Matenai After Five / Kasa wo Sasu Senpai

Matenai After Five / Kasa wo Sasu Senpai (待てないアフターファイブ／傘をさす先輩; I Can't Wait After Five / My Senior Holding Up the Umbrella) are two songs by Country Girls. They were digitally released together on August 24, 2018 as part of Upcoming's Music Delivery corner."【更新】カントリー・ガールズ「待てないアフターファイブ/傘をさす先輩」配信スタート！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-08-27."アプカミ ミュージックデリバリー カントリー・ガールズ 配信曲紹介" (in Japanese). Upcoming (via YouTube). 2018-08-23.
==Tracklist==
#Matenai After Five
#Kasa wo Sasu Senpai
==Featured Members==
*Yamaki Risa
*Morito Chisaki
*Ozeki Mai
*Yanagawa Nanami
*Funaki Musubu
==Song Information==
;Matenai After Five
*Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
*Composition, Arrangement, Programming, and Piano: Ishii Kentarohttps://twitter.com/kentarouishii/status/1032783050919182336
*Guitar: Ota Takayuki
*Chorus: Shiobara Namiko,https://twitter.com/namy_xxx/status/1035106346352304128 Yamao Masato
;Kasa wo Sasu Senpai
*Lyrics: Fukuda Kanon
*Composition, Arrangement, Programming, and Piano: KOUGA
*Chorus: Shiobara Namiko
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2021.08.16] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes! 2" (Kasa wo Sasu Senpai) - Ichioka Reina 
===Concert Performances===
;Matenai After Five
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Country Girls Live 2019 ~Itooshikutte Gomen ne~
*Hello! Project 2021 Aki "Zoku Kachou Fuugetsu"- Kitagawa Rio, Arisawa Ichika, Niinuma Kisora, Ichioka Reina / Haga Akane, Yamagishi Riko, Nishida Shiori
*Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Altair" - Makino Maria, Tamenaga Shion, Kudo Yume, Murata Yuu, Okamura Minami, Kubota Nanami, Onoda Karin
;Kasa wo Sasu Senpai
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER ~NEW AGE~
*Country Girls Live 2019 ~Itooshikutte Gomen ne~
===Event Performances===
;Matenai After Five
*[2019.12.11] BEYOOOOONDS Hirai Miyo Birthday Event 2019 - Hirai Miyo
*[2023.10.18] Tsubaki Factory Fukuda Marine Birthday Event 2023 - Fukuda Marine
*[2023.12.11] BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS Hirai Miyo Birthday Event 2023 - Hirai Miyo
*[2024.01.30] Juice=Juice Ebata Kisaki Birthday Event 2024 - Ebata Kisaki
*[2024.08.04] Morito Chisaki ・ Ozeki Mai OzeChii Bus Tour ~Okurete Yattekita Shuugakuryokou in Gunma~ - Morito Chisaki, Ozeki Mai
;Kasa wo Sasu Senpai
*[2021.09.24] BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS Satoyoshi Utano Birthday Event 2021 - Satoyoshi Utano
*[2023.07.24] Juice=Juice Inoue Rei Birthday Event 2023 - Inoue Rei
*[2023.10.16] ANGERME Ise Layla・Tamenaga Shion FC Event 2023 ~Tanshio!~ - Ise Layla, Tamenaga Shion
==Trivia==
*The release of both songs was announced on Upcoming on August 23, 2018.
*Fukuda Kanon did not know that her lyrics for "Kasa wo Sasu Senpai" would be used until the release announcement and posted her surprised reaction on Twitter.https://twitter.com/kanonfukuda/status/1032592494175764480 She sang the demo for it herselfYamaki Risa. "新曲配信スタート！/山木梨沙" (in Japanese). Country Girls. 2018-08-24. which she usually only does for songs that have not been accepted yet.https://twitter.com/kanonfukuda/status/1032593497532952577
**Meanwhile, KOUGA seemed to be unaware of the song's release date and found out from fans messaging him on Twitter that it had already been released.https://twitter.com/fujipontel/status/1032823058740826112
*On her blog, Yanagawa Nanami stated that "Kasa wo Sasu Senpai" is her favorite Country Girls song to date. https://ameblo.jp/countrygirls/entry-12400617574.html
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
*Store Listings: iTunes, Recochoku, mora (Hi-Res)
*Lyrics: , 
Category:2018 Songs
Category:Country Girls Songs
Category:Digital Songs
Category:5 Members Line-Up
Category:Upcoming Music Delivery