Seishun no Hana / Start Line

Seishun no Hana / Start Line (青春の花/スタートライン; Flower of Youth / Start Line) is Kobushi Factory's 8th and final single. It was released on March 4, 2020 in four editions: two regular and two limited.https://twitter.com/kobushifac_uf/status/1215487708258168832 The first press of the regular editions include a random trading card of 6 kinds depending on the jacket (12 in total).
"Seishun no Hana" was digitally pre-released on February 12, 2020 through iTunes,https://twitter.com/upfrontworks/status/1227452185027530755 and "Start Line" was digitally pre-released a week after it, on February 19.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#Seishun no Hana
#Start Line
#Seishun no Hana (Instrumental)
#Start Line (Instrumental)
===Limited Edition A DVD===
#Seishun no Hana (Music Video)
#Seishun no Hana (Close-up Ver.)
===Limited Edition B DVD===
#Start Line (Music Video)
#Chotto Guchoku ni! Chototsumoushin (A Cappella Ver.)
#Nen ni wa Nen (Nen'iri Ver.) (A Cappella Ver.)
#GO TO THE TOP!! (A Cappella Ver.)
#LOVE Machine (A Cappella Ver.) (Morning Musume cover)
==Featured Members==
*Hirose Ayaka
*Nomura Minami
*Hamaura Ayano
*Wada Sakurako
*Inoue Rei
==Single Information==
;Seishun no Hana
*Lyrics and Composition: Hoshibe Sho
*Arrangement, Guitar, and Programming: Miyanaga Jiro
*Violin: Crusher Kimura, Ishibashi Naoko
*Viola: Miki Shouko
*Cello: Yuuki Takahiro
*Chorus: Hoshibe Sho, Yamao Masato
*Music Video: Koyama Takashi
;Start Line
*Lyrics and Composition: Hoshibe Sho
*Arrangement, Guitar, and Programming: Miyanaga Jiro
*Drums: Yamamoto Maoki
*Bass: Nakagawa Ryo
*Chorus: Hoshibe Sho, Yamao Masato, Hirose Ayaka, Wada Sakurako
*Music Video: Koyama Takashi
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
;Start Line
*[2020.03.30] WE LOVE MUSIC
===Concert Performances===
;Seishun no Hana
*Hello! Project 2020 Winter
*Kobushi Factory Live 2020 ~The Final Ring!~
*Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Maeshima Karin
;Start Line
*Hello! Project 2020 Winter HELLO! PROJECT IS [　　　　　] ~side A~
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 <Kobushi Factory Premium>
*Kobushi Factory Live 2020 ~The Final Ring!~
*OCHA NORMA First Live Tour 2022 ~Start Dash!~ - OCHA NORMA
*Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT "Theme Of Hello!" - OCHA NORMA
*Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Vega" - Ishida Ayumi, Kawamura Ayano
===Event Performances===
;Seishun no Hana
*[2020.02.23] Kobushi Factory Fanclub Tour "Smile For You!!!!!" in Shizuoka
;Start Line
*[2020.02.23] Kobushi Factory Fanclub Tour "Smile For You!!!!!" in Shizuoka
==Chart Positions==
===Oricon Chart Positions===
;Daily & Weekly Rankings
;Monthly Ranking
!Ref
|-
|2020
|March
|26
|14,871
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2020-03/p/3/
|}
;Yearly Ranking
|- 
|2020
|150
|21,835
|}
Total Reported Sales: 21,835
;Weekly Combined Ranking
|-
|14
|13,762
|-
|colspan="2"|Out for 4 weeks
|-
|14
|6,936
|}
Total reported points: 20,698
===Billboard Japan Top Single Sales===
|- 
|16
|7,329
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2020&month=03&day=16
|- 
|28
|1,429
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2020&month=03&day=23
|- 
|73
|N/A
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2020&month=03&day=30
|- 
|colspan="3"|Out for 2 weeks
|- 
|4
|10,712
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2020&month=04&day=20
|- 
|76
|N/A
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2020&month=04&day=27
|}
Total Reported Sales: 19,470
===Recochoku Music Video Rankings===
|- 
|Seishun no Hana
|3
|10
|25
|- 
|Start Line
|6
|9
|36
|}
===Other Chart Rankings===
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| colspan="4" |"Seishun no Hana" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Hot 100
|51
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2020&month=03&day=16
|}
==Trivia==
*The far left side of the Limited Edition B cover features the outfit that Hamaura Ayano wore for their cover of "Nen ni wa Nen (Nen'iri Ver.)" on the OMAKE CHANNEL.
*"Start Line" has the same title as a solo song written and performed by former Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari) member Sato Ayano.
*It was released on the same day as 's album, .
*For a limited time, fans who purchased the single at select stores would get one of six clear ticket holders as a bonus."【1/29更新】こぶしファクトリー 3/4発売 8thシングル「青春の花/スタートライン」ご購入特典のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-01-29.
*Towards the end of "Seishun no Hana", the members sing the same "la la la" part that was featured at the beginning of "Shalala! Yareru Hazu sa" while mimicking the choreography.
*Starting February 29, all release events for the single were cancelled in consideration of a new policy established by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19."2/29(土)以降に開催予定の各発売記念イベントについて" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2020-02-27.
**As a result, this is their lowest selling single, lowest ranking single, and also their lowest first week sales.
*This is their only major single to not have an Event V.
*The embedded subtitles of the "Seishun no Hana" music video on YouTube has a typo at the 2:02 mark. Instead of "spit", it says "split".
==Videos==
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==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
*Wikipedia: Japanese
*Lyrics: , 
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