Tokyo Blur / Naimono Love / Oaiko (トウキョウ・ブラー / ナイモノラブ / おあいこ; Tokyo Blur / Nonexistent Love / Fair Game) is Juice=Juice's 18th single. It was released on May 15, 2024 in 7 editions: 3 regular and 4 limited. The first press of the regular editions includes a random trading card of 10 kinds and one shiny group card depending on the jacket (33 in total).[1]
It was also made available digitally through a digital-exclusive Special Edition that contained all tracks but without their instrumentals.[2]
This is the last single to feature founding member and leader Uemura Akari.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Tokyo Blur
- Naimono Love
- Oaiko
- Brilliance of memories - Uemura Akari
- Tokyo Blur (Instrumental)
- Naimono Love (Instrumental)
- Oaiko (Instrumental)
- Brilliance of memories (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A Blu-ray[]
- Tokyo Blur (Music Video)
- Tokyo Blur (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Tokyo Blur (Making Eizou) (メイキング映像; Making Video)
Limited Edition B Blu-ray[]
- Naimono Love (Music Video)
- Naimono Love (Group Lip Ver.)
- Naimono Love (Making Eizou)
Limited Edition C Blu-ray[]
- Oaiko (Music Video)
- Oaiko (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Oaiko (Making Eizou)
Limited Edition SP Blu-ray[]
- ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023 (8/13 Chiba-shi Soga Sports Koen)
- OPENING
- Va-Va-Voom
- FUNKY FLUSHIN'
- MC
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?
- Fiesta! Fiesta!
- CHOICE & CHANCE
- Pride Bright
- Goal ~Ashita wa Acchi da yo~
Digital-Exclusive Special Edition[]
- Tokyo Blur
- Naimono Love
- Oaiko
- Brilliance of memories - Uemura Akari
Featured Members[]
Juice=Juice promoting "Tokyo Blur"
Juice=Juice promoting "Naimono Love"
Juice=Juice promoting "Oaiko"
- Uemura Akari (last)
- Dambara Ruru
- Inoue Rei
- Kudo Yume
- Matsunaga Riai
- Arisawa Ichika
- Irie Risa
- Ebata Kisaki
- Ishiyama Sakura
- Endo Akari
- Kawashima Mifu (ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023 only)
Single Information[]
- Tokyo Blur
- Lyrics: Yamazaki Aoi
- Composition, Arrangement, All Instruments: Erik Lidbom
- Chorus: Uemura Akari, Dambara Ruru, Inoue Rei, Matsunaga Riai, Ishiyama Sakura, Endo Akari
- ©2024 Hitfire Publishing / Soundgraphics Inc.
- Naimono Love
- Lyrics: SUIMI
- Composition, Arrangement, Instruments, Programming: Watanabe Yasushi
- Guitar: Yamada Yasunaka
- Chorus: Dambara Ruru, Taisei
- Oaiko
- Lyrics, Composition, Sound Produce: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
- Chorus: Dambara Ruru
- Brilliance of memories
- Lyrics, Composition: Yamazaki Aoi
- Arrangement, All Instruments, Programming: Hamada Pierre Yusuke
- Chorus: Uemura Akari, Shiobara Namiko, Taisei
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- Naimono Love
- [2025.01.20] Hello! Dream -Music- #28
Concert Performances[]
- Tokyo Blur
- Juice=Juice Concert Tour 2024 1-LINE
- Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US
- Juice=Juice Concert Tour 2024 TRIANGROOOVE2
- Naimono Love
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2024
- Juice=Juice Concert Tour 2024 1-LINE
- Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Vega"
- Juice=Juice Concert Tour 2024 TRIANGROOOVE2
- Hello! Project 2025 Winter Fes. "Kaku"
- Oaiko
Event Performances[]
- Tokyo Blur
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 37,481 |
3 1,917 |
3 2,541 |
4 | 3 3,174 |
4 | 2 | 47,561 |
| 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 888 |
| - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 1,283 |
| - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 1,527 |
| - | - | 6 | - | 10 | - | - | 28 | 1,588 |
Total Reported Sales: 52,847*
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales[]
| Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 73,185 | [3] |
| 41 | 1,184 | [4] |
| 28 | 1,957 | [5] |
| 18 | 2,869 | [6] |
| 22 | 2,518 | [7] |
Total Reported Sales: 81,713*
Other Chart Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 2 (66,743) |
[8] | |||
| "Tokyo Blur" only | ||||||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 7 | [9] | ||||
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 13 | [10] | ||||
| "Naimono Love" only | ||||||
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 100 | [10] | ||||
Trivia[]
- The single was announced on March 23, 2024.[1]
- Uemura Akari, Inoue Rei, Arisawa Ichika, Ishiyama Sakura and Endo Akari are the centers for "Naimono Love", Dambara Ruru, Kudo Yume, Matsunaga Riai, Irie Risa and Ebata Kisaki are the centers for "Tokyo Blur", Uemura Akari is the center for "Oaiko".
- Kawashima Mifu did not participate on this single as she was diagnosed with sudden hearing loss and was on medical hiatus during the production of it.[11] However, she appears in the ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023 footage included on the Limited Edition SP's Blu-ray disc as it was held before her hiatus began.
- This is the first time since "Hadaka no Hadaka no Hadaka no KISS / Are Kore Shitai!" to feature the same line-up for three consecutive singles.
- This is the group's first single to include a solo song (not counting the solo versions of "Ganbarenai yo" that were released digitally).
- Endo Akari is absent from the dance shot of "Naimono Love". No official reason was given for the absence but it is likely due to her having Influenza type B around the time the MV was shot.
- Matsunaga Riai's vocalizations in "Tokyo Blur" were not originally envisioned as part of the song. After she had completed primary recording, Matsunaga asked to add vocalizations without the expectation that they would make it into the final mix.[12]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Juice=Juice 18thシングル 2024年5月15日(水)発売決定！！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2024-03-23.
- ↑ "5/15 Juice=Juice｢トウキョウ・ブラー/ナイモノラブ/おあいこ(Special Edition)｣配信スタート！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2024-05-15.
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2024&month=05&day=27
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2024&month=06&day=03
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2024&month=06&day=10
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2024&month=06&day=17
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2024&month=06&day=24
- ↑ "【先ヨミ】Aぇ! group『≪A≫BEGINNING』68.5万枚で現在シングル1位" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2024-05-16.
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2024&month=05&day=27
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2024&month=05&day=27
- ↑ "Juice=Juice NEWシングルに関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2024-03-23.
- ↑ 【アプカミ#380】BEYOOOOONDS「灰toダイヤモンド」MVメイキング・宮本佳林「ポラリス・コンパス」MVメイキング・「トウキョウ・ブラー」松永里愛REC MC : 入江里咲 北原もも (26:35 timestamp)
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Digital-Exclusive Special Edition: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Lyrics: Tokyo Blur, Naimono Love, Oaiko