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"Seifuku ga Jama o Suru"
Single by AKB48
from the album Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007
B-side	"Virgin Love"
Released	January 31, 2007 (2007-01-31)
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:45:00
Label	Defstar
Songwriter(s)	Yasushi Akimoto, Yoshimasa Inoue
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Aitakatta" (2006) "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" (2007) "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō" (2007)

"Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" (制服が邪魔をする, (School) uniform is getting in the way) is Japanese idol group AKB48's fourth single, and the second major single released through DefSTAR Records, on January 31, 2007. The title track was sung with 14 members, 6 members fewer than their last single "Aitakatta".

Music video

"Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" drew public attention with its controversial music video, which is a literal visualization of the lyrics, somewhat hinting at the subject of enjo kosai. Even the sales copy on TV commercial was "Otousan, gomennasai" (お父さん、ごめんなさい, Sorry, dad), a comment made by Maeda, who played a key role on its video clip. As its lyrics indicates, the video clip was filmed in Shibuya.

Each "Shokai Genteiban" (初回限定版, The first edition) CD also includes 2 DVDs, one is video clip and the other is "Making of "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru", as well as following premiums.

• Original Trading Cards (one of 3 different designs)
• A flyer for premium application
• CD sleeve in different design

There was a surprise live performance at two locations in Shibuya on the release date January 31, 2007.

Reception

Since many "Aitakatta" limited editions remained unsold, the Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru limited sets were produced in a smaller quantity, making it one of the rarer to find releases. The single charted 5 weeks in the top 200 with the highest rank at #7, the highest ever record for AKB48. But "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" wasn’t quite as well received as it only sold 21,989 copies.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

The performers of the title track are as follows:

Center: Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda

• Team A - Tomomi Itano, Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Minami Minegishi, Rina Nakanishi, Mai Oshima, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi,
• Team K - Sayaka Akimoto, Tomomi Kasai, Yuka Masuda, Sae Miyazawa, Erena Ono, Yuko Oshima

References

1. "AKB48公式サイト｜ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
2. ^ "SEIFUKU GA JAMA WO SURU The birth of a new type of pop idol?". supermerlion. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
3. "制服が邪魔をする(初回生産限定盤)(DVD付) [Single, CD+DVD, Limited Edition, Maxi]" (in Japanese). amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
4. "[AKB48] 制服が邪魔!?渋谷ストリートライブ！". natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
5. ^ アーティスト&楽曲検索 制服が邪魔をする (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
6. Center and A-side lineup information provided by "AKB48 歴代シングル選抜メンバー（2006年～2013年）" [(2006-2013) AKB48 successive single member selection]. entamedata.web.fc2.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

• AKB48 songs
• 2007 singles
• Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto
• Defstar Records singles