Wakuteka Take a chance (ワクテカ Take a chance; Trembling with Excitement, Take a chance) is Morning Musume's 51st single. It was released on October 10, 2012 in eight editions: one regular and six limited editions.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
Regular Edition[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance
- Love Innovation (Loveイノベーション)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A-B[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance
- Futsuu no Shoujo A (普通の少女A; Normal Girl "A") - Tanaka Reina, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Instrumental)
Limited Edition C-D[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance
- Daisuki 100manten (大好き100万点; I Love You - One Million Points) - Fukumura Mizuki, Ishida Ayumi
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Instrumental)
Limited Edition E-F[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance
- Shinnen dake wa Tsuranukitoose! (信念だけは貫き通せ!; Persist Only Your Beliefs!) - Michishige Sayumi, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Close-up Ver.)
Limited Edition C DVD[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Upper Light Ver.)
Limited Edition E DVD[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Close-up Morning Musume Ver.)
Event V[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Tanaka Reina Solo Ver.)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
- Wakuteka Take a chance (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)
Featured Members[]

Morning Musume promoting the single
- 6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
- 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
- 10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
Single Information[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Guitar: Kamada Kouji
- Chorus: Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho, Tsunku
- Love Innovation
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Kono Shin
- Guitar: Takenaka Shunji
- Chorus: CHINO
- Futsuu no Shoujo A
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
- Chorus: CHINO
- Daisuki 100 Manten
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Takahashi Yuichi
- Chorus: CHINO
- Shinnen dake wa Tsuranukitoose!
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Itagaki Yusuke
- Guitar: Kamada Koji
- Chorus: Sayashi Riho, CHINO
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2012.10.05] Happy Music
- [2012.10.07] Music Japan
- [2013.09.10] Odaiba Gasshuukoku Mezamashi Live 2013
Concert Performances[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~
- Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~6gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ - Kaneko Rie, Takagi Sayuki, Tanabe Nanami, Yoshihashi Kurumi, Taguchi Natsumi, Otsuka Aina, Ogawa Rena, Kosuga Fuyuka, Murota Mizuki, Yamagishi Riko, Nomura Minami, Kanazawa Tomoko, Ichioka Reina, Kaga Kaede
- Suki yo, Junjou Hankouki. - Miyamoto Karin, Hamaura Ayano, Uemura Akari, Kishimoto Yumeno, Makino Maria, Wada Sakurako
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018 - ANGERME, Yamaki Risa, Ozeki Mai, Inaba Manaka
- SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~GIVE ME MORE SAYU~ - Michishige Sayumi (part of a medley)
- Love Innovation
- Futsuu no Shoujo A
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~
- Daisuki 100manten
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~ , Ishida Ayumi
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Niinuma Kisora
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Ono Mizuho
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~
- Shinnen dake wa Tsuranukitoose!
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~
Event Performances[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance
- [2013.01.14] Ai Takahashi Premium Live 2013 at STB139 -CRoss RoAD- - Takahashi Ai
- [2013.08.20] Odaiba Shintairiku Mezamashi Live 2013
- [2014.07.30] Odaiba Shintairiku Mezamashi Live 2014
- Love Innovation
- [2013.10.30] Fukumura Mizuki & Kudo Haruka Birthday Event 2013 - Fukumura Mizuki, Kudo Haruka
- [2014.12.21] Hello! Project FC Event 2014 ~Hello! Xmas Days2♥~ Morning Musume '14
- [2015.07.07] Morning Musume '15 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
- [2023.08.07] Morning Days Happy Holiday 9ki Member Fukumura Mizuki・Ikuta Erina Fanclub Bus Tour in Gunma - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
- Futsuu no Shoujo A
- [2017.02.21] Morning Musume '17 13ki Member FC Event - Kudo Haruka, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
- [2022.03.07] Morning Musume '22 Haga Akane・Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event - Haga Akane
- Daisuki 100manten
- [2015.10.30] Morning Musume '15 Fukumura Mizuki & Kudo Haruka Birthday Event ~FukuDuu Birthday Party!~ - Fukumura Mizuki
- [2020.02.25] Morning Musume '20 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event - Yokoyama Reina
- [2023.03.06] Morning Musume '23 Haga Akane・Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event - Haga Akane
- [2023.10.20] Tsubaki Factory Niinuma Kisora Birthday Event 2023 - Niinuma Kisora
- [2023.11.19] Iikubo Haruna Birthday Event 2023 ~Minna Koedashite Ikou!~ - Iikubo Haruna
- [2024.06.23] Morning Days Happy Holiday 15ki Member Kitagawa Rio・Okamura Homare・Yamazaki Mei Fanclub Bus Tour in Narago - Okamura Homare, Kitagawa Rio
- Shinnen dake wa Tsuranukitoose!
