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Koi no Crouching Start / Omatsuri Debut da ze! (恋のクラウチングスタート/お祭りデビューだぜ!; Love's Crouching Start / Such a Festive Debut!) is OCHA NORMA's major debut single. It was released on July 13, 2022 in 5 editions: 2 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions included a random trading card of 10 kinds and one shiny group card depending on the jacket (22 in total).[1]

"Koi no Crouching Start" was used as the opening theme of TV Tokyo's drama Mayonaka ni Hello!.[2] It was also used as the ending theme for STV's HareBare TimonD for the month of September 2022.[3]

"Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta" is a cover of the 2015 song of the same name by Kobushi Factory, which itself was a cover of "Ramen Daisuki Koike-san no Uta" by Sharam Q. It was used as the theme song for Fuji TV's Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san Nidaime! 2022nen Shinshun SP and was released digitally on January 8, 2022 ahead of the single. The version included in this single includes members Tashiro Sumire and Tsutsui Roko, who are not included in the version released digitally.

The single was also made available on iTunes, Recochoku, and mora though a digital-exclusive Special Edition that contained all tracks but without their instrumentals.[4]

It was certified gold by the RIAJ, recognizing the sale of over 100,000 copies.[5]

Tracklist[]

CD[]

Regular Edition A[]

  1. Koi no Crouching Start
  2. Omatsuri Debut da ze!
  3. Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku 【Additional Track】 (デート前夜狂想曲; A Rhapsody About the Night Before Our Date)
  4. Koi no Crouching Start (Instrumental)
  5. Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Instrumental)
  6. Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku (Instrumental)

Regular Edition B[]

  1. Koi no Crouching Start
  2. Omatsuri Debut da ze!
  3. Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta (Single ver.) 【Additional Track】 (ラーメン大好き小泉さんの唄; The Song of Ramen Loving Koizumi-san)
  4. Koi no Crouching Start (Instrumental)
  5. Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Instrumental)
  6. Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta (Single ver.) (Instrumental)

Limited Editions A-SP[]

  1. Koi no Crouching Start
  2. Omatsuri Debut da ze!
  3. Koi no Crouching Start (Instrumental)
  4. Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A Blu-ray[]

  1. Koi no Crouching Start (Music Video)
  2. Koi no Crouching Start (Dance Shot Ver.)
  3. Koi no Crouching Start (Making Eizou) (メイキング映像; Making Video)

Limited Edition B Blu-ray[]

  1. Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Music Video)
  2. Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Dance Shot Ver.)
  3. Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Making Eizou)

Limited Edition SP Blu-ray[]

  1. Koi no Crouching Start (Stadium Dance Shot Ver.)
  2. Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Ocha no Ma Ver.) (お茶の間; Living Room)
  3. Suki Sugite Baka Mitai - Saito Madoka
  4. Ashita Tenki ni Naare - Hiromoto Ruli
  5. Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? - Ishiguri Kanami
  6. This is Unmei - Yonemura Kirara
  7. Peanut Butter Jelly Love - Kubota Nanami
  8. Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~ - Tashiro Sumire
  9. KoiING - Nakayama Natsume
  10. Boyfriend - Nishizaki Miku
  11. Glass no Pumps - Kitahara Momo
  12. Love take it all - Tsutsui Roko
  13. Documentary of OCHA NORMA

Digital-Exclusive Special Edition[]

  1. Koi no Crouching Start
  2. Omatsuri Debut da ze!
  3. Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku
  4. Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta (Single ver.)

Featured Members[]

OCHANORMA-KoinoCrouchingStart

OCHA NORMA promoting "Koi no Crouching Start"

OCHANORMA-KoinoCrouchingStart2

OCHA NORMA promoting "Koi no Crouching Start"

OCHANORMA-OmatsuriDebutdaze

OCHA NORMA promoting "Omatsuri Debut da ze!"

Single Information[]

Koi no Crouching Start
Omatsuri Debut da ze!
Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku
Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta (Single ver.)

