Romance wo Katatte / Towa no Uta (ロマンスを語って／永久の歌; Talk about love / An eternal song) is Berryz Koubou's 36th and final single. It was released on November 12, 2014 in six editions: 2 regular and 4 limited.
Tracklist
Berryz Koubou promoting "Romance wo Katatte"
Berryz Koubou promoting "Towa no Uta"
CD Tracklist
Regular Edition A; Limited Editions A, C
- Romance wo Katatte
- Towa no Uta
- Romance wo Katatte (Instrumental)
- Towa no Uta (Instrumental)
Regular Edition B; Limited Editions B, D
- Towa no Uta
- Romance wo Katatte
- Towa no Uta (Instrumental)
- Romance wo Katatte (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD
- Romance wo Katatte (Music Video)
Limited Edition B DVD
- Towa no Uta (Music Video)
Limited Edition C DVD
- Romance wo Katatte (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Romance wo Katatte (MV/Jacket Shoot Making & Off Shot Video)
Limited Edition D DVD
- Towa no Uta (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Towa no Uta (MV/Jacket Shoot Making & Off Shot Video)
Event V "Romance wo Katatte"
- Romance wo Katatte (Shimizu Saki Solo Ver.)
- Romance wo Katatte (Tsugunaga Momoko Solo Ver.)
- Romance wo Katatte (Tokunaga Chinami Solo Ver.)
- Romance wo Katatte (Sudo Maasa Solo Ver.)
- Romance wo Katatte (Natsuyaki Miyabi Solo Ver.)
- Romance wo Katatte (Kumai Yurina Solo Ver.)
- Romance wo Katatte (Sugaya Risako Solo Ver.)
Event V "Towa no Uta"
- Towa no Uta (Shimizu Saki Solo Ver.)
- Towa no Uta (Tsugunaga Momoko Solo Ver.)
- Towa no Uta (Tokunaga Chinami Solo Ver.)
- Towa no Uta (Sudo Maasa Solo Ver.)
- Towa no Uta (Natsuyaki Miyabi Solo Ver.)
- Towa no Uta (Kumai Yurina Solo Ver.)
- Towa no Uta (Sugaya Risako Solo Ver.)
Featured Members
- Shimizu Saki
- Tsugunaga Momoko
- Tokunaga Chinami
- Sudo Maasa
- Natsuyaki Miyabi
- Kumai Yurina
- Sugaya Risako
Bonus Poster
YAMANO MUSIC Ver.
TSUTAYA Ver.
TOWER RECORDS Ver.
HMV Ver.
Shinseido Ver.
Regular Ver.
Concert Performances
- Romance wo Katatte
- Berryz Koubou Debut 10shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~Professional~
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2015 WINTER ~HAPPY EMOTION!~
- Berryz Koubou Naruchika 2015 in Bangkok
- Berryz Koubou Last Concert 2015 Berryz Koubou Ikube!
- Hello! Project 2017 WINTER ~Kaleidoscope~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Iikubo Haruna, Oda Sakura, Katsuta Rina, Aikawa Maho, Wada Sakurako, Niinuma Kisora
- Towa no Uta
- Berryz Koubou Debut 10shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~Professional~
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2015 WINTER ~DANCE MODE!~
- Berryz Koubou Naruchika 2015 in Bangkok
- Berryz Koubou Last Concert 2015 Berryz Koubou Ikube!
Single Information
- All Lyrics and Compositions: Tsunku
- All Arrangements: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Romance no Katatte
- Music Video: Nakazumi Soichi
- Dance Choreography: Kinoshita Natsuko
Promotion
- September 25, 2014: Nagoya
- September 27, 2014: Osaka
- October 27, 2014: Osaka
- October 30, 2014: Hokkaido
Comments by Tsunku and Members
- Tsunku: "Romance wo Katatte would make you see stars when listening to its cute and romantic sounds. He added that "Towa no Uta" was written long before the mention of a hiatus had been brought up and expresses his heartfelt respect for the members of Berryz Koubou and 10-year history as a group."[1]
Trivia
- It was announced at Berryz Koubou 10 Shuunen Kinen Special Concert 2014 Thank You BeriKyuu! in Nippon Budokan.
- This is their highest selling single, and their first and only single to sell more than 50,000 copies.
- This is their highest selling first day and first week.
- This is the highest selling first day sale and single of any H!P-kids related work.
- This is Berryz Koubou's highest ranking single. Previously highest ranking singles were Otakebi Boy WAO! / Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda! and WANT!, both of which ranked number 3 in their first week.
- The first (and last) Berryz Koubou single to break into the Top 100 yearly Oricon Chart, slotting in at number 76.
Chart Positions
Oricon Chart Positions
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 61,676 |
8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 77,285 |
| 21 | - | - | - | 20 | 49 | - | 54 | 2,226 |
| 50 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 71 | 1,280 |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | November | 8 [2] | 80,791 |
- Yearly Rankings
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 76 [3] | 80,791 |
Total Reported Sales: 80,791
Other Charts Rankings
| Country |
|
Position |
| Japan | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 16 [4] |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | 9 [5] | |
| Tokyo FM Countdown | 16 [6] (Romance wo Katatte) | |
| Countdown TV (TBS) | 2 [7] | |
| Recochoku music video rankings | 39 [8] (Romance wo Katatte) | |
| 35 [8] (Towa no Uta) |
Additional Videos
Romance wo Katatte (Dance Shot Ver.)
Towa no Uta (Dance Shot Ver.)
External Links
- Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Romance wo Katatte, Towa no Uta
Reference
- ↑ http://tokyogirlsupdate.com/berryz-kobos-last-single-eternity-20141028574.html
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2014-11/
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2014/p/8/
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales
- ↑ http://www.tfm.co.jp/cdj/ranking/?id=87
- ↑ http://www.tbs.co.jp/cdtv/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://recochoku.jp/ranking/video/weekly/