Kuyashii wa / Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~ (悔しいわ/Piece of Peace～しあわせのパズル～; It's Frustrating / Piece of Peace ~Puzzle of Happiness~) is ANGERME's 31st single. It was released on October 19, 2022 in five editions: three limited and two regular. The first press of the regular editions includes a random trading card selected from 10 member cards and one shiny group card depending on the jacket (22 in total).[1]
The Limited Edition SP includes a Blu-ray disc containing live and backstage footage of the group on JAPAN JAM 2022.
"Kuyashii wa" was used as the ending theme song for the Kumamoto Prefecture TV program, Satacoco for the month of October 2022.[2]
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Kuyashii wa
- Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~
- Kuyashii wa (Instrumental)
- Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~ (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A Blu-ray[]
- Kuyashii wa (Music Video)
- Kuyashii wa (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Kuyashii wa (Making Eizou) (メイキング映像; Making Video)
Limited Edition B Blu-ray[]
- Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~ (Music Video)
- Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~ (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~ (Making Eizou)
Limited Edition SP Blu-ray[]
- rockin'on presents JAPAN JAM 2022 (5.3 Chiba-shi Soga Sports Kouen)
- OPENING
- Nakenai ze・・・Kyoukan Sagi
- Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku
- MC
- Ai・Mashou
- Akai Earphone
- Desugita Kui wa Utarenai
- MC
- Kagiriaru Moment
- Taiki Bansei
- 46okunen LOVE
- Aisubeki Beki Human Life
- Bonus Contents
- Backstage Eizou (バックステージ映像; Backstage Video)
Featured Members[]
ANGERME promoting "Kuyashii wa"
- 2nd Gen: Takeuchi Akari
- 3rd Gen: Sasaki Rikako
- 4th Gen: Kamikokuryo Moe
- 6th Gen: Kawamura Ayano
- 7th Gen: Ise Layla
- 8th Gen: Hashisako Rin
- 9th Gen: Kawana Rin, Tamenaga Shion, Matsumoto Wakana
- 10th Gen: Hirayama Yuki
Single Information[]
- Kuyashii wa
- Lyrics, Composition, Chorus: Nakajima Takui
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Bass: Chigasaki Manabu
- Organ: Kawai Daisuke
- Trumpet: Yoshizawa Tatsuhiko
- Trombone: Handa Nobuhide
- Alto, Tenor, Bartitone Saxophone: Takegami Yoshinari
- Chorus: Shiobara Namiko, ANGERME
- Dance Choreography: Katagiri Yuka[3]
- Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~
- Lyrics: Hoshibe Sho
- Composition: Shusui
- Composition, Arrangement, Programming, All Instruments: Josef Melin
- Chorus: Shiobara Namiko
- © by Melle Music
Performances[]
Concert Performances[]
- Kuyashii wa
- ANGERME concert tour angel and smile
- ANGERME concert 2022 autumn final ANGEL SMILE
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2022 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2023 Winter ~TWO OF US~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2023 "Juice Juice & BEYOOOOONDS Premium"
- ANGERME CONCERT 2023 BIG LOVE Takeuchi Akari FINAL LIVE "ANGERME Yori Ai wo Komete"
- Hello! Project 2024 Winter ~THREE OF US~
- Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~
- ANGERME concert tour angel and smile
- ANGERME concert 2022 autumn final ANGEL SMILE
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2022 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- ANGERME Concert Tour 2023 Aki 11nin no ANGERME
- ANGERME Concert Tour 2023 Aki 11nin no ANGERME ~BEST ELEVEN~
Event Performances[]
- Kuyashii wa
- [2022.12.07] ANGERME FC Event 2022 ～Angermerry Xmas～
- [2023.09.01] ANGERME Matsumoto Wakana Birthday Event 2023 - Matsumoto Wakana
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 47,034 |
| 17 | - | 27 | - | 9 | - | - | 31 | 1,250 |
| - | - | 30 | - | 8 | - | - | 51 | 636 |
| - | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | 69 | 530 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 343 |
| - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 45 | 1,006 |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | October | 9 | 48,204 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 82 | 50,799 |
Total Reported Sales: 50,799*
- Weekly Combined Rankings
| Week Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 48,937 | [4] |
Total Reported Points: 48,937*
Recochoku Music Video Rankings[]
| Song | Daily Rank | Weekly Rank | Monthly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuyashii wa | 2 | 3 | |
| Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~ | 4 | 4 |
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales[]
| Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 75,163 | [5] |
| 26 | 1,615 | [6] |
| 34 | 919 | [7] |
| 60 | N/A | [8] |
| 58 | N/A | [9] |
| 34 | 1,729 | [10] |
Total Reported Sales: 79,426+*
Other Chart Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales (First Three Days) | 4 (65,639) |
[11] | |||
| Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End | 76 | [12] | ||||
| "Kuyashii wa" only | ||||||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 11 | [13] | ||||
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 23 | [14] | ||||
Trivia[]
- The single was announced on September 11, 2022 on the group's official Instagram account.
- This is the first single since 2018's "Tade Kuu Mushi mo Like it! / 46okunen LOVE" to feature the same line-up as the previous single.
- The single was released on the same day as the group's past single, Umaku Ienai / Ai no Tame Kyou Made Shinka Shite Kita Ningen Ai no Tame Subete Taika Shite Kita Ningen / Wasurete Ageru.
- Nakajima Takui released a self-cover of "Kuyashii wa" digitally on January 29, 2024 alongside the self-cover of Tsubaki Factory's song "Adrenaline Dame". For this occasion, ANGERME commented about the release in a video uploaded on Nakajima's YouTube channel.[15]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ "アンジュルム NEWシングル！10月19日発売決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "アンジュルム「悔しいわ」熊本県民テレビ「サタココ」10月度エンディングテーマ曲に決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-09-24.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cie8GtNvAnl
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221028030306/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2022-10-31/
- ↑ "【ビルボード】AKB48『久しぶりのリップグロス』初週42.9万枚でシングル・セールス首位、THE RAMPAGE初週記録を更新" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 2022-10-24.
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2022&month=11&day=7
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2022&month=11&day=14
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2022&month=11&day=21
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2022&month=11&day=28
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2022&month=12&day=5
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/117899/2
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2022
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2022&month=10&day=31
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2022&month=10&day=31
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lamwl150b5U
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Kuyashii wa, Piece of Peace ~Shiawase no Puzzle~