Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku

Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku
Regular Edition
Single by Hello! Project Mobekimasu
Native title	ブスにならない哲学
Released	November 16, 2011 November 18, 2011 (Event V)
Genre	J-Pop
Format	CD, CD+DVD, Event V, digital download
Length	15:03 (R,LA), 14:07 (LB, LC, LD, LE, LF), 36:35 (all unique tracks)
Label	zetima
Producer	Tsunku
Morning Musume Singles Chronology
Previous	Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! 47th Single (2011)
Next	Pyocopyoco Ultra 48th Single (2012)
Berryz Koubou Singles Chronology
Previous	Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku Berikyuu Single (2011)
Next	Be Genki (Naseba Naru!) 28th Single (2012)
℃-ute Singles Chronology
Previous	Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku Berikyuu Single (2011)
Next	Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku 18th Single (2012)
Mano Erina Singles Chronology
Previous	Makeruna Wasshoi! Bekimasu Single (2011)
Next	Doki Doki Baby / Tasogare Kousaten 11th Single (2012)
S/mileage Singles Chronology
Previous	Tachiagirl 7th Single (2011)
Next	Please Miniskirt Postwoman! 8th Single (2011)

Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (ブスにならない哲学; A Philosophy for Not Becoming Ugly) is Hello! Project Mobekimasu's debut single. It was released on November 16, 2011 in seven editions: one regular and six limited. Limited Edition A came with a bonus DVD. Limited Editions B through F features different versions of the coupling track "Kacchoi Uta".

The single ranked #4 in the weekly Oricon charts and it sold 56,562 copies in total.

Tracklist

Regular Edition

1. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku
2. Moshimo... (もしも・・・; If...) - Tsugunaga Momoko, Nakajima Saki, Mano Erina, Wada Ayaka, Fukumura Mizuki
3. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A

CD

1. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku
2. Moshimo... - Tsugunaga Momoko, Nakajima Saki, Mano Erina, Wada Ayaka, Fukumura Mizuki
3. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Instrumental)

DVD

1. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Music Video)

Limited Edition B: Morning Musume Edition

1. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku
2. Kacchoii Uta (かっちょ良い歌; A Cool Song) - Hello! Project Mobekimasu featuring Morning Musume
3. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Instrumental)

Limited Edition C: Berryz Koubou Edition

1. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku
2. Kacchoii Uta - Hello! Project Mobekimasu featuring Berryz Koubou
3. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Instrumental)

Limited Edition D: ℃-ute Edition

1. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku
2. Kacchoii Uta - Hello! Project Mobekimasu featuring ℃-ute
3. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Instrumental)

Limited Edition E: Mano Erina Edition

1. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku
2. Kacchoii Uta - Hello! Project Mobekimasu featuring Mano Erina
3. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Instrumental)

Limited Edition F: S/mileage Edition

1. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku
2. Kacchoii Uta - Hello! Project Mobekimasu featuring S/mileage
3. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Instrumental)

Event V

1. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Dance Shot Ver.)
2. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Group Lip Ver.)
3. Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Solo Mix Ver.)
4. Making Eizou

Featured Members

Hello! Poject Mobekimasu promoting the single

• Morning Musume
  • 5th Gen: Niigaki Risa
  • 6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
  • 8th Gen: Mitsui Aika
  • 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
• Berryz Koubou
  • Shimizu Saki
  • Tsugunaga Momoko
  • Tokunaga Chinami
  • Sudo Maasa
  • Natsuyaki Miyabi
  • Kumai Yurina
  • Sugaya Risako
• ℃-ute
  • Yajima Maimi
  • Nakajima Saki
  • Suzuki Airi
  • Okai Chisato
  • Hagiwara Mai
• Mano Erina
• S/mileage
  • 1st Gen: Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon
  • Sub-members: Nakanishi Kana, Kosuga Fuyuka^[N1], Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi

Single Information

• All Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku

Busu ni Naranai Tatsugaku

• Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
• Dance Choreography: Lucky Ikeda
• Music Video: Takehisa Masaki

Moshimo...

