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Romance no Tochuu / Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) / Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) (ロマンスの途中/私が言う前に抱きしめなきゃね(MEMORIAL EDIT)/五月雨美女がさ乱れる(MEMORIAL EDIT); In The Middle Of Romance / Before I Say So, You've Gotta Hug Me, Okay? (Memorial Edit) / Early Summer Rain Beauties Go Wild (Memorial Edit)) is Juice=Juice's major debut single.[1] The single was released on September 11, 2013 in 6 editions: a regular and 5 limited editions. The first press of the single came with a coaster of 6 kinds.[2]

"Romance no Tochuu" was the ending theme song for the television series Bowling Revolution P★League.[3]

Tracklist[]

CD[]

  1. Romance no Tochuu
  2. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)
  3. Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)
  4. Romance no Tochuu -Instrumental-
  5. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Instrumental-
  6. Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Instrumental-

Limited Edition A DVD[]

  1. Romance no Tochuu -Music Video-
  2. Romance no Tochuu -Dance Shot Ver.-

Limited Edition B DVD[]

  1. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Music Video-
  2. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Dance Shot Ver.-

Limited Edition C DVD[]

  1. Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Music Video-
  2. Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Dance Shot Ver.-

Limited Edition D DVD[]

  1. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Close-Up Ver.-
  2. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Dance Shot Ver.II-

Limited Edition E DVD[]

  1. Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Close-Up Ver.-
  2. Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) -Dance Shot Ver.II-

Event V "Romance no Tochuu"[]

  1. Romance no Tochuu (Miyazaki Yuka Solo Ver.)
  2. Romance no Tochuu (Kanazawa Tomoko Solo Ver.)
  3. Romance no Tochuu (Takagi Sayuki Solo Ver.)
  4. Romance no Tochuu (Miyamoto Karin Solo Ver.)
  5. Romance no Tochuu (Uemura Akari Solo Ver.)

Featured Members[]

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Juice=Juice promoting "Romance no Tochuu"

Single Information[]

All lyrics and compositions are written by Tsunku.

Romance no Tochuu
Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)
Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)

Performances[]

TV Performances[]

Romance no Tochuu
  • [2013.08.27] Live B♪
  • [2013.08.28] Namaiki TV
  • [2013.09.13] Music Dragon
  • [2013.10.22] Bomber-E Aki Matsuri
  • [2014.01.30] Music Japan
  • [2014.02.20] The Girls Live
  • [2015.06.26] The Girls Live
  • [2017.10.30] The Girls Live
  • [2018.06.18] The Girls Live

Concert Performances[]

Romance no Tochuu
Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)
See also: Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne#Concert Performances
Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)
See also: Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru#Concert Performances

Event Performances[]

Romance no Tochuu
Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)
Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)

Promotions[]

  • July 30, 2013
  • August 9, 2013: Nagoya, Aichi[4]
  • August 12, 2013: Osaka Prefecture[5]
  • August 13, 2013: Okayama Prefecture[6]
  • August 28, 2013: Sendai, Miyagi[7]
  • September 11, 2013: Tokyo, Japan[8]
  • September 12, 2013: Tokyo, Japan[9]
  • September 13, 2013: Chiba Prefecture[10]
  • September 14, 2013: Tokyo, Japan[11]
  • September 19, 2013: Tokyo, Japan (Shibuya District)[12]

  • July 30, 2013
  • August 9, 2013: Nagoya, Aichi[4]
  • August 12, 2013: Osaka Prefecture[5]
  • August 28, 2013: Sendai, Miyagi[7]
  • September 11, 2013: Tokyo, Japan[8]
  • September 12, 2013: Tokyo, Japan[9]
  • September 13, 2013: Chiba Prefecture[10]
  • September 14, 2013: Tokyo, Japan[11]
  • September 19, 2013: Tokyo, Japan (Shibuya District)[12]

  • Oricon Chart Positions[]

