Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? / Summer Wind / Jinsei wa STEP! (何故 人は争うんだろう？／Summer Wind／人生はSTEP!; Why Do People Fight? / Summer Wind / Life is a STEP!) is ℃-ute's 29th single. It was released on April 20, 2016 in 6 editions: 3 regular and 3 limited editions. The first press of the regular editions came with a random trading card of 6 kinds depending on the jacket (18 total). The limited editions came with an event lottery serial number card.[1]
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?
- Summer Wind
- Jinsei wa STEP!
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? (Instrumental)
- Summer Wind (Instrumental)
- Jinsei wa STEP! (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD[]
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? (Music Video)
Limited Edition B DVD[]
- Summer Wind (Music Video)
Limited Edition C DVD[]
- Jinsei wa STEP! (Music Video)
LP Record[]
- Side A
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?
- Summer Wind
- Side B
- Jinsei wa STEP!
- Jinsei wa STEP! (Lil'Yukichi Remix) feat.Cherry Brown
Event V "Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?"[]
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? (Yajima Maimi Solo Ver.)
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? (Nakajima Saki Solo Ver.)
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? (Suzuki Airi Solo Ver.)
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? (Okai Chisato Solo Ver.)
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? (Hagiwara Mai Solo Ver.)
Event V "Summer Wind"[]
- Summer Wind (Yajima Maimi Solo Ver.)
- Summer Wind (Nakajima Saki Solo Ver.)
- Summer Wind (Suzuki Airi Solo Ver.)
- Summer Wind (Okai Chisato Solo Ver.)
- Summer Wind (Hagiwara Mai Solo Ver.)
Event V "Jinsei wa STEP!"[]
- Jinsei wa STEP! (Yajima Maimi Solo Ver.)
- Jinsei wa STEP! (Nakajima Saki Solo Ver.)
- Jinsei wa STEP! (Suzuki Airi Solo Ver.)
- Jinsei wa STEP! (Okai Chisato Solo Ver.)
- Jinsei wa STEP! (Hagiwara Mai Solo Ver.)
Featured Members[]
℃-ute promoting "Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?"
℃-ute promoting "Summer Wind"
℃-ute promoting "Jinsei wa STEP!"
Single Information[]
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?
- Lyrics: Miura Yoshiko
- Composition: Hoshibe Sho
- Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
- Dance Choreography: MASAO, SHIHO (assistant)[2]
- Music Video: Suzuki Toshiyuki
- Summer Wind
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: AKIRA
- Dance Choreography: MASAO
- Music Video: Kamiguchi Satoshi
- Jinsei wa STEP!
- Lyrics: Tsunoda Takanori
- Composition and Arrangement: Ishii Kohei
- Dance Choreography: MASAO, SHIHO (assistant)[2]
- Music Video: Kitahara Seiji
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?
- [2016.04.14] The Girls Live
- Summer Wind
- [2016.04.28] The Girls Live
- [2020.07.04] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!" - Takase Kurumi
- Jinsei wa STEP!
- [2016.04.21] The Girls Live
- [2021.08.16] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes! 2" - Sasaki Rikako
Concert Performances[]
All songs were performed at ℃-ute Concert Tour 2016 Haru ~℃ONCERTO~ and ℃-ute 12 Nenme Totsunyuu Kinen ~℃-Fes! Part 1 9gatsu 5ka mo ℃-ute no Hi at Nippon Budokan~.
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?
- Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Sunshine Parade~
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- ℃-ute Dinner Show 2017 ~Iwai! ℃-ute Kessei 12 Shuunen!!!!!~
- Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~ team LOVE, team PEACE
- Summer Wind
- Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Sunshine Parade~
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- ℃-ute Last Concert in Saitama Super Arena ~Thank you team℃-ute~
- Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 ~Seven Horizon~ - Takagi Sayuki, Uemura Akari, Dambara Ruru
- SHIMA・SHIMA Theater ~Mousou Joshi to Penguin-chan~ - Yajima Maimi, Nakajima Saki
- Suzuki Airi LIVE PARTY No Live, No Life?? - Suzuki Airi (part of a medley)
- Jinsei wa STEP!