- [2013.07.07] Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai Dai Nikai Kaigou ~Ikuta no Tanjoubi dakedo, Yappari Kyou mo Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai~ - Ikuta Erina
- [2022.07.11] Morning Musume '22 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
- [2024.07.07] ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2024 - Kawamura Ayano
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Ranking
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 3 54,047 |
4 7,720 |
4 3,995 |
1 8,406 |
5 | 3 3,658 |
3 | 81,682 |
6 | 26 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 3,852 |
17 | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 59 | 1,211 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | 982 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 125 | 546 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 199 | 252 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 182 | 452 |
- Yearly Ranking
Year | Year Rank | Sales | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | 89 | 88,977 | [1] |
Total Reported Sales: 88,977
- Note: this single received a Gold Certification from the RIAJ, meaning that the single already sold over 100,000 copies according to Billboard Japan.
Trivia[]
- Each copy of the single came with an A3 size poster.
- A dance rehearsal version of the title track was uploaded to Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
- Tanaka Reina and Sayashi Riho are the centers for this single.
- Two temporary versions of the music video were uploaded to their official YouTube channel. One is labeled as "Temporary version", while the other one is label as "Verge of Completion version."
- Ishida Ayumi is not featured in the dance shot for the "temporary version" music video due to an injury.
- This is the second Morning Musume single to get an Official Website (archived).
- It reached #1 on the Oricon daily charts in its first week. The single also ranked #89 on the Oricon yearly chart for 2012.
- According to Suzuki Kanon, she noticed that Ren'ai Hunter, One・Two・Three, and Wakuteka Take a chance are linked together to make a little story. While Ren'ai Hunter is about the developing feelings and One・Two・Three is about waiting for the lover to make a move, Wakuteka Take a chance is about taking a chance and making the move yourself.[2]
- There are 2 shots that were not used in the official video: the initial version of the dance shot in which Ishida Ayumi does not participate, and the group shot.
- Sato Masaki and Iikubo Haruna made videos to encourage the English and French speaking audience to make videos of their Wakuteka Take a chance dance numbers like they have done for One・Two・Three. Suzuki Kanon also mentioned it in a video.
- On the day of the release, ℃-ute's official YouTube channel posted a video of Team Okai covering "Wakuteka Take a chance". On the same day, the Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari) official YouTube channel posted a cover of the song by Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari) and THE Possible.
- On October 17, Morning Musume's official YouTube channel posted a solo dance shot featuring only 11th Generation member Oda Sakura, who joined one month before the single's release, but did not participate. Unlike the group dance shot, it mainly focuses from the waist up. This version was featured in the Limited Edition C DVD of their 52nd single, Help me!!.
- As of February 2016, the official music video is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
- Former Morning Musume member Takahashi Ai performed a cover of "Wakuteka Take a chance".[3]
- The MV and the dance shot version for this single are featured in Eizou The Morning Musume 7 ~Single M Clips~.
- A clip of a fan meeting Takahashi Ai, and dancing to Wakuteka Take a chance on NHK World has over 1 million views on YouTube.[4] In November 2017, the clip was featured in one of PewDiePie's "You Laugh You Lose" videos.[5]
Videos[]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2012/p/9/
- ↑ "モーニング娘。鈴木香音からメッセージ!" (in Japanese). Morning Musume Official YouTube Channel. 2012-09-30.
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg0ftlvoio0
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKFKl22j1RY
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5nolC9Eecw
External Links[]
- Wakuteka Take a chance Official site (archived)
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Wakuteka Take a chance, Love Innovation, Futsuu no Shoujo A, Daisuki 100 Manten, Shinnen Dake wa Tsuranu Kitose!
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