Hakkiri Shiyou ze / Oyogenai Mermaid / Aisare Route A or B?

Hakkiri Shiyou ze / Oyogenai Mermaid / Aisare Route A or B? (はっきりしようぜ/泳げないMermaid/愛されルート A or B？; Let's Set It Straight / The Mermaid Who Can't Swim / The Route to Be Loved: A or B?) is ANGERME's 29th single. It was released on June 23, 2021 in 7 editions: 3 regular and 4 limited.https://twitter.com/angerme_upfront/status/1392796766068695041 The first press of the regular editions includes a random trading card of 11 kinds depending on the jacket (33 in total). Limited Edition SP includes an event lottery serial number card. 
This is the debut single of the 9th generation members Kawana Rin, Tamenaga Shion and Matsumoto Wakana and the last single to feature 5th generation member Kasahara Momona. 
"Hakkiri Shiyou ze" is a cover of the 2020 song of same title by the band STARDUST REVUE.
"SHAKA SHAKA TO LOVE" is a song promoting the oral beauty care brand Ora2 and their Ora2 Me toothbrush line, and it was released digitally on December 24, 2020 ahead of the single.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
====Regular Edition / Limited Editions A-C====
#Hakkiri Shiyou ze
#Oyogenai Mermaid
#Aisare Route A or B?
#Hakkiri Shiyou ze (Instrumental)
#Oyogenai Mermaid (Instrumental)
#Aisare Route A or B? (Instrumental)
====Limited Edition SP====
#Hakkiri Shiyou ze
#Oyogenai Mermaid
#Aisare Route A or B?
#SHAKA SHAKA TO LOVE 【Additional Track】
#Hakkiri Shiyou ze (Instrumental)
#Oyogenai Mermaid (Instrumental)
#Aisare Route A or B? (Instrumental)
#SHAKA SHAKA TO LOVE (Instrumental)
===Limited Edition A DVD===
#Hakkiri Shiyou ze (Music Video)
===Limited Edition B DVD===
#Oyogenai Mermaid (Music Video)
===Limited Edition C DVD===
#Aisare Route A or B? (Music Video)
===Limited Edition SP DVD===
#Hakkiri Shiyou ze (Dance Shot Ver.)
#Oyogenai Mermaid (Dance Shot Ver.)
#Aisare Route A or B? (Dance Shot Ver.)
#SHAKA SHAKA TO LOVE (Music Video)
==Featured Members==
*2nd Gen: Takeuchi Akari
*3rd Gen: Sasaki Rikako
*4th Gen: Kamikokuryo Moe
*5th Gen: Kasahara Momona (last)
*6th Gen: Funaki Musubu ("SHAKA SHAKA TO LOVE" only), Kawamura Ayano
*7th Gen: Ise Layla
*8th Gen: Hashisako Rin
*9th Gen (debut, not included in "SHAKA SHAKA TO LOVE"): Kawana Rin, Tamenaga Shion, Matsumoto Wakana
==Single Information==
;Hakkiri Shiyou ze
*Lyrics and Composition: Nemoto Kaname
*Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
*Bass: Sasamoto Yasushi
*Trumpet: Yoshizawa Tatsuhiko
*Trombone: Sisiuti Kanade
*Alto, Tenor, and Bartitone Saxophone: Takegami Yoshinari
*Chorus: ANGERME
*Dance Choreography: SHIHO"【アプカミ#238】アンジュルム「はっきりしようぜ」ダンスレッスン・「フレフレ・エブリデイ」前田こころのボーカルREC・ 岸本ゆめの ヘアアレンジ MC : 江口紗耶 伊勢鈴蘭" (in Japanese). Upcoming (via YouTube). 2021-08-26.
*Music Video: Sugiyama Hiroki
;Oyogenai Mermaid
*Lyrics: Izutsu Himi
*Composition: Hoshibe Sho
*Arrangement, Programming, All Instruments: Hirata Shoichiro
*Chorus: Endo Mai
*Demo Vocals: Hoshibe Sho"【プレゼン#06】新曲ガチプレゼン！アンジュルム『泳げないMermaid』編〜ハロプロ音楽理論〜" (in Japanese). 星部ショウのハッケン!音楽塾 (via YouTube). 2021-06-25.
