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 will be 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]
"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 include members Tashiro Sumire and Tsutsui Roko, who are not included in the version released digitally.
Tracklist[]
OCHA NORMA - Koi no Crouching Start (MV) (Promotion Edit)
OCHA NORMA - Omatsuri Debut da ze! (MV) (Promotion Edit)
CD[]
Regular Edition A[]
- Koi no Crouching Start
- Omatsuri Debut da ze!
- Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku 【Additional Track】 (デート前夜狂想曲; A Rhapsody About the Night Before Our Date)
- Koi no Crouching Start (Instrumental)
- Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Instrumental)
- Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku (Instrumental)
Regular Edition B[]
- Koi no Crouching Start
- Omatsuri Debut da ze!
- 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)
- Koi no Crouching Start (Instrumental)
- Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Instrumental)
- Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta (Single ver.) (Instrumental)
Limited Editions A-SP[]
- Koi no Crouching Start
- Omatsuri Debut da ze!
- Koi no Crouching Start (Instrumental)
- Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A Blu-ray[]
- Koi no Crouching Start (Music Video)
- Koi no Crouching Start (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Koi no Crouching Start (Making Eizou) (メイキング映像; Making Video)
Limited Edition B Blu-ray[]
- Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Music Video)
- Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Making Eizou)
Limited Edition SP Blu-ray[]
- Koi no Crouching Start (Music Video TBA Ver.)
- Omatsuri Debut da ze! (Music Video TBA Ver.)
- Suki Sugite Baka Mitai - Saito Madoka
- Ashita Tenki ni Naare - Hiromoto Ruli
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? - Ishiguri Kanami
- This is Unmei - Yonemura Kirara
- Peanut Butter Jelly Love - Kubota Nanami
- Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~ - Tashiro Sumire
- KoiING - Nakayama Natsume
- Boyfriend - Nishizaki Miku
- Glass no Pumps - Kitahara Momo
- Love take it all - Tsutsui Roko
- Documentary of OCHA NORMA
Featured Members[]
OCHA NORMA promoting "Koi no Crouching Start"
OCHA NORMA promoting "Koi no Crouching Start"
- Saito Madoka
- Hiromoto Ruli
- Ishiguri Kanami
- Yonemura Kirara
- Kubota Nanami
- Tashiro Sumire
- Nakayama Natsume
- Nishizaki Miku
- Kitahara Momo
- Tsutsui Roko
Single Information[]
- Koi no Crouching Start
- Lyrics and Composition: Hoshibe Sho
- Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Omatsuri Debut da ze!
- Lyrics and Composition: Hoshibe Sho
- Arrangement: Sumikama Tomohiro, Hoshibe Sho
- Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku
- Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
- Composition: Shusui, ha-j
- Arrangement: ha-j
- Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta (Single ver.)
- Lyrics: Tsunku
- Composition: Sharam Q
- Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
Performances[]
Concert Performances[]
- Koi no Crouching Start
- Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 3gatsu BREATH ~Ibuki~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2022
- BEYOOOOOND1St CONCERT TOUR Donto Koi! BE HAPPY! at BUDOOOOOKAN!!!!!!!!!!!! (opening act)
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
- Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~PARADE Nippon Budokan Special~ (opening act)
- Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR ~terzo~ FINAL Inaba Manaka Sotsugyou Special (opening act)
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 6gatsu COLOR ~Shikisai~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~ Morito Chisaki Sotsugyou Special (opening act)
- Omatsuri Debut da ze!
- Date Zen'ya Kyousoukyoku
- Juice=Juice Concert 2021 ~FAMILIA~ Kanazawa Tomoko Final
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2021 12gatsu ~RING~
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 3gatsu BREATH ~Ibuki~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 6gatsu COLOR ~Shikisai~
Trivia[]
- The single was announced at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 3gatsu BREATH ~Ibuki~ on March 13, 2022.[3] The contents of the single were revealed by member Yonemura Kirara in the single's release commemorative internet signing event featuring her and Kitahara Momo on May 26, 2022.[4]
- Those who attended the release commemorative mini-live event of the single in Toyosu PIT on June 30, 2022 were able to watch the music video of "Omatsuri Debut da ze!" ahead of its public release.[5]
- Makoto and Hello Pro Kenshuusei member Goto Hana makes a cameo appearance in the "Omatsuri Debut da ze!" music video.
Additional Videos[]
 好きすぎて バカみたい - 斉藤円香 歌唱動画 Saito Madoka - Suki Sugite Baka Mitai (Singing Video)  明日テンキになあれ - 広本瑠璃 歌唱動画 Hiromoto Ruli - Ashita Tenki ni Naare (Singing Video)  何故 人は争うんだろう？ - 石栗奏美 歌唱動画 Ishiguri Kanami - Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? (Singing Video)  This is 運命 - 米村姫良々 歌唱動画 Yonemura Kirara - This is Unmei (Singing Video)  ピーナッツバタージェリーラブ - 窪田七海 歌唱動画 Kubota Nanami - Peanut Butter Jelly Love (Singing Video)  愛の園～Touch My Heart!～ - 田代すみれ 歌唱動画 Tashiro Sumire - Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~ (Singing Video)  恋ING - 中山夏月姫 歌唱動画 Nakayama Natsume - KoiING (Singing Video)  ボーイフレンド - 西﨑美空 歌唱動画 Nishizaki Miku - Boyfriend (Singing Video)  ガラスのパンプス - 北原もも 歌唱動画 Kitahara Momo - Glass no Pumps (Singing Video)  Love take it all - 筒井澪心 歌唱動画 Tsutsui Roko - Love take it all (Singing Video) |
References[]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CeZa5OOhUA
- ↑ "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.
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Lyrics: Koi no Crouching Start, Omatsuri Debut da ze!, Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta
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