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2016
- Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Rainbow Carnival~
- Buono! Festa 2016
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- ℃-ute Dinner Show 2017 ~℃ocktail~
- ℃-ute Last Concert in Saitama Super Arena ~Thank you team℃-ute~
- Suzuki Airi 1st LIVE ~Do me a favor @ COTTON CLUB~ - Suzuki Airi
- Yajima Maimi Solo LIVE 2018 ~Yajimans Dai Shuugou!~ - Yajima Maimi, Okada Marina
- Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "harmony" - Ikuta Erina, Kamikokuryo Moe, Kawamura Ayano, Dambara Ruru (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Goto Hana
- Suzuki Airi LIVE PARTY No Live, No Life?? - Suzuki Airi (part of a medley)
Event Performances[]
- Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?
- [2024.01.18] ANGERME Ise Layla Birthday Event 2024 - Ise Layla
- [2024.04.19] OCHA NORMA Ishiguri Kanami Birthday Event 2024 - Ishiguri Kanami
- [2024.05.07] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2024 - Dambara Ruru
- Summer Wind
- [2018.08.11] Suzuki Airi FC Event Dai 1kai Airi Mania Kai ~Budokan Otsukare / A Sou Ieba 24sai Omedetou~ - Suzuki Airi
- [2020.09.08] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2020 - Dambara Ruru
- [2021.06.18] Juice=Juice Uemura Akari × Inaba Manaka FC Event 2021 ~Aarii ♡ Manakan~ - Uemura Akari, Inaba Manaka
- [2021.12.17] Tsubaki Factory Onoda Saori Birthday Event 2021 - Onoda Saori
- [2023.03.06] Morning Musume '23 Haga Akane・Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event - Haga Akane
- [2024.07.25] ANGERME Hirayama Yuki Birthday Event 2024 - Hirayama Yuki
- [2024.08.01] Tsubaki Factory Kasai Yuumi Birthday Event 2024 - Kasai Yuumi
- [2025.02.15] Yajima Maimi Birthday Event 2025 MAIMI'S SQUALL VOL.9 ~Kaeri ni Udon Tabeteku zo!!~ - Yajima Maimi
- Jinsei wa STEP!
- [2019.03.13] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Takase Kurumi Birthday Event 2019 - Takase Kurumi, Maeda Kokoro, Yamazaki Yuhane
- [2023.10.16] ANGERME Ise Layla・Tamenaga Shion FC Event 2023 ~Tanshio!~ - Ise Layla, Tamenaga Shion
- [2024.07.07] ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2024 - Kawamura Ayano
- [2024.10.04] Tsubaki Factory Ono Mizuho Birthday Event 2024 - Ono Mizuho
- [2025.04.12] Suzuki Airi Birthday Event 2025 Dai 8kai Airi Mania Kai - Suzuki Airi (part of a medley)
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 44,824 |
4 | 2 6,581 |
4 | 3 2,403 |
4 | 2 | 59,522 |
| 23 | 16 | 41 | - | - | 39 | 47 | 29 | 2,346 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 121 | 314 |
| - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 2,323 |
| - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 992 |
| - | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 103 | 602 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 160 | 285 |
| - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | 152 | 274 |
| 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | April | 5 | 61,868 | [3] |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 83 | 66,658 | [4] |
Total Reported Sales: 66,658*
Recochoku Music Video Rankings[]
| Song | Daily Rank | Weekly Rank | Monthly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? | 7 | 16 | 82 |
| Summer Wind | 12 | 22 | - |
| Jinsei wa STEP! | 9 | 19 | - |
Other Chart Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales | 2 (63,733) |
[5] |
| Billboard Japan Top Single Sales Year End 2016 | 67 | [6] | |
| "Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?" only | |||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 4 | [7] | |
Trivia[]
- Tsunku said he created "Summer Wind" with the theme of a summer cosmetics commercial and the image of girls spreading their wings and taking flight as they become adults.[8]
- This single is ℃-ute's longest charting singles, charting for 8 weeks.
Videos[]
Audio[]
References[]
- ↑ http://ameblo.jp/c-ute-official/entry-12136411442.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "モー娘。'16/アンジュルム新曲MV公開！J=Jツアー、モー娘。'16英語、鈴木＆野中、℃-uteダンス、浅倉ヘアアレンジ MC：中島早貴・藤井梨央【ハロ！ステ#165】" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station (via YouTube). 2016-04-20.
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2016-04/
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2016/p/9/
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2016&month=05&day=2
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2016-12-01.
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2016&month=05&day=2
- ↑ "℃-ute 4/20 sg 「Summer Wind」" (in Japanese). Tsunku Official Blog. 2016-03-15.
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Regular and Limited Editions: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- LP Record: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Event V Announcement
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?, Summer Wind, Jinsei wa STEP!