Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago (涙が止まらない放課後; Tears That Won't Stop After School) is Morning Musume's 24th single. It was released on November 3, 2004. The single was released in both limited and regular editions; the limited coming with five photo cards. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks, selling 65,873 copies. "Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago" ranked as the #152 single for 2004.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
- Nebou Desu. Date na no ni... (寝坊です。デートなのに...; I Slept in. Even Though I Have a Date...)
- Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago (Instrumental)
Single V[]
- Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
- Namda ga Tomaranai Houkago (Yureru Houkago Ver.) (涙が止まらない放課後 (ゆれる放課後 Ver.))
- Making of (メイキング映像)
Limited Edition Photo Cards[]
Ogawa Makoto & Ishikawa Rika
Konno Asami & Iida Kaori
Kamei Eri & Takahashi Ai
Yaguchi Mari & Michishige Sayumi
Yoshizawa Hitomi & Tanaka Reina
Niigaki Risa & Fujimoto Miki
Morning Musume
Featured Members[]
Morning Musume Promoting Single
- 1st Gen: Iida Kaori
- 2nd Gen: Yaguchi Mari
- 4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi
- 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
- 6th Gen: Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
Single Information[]
- All Lyrics and Compositions: Tsunku
- Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Bass: Sting Miyamoto
- Percussion: Iida Hiroshi
- Strings: Masatsugu Sinozaki Strings Quartet
- Music Video: Takeishi Wataru
- Dance Choreography: RYONRYON
- Nebou desu. Date na no ni...
- Arrangement, Programming, Chorus: AKIRA
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2004.10.29] Music Station
- [2004.11.01] Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
- [2004.11.07] Hello! Morning
- [2004.11.11] Utaban
- [2004.11.12] Pop Jam
- [2004.11.17] Sokuho! Uta no Daijiten
- [2004.11.19] Music Fighter
- [2004.12.31] 55th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Concert Performances[]
- Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
- Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~" - Konno Asami
- Natsumi Abe '05 Revue & Concert "How Are You, Miss Murata?" in Nippon Seinen-kan - Abe Natsumi
- Hello Pro Party! 2006 ~Goto Maki Captain Kouen~ - Goto Maki, Tsuji Nozomi
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~ - Yoshizawa Hitomi, Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~ - Kamei Eri
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
- S/mileage Live Tour 2012 Aki ~Choi Kawa Banchou~ - Nakanishi Kana (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Final Ogata Haruna Sotsugyou Special - Ogata Haruna
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ (part of a medley) - Haga Akane, Okamura Homare, Sakurai Rio
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ encore (part of a medley) - Haga Akane, Okamura Homare, Sakurai Rio
Event Performances[]
- Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
- [2004.11.14] Hello! Project SPORTS FESTIVAL 2004
- [2017.02.15] Morning Musume '17 Ogata Haruna & Haga Akane Birthday Event - Ogata Haruna
- [2018.07.10] Morning Musume '18 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
- [2022.10.08] Fujimoto Miki 20 Shuunen Kinen! Dai Kansha Live ~Mikitty Idol Yarimasu! Aki no Dai Shuukai! ~AGAIN!!!!! Mata Kite ne~ - Fujimoto Miki, Iikubo Haruna (part of a medley)
- [2023.01.11] Morning Musume '23 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event - Ishida Ayumi
- [2023.08.07] Morning Days Happy Holiday 9ki Member Fukumura Mizuki・Ikuta Erina Fanclub Bus Tour in Gunma - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
- Nebou Desu. Date na no ni...
- [2005.09.16] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in Hong Kong 2005 - Takahashi Ai
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 50,967 |
| 11 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 7,762 |
| 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 3,336 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109 | 1,652 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 153 | 952 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 176 | 646 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 197 | 558 |
Total Reported Sales: 65,873
Trivia[]
- 4th generation member Yoshizawa Hitomi gave a comment about the single on YouTube.
- Konno Asami and Fujimoto Miki are the singles center members.
- This was Morning Musume's lowest selling single until Osaka Koi no Uta.
- "Romeo and Juliet" is mentioned in the lyrics of "Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago" and "Egao YES Nude".
- This is the first single to not feature Tsuji Nozomi and Kago Ai since Koi no Dance Site.
Videos[]
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago, Nebou Desu. Date na no ni...