Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (女が目立って なぜイケナイ; Why Shouldn't Women Stand Out?) is the 42nd single by Hello! Project unit Morning Musume. The single was released on February 10th, 2010. It was also the first single since Osaka Koi no Uta without seventh generation member Kusumi Koharu.
Tracklist
Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (MV)
Morning Musume promoting the single
CD
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
- Nakidasu Kamo Shirenai yo (泣き出すかもしれないよ; I Might Burst Into Tears)
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Dance Shot Ver.)
Limited Edition B DVD
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver.)
Limited Edition C DVD
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Make-up Ver.)
Single V
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Stage Ver.)
- Making of (メイキング 像)
Event V
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Takahashi Ai)
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Niigaki Risa)
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Kamei Eri)
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Michishige Sayumi)
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Tanaka Reina)
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Mitsui Aika)
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Junjun)
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close-up Ver. Linlin)
Featured Members
- 5th gen: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
- 6th gen: Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
- 8th gen: Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin
TV Performances
- [2010.02.02] Utaban
- [2010.02.12] Ongaku Senshi MUSIC FIGHTER
- [2010.02.14] MUSIC JAPAN
Concert Performances
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
- 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~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018 - Katsuta Rina, Kamikokuryo Moe, Funaki Musubu, Miyazaki Yuka
- Nakidasu Kamo Shirenai yo
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~ - Sayashi Riho, Oda Sakura
Single Information
- Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
- Lyrics & Music: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
- Drums: Takao Toshiyuki
- Violin: Crusher Kimura
- Electric & Acoustic Guitars: Kamada Kouji
- Chorus: Takahashi Ai and Kamei Eri
- Vocals:
- Main Vocals: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Tanaka Reina
- Minor Vocals: Michishige Sayumi
- Nakidasu Kamo Shirenai yo
- Lyrics & Music: Tsunku
- Arrangement and Programming: AKIRA
- Chorus: Takahashi Ai
- Vocals:
- Main Vocals: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Tanaka Reina
- Sub Vocals: Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Junjun
- Minor Vocals: Mitsui Aika, Linlin
Oricon Chart Positions
Single
- Daily & Weekly Ranking
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 36,169 |
| 6 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 5,836 |
| 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | 1,557 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | 473 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 156 | 44,035 |
Total Reported Sales: 44,035
Single V
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 4,187 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 504 |
Total Reported Sales: 4,691
Trivia
- 8th generation member Mitsui Aika gives a comment about the single on Youtube
- This is the first single since Osaka Koi no Uta to not feature a seventh generation member.
Additional Videos
Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Dance Shot Ver.)
Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Make Up-Ver.)
Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Stage Ver.)
Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai (Close Up Ver.)
External Links
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai, Nakidasu Kamo Shirenai yo