Naichau Kamo (泣いちゃうかも; I Might Cry) is the thirty-eighth single of Morning Musume. It was released under the Zetima label on February 18, 2009, achieving a weekly rank of 3 on the Oricon singles chart. The Single V DVD of the single was released on February 25, 2009 and the Event V on February 22.
The CD single was released in three editions: one regular edition and two limited editions, each having different cover art. Limited edition A includes a DVD, while limited edition B includes a different DVD.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Naichau Kamo
- Yowamushi (弱虫; Coward) - Niigaki Risa and Michishige Sayumi
- Naichau Kamo (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD[]
- Naichau Kamo (Another Ver.)
Limited Edition B DVD[]
- Naichau Kamo (Close-up Ver.)
Single V[]
- Naichau Kamo
- Naichau Kamo (Dance Shot ver.)
- Making Of (メイキング映像)
Event V[]
- Naichau Kamo (Takahashi Ai Close-up Ver.)
- Naichau Kamo (Niigaki Risa Close-up Ver.)
- Naichau Kamo (Kamei Eri Close-up Ver.)
- Naichau Kamo (Michishige Sayumi Close-up Ver.)
- Naichau Kamo (Tanaka Reina Close-up Ver.)
- Naichau Kamo (Kusumi Koharu Close-up Ver.)
- Naichau Kamo (Mitsui Aika Close-up Ver.)
- Naichau Kamo (Junjun Close-up Ver.)
- Naichau Kamo (Linlin Close-up Ver.)
Featured Members[]
Morning Musume promoting the single
- 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
- 6th Gen: Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
- 7th Gen: Kusumi Koharu
- 8th Gen: Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin
Single Information[]
- Naichau Kamo
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement and Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Guitar: Kamada Kouji
- Chorus: Takahashi Ai and Michishige Sayumi
- Dance Choreographer: Yamashiro Yoko
- Music Video: Kawatani Hideo (Director), Suehiro Tetsushi (Producer)
- Yowamushi
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
- Chorus: Morning Musume
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2009.02.04] Collabo Labo
- [2009.02.04] MUSIC JAPAN
- [2009.02.20] Music Fighter
Concert Performances[]
- Naichau Kamo
- Hello! Project 2009 Winter Wonderful Hearts Kouen ~Kakumei Gannen~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Platinum 9 DISCO~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Yoshihashi Kurumi
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~6gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ - Yoshihashi Kurumi
- Hello! Project 2016 WINTER ~DANCING! SINGING! EXCITING!~ - ℃-ute
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~ - Ishida Ayumi
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~ (part of a medley)
- Yowamushi
Event Performances[]
- Naichau Kamo
- [2012.08.29] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in HAWAII 2012 summer
- [2020.02.10] Kobushi Factory Nomura Minami Birthday Event 2020 - Nomura Minami
- [2024.06.01] Morito Chisaki・Ozeki Mai Event 2024 ~Kyou wa Mai no Chii to day (Tabesugi Chui☆彡)~ - Morito Chisaki, Ozeki Mai
- [2024.11.21] Takeuchi Akari Birthday Event 2024 ～II～ - Takeuchi Akari
- Yowamushi
- [2011.07.26] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in HAWAII 2011 summer ~Aloha Kakou~ - Michishige Sayumi
- [2013.07.07] Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai Dai Nikai Kaigou ~Ikuta no Tanjoubi dakedo, Yappari Kyou mo Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai~ - Ikuta Erina
- [2024.03.21] Morning Musume '24 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 13~ - Oda Sakura
- [2024.10.07] Morning Musume '24 Miki Nonaka Birthday Event - Nonaka Miki, Oda Sakura
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Ranking
Single[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 12,430 |
3 4,566 |
2 3,311 |
2 1,763 |
5 | 7 | 3 | 44,121 |
| 4 | 45 | 48 | 41 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 32 | 4,010 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | 1,183 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119 | 674 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 183 | 325 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 124 | 50,313 |
Total Reported Sales: 50,313
Single V[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5,870 |
| 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 964 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 531 |
Total Reported Sales: 7,365
Trivia[]
- 8th generation member Mitsui Aika gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
- Takahashi Ai and Tanaka Reina are the centers for this single.
- This was the 26th single to feature Takahashi Ai and Niigaki Risa. This tied them with 1st generation member Iida Kaori for the most singles featured in.
- In the B-side track "Yowamushi", Niigaki Risa had 24 solo lines and Michishige Sayumi had 19 solo lines, all of the other members provided background vocals.
- On their YouTube channel, the Another Ver. was accidentally uploaded twice, the second upload was titled "Close-Up Ver.".
- After Kamei Eri graduated, her lines went to Michishige Sayumi and Tanaka Reina.
Videos[]
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Naichau Kamo, Yowamushi