Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara

Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara (フラリ銀座／自由な国だから; Wandering Around Ginza / Because It's a Free Country) is Morning Musume '18's 66th single. It was released on October 24, 2018 in 5 editions: 2 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions came with a random trading card of 13 kinds depending on the jackets (26 in total). Limited Edition SP came with an event lottery serial number card.
This is the last single to feature 10th generation member Iikubo Haruna.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#Furari Ginza
#Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara
#Y Jiro no Tochuu (Y字路の途中; In the Middle of a Y-Forked Road)
#Furari Ginza (Instrumental)
#Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara (Instrumental)
#Y Jiro no Tochuu (Instrumental)
===Limited Edition A DVD===
#Furari Ginza (Music Video)
===Limited Edition B DVD===
#Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara (Music Video)
===Limited Edition SP DVD===
#Furari Ginza (Dance Shot Ver.)
#Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara (Dance Shot Ver.)
#Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara MV Satsuei Making Eizou (フラリ銀座/自由な国だから MV撮影メイキング映像; Making Footage of the MV Shoot)
===Event V===
#Furari Ginza (Close-up Ver.)
#Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara (Close-up Ver.)
#Y Jiro no Tochuu (Music Video)
==Featured Members==
*9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
*10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna (last), Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki
*11th Gen: Oda Sakura
*12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
*13th Gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
*14th Gen: Morito Chisaki
==Single Information==
;Furari Ginza
*Lyrics, Composition, Sound Produce: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
*Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki, Oda Sakura
*Dance Choreography: YOKO"モーニング娘。’18 2018.10.24 Release フラリ銀座" (in Japanese). HIGH-ENERGY.
*Music Video: Tada Takuya
;Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara
*Lyrics, Composition, Sound Produce: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
*Chorus: Oda Sakura
*Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO"振付けしましたシリーズ☆" (in Japanese). Room No.445. 2018-10-14.
*Music Video: Mitsuishi Naokazu
;Y Jiro no Tochuu
*Lyrics and Composition: Ohashi Riko
*Chorus: Shiobara Namiko
*Arrangement and Programming: Takahashi Shuhei
*Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO"振付けしましたシリーズ☆" (in Japanese). Room No.445. 2018-10-26.
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
;Furari Ginaza
*[2018.10.21] Love music
*[2018.10.22] The Girls Live
*[2018.10.26] Buzz Rhythm 02
*[2018.11.03] CDTV
*[2018.11.06] Utacon
*[2018.12.12] 2018 FNS Kayousai Dai 2 Yoru
;Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara
*[2018.10.01] HEY! HEY! NEO!
*[2018.10.29] The Girls Live
*[2018.11.05] FULL CHORUS
*[2018.12.27] MelodiX! Special 2018
*[2018.12.28] MBS +music presents All That's Music
*[2018.12.31] CDTV Special! Toshikoshi Premier Live 2018→2019
;Y Jiro no Tochuu
*[2018.11.12] The Girls Live 
===Concert Performances===
;Furari Ginza
*Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018
*MORNING MUSUME '18 Fall Concert Tour ~GET SET, GO!~ in Mexico City
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER ~YOU & I~
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Morning Musume '19 Dinner Show "Happy Night"
*Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Altair" -Sakurai Rio, Matsumoto Wakana, Inoue Rei, Ishii Mihane, Nakayama Natsume, Hashida Honoka
;Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara
*Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018
*MORNING MUSUME '18 Fall Concert Tour ~GET SET, GO!~ in Mexico City
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER ~NEW AGE~
*Okai Chisato FC Live ③ ~Katte ni Hello Pro 20 Shuunen Omedetou! 2013-2018~ - Suzuki Airi, Okai Chisato
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Morning Musume '19 Dinner Show "Happy Night"
*Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~
*Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~
*Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ (as part of Hello! Project 2022 Autumn CITY CIRCUIT)
*Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ Kaga Kaede Sotsugyou Special
;Y Jiro no Tochuu
*Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018
===Event Performances===
;Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara
*[2018.09.14] Morning Musume '18 FC Event ~Kessei Kinen Premoni Dai Kanshasai! 22 Nenme mo Ikimasshoi!~
==Chart Positions==
===Oricon Chart Positions===
;Daily & Weekly Rankings
;Monthly Ranking
!Ref
|-
|2018
|October
|8
|114,347
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2018-10/
|}
;Yearly Ranking
!Ref
|- 
|2018
|58
|121,676
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2018/p/6/
|}
Total Reported Sales: 121,676*
===Billboard Japan Top Single Sales===
|- 
|2
|155,665
|"【ビルボード】嵐『君のうた』が382,812枚を売り上げ週間シングル・セールス首位獲得" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2018-10-29.