*Dance Choreography: SHIHO"【アプカミ#241】「泳げないMermaid」ダンスレッスン・「フレフレ・エブリデイ」清野桃々姫のボーカルREC・ 中島卓偉 インスタライブダイジェスト MC : 横山玲奈 岡村美波" (in Japanese). Upcoming (via YouTube). 2021-09-16.
*Music Video: Kitahara Seiji
;Aisare Route A or B?
*Lyrics: Yamazaki Aoi
*Composition, Arrangement, Programming: Yamazaki Shingo
*Guitar: Suemon 
*Bass: Chigasaki Manabu
*Trumpet, Flugelhorn: Yoshizawa Tatsuhiko
*Trombone: Sisiuti Kanade
*Alto, Tenor & Bartitone Saxophone: Takegami Yoshinari
*Chorus: Endo Mai
*Dance Choreography: SHIHO"【アプカミ#243】「愛されルート A or B？」ダンスレッスン・平井美葉の「メイク講座」・「SHAKASHAKA#2LOVE カラフルライフ編」佐々木REC MC : 新沼希空 一岡伶奈" (in Japanese). Upcoming (via YouTube). 2021-09-30.
*Music Video: Mitsuishi Naokazu
;SHAKA SHAKA TO LOVE
*Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
*Composition: Hoshibe Sho
*Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
*Chorus: ANGERME, Hoshibe Sho
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
;Hakkiri Shiyou ze
*[2021.06.21] premium MelodiX!
*[2021.06.23] Uta−Tube Special Live
*[2021.07.18] J-MELO
*[2021.07.18] Love music
*[2021.07.27] precious STAGE
;Oyogenai Mermaid
*[2021.07.27] precious STAGE
;Aisare Route A or B?
*[2021.07.18] J-MELO
*[2021.07.27] precious STAGE
===Concert Performances===
For the Hello! Project CITY CIRCUIT concert tours, in case of a song is performed in the entirity of the tour including Special/Final/Graduation dates, will put (*) next to the name of the tour, if the song only was featured on the Special/Final/Graduation dates, will put the specefic name of the concert.
;Hakkiri Shiyou ze
*Hello! Project 2021 Summer Sapphire & Ruby - Sasaki Rikako, Kamikokuryo Moe, Hashisako Rin, Kawana Rin, Matsumoto Wakana (Ishida Ayumi, Yokoyama Reina, Uemura Akari, Inaba Manaka, Ono Mizuho, Onoda Saori as back dancers)
*ANGERME Concert 2021 "Tougenkyou ~Kasahara Momona Sotsugyou Special~"
*Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
*ANGERME CONCERT TOUR ~The ANGERME~*
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2022
*ANGERME CONCERT TOUR ~The ANGERME Encore~ 
*ANGERME concert tour angel and smile*
*Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Vega" - Okamura Homare, Inoue Rei, Ono Mizuho, Shimakura Rika, Kobayashi Honoka, Kitahara Momo, Onoda Karin 
;Oyogenai Mermaid
*Hello! Project 2021 Aki "Zoku Kachou Fuugetsu" - team Kaze, team Tsuki
*Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
*ANGERME CONCERT TOUR ~The ANGERME~*
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2022
*ANGERME CONCERT TOUR ~The ANGERME Encore~ 
*ANGERME Concert Tour 2023 Aki 11nin no ANGERME
*ANGERME Concert Tour 2023 Aki 11nin no ANGERME ~BEST ELEVEN~
;Aisare Route A or B?