Performances[]

TV Performances[]

Koi no Crouching Start
  • [2022.06.22] TV Tokyo Music Festival[7]
  • [2022.07.15] Choonpa

Concert Performances[]

Koi no Crouching Start
Omatsuri Debut da ze!
Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku

Event Performances[]

Koi no Crouching Start
Omatsuri Debut da ze!
Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku

Chart Positions[]

Oricon Chart Positions[]

Daily & Weekly Rankings
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 2
73,613
2
9,498
2
2,416
4 4 3
3,996
2 95,548
15 29 26 24 21 29 28 31 1,036
20 - - 2 - - - 19 4,459
- - - 6 - - - 31 1,393
- - - - - - - 129 141
- - - - - - - 44 781
- - - - - - - 28 1,180
- - - - - - - 39 666
- - - - - - - 27 1,146
Monthly Ranking
Year Month Month Rank Sales Ref
2022 July 7 101,043 [10]
Yearly Ranking
Year Year Rank Sales Ref
2022 54 106,350

Total Reported Sales: 106,350*

Weekly Combined Ranking
Week Rank Points
2 98,642

Total reported points: 98,642*

Billboard Japan Top Single Sales[]

Week Rank Sales Ref
2 92,695 [11]
26 1,107 [12]
14 6,189 [13]
25 1,936

Total Reported Sales: 101,927*

Recochoku Music Video Rankings[]

Song Daily Rank Weekly Rank Monthly Rank
Koi no Crouching Start 2 4
Omatsuri Debut da ze! 3 6

Other Chart Rankings[]

Country Chart Highest
Position
Ref
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Billboard Japan Top Single Sales (First Three Days) 2
(80,364)
[14]
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End 61 [15]
"Koi no Crouching Start" only
Billboard Japan Hot 100 2 [16]
Billboard Japan Top Download Songs 15 [17]
"Omatsuri Debut da ze!" only
Billboard Japan Top Download Songs 62 [17]

Trivia[]

Videos[]

Koi no Crouching Start (MV) (Promotion Edit)
Omatsuri Debut da ze! (MV) (Promotion Edit)

Saito Madoka - Suki Sugite Baka Mitai (Singing Video)
Hiromoto Ruli - Ashita Tenki ni Naare (Singing Video)
Ishiguri Kanami - Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? (Singing Video)
Yonemura Kirara - This is Unmei (Singing Video)
Kubota Nanami - Peanut Butter Jelly Love (Singing Video)
Tashiro Sumire - Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~ (Singing Video)
Nakayama Natsume - KoiING (Singing Video)
Nishizaki Miku - Boyfriend (Singing Video)
Kitahara Momo - Glass no Pumps (Singing Video)
Tsutsui Roko - Love take it all (Singing Video)

References[]

  1. "OCHA NORMAメジャーデビューシングル タイトル発表、発売記念イベント開催決定!!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-04-02.
  2. "OPにハロプロ新グループ・OCHA NORMAの「恋のクラウチングスタート」が決定!EDはドラマのためにモーニング娘。'21が「I WISH」を新規収録!つんく♂よりコメント到着!さらに番組予告映像も解禁!" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. 2021-12-23.
  3. "OCHA NORMA「恋のクラウチングスタート」がSTV「ハレバレティモンディ」9月エンドテーマに決定!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-08-29.
  4. "7/13OCHA NORMA「恋のクラウチングスタート/お祭りデビューだぜ!(Special Edition)」配信スタート!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-07-13.
  5. https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html#read-list-1
  6. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXbQ_L4acAAQd1x?format=jpg
  7. "ハロプロOCHA NORMA、デビュー前に地上波登場「みんなキラキラ」「仕上がり過ぎ流石」" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2022.06.22.
  8. "OCHA NORMA、≠ME、ラストアイドルがSDGs貢献活動を明かす!" (in Japanese). Yahoo! News. 2022.04.11.
  9. "OCHA NORMA[超NATSUZOME2022 ライブレポート]観客と一体となったパフォーマンスで門出を前祝い 「デビューは祭りだぜ!」" (in Japanese). Pop'n'Roll. 2022.07.09.
  10. https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2022-07/
  11. https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2022&month=07&day=25
  12. https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2022&month=08&day=01
  13. https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2022&month=08&day=08
  14. https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/114411/2
  15. https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2022
  16. https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2022&month=07&day=25
  17. 17.0 17.1 https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2022&month=07&day=25
  18. "OCHA NORMA、7月にメジャーデビュー決定!研修生発表会でサプライズ発表【コメントあり】" (in Japanese). Pop'n'Roll. 2022-03-13.
  19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CeZa5OOhUA
  20. "OCHA NORMA メジャーデビューシングル発売記念 ミニライブ&お見送り会イベント(6/30 豊洲PIT)のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-06-08.

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