"Romance, Irane"
Single by AKB48
from the album Set List: Greatest Songs Complete Edition
B-side"Ai no Mōfu"
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2008 (2008-01-23)
GenrePop
Length4:40:00
LabelDefstar
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto, Rie, Hideki Naruse
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Yūhi o Miteiru ka?"
(2007)		 "Romance, Irane"
(2008)		 "Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008"
(2008)

Romance, Irane' (ロマンス、イラネ, Romansu, Irane, Romance, no need) is Japanese idol group AKB48's ninth single, and the seventh major single released through DefSTAR Records, on January 23, 2008.[1] This song was sung with 16 "Senbatsu" members, six members more than the previous single "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?". Therefore, five members were chosen as Senbatsu members again, and Ayaka Kikuchi was selected for the first time.

Promotion

"Romance, Irane" was the third single released within 4 month since "BINGO!"'s release.

Video clip of "Romance, Irane" was filmed by Wataru Takeishi, who filmed a music clip of "BINGO!". Video clip was filmed at a studio in Tokyo Tower.[2]

As same as previous single "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?", CDs were released in 3 different editions. Each of "Shokai Seisan Genteiban A" (初回生産限定版A, The first edition A) included a bonus DVDs with "Romance, Irane"'s video clip and its making clip,[3] but "Shokai Seisan Genteiban B" (初回生産限定版B, The first edition B) and "Tsūjōban" (通常版, Regular Edition) did not include giveaway.[4]

Although not chosen as Senbatsu members, Kayo Noro from Team K and Natsuki Sato from Team B were appeared on video clip as well as TV commercial.[2]

Reception

The single charted 5 weeks in the top 200 with the highest rank at #6.[5] "Romance, Irane" sold 23,209 copies during its 5 weeks on the Oricon charts.[2]

Track listing

Regular Edition (通常版) Limited First Edition A (初回限定版A)

No.TitleWriter(s)ArrangerLength
1."Romance, Irane" (ロマンス、イラネ)Yasushi Akimoto, RieCHOKKAKU4:40
2."Ai no Mōfu"Akimoto, Hideki NaruseNobuhiko Kashiwara5:01
3."Romance, Irane (Original Mix, Instrumental)"Akimoto, RieCHOKKAKU4:40
4."Ai no Mōfu (Instrumental)"Akimoto, NaruseKashiwara5:01
Total length:19:20

Limited First Edition B (初回限定版B)

No.TitleWriter(s)ArrangerLength
1."Romance, Irane" (ロマンス、イラネ)Yasushi Akimoto, RieCHOKKAKU4:40
2."Ai no Mōfu"Akimoto, Hideki NaruseNobuhiko Kashiwara5:01
3."Romance, Irane (Himawari 2.0 Mix)"Akimoto, RieCHOKKAKU4:40
4."Romance, Irane (Himawari 2.1 Mix)"Akimoto, RieCHOKKAKU4:40
5."Romance, Irane (Original Mix, Instrumental)"Akimoto, RieCHOKKAKU4:40
6."Ai no Mōfu (Instrumental)"Akimoto, NaruseKashiwara5:01
Total length:28:43

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Romance, Irane
Oricon Weekly Chart[5] 6

Reported sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales 23,000

References

  1. ↑ "AKB48公式サイト｜ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  2. 1 2 3 "ROMANCE, IRANE AKB48's 9th single toys with fans hearts". supermerlion. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  3. ↑ "AKB48 ロマンス、イラネ【初回生産限定盤/A-type】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  4. ↑ "AKB48 ロマンス、イラネ【初回生産限定盤/B-type】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  5. 1 2 アーティスト&楽曲検索 ロマンス、イラネ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
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