*Hello! Project 2021 Summer Sapphire & Ruby - Takeuchi Akari, Kawamura Ayano, Kasahara Momona, Ise Layla, Tamenaga Shion
*ANGERME Concert 2021 "Tougenkyou ~Kasahara Momona Sotsugyou Special~"
*Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
*ANGERME CONCERT TOUR ~The ANGERME~*
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2022
*ANGERME CONCERT TOUR ~The ANGERME Encore~
*ANGERME concert tour angel and smile*
*Hello! Project Year-End Party 2022 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Hello! Project 2023 Winter ~TWO OF US~ - Tsubaki Factory
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2023 "Morning Musume '23 & OCHA NORMA Premium"
*ANGERME CONCERT 2023 BIG LOVE Takeuchi Akari FINAL LIVE "ANGERME Yori Ai wo Komete"
*ANGERME Concert Tour 2023 Aki 11nin no ANGERME
*ANGERME Concert Tour 2023 Aki 11nin no ANGERME ~BEST ELEVEN~
*ANGERME concert tour 2024 spring "Secret secret"
===Event Performances===
;Hakkiri Shiyou ze
*[2022.03.04] Ｒ-1 Fest 2022 ～Pingei to Ongaku no Saiten～
;Oyogenai Mermaid
*[2022.03.04] Ｒ-1 Fest 2022 ～Pingei to Ongaku no Saiten～
*[2022.03.23] Morning Musume '22 Haga Akane・Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event - Kitagawa Rio
*[2024.05.31] Inaba Manaka FC Event 2024 ~Atsumari Manankan~ vol.2 - Inaba Manaka
*[2024.08.15] OCHA NORMA Tsutsui Roko Birthday Event 2024 - Tsutsui Roko
;Aisare Route A or B?
*[2021.09.24] BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS Satoyoshi Utano Birthday Event 2021 -Satoyoshi Utano
*[2022.03.04] Ｒ-1 Fest 2022 ～Pingei to Ongaku no Saiten～
*[2023.07.14] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2023 - Matsunaga Riai
*[2024.08.09] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru FC Live 2024 ~Ruru Uta~ - Dambara Ruru
==Chart Positions==
===Oricon Chart Positions===
;Daily & Weekly Rankings
;Monthly Ranking
!Ref
|-
|2021
|June
|11
|46,564
|Oricon Monthly Ranking
|}
;Yearly Ranking
!Ref
|-
|2021
|81
|55,381
|"年間　シングルランキング 2021年度" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2021-12-22.
|}
Total Reported Sales: 55,381
;Weekly Combined Ranking
|-
|5
|50,152
|}
Total reported points: 50,152
===Billboard Japan Top Single Sales===
|- 
|4
|76,731
|https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2021&month=07&day=05
|-
|20
|5,112
|https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2021&month=07&day=12
|}
Total Reported Sales: 81,843
===Recochoku Music Video Rankings===
|-
|Hakkiri Shiyou ze
|2
|4
|27
|-
|Oyogenai Mermaid
|3
|8
|30
|-
|Aisare Route A or B?
|3
|5
|37
|}
===Other Chart Rankings===
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="8" |
|Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days)
|4(70,882)
|https://billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/101300/2
|-
| colspan="4" |"Hakkiri Shiyou ze" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Hot 100
|8
|https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2021&month=07&day=05
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
|25
|https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2021&month=07&day=05
|-
| colspan="4" |"Oyogenai Mermaid" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
|31
|https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2021&month=07&day=05
|-
| colspan="4" |"Aisare Route A or B?" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
|24
|https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2021&month=07&day=05
|}
==Trivia==
*The announcement video posted to Twitter on May 13, 2021 was narrated by member Kasahara Momona.
*The original "Hakkiri Shiyou ze" by STARDUST REVUE was released on November 25, 2020, and was only out for half a year before the single was announced.
*The "Hakkiri Shiyou ze" music video was filmed at the same location as the "Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!" music video by Berryz Koubou.
*The "Oyogenai Mermaid" music video was filmed at the same location as the "Yume wa Ijiwaru" music video by College Cosmos.
*Despite ranking the highest on Recochoku's music video chart, the music video for "Hakkiri Shiyou ze" has the least views on YouTube compared to the other A-sides.
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==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
*Wikipedia: Japanese
*Lyrics: , , , 
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