Chocolate Melancholy is the 3rd single of ≠ME. It was released on February 16, 2022.
Edition[]
- Type A (KIZM-717~8, ¥1,800)
- Type B (KIZM-719~20, ¥1,650)
- ≠ME Edition (NMAX-1381, ¥1,100)
Limited Edition Details (CD+DVD)[]
- CD
- Chocolate Melancholy (チョコレートメランコリー; Chocolate Melancholy)
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- (Type A) Kimi wa Sparkle (君はスパークル; You are a Sparkle)
- (Type B) Niji ga Kakaru Shunkan (虹が架かる瞬間; The moment when the rainbow hangs)
- Chocolate Melancholy (instrumental)
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- (Type A) Kimi wa Sparkle (instrumental)
- (Type B) Niji ga Kakaru Shunkan (instrumental)
DVD
- Type-A
- Chocolate Melancholy (Music Video + Making Video)
- Type-B
- Bonus footage (Noimii Gakuen -Fuyu no Shuugaku Ryokou Hen-)
≠ME Edition[]
- Chocolate Melancholy
- ＃Ofushorunitto (#おふしょるにっと; #OffShoulderKnit) / Suzuki Hitomi, Tanizaki Saya, Ogi Hana, Suganami Mirei.
- Chocolate Melancholy (instrumental)
- ＃Ofushorunitto (instrumental)
Special Edition[]
- Chocolate Melancholy (チョコレートメランコリー)
- Kimi wa Sparkle (君はスパークル)
- Niji ga Kakaru Shunkan (虹が架かる瞬間)
- ＃Ofushorunitto (#おふしょるにっと)
Featured Members[]
Single Information[]
- Chocolate Melancholy
- Lyrics: Sashihara Rino
- Composition: Kuwahara Yusuke
- Arrangement: APAZZI
- MV director: Koto Misato
- Choreography: CRE8BOY
- Center: Tomita Nanaka
- Kimi wa Sparkle
- Lyrics: Sashihara Rino
- Composition: HaTo
- Arrangement: Menma
- MV director: Shimotsu Yuta
- Choreography: Mitsui Hiromi
- Center: Kawanago Natsumi
- Niji ga Kakaru Shunkan
- Lyrics: Sashihara Rino
- Composition: Yanagawa Takao
- Arrangement: Yanagawa Takao
- MV Director: Shimotsu Yuta
- Choreography: CRE8BOY
- Center: Tomita Nanaka
- ＃Ofushorunitto
- Lyrics: Sashihara Rino
- Composition: yuma
- Arrangement: yuma
- MV director: Shimotsu Yuta
- Choreography: Nishida Issei
- Center: Suzuki Hitomi, Tanizaki Saya
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Date | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.02.14 | ** | 1 44,468 |
2 2,024 |
3 1,269 |
2 3,894 |
7 | 1 5,695 |
1 | 58,017 |
| 2022.02.21 | 17 | ** | 13 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 1,466 |
| 2022.02.28 | 26 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| 1 WEEK OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.03.14 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 49 | 469 |
| 2022.03.21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 2 7,518 |
** | ** | 3 | 7,593 |
| 2 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.04.11 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 3 5,374 |
** | ** | 12 | 5,417 |
| 1 WEEK OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.04.25 | ** | ** | ** | 4 | ** | ** | ** | 20 | 1,594 |
| 4 WEEKS OUT | |||||||||
| 2022.05.30 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 5 | ** | ** | ** | ** |
Total Reported Sales: 74,502
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales[]
| Week | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 69,012 |
| 2 | 27 | 1,516 |
| 3 | 52 | ** |
| 4 | 59 | ** |
| 5 | 42 | 712 |
| 6 | 3 | 9,734 |
| 7 | ** | ** |
| 8 | ** | ** |
| 9 | 10 | 7,263 |
| 10 | ** | ** |
| 11 | 18 | 2,344 |
Total Reported Sales: 90,581
Trivia[]
Sakurai Momo was on hiatus during this single and didn't participate in MV recordings but she still participated in the song recordings.