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.

Team A - Tomomi Itano, Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Minami Minegishi, Mai Oshima, Yukari Sato, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Hana Tojima
Team K - Sayaka Akimoto, Tomomi Kasai, Sae Miyazawa, Erena Ono, Yuko Oshima
Team B - Ayaka Kikuchi, Mayu Watanabe

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger	Length
1.	"Romance, Irane" (ロマンス、イラネ)	Yasushi Akimoto, Rie	CHOKKAKU	4:40
2.	"Ai no Mōfu"	Akimoto, Hideki Naruse	Nobuhiko Kashiwara	5:01
3.	"Romance, Irane (Original Mix, Instrumental)"	Akimoto, Rie	CHOKKAKU	4:40
4.	"Ai no Mōfu (Instrumental)"	Akimoto, Naruse	Kashiwara	5:01
Total length:				19:20

Limited First Edition B (初回限定版B)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger	Length
1.	"Romance, Irane" (ロマンス、イラネ)	Yasushi Akimoto, Rie	CHOKKAKU	4:40
2.	"Ai no Mōfu"	Akimoto, Hideki Naruse	Nobuhiko Kashiwara	5:01
3.	"Romance, Irane (Himawari 2.0 Mix)"	Akimoto, Rie	CHOKKAKU	4:40
4.	"Romance, Irane (Himawari 2.1 Mix)"	Akimoto, Rie	CHOKKAKU	4:40
5.	"Romance, Irane (Original Mix, Instrumental)"	Akimoto, Rie	CHOKKAKU	4:40
6.	"Ai no Mōfu (Instrumental)"	Akimoto, Naruse	Kashiwara	5:01
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

↑ "AKB48公式サイト｜ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
1 2 3 "ROMANCE, IRANE AKB48's 9th single toys with fans hearts". supermerlion. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
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.

AKB48

Members

Team A	Anna Iriyama Shizuka Oya Nana Owada Mayu Ogasawara Natsuki Kojima Haruna Kojima Yukari Sasaki Haruka Shimazaki Miru Shiroma Kayoko Takita Megu Taniguchi Chiyori Nakanishi Mariko Nakamura (vc) Yui Hiwatashi Miho Miyazaki Sakura Miyawaki Nanami Yamada Yui Yokoyama (c, general director)

Team K	Moe Aigasa Maria Abe Manami Ichikawa Haruka Kodama Ayana Shinozaki Haruka Shimada (vc) Hinana Shimoguchi Mariya Suzuki Yūka Tano Chisato Nakata Ikumi Nakano Nana Fujita Minami Minegishi (c) Mion Mukaichi Tomu Mutō Shinobu Mogi Ami Yumoto

Team B	Ayano Umeta Ryōka Ōshima (vc) Yuki Kashiwagi Rena Katō Yuria Kizaki (c) Moe Gotō Nagisa Sakaguchi Miyu Takeuchi Makiho Tatsuya Miku Tanabe Seina Fukuoka Ma Chia-ling Nako Yabuki Aeri Yokoshima Mayu Watanabe

Team 4	Miyabi Iino Rina Izuta Saho Iwatate Rio Ōkawa Miyu Ōmori Ayaka Okada Nana Okada (vc) Saya Kawamoto Ryoha Kitagawa Saki Kitazawa Mako Kojima Haruka Komiyama Kiara Satō Nagisa Shibuya Juri Takahashi (c) Mio Tomonaga Miki Nishino Rena Nozawa Yuiri Murayama

Team 8	Nagisa Sakaguchi Yui Yokoyama Hijiri Tanikawa Nanami Satō Tsumugi Hayasaka Akari Satō Kasumi Mougi Rin Okabe Hitomi Honda Maria Shimizu Ayane Takahashi Nanase Yoshikawa Yui Oguri Erina Oda Shiori Satō Ayaka Hidaritomo Hatsuka Utada Yuri Yokomichi Yūna Hattori Hinano Noda Haruna Hashimoto Reina Kita Kurena Chō Moeri Kondō Serika Nagano Nao Ōta Nanami Yamada Ruka Yamamoto Momoka Ōnishi Sayuna Hama Ikumi Nakano Mei Abe Kotone Hitomi Yuri Tani Miu Shitao Riona Hamamatsu Yurina Gyōten Kaoru Takaoka Natsuki Hirose Karen Yoshida Rena Fukuchi Misaki Terada Narumi Kuranoo Miyu Yoshino Moka Yaguchi Karin Shimoaoki Rira Miyazato

