Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne

Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne
Indies Single by Juice=Juice
Native title	私が言う前に抱きしめなきゃね
Released	March 31, 2013 (concerts, digital) April 3, 2013 (general)
Genre	J-Pop
Format	CD, digital download
Length	7:55
Label	UP-FRONT WORKS
Producer	Tsunku
Juice=Juice Singles Chronology
Next	Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru 2nd Indies Single (2013)

Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (私が言う前に抱きしめなきゃね; Before I Say So, You've Gotta Hug Me, Okay?) is Juice=Juice's first indies single. It was pre-released on March 31, 2013 at the Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ and digitally on iTunes. It was released for general sale on April 3, 2013. 

It sold a total of 2,275 copies in its first week and became the highest selling indies single in Hello! Project.

Tracklist

1. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne
2. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (Instrumental)

Featured Members

Juice=Juice promoting the single

• Miyazaki Yuka
• Kanazawa Tomoko
• Takagi Sayuki
• Otsuka Aina
• Miyamoto Karin
• Uemura Akari

Single Information

• Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
• Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
• Music Video: Takehisa Masaki

Performances

TV Performances

• [2014.07.10] The Girls Live

Concert Performances

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

• 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 ~3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
• Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Berryz Mansion Nyuukyosha Boshuuchuu!~
• Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
• Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~6gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
• Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ -Yamaki Risa, Yokogawa Yumei, Niinuma Kisora, Dambara Ruru, Oura Hirona, Haga Akane, Funaki Musubu
• Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR ~terzo~
• Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR ~terzo~ FINAL Inaba Manaka Sotsugyou Special
• Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR ~terzo bis~
• Hello! Project 2023 Winter ~TWO OF US~

Event Performances

• [2013.05.05] Juice=Juice Ohirome Event
• [2019.08.04] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL
• [2020.10.10] Juice=Juice Special Event 2020 ~10gatsu 10ka wa Juice=Juice no Hi!~
• [2024.07.23] Juice=Juice Arisawa Ichika・Irie Risa・Ebata Kisaki FC Event 2024 - Arisawa Ichika, Irie Risa, Ebata Kisaki

Chart Positions

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	17	23	25	31	43	-	25	2,275
48	-	-	-	-	-	-	73	652
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	88	612

Total Reported Sales: 3,539

Indies Singles Ranking

Week	Position
April 15, 2013	3
April 22, 2013	8
April 29, 2013	6
May 6, 2013	15

Other Chart Rankings

Country	Chart	Highest Position	Ref
	US J-Pop Songs iTunes Charts	5

Trivia

• The single was announced, and performed live for the first time at Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Zen'yasai~ on March 2, 2013.
• The dance shot version uploaded on Juice=Juice's official channel has Japanese and English subtitles. It is the third Hello! Project video to have official subtitles. (The first and second being "Brainstorming" and "Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" by Morning Musume).
• The shirt Miyamoto Karin wears is the same shirt that Paramore's Hayley Williams wears in their music video for "Still Into You".

Videos

• MV
• Additional

Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MV)

Dance Shot Ver.

External Links

• Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
• Wikipedia: Japanese, English
• Lyrics