Romance, Irane

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CD+DVD (Limited Edition)

CD Only (Limited Edition)

CD Only (Regular Edition)

General Information

Romance, Irane is AKB48's 7th major single, 9th overall. Like Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?, the limited type-B edition features 2 special versions of the main song.

Romance, Irane! and Saigo no Seifuku are also included in H2.

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Single

Romance, Irane (ロマンス、イラネ)

Release Date

2008.01.23

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: DefSTAR RECORDS/Sony Music Japan

DFCL-1433～34 (Limited Edition Type-A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,500

DFCL-1435 (Limited Edition Type-B, CD) / ￥1,300

DFCL-1436 (Regular Edition, CD) / ￥1,200

Limited Edition Details

CD

1. Romance, Irane (ロマンス、イラネ) / Senbatsu
2. Ai no Moufu (愛の毛布) / Senbatsu
3. (Type-B) Romance, Irane (Himawari 2.0 Mix) (ロマンス、イラネ (ひまわり2.0Mix))
4. (Type-B) Romance, Irane (Himawari 2.1 Mix) (ロマンス、イラネ (ひまわり2.1Mix))
5. Romance, Irane (off-vocal)
6. Ai no Moufu (off-vocal)

DVD

1. Romance, Irane Music Video
2. Romance, Irane Making-of

Included Members

"Romance, Irane"

★ Senbatsu (選抜) (16 Members) (Kojima Haruna & Maeda Atsuko Centers (in italic), Front members in bold)

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

"Ai no Moufu"

(16 Members)

• Team A: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Mai, Kojima Haruna, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Sato Natsuki, Noro Kayo, Masuda Yuka, Miyazawa Sae

"Romance, Irane (Himawari 2.0)"

(16 Members)

• Team A: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Mai, Kojima Haruna, Sato Yukari, Takahashi Minami, Narita Risa, Sato Amina, Fujie Reina
• Team K: Oku Manami, Ohori Megumi, Kasai Tomomi, Sato Natsuki, Hayano Kaoru, Masuda Yuka, Matsubara Natsumi, Naruse Risa

"Romance, Irane (Himawari 2.1)"

(16 Members)

• Team A: Oe Tomomi, Kawasaki Nozomi, Komatani Hitomi, Shinoda Mariko, Tojima Hana, Nakata Chisato, Nakanishi Rina, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami,
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kobayashi Kana, Noro Kayo, Miyazawa Sae, Kuramochi Asuka,

Oricon Chart Positions

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week	Sales	Releases
08.01.21	--	*6	*6	*6	*9	*5	*6	**6	*19,303
08.01.28	25	22	46	50	41	--	50	*41	**2,105
08.02.04	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	111	***,823
08.02.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	135	***,576
08.02.18	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	172	***,402

Total Reported Sales: 23,209*
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 5

Trivia

• This is the first senbatsu of Kikuchi Ayaka.
• Non-senbatsu members Sato Natsuki and Noro Kayo (Nachinon) made an appearance in the PV and in the Making of.
• Sato Natsuki and Noro Kayo did the narration for the CM of this single.

AKB48 Singles Chronology
Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? (2007)	Romance, Irane (2008)	Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008 (2008)