• Arrangement: Takahashi Yuichi

Kacchoii Uta

• Arrangement: Asai Yasuo

Performances

TV Performances

• [2011.10.07] PON
• [2011.10.17] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
• [2011.10.29] Hanasaka Times (Tokai area) - Niigaki Risa, Tokunaga Chinami, Sugaya Risako, Okai Chisato, Maeda Yuuka
• [2011.10.29] Asobi na DJ Saturday (Sapporo area) - Sudo Maasa, Yajima Maimi, Fukuda Kanon, Sayashi Riho, Sato Masaki
• [2011.10.29] NTV News24 10/29/11 (Tokyo area) - Tsugunaga Momoko, Suzuki Airi, Fukumura Mizuki, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Kudo Haruka, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi
• [2011.10.29] xx (Fukuoka area) - Michishige Sayumi, Ikuta Erina, Natsuyaki Miyabi, Nakajima Saki, Wada Ayaka
• [2011.10.29] Hachi Nama (Kansai area) - Tanaka Reina, Shimizu Saki, Kumai Yurina, Hagiwara Mai, Nakanishi Kana
• [2011.10.31] Coming Soon!
• [2011.11.06] Music Japan
• [2011.11.11] Happy Music

Concert Performances

Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku

• Hello! Project ☆ Festival 2011
• Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~
• Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Thank You For Your Love!~
• Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Sorezoore!~
• Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~YAPPARI!~ - Ishida Ayumi, Shimizu Saki, Natsuyaki Miyabi, Nakajima Saki, Fukuda Kanon, Katsuta Rina
• Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~DISCOVERY~
• Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful" - Haga Akane, Morito Chisaki, Katsuta Rina, Ise Layla, Dambara Ruru, Ogata Risa, Kiyono Momohime (part of a medley)
• Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2023 3gatsu "Houshun" - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, OCHA NORMA
• Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT "ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!" ACT II - BEYOOOOONDS

Kacchoii Uta

• Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Rock-chan~
• Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Berryz Station~
• Berryz Koubou Tanabata Special Live 2012
• S/mileage Live Tour 2012 Aki ~Choi Kawa Banchou~
• Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Berryz Mansion Nyuukyosha Boshuuchuu!~
• Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
• ℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~"
• Naruchika 2013 Aki Berryz Koubou x Juice=Juice - Berryz Koubou, Juice=Juice
• Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~GOiSU MODE~
• Berryz Koubou Tanabata Special Live 2014
• Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - ℃-ute
• Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu - Country Girls
• Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
• Okai Chisato FC Live ② ~Katte ni Hello Pro 20 Shuunen Omedetou! 2007-2012~ - Okai Chisato
• Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018
• Mano Erina Debut 10 Shuunen Kinen Live ~my precious treasure box~ - Mano Erina
• Kudo Haruka LIVE 2020 "New Face!" - Kudo Haruka

Moshimo...

• Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Rock-chan~
• Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~ – Suzuki Kanon, Sudo Maasa, Hagiwara Mai, Nakanishi Kana, Tamura Meimi
• Hello! Project Hina Fes 2014 ~Full Course~ - Kudo Haruka
• Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu - Country Girls
• ANGERME Live Tour 2016 Aki ~Kizuna~ - Wada Ayaka, Takeuchi Akari, Aikawa Maho
• Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
• Tsugunaga Momoko Last Live ♥Arigatou Otomomochi♥ - Tsugunaga Momoko
• Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Kudo Haruka Sotsugyou Special - Kudo Haruka
• Juice=Juice LIVE 2018 at NIPPON BUDOKAN TRIANGROOOVE - Miyazaki Yuka, Yanagawa Nanami
• Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Altair" -Shimoitani Yukiho, Onoda Saori, Nishida Shiori

Event Performances

Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku

• [2024.07.25] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2024 - Matsunaga Riai

Kacchoii Uta

• [2016.02.02] Morning Musume '16 Makino Maria Birthday Event - Makino Maria
• [2016.03.22] Morning Musume '16 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 5~ & Ogata Haruna Birthday Event - Oda Sakura
• [2023.11.26] Inaba Manaka・Ozeki Mai Fanclub tour in Shirakabako ~Shirakabaccho to Ozeki Neko~ - Inaba Manaka, Ozeki Mai

Moshimo...