|- 
|17
|4,087
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=11&day=12
|- 
|27
|2,444
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=11&day=19
|- 
|33
|2,628
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=11&day=26
|- 
|44
|1,639
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=12&day=3
|- 
|58
|N/A
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=12&day=10
|- 
|55
|N/A
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=12&day=17
|- 
|44
|1,498
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2018&month=12&day=24
|}
Total Reported Sales: 167,961*
===Recochoku Music Video Rankings===
|- 
|Furari Ginza
|1
|5
|16
|- 
|Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara
|2
|6
|23
|}
===Other Chart Rankings===
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="9" |
|Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days)
|2(147,788)
|"【先ヨミ】嵐『君のうた』が273,243枚を売り上げ現在首位　モー娘。’18、ジェジュンが続く" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2018-10-25.
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End 2018
|46
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2018
|-
| colspan="3" |"Furari Ginza" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Hot 100
|2
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=11&day=5
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
|34
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2018&month=11&day=5
|-
|CDTV Original Ranking
|2
|https://twitter.com/TBSCDTV/status/1058826153069285376
|-
| colspan="3" |"Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Hot 100
|70
|
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
|31
|
|}
==Trivia==
*Fukumura Mizuki, Sato Masaki, and Oda Sakura are the centers for this single.
*Iikubo Haruna centers "Y Jiro no Tochuu" which is her graduation song, she has a very moving solo part.
*The single was announced on September 14, 2018 at the Morning Musume '18 FC Event ~Kessei Kinen Premoni Dai Kanshasai! 22 Nenme mo Ikimasshoi!~.Fukumura Mizuki. "モーニング娘。21歳☆譜久村聖" (in Japanese). Morning Musume Qki Official Blog. 2018-09-14.
*Before the single's official announcement, the correct release date and product code EPCE-7444 were leaked on Twitter by an anonymous user on August 31, 2018 alongside a second leak of ANGERME's 25th single which was confirmed a few days later.https://twitter.com/odasakura_/status/1035389911480684544 Then on September 9, the same release date and another correct product code EPCE-7438 were leaked by different Twitter user, this time alongside an unconfirmed first album by Tsubaki Factory.https://twitter.com/maachelchii18/status/1038724973735567360
*This is the first single to not feature Ogata Haruna since "TIKI BUN / Shabadaba Doo~ / Mikaeri Bijin".
*"Furari Ginza" is described as a Showa chic song."生田衣梨奈、飯窪春菜の卒業を語る「サブリーダーは1人でいい！」【ハロプロ誕生20周年記念連載】" (in Japanese). The Television. 2018-09-25. The members' outfits are colorful to feel like they are in olden day Ginza and they were bought from starblinc, a shop in Tokyo that designs retro and futuristic women's clothing based on 1960s mod fashion.Iikubo Haruna. "#新曲発売 #starblinc #NintendoDirectJP #スマブラSP 飯窪春菜" (in Japanese). Morning Musume Tenkigumi Official Blog. 2018-09-15."ストア説明" (in Japanese). starblinc.
*"Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara" choreographer YOSHIKO made the Statue of Liberty pose the starting and ending poses of the dance when she heard that Tsunku wrote the song after visiting New York City in late July 2018."夏のニューヨーク" (in Japanese). Tsunku Official Blog. 2018-07-27.
*This is the seventh of 9 consecutive singles to have a lineup change (First single without Ogata Haruna and last single of Iikubo Haruna).
**Soon after choreographing "Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara", which was before Iikubo announced her graduation, YOSHIKO was also requested to choreograph "Y Jiro no Tochuu". When she read the lyrics and was only instructed to make Iikubo the main feature, YOSHIKO suspected it was a graduation song. Staff eventually told her it was a secret that Iikubo would be graduating.
*The "Y Jiro no Tochuu" music video was filmed on the stage set of the Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~.
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Event V Announcement
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: Furari Ginza, , Y Jiro no Tochuu
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