The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ / Gamusha LIFE / Tsugi no Kado wo Magare

The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ / Gamusha LIFE / Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (The Middle Management ～女性中間管理職～／我武者LIFE／次の角を曲がれ; The Middle Management ~A Woman's Middle Management~ / Reckless LIFE / Turn the Next Corner) is ℃-ute's 27th single. It was released on April 1, 2015http://gree.jp/c_ute/blog/entry/760409566 in 6 editions: 3 regular and 3 limited editions. The first press of the regular editions came with a random trading card of 6 kinds depending on the jackets (18 in total). The limited editions came with an event lottery serial number card.
The single commemorates the group's 10th anniversary. 
==Tracklist==
===CD Tracklist===
;Regular Edition A, Limited Edition A
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanshiroku~
#Gamusha LIFE
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanshiroku~ (Instrumental)
#Gamusha LIFE (Instrumental)
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (Instrumental)
;Regular Edition B, Limited Edition B
#Gamusha LIFE
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanshiroku~ 
#Gamusha LIFE (Instrumental)
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (Instrumental)
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanshiroku~ (Instrumental)
;Regular Edition C, Limited Edition C
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanshiroku~
#Gamusha LIFE
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (Instrumental)
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanshiroku~ (Instrumental)
#Gamusha LIFE (Instrumental)
===Limited Edition A DVD===
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanshiroku~ (Music Video)
===Limited Edition B DVD===
#Gamusha LIFE (Music Video)
===Limited Edition C DVD===
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (Music Video)
===Event V "The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~"===
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ (Yajima Maimi Solo Ver.)
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ (Nakajima Saki Solo Ver.)
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ (Suzuki Airi Solo Ver.)
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ (Okai Chisato Solo Ver.)
#The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ (Hagiwara Mai Solo Ver.)
===Event V "Gamusha LIFE"===
#Gamusha LIFE (Yajima Maimi Solo Ver.)
#Gamusha LIFE (Nakajima Saki Solo Ver.)
#Gamusha LIFE (Suzuki Airi Solo Ver.)
#Gamusha LIFE (Okai Chisato Solo Ver.)
#Gamusha LIFE (Hagiwara Mai Solo Ver.)
===Event V "Tsugi no Kado wo Magare"===
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (Yajima Maimi Solo Ver.)
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (Nakajima Saki Solo Ver.)
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (Suzuki Airi Solo Ver.)
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (Okai Chisato Solo Ver.)
#Tsugi no Kado wo Magare (Hagiwara Mai Solo Ver.)
==Featured Members==
*Yajima Maimi
*Nakajima Saki
*Suzuki Airi
*Okai Chisato
*Hagiwara Mai
==Single Information==
;The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~
*Lyrics: Tsunku
*Composition and Arrangement: Daniel Merlot, Aurelien Poudat, Hyon D, Tsunoda Takanori, Stefan Broadley
*Dance Choreography: MASAO
;Gamusha LIFE
*Lyrics: SHOCK EYE
*Composition: KOUGA supported by SHOCK EYE
*Arrangement: soundbreakers
*Dance Choreography: Yamashiro Yoko
*Music Video: Nakazumi Soichi
;Tsugi no Kado wo Magare
*Lyrics, Composition, and Chorus: 
*Arrangement: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
*String Arrangement: Crusher Kimura
*Drums: Yamauchi Yuushi
*Dance Choreography: Yamashiro Yoko
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
;The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~
*[2015.03.19] The Girls Live
;Gamusha LIFE
*[2015.04.02] The Girls Live
;Tsugi no Kado wo Magare
*[2015.04.09] The Girls Live
===Concert Performances===
;The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~
*Naruchika 2015 ℃-ute
*Berryz Koubou Matsuri
*9→10 Shuunen Kinen ℃-ute Concert Tour Haru ~The Future Departure~
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~
*Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~DISCOVERY~
*℃-ute Cutie Circuit ~¡Vamos a México!~
*℃-ute Concert Tour 2015 Aki ~℃an't STOP!!~
*Naruchika 2015 Fuyu ℃-ute
*Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2016
*℃-ute Concert Tour 2016 Haru ~℃ONCERTO~
*Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Rainbow Carnival~
*℃-ute 12 Nenme Totsunyuu Kinen ~℃-Fes! Part 1 9gatsu 5ka mo ℃-ute no Hi at Nippon Budokan~
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2017
*℃-ute Concert Tour 2017 Haru ~℃elebration~
*℃-ute Cutie Circuit ~¡De vuelta a México!~
*℃-ute Cutie Circuit ~De retour à Paris~
