"Romance, Irane" | ||||
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Single by AKB48 | ||||
from the album Set List: Greatest Songs Complete Edition | ||||
B-side | "Ai no Mōfu" | |||
Released | January 23, 2008 | |||
Format | CD Single | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:40 | |||
Label | DefSTAR | |||
Writer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, Rie, Hideki Naruse | |||
Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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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. 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.
"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.
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, 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.