
TV Performances
- [2019.06.17] FULL CHORUS (25sai Eien Setsu)
- [2019.07.09] Utacon ("Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?)
Event Performances
- [2019.08.04] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL ("Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?)
Chart Positions
Oricon Chart Positions
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 54,452 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 64,826 |
| 15 | 16 | 27 | 19 | - | - | - | 20 | 3,008 |
| 16 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 867 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110 | 356 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Out for 6 weeks. | |
| - | 13 | 3 2,718 |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | June | 9 | 69,057 | [4] |
Total reported sales: 71,775
- Weekly Combined Ranking
| Week Rank | Points |
|---|---|
| 3 | 67,510 |
| 42 | 4,100 |
Total reported points: 71,610
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales
| Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 72,914 | [5] |
| 17 | 6,396 | [6] |
| 46 | 966 | [7] |
| 77 | N/A | [8] |
Total reported sales: 80,276
Recochoku Music Video Rankings
| Song | Daily Rank | Weekly Rank | Monthly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 25sai Eien Setsu | 6 | 10 | 43 |
Other Chart Rankings
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 3 (68,689) |
[9] |
| "'Hitori de Ikiraresou' tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no" only | |||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 7 | [10] | |
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 29 | [11] | |
| CDTV Original Ranking | 4 | [12] | |
| "25sai Eien Setsu" only | |||
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 73 | [11] | |
Trivia
- The single was announced on March 27, 2019 by Miyazaki Yuka on the Juice=Juice official blog.[1]
- "25sai Eien Setsu" is a reference to the fan theory named "25sai Teinen Setsu" (25歳定年説; Age 25 Retirement Theory) that was fueled in late 2018 by the graduation announcements of Iikubo Haruna, Wada Ayaka and Miyazaki, the three oldest Hello! Project members at time, which re-enforced some fans' beliefs that female idols are pressured to graduate before or when they turn age 25.[13] After Miyazaki's graduation announcement YouTube video mostly received comments mentioning the fan theory, Wada vented about it on her blog the next day, saying she was extremely disappointed in people being focused on their age instead of supporting their decisions.[14][15]
- A Template:External2 by user @2iko922 on July 9, 2019 featuring a clip of Juice=Juice's performance of "'Hitori de Ikiraresou' tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?" on Utacon went viral on Twitter in Japan, garnering over one million views, 31,700 likes, and 10,400 retweets in just four days. The newfound attention resulted in additional release events being scheduled for August 13 in Tokyo.[16]
References
External Links
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Event V Announcement