Kenkyuusei	Nanami Asai Kaori Inagaki Izumi Umemoto Haruka Kurosu Minami Sato Nagisa Shoji Kurumi Suzuki Manaka Taguchi Misaki Taya Ayami Nagatomo Nanami Noguchi Nanami Harima Mai Honma Ayaka Maeda Saki Michieda Orin Mutou Kana Yasuda Mizuki Yamauchi Suzuha Yamane

Former members	Rina Nakanishi Mai Oshima Erena Ono Rino Sashihara (Moved to HKT48) Atsuko Maeda Natsuki Satō Yuka Masuda Kaoru Hayano Yu Imai Ayana Takada Haruka Nakagawa (Moved to JKT48) Sae Miyazawa (Moved to SNH48/SKE48) Tomomi Kasai Mariko Shinoda Tomomi Itano Sayaka Akimoto Tomomi Itano Amina Sato Ayaka Kikuchi Misato Nonaka Yuko Oshima Haruka Katayama Yurina Takashima Rina Ikoma Aika Ota (Moved to HKT48) Mina Oba (Moved to SKE48) Suzuran Yamauchi (Moved to SKE48) Sumire Sato (Moved to SKE48) Ayaka Umeda (Moved to NMB48) Riho Kotani Nao Furuhata Fūko Yagura Ayaka Morikawa Shihori Suzuki Rina Kawaei Sakiko Matsui Hikari Hashimoto Marina Kobayashi Mizuki Tsuchiyasu Mitsuki Maeda Asuka Kuramochi Rie Kitahara (Moved to NGT48 (captain)) Mayumi Uchida Aki Takajō Rena Nishiyama Yui Moriwaki Jurina Matsui Natsuki Uchiyama Moeka Iwasaki Chinatsu Okubora Misaki Iwasa Karen Iwata Natsuki Fujimura Mariya Nagao Kana Kobayashi Minami Takahashi (former general director) Sayaka Yamamoto Haruka Ishida Ai Yamamoto Miyuki Watanabe Wakana Natori Ami Maeda Rina Hirata

Units

Chocolove from AKB48 (Inactive)
Diva (Disbanded)
French Kiss (Disbanded)
No Name (Disbanded)
no3b
Not Yet
Queen & Elizabeth (Inactive)
Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 (Disbanded)

Solo acts

Tomomi Itano (Former member)
Misaki Iwasa
Tomomi Kasai (Former member)
Yuki Kashiwagi
Asuka Kuramochi
Atsuko Maeda (Former member)
Sakiko Matsui
Rino Sashihara (Former member)
Minami Takahashi
Mariko Tsukamoto (Former member, Adult AKB)
Mayu Watanabe

Albums

Singles

"Sakura no Hanabiratachi"
"Skirt, Hirari"
"Aitakatta"
"Seifuku ga Jama o Suru"
"Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō"
"Bingo!"
"Boku no Taiyō"
"Yūhi o Miteiru ka?"
"Romance, Irane"
"Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008"
"Baby! Baby! Baby!"
"Ōgoe Diamond"
"10nen Sakura"
"Namida Surprise!"
"Iiwake Maybe"
"River"
"Sakura no Shiori"
"Ponytail to Shushu"
"Heavy Rotation"
"Beginner"
"Chance no Junban"
"Sakura no Ki ni Narō"
"Everyday, Katyusha"
"Flying Get"
"Kaze wa Fuiteiru"
"Ue kara Mariko"
"Give Me Five!"
"Manatsu no Sounds Good!"
"Gingham Check"
"Uza"
"Eien Pressure"
"So Long!"
"Sayonara Crawl"
"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"
"Heart Electric"
"Suzukake no Ki no Michi de...Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono"
"Mae shika Mukanee"
"Labrador Retriever"
"Kokoro no Placard"
"Kibōteki Refrain"
"Green Flash"
"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"
"Halloween Night"
"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"
"Kimi wa Melody"
"Tsubasa wa Iranai"
"LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai"
"High Tension"

Other singles

"Dareka no Tame ni (What Can I Do for Someone?)"
"Sugar Rush"

Related groups

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