DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo

DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo
Single by Juice=Juice
Native title	DOWN TOWN/がんばれないよ
Released	April 28, 2021
Genre	J-Pop
Format	CD, CD+DVD, digital download
Label	hachama
Juice=Juice Singles Chronology
Previous	Pop Music / Suki tte Itte yo 13th Single (2020)

DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo (DOWN TOWN/がんばれないよ; DOWN TOWN / I'm Unable To Do My Best) is Juice=Juice's 14th single. It will be released on April 28, 2021 in six editions: two regular and four limited. The first press of the two regular editions includes a random trading card of 9 kinds depending on the jacket (18 in total), while the limited SP editions will include an event lottery card.

"DOWN TOWN" is a cover of the 1975 song of same title by the band SUGAR BABE.

This is the debut single of Inoue Rei, who joined the group in April 2020, and last of Takagi Sayuki, who left the group and Hello! Project on February 12. The single was originally scheduled to be released on March 24, but due to Takagi's departure, the release date was postponed to April 28.

Tracklist

CD

1. DOWN TOWN
2. Ganbarenai yo
3. DOWN TOWN (Instrumental)
4. Ganbarenai yo (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD

1. DOWN TOWN (Music Video)
2. DOWN TOWN (MV Satsuei Making) (MV撮影メイキング; Making of the MV Shooting)

Limited Edition B DVD

1. Ganbarenai yo (Music Video)
2. Ganbarenai yo (MV Satsuei Making)

Limited Edition SP1 DVD

1. Ganbarenai yo (Kanazawa Tomoko Solo Ver.)
2. Ganbarenai yo (Uemura Akari Solo Ver.)
3. Ganbarenai yo (Inaba Manaka Solo Ver.)
4. Ganbarenai yo (Inoue Rei Solo Ver.)
5. Ganbarenai yo (Dambara Ruru Solo Ver.)
6. Ganbarenai yo (Kudo Yume Solo Ver.)
7. Ganbarenai yo (Matsunaga Riai Solo Ver.)

Limited Edition SP2 DVD

1. DOWN TOWN (Dance Shot Ver.)
2. "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 (「井上玲音がJuice=Juiceの歌を・・・」シリーズ; "Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." Series) - Inoue Rei × Taisei
3. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 - Inoue Rei
4. Potsuri to 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 - Inoue Rei × Kanazawa Tomoko
5. Sunao ni Amaete 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 - Inoue Rei × Uemura Akari
6. CHOICE & CHANCE 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 - Inoue Rei × Takagi Sayuki
7. Romance no Tochuu 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 - Inoue Rei × Miyamoto Karin
8. Bitansan 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 - Inoue Rei × Inaba Manaka
9. Suki tte Itte yo 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 - Inoue Rei × Dambara Ruru
10. Naite Ii yo 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 - Inoue Rei × Kudo Yume・Matsunaga Riai

Featured Members

Juice=Juice promoting "DOWN TOWN"

Juice=Juice promoting "Ganbarenai yo"

• Kanazawa Tomoko
• Takagi Sayuki (last)
• Uemura Akari
• Inaba Manaka
• Inoue Rei (debut)
• Dambara Ruru
• Kudo Yume
• Matsunaga Riai

Single Information

DOWN TOWN

• Lyrics: Ito Ginji
• Composition: Yamashita Tatsuro
• Arrangement: Anders Dannvik

Ganbarenai yo

• Lyrics: Yamazaki Aoi
• Composition and Arrangement: KOUGA

Performances

Concert Performances

DOWN TOWN

• Hello! Project 2021 Winter ~STEP BY STEP~

Ganbarenai yo

• Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~ Special Number
• Juice=Juice Concert 2020 ~Tsudzuiteiku STORY~ Miyamoto Karin Sotsugyou Special
• Hello! Project Year-End Party 2020 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
• Hello! Project 2021 Winter ~STEP BY STEP~

Trivia

• The "Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." series, featured in the Limited Edition SP2 DVD, is a series of videos of Inoue Rei covering Juice=Juice songs uploaded to the group's YouTube channel starting in May 2020. Out of the videos featured in the DVD, only the "Naite Ii yo" cover featuring Kudo Yume and Matsunaga Riai was previously unpublished onto YouTube.

Additional Videos

「井上玲音がJuice=Juiceの歌を・・・」-01 "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 「井上玲音がJuice=Juiceの歌を・・・」-02 Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 「井上玲音がJuice=Juiceの歌を・・・」-03 Potsuri to 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 「井上玲音がJuice=Juiceの歌を・・・」-04 Sunao ni Amaete 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 「井上玲音がJuice=Juiceの歌を・・・」-05 CHOICE & CHANCE 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 「井上玲音がJuice=Juiceの歌を・・・」-06 Romance no Tochuu 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 「井上玲音がJuice=Juiceの歌を・・・」-07 Bitansan 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】 「井上玲音がJuice=Juiceの歌を・・・」-08 Suki tte Itte yo 【"Inoue Rei ga Juice=Juice no Uta wo..." Series】

External Links

• Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS