Juice=Juice has announced in an Instagram and Twitter video, that they are releasing their 14th single, a Double A-side titled "DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo",
March 24th, 2021 pushed back to April 28th, 2021
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ7Q52xBekG/Tracklist :
Limited Edition A, B, SP 1, SP 2, Normal Edition A, B
1. DOWN TOWN
2. Ganbarenai yo
3. DOWN TOWN (Instrumental)
4. Ganbarenai yo (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD
1. DOWN TOWN (Music Video)
2. DOWN TOWN (Music Video making)
Limited Edition B DVD
1. Ganbarenai yo (Music Video)
2. Ganbarenai yo (Music Video making)
Limited Edition SP #1 DVD
1. Ganbarenai yo (Kanazawa Tomoko Solo Ver.)
2. Ganbarenai yo (Takagi Sayuki Solo Ver.)
3. Ganbarenai yo (Uemura Akari Solo Ver.)
4. Ganbarenai yo (Inaba Manaka Solo Ver.)
5. Ganbarenai yo (Inoue Rei Solo Ver.)
6. Ganbarenai yo (Dambara Ruru Tomoko Solo Ver.)
7. Ganbarenai yo (Kudo Yume Solo Ver.)
8. Ganbarenai yo (Matsunaga Riai Solo Ver.)
*In the announcement, it says each member is solo singing in these close-up videos.
Limited Edition SP #2 DVD
1. DOWN TOWN (Dance Shot Ver.)
2. "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? / Inoue Rei x Taisei ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
3. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne / Inoue Rei ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
4. Potsuri to / Inoue Rei x Kanazawa Tomoko ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
5. Sunao ni Amaete / Inoue Rei x Uemura Akari ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
6. CHOICE & CHANCE / Inoue Rei x Takagi Sayuki ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
7. Romance no Tochuu / Inoue Rei x Miyamoto Karin ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
8. Bitansan / Inoue Rei x Inaba Manaka ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
9. Suki tte Itte yo / Inoue Rei x Dambara Ruru ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
10. Naite Ii yo / Inoue Rei x Kudo Yume x Matsunaga Riai ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series) -Inoue Rei says this one with Yume and Riai is new and has not been seen yet.
*These are from the youtube videos
Normal Edition A (DOWN TOWN trading card)
Normal Edition B (Ganbare nai yo trading card)
Ganbarenai yo Lyrics by Yamazaki Aoi, Composition and Arrangement by KOUGA
DOWN TOWN Lyrics by Ito Ginji, Composition Yamashita Tatsuro, Arrangement by Anders Dannvik
http://www.helloproject.com/release/detail/HKCN-50646/http://www.helloproject.com/juicejuice/profile/Also, Both SP Editions cost a whopping 2,500 yen each for the content you're getting! Insane! More content = more expensive!
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They performed Ganbarenai yo at Miyamoto Karin's Graduation concert and then at the "Hello! Project Year-End Party 2020 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!" with the hot new outfits
DOWN TOWN is a cover song originally by "Sugar Babe", Yamashita Tatsuro's band (The only single they released together). Juice=Juice performed it at opening day of "Hello! Project 2021 Winter ~STEP BY STEP~" concert.
DOWN TOWN by Sugar Babe
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The release of the single was announced in a comment video posted on the group's official Twitter account. "Ganbarenai yo / DOWN TOWN" is the first single released by Juice=Juice in about a year and the first single after Inoue Rei joined the group. The single includes the new ballad song "Ganbarenai yo", which was first performed at the graduation performance of Miyamoto Karin, and a cover of the 1975 famous song "DOWN TOWN" by Sugar Babe, a band formed by singer/songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita and others. To make it a 2021 style cover, Swedish producer Anders Dannvik doing the city pop arrangements for the song is also a highlight. It also features voice percussion by Inoue Rei.
"DOWN TOWN" comments
Inoue Rei "I'm doing voice percussion in the interlude. I'm using a new technique, so I hope you'll pay attention! The dance corner in between is also very cool!"
Takagi Sayuki : "In "DOWN TOWN", I hope you can feel the nostalgia and the newness of our singing."
"Ganbarenai yo" comments
Kanazawa Tomoko : "It's a song that will gently help you cope with the negative feelings of not being able to do your best. By the end of the song, you'll feel like 'I'll try a little harder' with the gentle lyrics."
Dambara Ruru "When I listen to this song, I feel a little refreshed or relieved of my burden. Please listen to it!"
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