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?), official English title being Hug me before I ask you to, is Juice=Juice's first indie single. It was pre-released on March 31, 2013 at the Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ concert and was available digitally on iTunes. It was released on April 3, 2013 nationwide. It sold a total of 2,275 copies in its first week. It is the highest selling indie single in Hello! Project.
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.
Tracklist
- Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne
- Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (Instrumental)
Featured Members
Single Information
- Lyrics & Music: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
- Music Video: Takehisa Masaki
TV Performances
- [2014.07.10] The Girls Live
Concert Performances
- Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Zen'yasai~
- Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Berryz Koubou 10 Nenme Totsunyuu Special~
- Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Thank You For Your Love!~
- 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!~
- Juice=Juice Ohirome Event
- 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, Danbara Ruru, Oura Hirona, Haga Akane, Funaki Musubu
- Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2014 News=News ~Kakuchi yori Otodoke Shimasu!~
- Hello! Project 2015 WINTER ~DANCE MODE!~
- Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code2→NEXT to YOU~
- Hello! Project Hina Fest 2016 - ℃-ute
- Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code3 Special→Growing Up!~
- Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Last Code→Full Squeeze!~
- Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Special Code→J=J Day 2016~
- Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION FINAL at Nippon Budokan
- Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 ~NEXT ONE~
Trivia
- The single was pre-released the same day of the Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~
- On March 31, It was announced that the music video would be uploaded on YouTube at 8PM JST. It ended up being uploaded at about 8:52PM JST.
- The dance shot version uploaded on Juice=Juice's official channel has Japanese and English subtitles. It is the 3rd Hello! Project video to have official subtitles. (The first and second being "Brainstorming" and "Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" by Morning Musume). It was also uploaded in HD (1080p)
- The shirt Miyamoto Karin wears is the same shirt that Paramore's Hayley Williams wears in their music video for "Still Into You".
- The second of three music video's on Juice=Juice's channel to have more than 1.000.000 views.
Videos
Charts
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
Indie Single Ranking
Week | Position |
---|---|
April 15, 2013 | 3 |
April 22, 2013 | 8 |
April 29, 2013 | 6 |
May 6, 2013 | 15 |
Other Chart Rankings
Country |
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Highest Position |
United States | US J-Pop Songs iTunes Charts | 5[1] |
References
- ↑ TommyVD. "US J-POP iTunes Charts (March 31, 2013)". Hello! News Service. 2013-04-03.
External Links
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Lyrics