Nanchatte Ren'ai (なんちゃって恋愛; Fake Love) is the 40th single release by the Japanese pop girl group Morning Musume. It was released on August 12, 2009 in four versions: regular edition, a 40th single commemorative, and two limited edition versions.
Tracklist
Nanchatte Ren'ai (MV)
Morning Musume promoting the single
Regular Edition
- Nanchatte Ren'ai
- Aki Urara (秋麗; Autumn's Beauty)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Instrumental)
40th Single Commemorative Edition
- Nanchatte Ren'ai
- Subete wa Ai no Chikara (すべては愛の力, The Power of Love is Everything)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A
CD
- Nanchatte Ren'ai
- Aki Urara (秋麗; Autumn's Beauty)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Instrumental)
DVD
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Dance Shot Ver.)
Limited Edition B
CD
- Nanchatte Ren'ai
- Aki Urara (秋麗; Autumn's Beauty)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Instrumental)
DVD
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Close-up Ver. Black)
Event V
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Takahashi Ai Ver.)
- Nanchatte Renai (Niigaki Risa Ver.)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Kamei Eri Ver.)
- Nanchatte Renai (Michishige Sayumi Ver.)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Tanaka Reina Ver.)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Kusumi Koharu Ver.)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Mitsui Aika Ver.)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Junjun Ver.)
- Nanchatte Ren'ai (Linlin Ver.)
Featured Members
- 5th gen: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
- 6th gen: Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
- 7th gen: Kusumi Koharu
- 8th gen: Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin
TV Performances
- [2009.07.22] Saishin Hits Wednesday J-POP
- [2009.08.09] MUSIC JAPAN
- [2009.08.14] Music Station
- [2009.08.21] Minna de Utaou! Family Song
- [2009.08.21] Music Fighter
- [2009.08.22] MelodiX!
- [2009.08.30] Osaka Hashissou Stage West Wind
- [2011.05.09] J-MELO
Concert Performances
- Nanchatte Ren'ai
- Hello! Project 2009 Summer Kakumei Gannen ~Hello! Champloo~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
- Hello! Project 2010 WINTER Kachou Fuugetsu ~Mobekimasu!~ (as part of a medley)
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Haru ~Pikappika!~
- Morning Musume Live at Japan Expo 2010
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~9ki Mem wo Mukaete~ (as part of a medley)
- Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no Mirai wa WOW WOW Live~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~ (as part of a medley)
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Haga Akane
- Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Haru ~GRADATION~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka, Oda Sakura
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Mitsui Aika, Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi
- Hello! Project Hina Fest 2017 - ANGERME
- Aki Urara
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~
- Morning Musume '16 Live Concert in Taipei
- Subete wa Ai no Chikara
- Morning Musume Yomiuri Land EAST LIVE 2009
- Hello! Project 2010 WINTER Kachou Fuugetsu ~Mobekimasu!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~
- Naruchika Morning Musume '17
Single Information
- Nanchatte Ren'ai
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, and Keyboards: Okubo Kaoru
- Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings
- Chorus: Takahashi Ai
- Music Video: Suzuki Toshiyuki
- Aki Urara
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement and Programming: AKIRA
- Guitar: Kamada Kouji
- Chorus: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Tsunku, AKIRA
- Subete wa Ai no Chikara
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
- Guitar: Kamada Kouji
- Chorus: Takahashi Ai, Kamei Eri
Trivia
- On the August 14, 2009 broadcast of Music Station, former Morning Musume members Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, and Konno Asami did a special performance as backing dancers in a collaboration with the current members.
- 7th generation member Kusumi Koharu gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
- As of February 2016, the official music video is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
- This is the highest-selling single under Takahashi Ai's leadership.
- This is the 8th generation's highest selling single.
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 23,301 |
2 10,946 |
3 4,784 |
4 | 3 3,861 |
1 8,110 |
2 | 54,973 |
| 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11,271 |
| 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 2,157 |
| 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 84 | 826 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131 | 458 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 173 | 301 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 165 | 313 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 83 | 70,299 |
Total Reported Sales: 70,299
Additional Videos
Nanchatte Ren'ai (Dance Shot Ver.)
Nanchatte Ren'ai (Close-Up Ver.Black)
Nanchatte Ren'ai (Close-Up Ver.White)
External Links
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Nanchatte Ren'ai, Aki Urara, Subete wa Ai no Chikara