Kono Machi

Kono Machi (この街; This Town) is ℃-ute's 20th single. It was released on February 6, 2013 in 5 editions: 1 regular and 4 limited. 
The single and all its coupling tracks are covers songs from the singer .
The Event V was released on February 16, 2013.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
====Regular Edition====
#Kono Machi
#Kono Machi (Dance Groove Ver.)
#Kono Machi (Instrumental)
====Limited Editions A & B====
#Kono Machi
#Ame (雨; Rain) - Yajima Maimi
#Kono Machi (Instrumental)
====Limited Editions C & D====
#Kono Machi
#Hae Otoko (ハエ男; Fly Man)
#Kono Machi (Instrumental)
===Limited Edition A DVD===
#Kono Machi (Another Edition)
#Kono Machi (Close-up Ver.)
===Limited Edition C DVD===
#Kono Machi (Another Edition)
#Kono Machi (5shot Ver.)
===Event V===
#Kono Machi (Yajima Maimi LIVE Solo Ver.)
#Kono Machi (Nakajima Saki LIVE Solo Ver.)
#Kono Machi (Suzuki Airi LIVE Solo Ver.)
#Kono Machi (Okai Chisato LIVE Solo Ver.)
#Kono Machi (Hagiwara Mai LIVE Solo Ver.)
==Featured Members==
*Yajima Maimi
*Nakajima Saki
*Suzuki Airi
*Okai Chisato
*Hagiwara Mai
==Single Information==
;Kono Machi
*Lyrics: 
*Composition: Saito Hideo
*Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
*Music Video: Inoue Tsuyoshi
;Ame
*Lyrics: Moritaka Chisato
*Composition: Matsuura Seiji
*Arrangement: Itagaki Yusuke
;Hae Otoko
*Lyrics and Composition: Moritaka Chisato
*Arrangement: Fujizawa Yoshimasa
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2016.06.16] The Girls Live (Ame)
===Concert Performances===
;Kono Machi
*℃-ute Concert Tour 2012 Winter ~Shinseinaru Pentagram~
*Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~
*Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Bravo!~
*Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Yamagishi Riko
*℃-ute Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Treasure Box~
*℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~"
*℃-ute 12 Nenme Totsunyuu Kinen ~℃-Fes! Part 1 9gatsu 5ka mo ℃-ute no Hi at Nippon Budokan~
*Naruchika 2017 ℃-ute
*SHIMA・SHIMA Theater ~Mousou Joshi, Kiki Ippatsu!~ - Yajima Maimi
;Ame
*℃-ute Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Treasure Box~
*℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~"
*℃-ute Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~Monster~
;Hae Otoko
*Naruchika 2015 Fuyu ℃-ute
*Naruchika 2017 ℃-ute
===Event Performances===
;Kono Machi
*[2019.07.09] ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2019 - Kawamura Ayano
;Ame
*[2019.06.03] ANGERME Nakanishi Kana Birthday Event 2019 - Nakanishi Kana
==Oricon Chart Positions==
;Monthly Ranking
|- 
|2013 
|February 
|17 
|26,784
|}
Total Reported Sales: 26,784
==Trivia==
*The song title and release date were originally leaked by an anonymous person from 2ch on November 28, 2012. It was confirmed via the ℃-ute official staff Twitter account.
*Tsunku dedicated the song to the 2nd anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake.
*Tsunku and Moritaka Chisato decided to change the confessions and some of the lyrics for the 2013 version. Each member has their own confession about the world in "Kono Machi".
*The Dance Groove Ver. has an upper beat and a different line distribution from the original.
*The single was released the day after Nakajima Saki's 19th birthday (February 5, 2013) and the day before Yajima Maimi's 21st birthday and Hagiwara Mai's 17th birthday (February 7, 2013).
*Another music video was announced at an event for the single, where ℃-ute asked the fans to send in pictures of their hometowns for the music video.
*Suzuki Airi sang "Kono Machi" solo in an episode of Hello! Project Station.
*The MV of "Kono Machi" and Close-up Ver. of "Ame" were included in the Music V Tokushuu ④ ~Cutie Visual~
*It was released on the same day as Mano Erina's final album, BEST FRIENDS.
*The Minna no Kono Machi ver. and the White Room ver. of "Ame" were included as bonus videos in the Petit Best 14 Blu-ray.
*This was ℃-ute's only single released between 2012 and 2013 that did not become their new highest selling.
==Videos==
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==External Links==
*Official Website (archived)
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*YouTube Playlist
*Lyrics: Kono Machi, Kono Machi (Dance Groove Ver.), Ame, Hae Otoko
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Category:C-ute Singles
Category:C-ute DVDs
Category:2013 Singles
Category:2013 DVDs
Category:5 Members Line-Up
Category:Cover Single
Category:Rumored Single
Category:2013 Event Vs