*℃-ute Last Concert in Saitama Super Arena ~Thank you team℃-ute~
*Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER ~HELLO! MEETING~ - Juice=Juice, Country Girls
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE~ - Miyazaki Yuka, Takagi Sayuki, Miyamoto Karin, Uemura Akari, Ogata Risa, Niinuma Kisora, Tanimoto Ami, Kishimoto Yumeno, Akiyama Mao
;Gamusha LIFE
*9→10 Shuunen Kinen ℃-ute Concert Tour 2015 Haru ~The Future Departure~
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~
*Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~DISCOVERY~
*℃-ute Cutie Circuit ~¡Vamos a México!~
*℃-ute Concert Tour 2015 Aki ~℃an't STOP!!~
*Naruchika 2015 Fuyu ℃-ute
*Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*℃-ute 12 Nenme Totsunyuu Kinen ~℃-Fes! Part 1 9gatsu 5ka mo ℃-ute no Hi at Nippon Budokan~
*℃-ute Cutie Circuit ~De retour à Paris~
*℃-ute Dinner Show 2017 ~Iwai! ℃-ute Kessei 12 Shuunen!!!!!~
*Suzuki Airi LIVE PARTY No Live, No Life?? - Suzuki Airi (part of a medley) 
*Yajima Maimi・Suzuki Airi Yajisuzu Live 2023 ~Futari Soroeba YajiSuzu no Hi♪～ - Yajima Maimi, Suzuki Airi
;Tsugi no Kado wo Magare
*Hello! Project 2015 WINTER
*Naruchika 2015 ℃-ute
*Berryz Koubou Matsuri
*9→10 Shuunen Kinen ℃-ute Concert Tour 2015 Haru ~The Future Departure~
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~
*Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~CHALLENGER~
*Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*℃-ute 12 Nenme Totsunyuu Kinen ~℃-Fes! Part 1 9gatsu 5ka mo ℃-ute no Hi at Nippon Budokan~
*℃-ute Concert Tour 2016 Aki ~℃OMPASS~
*SHIMA・SHIMA Theater ~Mousou Joshi to Penguin-chan~ - Yajima Maimi 
*Yajima Maimi Solo LIVE 2018 ~Yajimans Dai Shuugou!~ - Yajima Maimi
*RISA OGATA CONCERT "éclatant" - Ogata Risa, , Kudo Yume, Matsunaga Riai, Irie Risa, Ishiyama Sakura
===Event Performances===
;Gamusha LIFE
*[2020.02.12] Suzuki Airi FC Event 2020 ~Minna no Ohanashi Kikasete! Watashi, Utaimasu!~ - Suzuki Airi
;Tsugi no Kado wo Magare
*[2024.04.24] BEYOOOOONDS Nishida Shiori & Yamazaki Yuhane FC Event 2024 ~Futari wa Yuhashio~ - Nishida Shiori, Yamazaki Yuhane
*[2024.08.18] Suzuki Airi Birthday Event 2024 Dai 7kai Airi Mania Kai - Suzuki Airi
==Chart Positions==
===Oricon Chart Positions===
;Daily & Weekly Rankings
;Monthly Ranking
!Ref
|-
|2015
|March 
|12
|60,686
|http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2015-03/p/2/
|}
;Yearly Ranking
!Ref
|- 
|2015
|97
|63,870
|http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2015/p/10/
|}
Total Reported Sales: 63,870
===Other Chart Positions===
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="14" |Japan
| Billboard Japan Hot 100
|17
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2015&month=04&day=13
|-
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales
|5
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2015&month=04&day=13
|-
| Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay
|76
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=adult_airplay&year=2015&month=04&day=20
|-
|Tokyo FM
|20
|http://www.tfm.co.jp/cdj/ranking/?id=107
|-
| Countdown TV (TBS)
|4
|-
|}
==Trivia==
*"Tsugi no Kado wo Magare" was initially a track for 's upcoming album, . He was asked by staff to let ℃-ute release the song as a single. A similar situation also occurred with ℃-ute's "Edo no Temari Uta II" and ANGERME's "Taiki Bansei".
**Because Nakajima gave full rights of this song to ℃-ute, "Tsugi no Kado wo Magare" is not considered to be a cover single.
**A rearranged version of "Tsugi no Kado wo Magare" was later included in 's self-cover album .
*℃-ute had a contest on music-ru TV for student music writers to write a song for their 10th anniversary with Shonan no Kaze's SHOCK EYE.http://musicfactorytokyo.com/column_detail.html?id=93 KOUGA won with his demo song "Next Stage", which became the draft for "Gamusha LIFE".
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei members Yamagishi Riko, Ichioka Reina, Kaga Kaede and Horie Kizuki participate as back-dancers in the dance shot of "Tsugi no Kado wo Magare".http://gree.jp/c_ute/blog/entry/760717306
*This is their best first day sales, surpassing Tokai no Hitorigurashi / Aitte Motto Zanshin's 45,365 copies with 51,113 reported sales.
*The Close-Up Ver. of "The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~" appears on the Petit Best 16 Blu-ray, with it's Dance Shot Ver. on the Music V Tokushuu ⑤ ~Cutie Visual~.
*The Close-up Ver. for both "Gamusha LIFE" and "Tsugi no Kado wo Magare" appear on Music V Tokushuu ⑤ ~Cutie Visual~.
*The Acoustic Ver. of "Gamusha LIFE" is included in the LP record of "Arigatou ~Mugen no Yell~ / Arashi wo Okosunda Exciting Fight!".
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Event V announcement
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: , Gamusha LIFE, Tsugi no Kado wo Magare
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