    Daily & Weekly Rankings
    Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
    - 2
    23,997
    4 3
    4,030
    4 2
    2,868
    5 2 37,213
    7 42 17 15 41 31 - 24 2,955
    - - - - 10 - 49 49 1,311
    - - 22 - - - - 57 913
    - - - - - - - 178 208
    - - - - - 22 - 94 544
    Monthly Ranking
    Year Month Month Rank Sales Ref
    2013 September 12 41,479 [13]

    Total Reported Sales: 43,144

    Trivia[]

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    Leaked photo of 6 members promoting Romance no Tochuu

    • The single was originally announced on June 13, 2013 at Ikebukuro Sunshine City,[1] and re-announced on July 27, 2013.
    • This is Juice=Juice first single to have an official website.
    • This is Juice=Juice first single to have an Event V.
    • The MEMORIAL EDITs are remixes and some of the solo lines are re-distributed.
    • Otsuka Aina was originally featured in the single, but she withdrew from the group before its release.
    • The single was coincidentally released on the anniversary of Otsuka Aina's first concert as a member of Hello! Project.
    • When the MV for Romance no Tochuu was premiered on Hello! Project Station, there were brief shots where Otsuka Aina could be seen in the background. This was fixed when the official MV was released on Juice=Juice's channel.
    • There is a glimpse of Otsuka's arm and shadow in the MV for "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)".
    • A group photo of Juice=Juice promoting the single with Otsuka Aina was leaked.
    • Miyazaki Yuka's hairstyle changes from straight to curly several times throughout the "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT)" MV, likely due to re-filming.
    • The Event V for "Romance no Tochuu" was released on September 23, 2013 and was only sold at the September 23 release event in Tokyo and the September 29 release event in Osaka.[14] The Event V features each member's solo close-ups for the single.
    • Juice=Juice has the fourth highest major-debut sales count of all the current Hello! Project groups, with 43,144 copies sold, being surpassed only by Morning Musume, Country Girls and Kobushi Factory.
    • Romance no Tochuu is the first MV to have more than 1.000.000 views on their official Youtube channel
    • It was released on the same day as THE Possible's 7th single, Otome! Be Ambitious!.
    • This was their lowest selling single until the release of Black Butterfly / Kaze ni Fukarete.

    Videos[]

    Romance no Tochuu MV
    Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) MV
    Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) MV

    Gallery[]

    References[]

    1. 1.0 1.1 "Juice=Juiceメジャーデビュー決定のお知らせ!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2013-06-13. (Archived).
    2. "9/11発売 Juice=Juice1stシングル『ロマンスの途中/私が言う前に抱きしめなきゃね(MEMORIAL EDIT)/五月雨美女がさ乱れる(MEMORIAL EDIT)』 購入者特典情報!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2013-08-19. (Archived).
    3. TommyVD. "Romance no Tochou – P*League Ending Theme". Hello! News Service. 2013-10-04.
    4. 4.0 4.1 TommyVD. "Juice=Juice – Release Event". Hello! News Service. 2013-07-29.
    5. 5.0 5.1 TommyVD. "Juice=Juice – Handshake Event". Hello! News Service. 2013-07-24.
    6. TommyVD. "Juice=Juice – Release Event". Hello! News Service. 2013-08-02.
    7. 7.0 7.1 TommyVD. "Juice=Juice – Release Event". Hello! News Service. 2013-08-13.
    8. 8.0 8.1 TommyVD. "Juice=Juice – Release Event". Hello! News Service. 2013-09-03.
    9. 9.0 9.1 TommyVD. "Juice=Juice – Release Event". Hello! News Service. 2013-09-06.
    10. 10.0 10.1 TommyVD. "Juice=Juice – Event". Hello! News Service. 2013-08-30.
    11. 11.0 11.1 TommyVD. "Juice=Juice – Event". Hello! News Service. 2013-09-10.
    12. 12.0 12.1 TommyVD. "Juice=Juice – Marui City Event". Hello! News Service. 2013-09-14.
    13. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020012147/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2013-09/more/3/
    14. "<Juice=Juice イベントV「ロマンスの途中」販売のお知らせ>" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2013-09-20. (Archived).

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