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"
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2007 (2007-01-31)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:45:00
LabelDefstar
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Aitakatta"
(2006) 		"Seifuku ga Jama o 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 fewer than their last single "Aitakatta".

Music video

"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]

  • Original Trading Cards (one of 3 different designs)
  • A flyer for premium application
  • CD sleeve in different design

There was a surprise live performance 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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" (制服が邪魔をする)Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue4:45
2."Virgin Love"Akimoto, Inoue4:11
3."Seifuku ga Jama o Suru (Instrumental)"Akimoto, Inoue4:45
4."Virgin Love (Instrumental)"Akimoto, Inoue4:11
Total length:17:57

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position 		Sales[2]
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)[5] 7 22,000

Personnel

The performers of the title track are as follows:[6]

Center: Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda

References

  1. ^ "AKB48公式サイト｜ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "SEIFUKU GA JAMA WO SURU The birth of a new type of pop idol?". supermerlion. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. 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. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ Center and A-side lineup information provided by "AKB48 歴代シングル選抜メンバー（2006年～2013年）" [(2006-2013) AKB48 successive single member selection]. entamedata.web.fc2.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.