Romance, Irane

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.

"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)

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. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  2. "ROMANCE, IRANE AKB48's 9th single toys with fans hearts". supermerlion. 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. 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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