16sai no Koi Nante

Limited Edition CD Cover

Regular Edition CD Cover

Single V DVD Cover

Artist

Abe Natsumi & Yajima Maimi (°C-ute)

Single

16sai no Koi Nante (16歳の恋なんて) (pronounced "Juurokusai no Koi Nante")

Released

2008.01.16 (CD)

2008.02.06 (Single V)

Catalog Number

HKCN-50061 (Limited Edition)

HKCN-50062 (Regular Edition)

HKBN-50095 (Single V)

Price

¥1,260 (Limited Edition)

¥1,050 (Regular Edition)

¥1,575 (Single V)

CD Tracklist

1. 16sai no Koi Nante (16歳の恋なんて; A 16-year Old's Love)
2. Watashi no Koibito na no ni (私の恋人なのに; Even Though You're My Lover)
3. 16sai no Koi Nante (Instrumental) (16歳の恋なんて (Instrumental))
4. Watashi no Koibito na no ni (Instrumental) (私の恋人なのに (Instrumental))

Single V Tracklist

1. 16sai no Koi Nante (16歳の恋なんて)
2. 16sai no Koi Nante (Close-up Ver.) (16歳の恋なんて (Close-up Ver.))
3. Making of (メイキング映像)
4. Special End Roll (スペシャルエンドロール)

Information

"16sai no Koi Nante" is a single by Abe Natsumi and Yajima Maimi. The single was released in both limited and regular editions; the limited coming with a booklet. The first press of the regular edition came with a photo card. The single reached #9 on the Oricon charts and charted for four weeks, selling 14,538 copies.

The song appears on the album Hello! Project Special Unit Mega Best as track #15.

For the release of this single, the title track was chosen by fans' votes in an poll that lasted from November 28 to December 5, 2007. On the site, samples of 16sai no Koi Nante and Watashi no Koibito na no ni were released, and it was announced that both songs were composed by KAN. The voting was done via mobile phones. "16sai no Koi Nante" won the poll with 5,094 votes, while "Watashi no Koibito na no ni" had 2,861 votes. The "Special End Roll" in the Single V credits the names of the voters.

TV performances

• [2008.01.18] Music Fighter
• [2008.01.25] MUSIC JAPAN
• [2008.02.03] Haromoni@

Song Information

Lyrics

KAN

Music

KAN

Other Information

Arrangement: Soeda Keiji, KAN

Concert performances

• Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '08~

Oricon Chart Positions

Single

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	8	11	12	13	12	18	9	8,975
25	43	-	-	-	50	50	32	4,076
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	878
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	129	609

Total Reported Sales: 14,538

Single V

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	3	4	4	3	3	11	3	4,406
9	16	16	18	-	-	-	21	946

Total Reported Sales: 5,352

External Links

• Hello! Project Profile: CD | DVD
• Dohhh UP!: "16sai no Koi Nante" PV
• projecthello.com: "16sai no Koi Nante" lyrics

Purchase

• Limited Edition CD: Amazon.co.jp
• Regular Edition CD: Amazon.co.jp
• Single V DVD: Amazon.co.jp