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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) is Morning Musume's 53rd single. It was released on April 17, 2013 in 7 edition: 2 regular and 5 limited editions. This is Tanaka Reina's graduation single.

Tracklist[]

CD[]

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, Limited Edition A-C[]

  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 D[]

  1. Brainstorming
  2. Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
  3. Tokimeku Tokimeke (トキメクトキメケ; Fluttering HeartbeatMichishige SayumiFukumura MizukiIkuta ErinaIikubo HarunaIshida 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 TimeSayashi RihoSuzuki KanonSato MasakiKudo HarukaOda Sakura
  4. Brainstorming (Instrumental)
  5. Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD[]

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

Limited Edition B DVD[]

  1. Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Music Video)
  2. Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Close-up Ver.)

Limited Edition C DVD[]

  1. Rock no Teigi (Music Video)
  2. Making of Brainstorming/Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (メイキング映像)

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[]

Buresuto

Morning Musume promoting Brainstorming

KSINMIPROMO2

Morning Musume promoting Kimi sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai

Single Information[]

  • All Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
Brainstorming
Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
Rock no Teigi
A B C D E-cha E-cha Shitai
Tokimeku Tokimeke
Itsumo to Onnaji Seifuku de

Performances[]

TV Performances[]

Brainstorming
  • [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
  • [2015.06.12] The Girls Live
Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
Rock no Teigi

Concert Performances[]

Brainstorming
Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
A B C D E-cha E-cha Shitai
Tokimeku Tokimeke
Itsumo to Onnaji Seifuku de
Rock no Teigi

Event Performances[]

Brainstorming
Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai
Tokimeku Tokimeke
Itsumo to Onnaji Seifuku de
Rock no Teigi

Chart Positions[]

Oricon Chart Positions[]

Daily & Weekly Ranking
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1
65,915
1
7,597
1
4,361
1
7,881
1
2,993
1
4,171
1 94,037
1
2,937
14 19 7 12 28 10 11 9,856
27 36 46 47 - - - 47 1,450
- - - - - - - 88 648
- - - - - - - 131 391
- - - - - - - 190 298
Yearly Ranking
Year Year Rank Sales Ref
2013 66 106,680 [1]

Total Reported Sales: 106,680

Other Chart Rankings[]

Country Chart Highest
Position
Ref
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 97 [2]

Trivia[]

  • Tanaka Reina and Sayashi Riho are the centers for ‘’Brainstorming’’. Tanaka Reina is the center for ‘’Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai’’.
  • This is the fourth Morning Musume single to get an Official Website (archived).
  • This is Tanaka Reina's last single as a Morning Musume member.
  • This single was leaked by the same anonymous 2ch user who leaked Help me!! and Kono Machi weeks prior to their announcement. The single was fully confirmed on March 19th.
  • The loose shot version of Brainstorming reached 1 million views after 6 days.
  • 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.[3]
  • "Brainstorming" was covered by Team Okai.
  • The single ranked #1 in the weekly charts and charted for 6 weeks, with a total of 106,680 copies sold.[4] The single ranked #66 on the Oricon yearly chart for 2013.[5]
  • 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.
  • This is the first time since Aruiteru to have all of the daily rankings in the first week in the number one spot. 
  • The single placed #30 on the Oricon Half Year Sales Ranking 2013.
  • As of February 2016, the official music videos for both A-sides are 2 of 46 music videos for a single that have reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel. Additionally, Brainstorming has over 5,000,000 views in total.
  • This is their last graduation single under their original name.

Videos[]

Brainstorming (MV)
Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (MV)

Brainstorming (Loose Shot Ver.)
Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai (Dance Shot Ver.)

Photo Gallery[]

References[]

External Links[]

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