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"Shōganai Yume Oibito" (しょうがない 夢追い人) is a song recorded by Japanese pop girl group Morning Musume released on May 13, 2009, by Zetima. The song is the lead single from their tenth studio album 10 My Me, and is their thirty-ninth single overall. The song was written and produced by Tsunku, who has wrote and produced mostly all of their songs and unlike their other work; "Shōganai Yume Oibito" has a more of a mature tune rather than their normal cute style. The song was well received by critics, mostly all of them noting the maturity of Morning Musume.

"Shōganai Yume Oibito" topped the Oricon Weekly charts becoming the groups first number-one single in two years and their first with Aika Mitsui, Junjun and Linlin, who joined the group in 2008. The music video was shot at Waseda University and was directed by Toshiyuki Suzuki. Morning Musume performed the song a number of times, first performing the song at their 2009 spring concert, then on music programs like Music Fighter. Morning Musume also performed the song at the 2009 Anime Expo, held in Los Angeles, California.

Writing and composition
In an interview with Hotexpress, the leader of Morning Musume, Ai Takahashi commented "This time, the maturity level is high [...] It's a song about someone who's close to her lover."

Recording
In the same interview with Hotexpress, Takahashi stated she was unsure as to how sing the song, stating "It would be strange to sing it too intensely", however; Takahashi overcame that saying "[...] the music was quiet and echoed in my heart, so I just expressed that." Takahashi said in order to record the song everyone acted older—around her age, which was 23 at the time—and that is why it feels that they were singing less sympathetically, and more as if they were playing the part. Member Eri Kamei agreed saying "In that way, it's easy to get drawn into the world of this song. It's easy to visualize it specifically."

Chart performance
Upon release the single topped the Oricon Weekly charts selling 47,500 copies, making it the groups eleventh number-one single, increasing their lead over other female groups. This is also Morning Musume's first single to rank at number-one since 2008's "Aruiteru" and their first number-one single since the joining of the eighth generation members, Aika Mitsui, Junjun, and Linlin. The single charted for five weeks on the Oricon chart and sold 54,950 copies in physical sales. On the Japan Hot 100, the song debuted at number nine.

Music video
The music video was shot by Toshiyuki Suzuki at Waseda University.

Live performances
Morning Musume first performed the song at their 2009 spring concert, Platinum 9 Disco (プラチナ 9 DISCO), on May 9, 2009 at the Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan. The group appeared on music programs such as Music Fighter and Music Japan. "Shōganai Yume Oibito" was performed at the 2009 Anime Expo, where Morning Musume were invited to as the guests of honor. They also performed the song at member Koharu Kusumi's graduation concert Nine Smile (ナインスマイル).

Credit and personnel
Source:
 * Vocals — Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka, Koharu Kusumi, Aika Mitsui, Junjun, Linlin
 * Guitar — Kōji Kamata
 * Arranger and programming — Kōtarō Egami
 * Chorus — Ai Takahashi, Sayumi Michishige
 * Songwriter — Tsunku