• [2012.11.09] Fukumura Mizuki & Iikubo Haruna Birthday Event ~Koukousei NIGHT!!~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi
• [2018.03.27] Morning Musume '18 Haga Akane・Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event - Haga Akane
• [2018.08.11] Suzuki Airi FC Event Dai 1kai Airi Mania Kai ~Budokan Otsukare / A Sou Ieba 24sai Omedetou~ - Suzuki Airi
• [2019.10.18] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Okamura Minami Birthday Event 2019 - Okamura Minami
• [2019.12.12] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Kiyono Momohime Birthday Event 2019 - Kiyono Momohime
• [2020.02.05] Nakajima Saki Birthday Event 2020 ~GOLD★GOLD~ - Nakajima Saki
• [2020.08.27] Morning Musume '20 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
• [2020.09.27] Juice=Juice Miyamoto Karin FC Event 2020 - Miyamoto Karin
• [2021.07.28] Morning Musume '21 Fukumura Mizuki・Okamura Homare Birthday Event - Okamura Homare
• [2021.11.06] Ogata Risa Birthday Event 2021 - Ogata Risa
• [2023.08.10] OCHA NORMA Tsutsui Roko Birthday Event 2023 - Tsutsui Roko, Kubota Nanami
• [2023.10.20] Tsubaki Factory Niinuma Kisora Birthday Event 2023 - Niinuma Kisora
• [2023.10.30] Morning Musume '23 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event ～MIZUKINGDOM de Kiran✧～ - Fukumura Mizuki
• [2023.12.12] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Kiyono Momohime Birthday Event 2023 - Kiyono Momohime
• [2024.01.15] Juice=Juice Arisawa Ichika Birthday Event 2024 - Arisawa Ichika
• [2024.01.18] ANGERME Ise Layla Birthday Event 2024 - Ise Layla
• [2024.03.03] Juice=Juice Fanclub Tour Miracle×Juice×Bus4 in Izu - Dambara Ruru, Irie Risa
• [2024.04.02] Miyazaki Yuka Birthday Event 2024 ～30 Sai～ - Miyazaki Yuka
• [2024.05.28] ANGERME Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2024 ~Minna Kyosei Sasaki oshi★~ - Sasaki Rikako
• [2024.07.16] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2024 - Matsunaga Riai
• [2024.07.30] ANGERME Goto Hana Birthday Event 2024 - Goto Hana
• [2024.08.30] OCHA NORMA Kitahara Momo Birthday Event 2024 - Kitahara Momo
• [2024.09.30] Tsubaki Factory Yagi Shiori Birthday Event 2024 - Yagi Shiori
• [2024.10.16] ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2024 - Kamikokuryo Moe
• [2024.10.24] Tsubaki Factory Ishii Mihane Birthday Event 2024 - Ishii Mihane
• [2024.11.08] Tsubaki Factory Tanimoto Ami Birthday Event 2024 - Tanimoto Ami
• [2024.12.01] Miyamoto Karin Birthday Event 2024 ～CONTINUE～ - Miyamoto Karin
• [2024.12.03] Tsubaki Factory Yofu Runo Birthday Event 2024 - Yofu Runo

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	-	5	5	4	4	4	4	49,429
3	7	22	-	-	-	-	30	5,446
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	76	960
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	153	456
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	198	271

Total Reported Sales: 56,562

Critical Response

Hiraga Tetsuo, a writer for hotexpress, noted that when watching the music video for the first time he felt that the song was a declaration of war against other idol groups, namely the current leader of the idol scene, AKB48. When listening to the song, he stated that a characteristic for Tsunku is a mix of disco and pop, and the reviewer was really impressed by how much talent Hello! Project has, each girl having her distinctive voice, look, and manner of expression.

Trivia

• In the close-up scenes, all the major group leaders, Berryz Koubou's captain Shimizu Saki, and Mano Erina were noted to make a "funny" face, while everyone else just smiled.
• This was the highest selling Hello! Project single in 2011.
• This is the last single to feature the now S/mileage / ANGERME 2nd generation (and Hello Pro Kenshuusei member Kosuga Fuyuka) as sub-members.
• UP-FRONT KANSAI duo Lovelys covered "Moshimo..." for their album RioSaki.
• Inaba Manaka released a solo cover of "Moshimo..." as a digital single to commemorate her graduation from Juice=Juice.
• Yamagishi Riko released a solo cover of "Kacchoii Uta" as a digital single to commemorate her graduation from Tsubaki Factory.

Videos

• MV
• Additional

Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (MV)

DanceShot Ver.

Group Lip Ver.

Solo Mix Ver.

Gallery

• Morning Musume
• Berryz Koubou
• ℃-ute
• Mano Erina
• S/mileage
• Release event at Yomiuri Land
• Morning Musume + 10ki

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References

Notes

1. ^ Kosuga Fuyuka was only featured in parts of the music video and a couple of the television appearances.

External Links

• Discography:
  • Single: S/mileage (archived), Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
  • Event V: Hello! Project
• Wikipedia: Japanese, English
• Lyrics: Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku, Moshimo..., Kacchoii Uta (Morning Musume), Kacchoii Uta (Berryz Koubou), Kacchoii Uta (℃-ute), Kacchoii Uta (Mano Erina), Kacchoii Uta (S/mileage)