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]

References

1. "吉本坂46正式メンバー46人発表 暫定センターはトレエン斎藤とスパイク小川 元NMB48も2人選出" (in Japanese). Oricon. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
2. "トレエン斎藤、ココリコ遠藤、村上ショージら16人がダンスで魅せる！吉本坂46 デビュー曲「泣かせてくれよ」Music Video完成！" (in Japanese). PR Times. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
3. "吉本坂46、12月にデビューシングル『泣かせてくれよ』を発売" (in Japanese). Rockin'on. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
4. "吉本坂46・小寺真理、個別CD売上最終結果で1位に！ファンへの感謝つづる" (in Japanese). RBB Today. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
5. "週間シングルランキング 2019年01月07日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
6. "Hot 100 [2019/01/07 付け]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2020.