Nakasete Kure yo

"Nakasete Kure yo" (泣かせてくれよ) is the debut single by J-pop group Yoshimotozaka46. The single was released on 26 December 2018, three months after the group's roster was finalized.^[1] The song is written in a Kansai dialect and features Tsukasa Saito and Haruna Ogawa, both owarai comedians, in the center position.^[2]

"Nakasete Kure yo"
DVD edition cover
Single by Yoshimotozaka46
B-side	"Kimi no Kuchibiru o Hanasanai" "Yatto Koko Made" (DVD version) "Bourbon Soda" (DVD version) "Daitemiru Kai?" (Regular)
Released	26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Label	Sony Music Records
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Yoshimotozaka46 singles chronology
"Nakasete Kure yo" (2018) "Konya wa Eeyan" (2019)
Music video
"Nakasete Kure yo" at YouTube

Release

The single was released in two versions, a DVD edition and a regular edition. The DVD edition includes a separate DVD with the music videos of "Nakasete Kure yo" and "Kimi no Kuchibiru o Hanasanai". Each regular edition had a different member of Yoshimotozaka46 printed on the cover. A contest, held to determine which member's version would sell the most copies, was won by Haruna Ogawa.^[3][4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

DVD edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nakasete Kure yo" (泣かせてくれよ)	4:25
2.	"Kimi no Kuchibiru o Hanasanai" (君の唇を離さない)	4:55
3.	"Yatto Koko Made" (やっとここまで)	3:37
4.	"Bourbon Soda" (バーボンソーダ)	4:28
5.	"Nakasete Kure yo" (off vocal ver.)	4:25
6.	"Kimi no Kuchibiru o Hanasanai" (off vocal ver.)	4:55
7.	"Yatto Koko Made" (off vocal ver.)	3:37
8.	"Bourbon Soda" (off vocal ver.)	4:25

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nakasete Kure yo" (Music video)	4:20
2.	"Kimi no Kuchibiru o Hanasanai" (Music video)	4:50

Regular Edition

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nakasete Kure yo" (泣かせてくれよ)	4:25
2.	"Kimi no Kuchibiru o Hanasanai" (君の唇を離さない)	4:55
3.	"Daitemiru Kai?" (抱いてみるかい?)	3:54
4.	"Nakasete Kure yo" (off vocal ver.)	4:25
5.	"Kimi no Kuchibiru o Hanasanai" (off vocal ver.)	4:55
6.	"Daitemiru Kai?" (off vocal ver.)	3:54

Weekly chart performance

Oricon

Chart	Peak
Weekly Singles Chart	3[5]

Billboard Japan

Chart	Peak
Japan Hot 100	18[6]