Kono Machi (この街; This Town) is ℃-ute's 20th single. It was released on February 6, 2013 in 5 editions: 1 regular and 4 limited.
The single and all its coupling tracks are covers songs from the singer Moritaka Chisato.
The Event V was released on February 16, 2013.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
Regular Edition[]
- Kono Machi
- Kono Machi (Dance Groove Ver.)
- Kono Machi (Instrumental)
Limited Editions A & B[]
- Kono Machi
- Ame (雨; Rain) - Yajima Maimi
- Kono Machi (Instrumental)
Limited Editions C & D[]
- Kono Machi
- Hae Otoko (ハエ男; Fly Man)
- Kono Machi (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD[]
- Kono Machi (Another Edition)
- Kono Machi (Close-up Ver.)
Limited Edition C DVD[]
- Kono Machi (Another Edition)
- Kono Machi (5shot Ver.)
Event V[]
- Kono Machi (Yajima Maimi LIVE Solo Ver.)
- Kono Machi (Nakajima Saki LIVE Solo Ver.)
- Kono Machi (Suzuki Airi LIVE Solo Ver.)
- Kono Machi (Okai Chisato LIVE Solo Ver.)
- Kono Machi (Hagiwara Mai LIVE Solo Ver.)
Featured Members[]
Single Information[]
- Kono Machi
- Lyrics: Moritaka Chisato
- Composition: Saito Hideo
- Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
- Music Video: Inoue Tsuyoshi
- Ame
- Lyrics: Moritaka Chisato
- Composition: Matsuura Seiji
- Arrangement: Itagaki Yusuke
- Hae Otoko
- Lyrics and Composition: Moritaka Chisato
- Arrangement: Fujizawa Yoshimasa
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2016.06.16] The Girls Live (Ame)
Concert Performances[]
- Kono Machi
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2012 Winter ~Shinseinaru Pentagram~
- Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~
- Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Bravo!~
- Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Yamagishi Riko
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Treasure Box~
- ℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~"
- ℃-ute 12 Nenme Totsunyuu Kinen ~℃-Fes! Part 1 9gatsu 5ka mo ℃-ute no Hi at Nippon Budokan~
- Naruchika 2017 ℃-ute
- SHIMA・SHIMA Theater ~Mousou Joshi, Kiki Ippatsu!~ - Yajima Maimi
- Ame
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Treasure Box~
- ℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~"
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~Monster~
- Hae Otoko
Event Performances[]
- Kono Machi
- [2019.07.09] ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2019 - Kawamura Ayano
- Ame
- [2019.06.03] ANGERME Nakanishi Kana Birthday Event 2019 - Nakanishi Kana
Oricon Chart Positions[]
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 4,297 |
4 | 6 | 4 | 24,361 |
4 | - | - | 36 | - | - | - | 39 | 1,993 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 149 | 430 |
- Monthly Ranking
Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | February | 17 | 26,784 |
Total Reported Sales: 26,784
Trivia[]
- The song title and release date were originally leaked by an anonymous person from 2ch on November 28, 2012. It was confirmed via the ℃-ute official staff Twitter account.
- Tsunku dedicated the song to the 2nd anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake.
- Tsunku and Moritaka Chisato decided to change the confessions and some of the lyrics for the 2013 version. Each member has their own confession about the world in "Kono Machi".
- The Dance Groove Ver. has an upper beat and a different line distribution from the original.
- The single was released the day after Nakajima Saki's 19th birthday (February 5, 2013) and the day before Yajima Maimi's 21st birthday and Hagiwara Mai's 17th birthday (February 7, 2013).
- Another music video was announced at an event for the single, where ℃-ute asked the fans to send in pictures of their hometowns for the music video.
- Suzuki Airi sang "Kono Machi" solo in an episode of Hello! Project Station.
- The MV of "Kono Machi" and Close-up Ver. of "Ame" were included in the Music V Tokushuu ④ ~Cutie Visual~
- It was released on the same day as Mano Erina's final album, BEST FRIENDS.
- The Minna no Kono Machi ver. and the White Room ver. of "Ame" were included as bonus videos in the Petit Best 14 Blu-ray.
- This was ℃-ute's only single released between 2012 and 2013 that did not become their new highest selling.
Videos[]
External Links[]
- Official Website (archived)
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- YouTube Playlist
- Lyrics: Kono Machi, Kono Machi (Dance Groove Ver.), Ame, Hae Otoko