Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki / Garakuta DIAMOND / Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi (涙のヒロイン降板劇/ガラクタDIAMOND/約束・連絡・記念日; A Drama Play Where The Tearful Heroine Calls It Quits / Junk Diamond / Promises・Messages・Anniversaries) is Tsubaki Factory's 8th single. It was released on November 17, 2021 in 7 editions: 3 regular and 4 limited. The first press of the regular editions includes a random member trading card of 12 kinds depending on the jacket (36 in total), and one random shiny group card.[1]
It is the debut single of the members Kasai Yuumi, Yagi Shiori, Fukuda Marine, and Yofu Runo.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki
- Garakuta DIAMOND
- Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi
- Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki (Instrumental)
- Garakuta DIAMOND (Instrumental)
- Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A Blu-ray[]
- Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki (Music Video)
- Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki (Making Eizou) (メイキング映像; Making Video)
Limited Edition B Blu-ray[]
- Garakuta DIAMOND (Music Video)
- Garakuta DIAMOND (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Garakuta DIAMOND (Making Eizou)
Limited Edition C Blu-ray[]
- Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi (Music Video)
- Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi (Making Eizou)
Limited Edition SP Blu-ray[]
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? - Kasai Yuumi
- Kiiroi Sen no Uchigawa de Narande Omachi Kudasai - Yagi Shiori
- Suki tte Itte yo - Fukuda Marine
- Hatsukoi Cider - Yofu Runo
- Audition Omnibus Eizou (オーディションオムニバス映像)
Featured Members[]
Tsubaki Factory promoting "Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki"
- Yamagishi Riko
- Niinuma Kisora
- Tanimoto Ami
- Kishimoto Yumeno
- Asakura Kiki
- Ono Mizuho
- Onoda Saori
- Akiyama Mao
- Kasai Yuumi (debut)
- Yagi Shiori (debut)
- Fukuda Marine (debut)
- Yofu Runo (debut)
Single Information[]
- Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki
- Lyrics: Yamazaki Aoi
- Composition: Shusui, Josef Melin
- Arrangement, All Instruments, Programming: Josef Melin
- Chorus: Shiobara Namiko, Asakura Kiki, Ono Mizuho, Yamao Masato
- ©by Melle Music
- Music Video: Sugiyama Hiroki
- Dance Choreography: NANOI[2]
- Garakuta DIAMOND
- Lyrics: Mori Yuriko
- Composition: Makaino Koji, Kamata Toshiya
- Arrangement, Programming, Chorus: Sumikama Tomohiro
- Guitar: Morita Yoshio
- Chorus: Shiobara Namiko
- Music Video: Takaya Torai
- Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi
- Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
- Composition: Hoshibe Sho
- Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: Shiobara Namiko, Yamao Masato
- Music Video: Mitsuishi Naokazu
- Dance Choreography: NANOI[2]
Performances[]
Concert Performances[]
- Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki
- Tsubaki Factory Concert 2021 "CAMELLIA ~Nippon Budokan Special~"
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
- Tsubaki Factory Major Debut 5 Shuunen Kinen Live ~Kimi nara de Dare ni ka Mise mu Tsubaki no Hanairo wo mo Ka wo mo Shiru Hito zo Shiru~
- Hello! Project 2022 Spring CITY CIRCUIT (as part of Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~PARADE~)
- Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~PARADE Nippon Budokan Special~
- Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~Fomalhaut~ (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2023 "ANGERME & Tsubaki Factory Premium" - Juice=Juice
- Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~Shunkan~
- Tsubaki Factory Concert Tour 2023 Aki "Atarayo"
- TSUBAKI FACTORY FIRST CONCERT 2023 SHUNKAN
- Tsubaki Factory Major Debut 7 Shuunen Kinen Live "ReALIZE"
- Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Altair" - Kitagawa Rio, Goto Hana, Arisawa Ichika, Maeda Kokoro, Saito Madoka, Matsubara Yulia
- Garakuta DIAMOND
- Tsubaki Factory Concert 2021 "CAMELLIA ~Nippon Budokan Special~"
- Hello! Project 2021 Aki "Zoku Kachou Fuugetsu" - Team Hana, Team Tori, Team Kaze, and Team Tsuki
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
- Tsubaki Factory Major Debut 5 Shuunen Kinen Live ~Kimi nara de Dare ni ka Mise mu Tsubaki no Hanairo wo mo Ka wo mo Shiru Hito zo Shiru~
- Hello! Project 2022 Spring CITY CIRCUIT (as part of Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~PARADE~)
- Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~PARADE Nippon Budokan Special~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2023 "Asakura Kiki Sotsugyou Special"
- Hello! Project 2025 Winter Fes. "Gou"
- Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi
