Seifuku ga Jama o Suru

"Seifuku ga Jama o Suru"
Single by AKB48
from the album Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007
B-side "Virgin Love"
Released January 31, 2007 (2007-01-31)
Format CD Single
Genre Pop
Length 4:45
Label DefSTAR
Writer(s) Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Aitakatta"
(2006)
"Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru"
(2007)
"Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō"
(2007)

"Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" (制服が邪魔をする (School) uniform is getting in the way) is Japanese idol group AKB48's fourth single, and the second major single released through DefSTAR Records, on January 31, 2007.[1] The title track was sung with 14 members,[2] 6 members less than their last single "Aitakatta".

Promotion

"Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" drew public attention with its controversial music video, which is a literal visualization of the lyrics, somewhat hinting at the subject of enjo kosai.[2] Even the sales copy on TV commercial was "Otousan, gomennasai" (お父さん、ごめんなさい Sorry, dad), a comment made by Maeda, who played a key role on its video clip.

As its lyrics indicates, the video clip was filmed in Shibuya.[2]

Each "Shokai Genteiban" (初回限定版 The first edition) CD also includes 2 DVDs, one is video clip and the other is "Making of "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru", as well as following premiums.[3]

They had a surprise live at two locations in Shibuya on the release date January 31, 2007.[4]

Reception

Since many "Aitakatta" limited editions remained unsold, the Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru limited sets were produced in a smaller quantity, making it one of the rarer to find releases.[2] The single charted 5 weeks in the top 200 with the highest rank at #7, the highest ever record for AKB48.[5] But "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" wasn’t quite as well received[2] as it only sold 21,989 copies.

Personnel

Center: Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Arranger Length
1. "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" (制服が邪魔をする)Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue  4:45
2. "Virgin Love"  Akimoto, Inoue  4:11
3. "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru (Instrumental)"  Akimoto, Inoue  4:45
4. "Virgin Love (Instrumental)"  Akimoto, Inoue  4:11
Total length:
17:57

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Seifuku ga Jama o Suru
Oricon Weekly Chart[5] 7

Reported sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[2] 22,000

See also

References

  1. "AKB48公式サイト|ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "SEIFUKU GA JAMA WO SURU The birth of a new type of pop idol?". supermerlion. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  3. "制服が邪魔をする(初回生産限定盤)(DVD付) [Single, CD+DVD, Limited Edition, Maxi]" (in Japanese). amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  4. "[AKB48] 制服が邪魔!?渋谷ストリートライブ!". natalie (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  5. 1 2 アーティスト&楽曲検索 制服が邪魔をする (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
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