Kitto Watashi wa / Naseba Naru (きっと私は/ナセバナル; I Must Be / You Can Do It If You Try) is Kobushi Factory's 6th single. It was released on August 8, 2018 in 5 editions: 2 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions included a random trading card of 6 kinds depending on the jacket (12 in total). Limited Edition SP included an event lottery serial number card.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Kitto Watashi wa
- Naseba Naru
- Kitto Watashi wa (Instrumental)
- Naseba Naru (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD[]
- Kitto Watashi wa (Music Video)
Limited Edition B DVD[]
- Naseba Naru (Music Video)
Limited Edition SP DVD[]
- Kitto Watashi wa (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Naseba Naru (Close-up Ver.)
Event V[]
- Kitto Watashi wa (Close-up Ver.)
- Naseba Naru (Hirose Ayaka Solo Ver.)
- Naseba Naru (Nomura Minami Solo Ver.)
- Naseba Naru (Hamaura Ayano Solo Ver.)
- Naseba Naru (Wada Sakurako Solo Ver.)
- Naseba Naru (Inoue Rei Solo Ver.)
Featured Members[]
Kobushi Factory promoting "Kitto Watashi wa"
Single Information[]
- Kitto Watashi wa
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Rap Arrangement: U.M.E.D.Y.
- Arrangement: Okubo Kaoru
- Dance Choreography: Nishida Issei[1]
- Music Video: Shibue Shuhei
- Naseba Naru
- Lyrics: Oikawa Neko
- Composition: Hoshibe Sho
- Arrangement and Bass: Miyanaga Jiro[2]
- Drums: Yamauchi "masshoi" Yu[2]
- Violin: Amemiya Mamiko, Mikuni Matsuri[2]
- Viola: Tanaka Keiko[2]
- Cello: Ito Shuhei[2]
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO[3]
- Music Video: Tanaka Nozomi
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2018.07.30] The Girls Live (Naseba Naru)
- [2018.08.06] The Girls Live (Kitto Watashi wa)
- [2019.02.11] The Girls Live (Kitto Watashi wa)
- [2020.07.04] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!" (Naseba Naru) - Shimakura Rika
Concert Performances[]
- Kitto Watashi wa
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE~
- Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2018 ~SHINE! Kobushi Tamashii!~
- OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2018 ~Kobushi Natsu Tamashii!!~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~ - Kobushi Factory with Morning Musume '19
- Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2019 ~Haru Urara~
- Kobushi Factory First Concert 2019 Haru Urara ~GW Special~
- OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2019 supported by POCARI SWEAT Kobushi Natsu no Nen!!
- Naseba Naru
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ONE FOR ALL~
- Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2018 ~SHINE! Kobushi Tamashii!~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Kobushi Factory First Concert 2019 Haru Urara ~GW Special~
- Hello! Project 2025 Winter Fes. "Gou" - Nonaka Miki, Nishida Shiori, Nakayama Natsume, Nishizaki Miku
Event Performances[]
- Kitto Watashi wa
- [2018.08.03] TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL
- [2020.02.22-23] Kobushi Factory Fanclub Tour "Smile For You!!!!!" in Shizuoka
- [2024.01.09] Morning Musume '24 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event - Ishida Ayumi
- [2024.02.09] ANGERME Tamenaga Shion Birthday Event 2024 - Tamenaga Shion
- [2024.08.26] Juice=Juice FC Event 2024 ~Miracle×Juice×Box×Enjoy Summer!~ - Inoue Rei, Kawashima Mifu
- Naseba Naru
- [2023.08.17] BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS Kobayashi Honoka Birthday Event 2023 - Kobayashi Honoka
- [2024.07.18] Juice=Juice Inoue Rei Birthday Event 2024 - Inoue Rei
- [2025.01.20] Juice=Juice Arisawa Ichika・Kawashima Mifu Birthday Event in Nagoya - Arisawa Ichika, Kawashima Mifu
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 3 18,252 |
9 | 5 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 23,117 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83 | 641 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 106 | 664 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Out for 1 week. | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 147 | 242 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 193 | 151 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109 | 342 |
| - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | 111 | 445 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 170 | 193 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Out for 1 week. | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 178 | 164 |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | August | 16 | 24,422 | [4] |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 212 | 25,959 |
Total Reported Sales: 25,959*
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales[]
| Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 27,835 | [5] |
| 79 | N/A | [6] |
| Out for 4 weeks. | ||
| 78 | N/A | [7] |
| 97 | N/A | [8] |
Total Reported Sales: 27,835*
Recochoku Music Video Rankings[]
| Song | Daily Rank | Weekly Rank | Monthly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitto Watashi wa | 6 | 10 | 59 |
| Naseba Naru | 10 | 24 | - |
Other Chart Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 4 (24,850) |
[9] |
| "Kitto Watashi wa" only | |||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 13 | [10] | |
Trivia[]
- The single was announced on The Girls Live on June 25, 2018.[11]
- Oikawa Neko, the lyricist of "Naseba Naru", is best known for writing the hit opening theme song "Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis" (A Cruel Angel's Thesis) by Takahashi Yoko from the 1995 anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion.[12]
- "Kitto Watashi wa" is used as the intro music for the OMAKE CHANNEL.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/NutsBoss/status/1021729651851292675
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "こぶしファクトリー 「ナセバナル」 楽器REC" (in Japanese). Upcoming (via YouTube). 2018-08-01.
- ↑ "振付けしましたシリーズ☆" (in Japanese). Room No.445. 2018-08-18.
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2018-08/p/2/
- ↑ "【ビルボード】乃木坂46『ジコチューで行こう！』が1,052,776枚を売り上げ週間シングル・セールス首位" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2018-08-13.
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=08&day=27
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=10&day=1
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=10&day=8
- ↑ "【先ヨミ】乃木坂46『ジコチューで行こう！』が924,272枚を売り上げ首位独走 UP10TION、超特急が続く" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2018-08-09.
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=08&day=20
- ↑ https://twitter.com/goma201500/status/1011283693581754368
- ↑ "Liner Notes こぶしファクトリー「ナセバナル」" (in Japanese). Hoshibe Sho Official Site. 2018-07-30.
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Event V Announcement
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Kitto Watashi wa, Naseba Naru
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