- Tsubaki Factory Concert 2021 "CAMELLIA ~Nippon Budokan Special~"
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
- Tsubaki Factory Major Debut 5 Shuunen Kinen Live ~Kimi nara de Dare ni ka Mise mu Tsubaki no Hanairo wo mo Ka wo mo Shiru Hito zo Shiru~
- Hello! Project 2022 Spring CITY CIRCUIT (as part of Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~PARADE~)
- Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~PARADE Nippon Budokan Special~
- Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~Fomalhaut~
- Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~Shunkan~ - Yamagishi Riko, Niinuma Kisora, Tanimoto Ami, Ono Mizuho, Yagi Shiori, Yofu Runo
- Tsubaki Factory CONCERT TOUR ~Shunkan~ Encore - Yamagishi Riko, Niinuma Kisora, Tanimoto Ami, Ono Mizuho, Yagi Shiori, Yofu Runo
Event Performances[]
- Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki
- [2024.07.29] Tsubaki Factory Akiyama Mao Birthday Event 2024 - Akiyama Mao
- [2024.11.25] Yamagishi Riko Birthday Event 2024 ～Funya～ - Yamagishi Riko
- Garakuta DIAMOND
- [2024.10.30] Juice=Juice Kudo Yume Birthday Event 2024 - Kudo Yume
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Ranking
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 51,704 |
5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 58,407 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | 495 |
| - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 31 | 2,163 |
| - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 28 | 1,429 |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | November | 8 | 58,902 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | 62,494 | [3] |
Total Reported Sales: 62,494*
- Weekly Combined Ranking
| Week Rank | Points |
|---|---|
| 4 | 61,228 |
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales[]
| Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 74,196 | [4] |
| 65 | N/A | [5] |
| 28 | 2,707 | [6] |
| 27 | 1,969 | [7] |
Total Reported Sales: 78,872*
Recochoku Music Video Rankings[]
| Song | Daily Rank | Weekly Rank | Monthly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki | 2 | 4 | - |
| Garakuta DIAMOND | 1 | 3 | - |
| Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi | 4 | 7 | - |
Other Chart Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 2 (68,501) |
[8] |
| "Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki" only | |||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 6 | [9] | |
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 30 | [10] | |
| "Garakuta DIAMOND" only | |||
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 39 | [10] | |
| "Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi" only | |||
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 40 | [10] | |
Trivia[]
- The single was announced on September 11, 2021 at the Ikuze! Tsubaki Factory special 26-hour TV program.[11]
- This is Hello! Project's first CD single to be released in the CD+Blu-ray format.
- This is the first single release from a Hello! Project group released in 2021 not to include a cover of another song.
- This is the first single to not include Ogata Risa.
- Hoshibe Sho wrote the melody for "Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi" in 2015 with different lyrics and titled "恋すればエスカルゴ (Koisureba Escargot)".[12]
- The order in which the covers were uploaded on YouTube were from the oldest new member to the youngest new member.
- In addition, three out of the four songs covered by the new members are originally from Juice=Juice.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ "つばきファクトリー 8thシングル 2021年11月17日(水)発売決定！！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2021-09-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.nanoidance.net/choreo/
- ↑ "年間 シングルランキング 2021年度" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2021-12-22.
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/106154/2
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2021&month=12&day=6
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2021&month=12&day=13
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2021&month=12&day=20
- ↑ "【先ヨミ】NEWS『未来へ／ReBorn』11.1万枚で現在シングル1位" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2021-11-18.
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2021&month=11&day=29
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2021&month=11&day=29
- ↑ "つばきファクトリー、新体制初のトリプルA面シングルを11月リリース" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2021-09-11.
- ↑ "【プレゼン#07・前編】つばきファクトリー『約束・連絡・記念日』編〜ハロプロ音楽理論〜" (in Japanese). 星部ショウのハッケン!音楽塾 (via YouTube). 2021-10-22.
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki, Garakuta DIAMOND, Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi