is the first single of

Morning Musume , formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles ...

's tenth anniversary team Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai. It was released on January 24, 2007, while the

Single V A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...

DVD was released on February 21. The

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had two editions. A limited edition which contained a bonus

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and the regular edition containing one photocard that was only available on its first press. A

was also released. It reached number 8 on the

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in Japan. "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" is used as an image song for Dralion, a Cirque du Soleil show.

Track listings

CD single

# # #"Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (Instrumental)

Single V DVD

#"Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" #"Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (5-shot Version) # The entire music video was recorded in double time, meaning the music and dance was shot at twice the regular speed and later slowed down with video editing software.

Musical personnel

Kaori Iida is a Japanese pop singer and actress, associated with Hello! Project and best known as a founding member of the girl band Morning Musume. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side project band Tanpopo and is currently a solo artist. ...

– vocals *

Natsumi Abe is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and currently a member of Dream Morning Musume. Biography Career She was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan. On August 13, 2003, she released her first single, "22 Sai no Wat ...

– vocals *

Maki Goto is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, " Love Machine", t ...

– vocals *

Risa Niigaki is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a fifth-generation member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with 3 others- Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa. She grew up in Yokohama after movin ...

– vocals *

Koharu Kusumi is a Japanese actress, model, television personality, singer, and voice actress. In 2005, she became the only seventh generation member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume, a part of Hello! Project. While Kusumi was in Morning Musume, she p ...

– vocals * Yuichi Takahashi – guitar * CHINO – chorus *

Tsunku , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He is the lead singer of the rock band Sharam Q. As a songwriter, Tsunku is the primary producer for Morning Musume and other Hello! Project acts, such as Coco ...

– chorus * Takeuchi Hiroaki – chorus

Trivia

In , there are many references to past

songs, including: * " Morning Coffee" * " Love Machine" * "

Koi no Dance Site is the eighth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on January 26, 2000 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 1,229,970 copies making it their second highest selling single and a number-two hit on the Oricon Charts. In 2004, i ...

" * "

Happy Summer Wedding is the ninth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on May 17, 2000. It sold a total of 990,950 copies, becoming a number-one hit in Japan. History This also marks the last single of Sayaka Ichii and the debut of the "Fourth Gen ...

" * "

Ren'ai Revolution 21 is Morning Musume's 11th single, and was released December 13, 2000. It sold a total of 986,040 copies and peaked at number two on the Oricon Charts. The lead vocals of this single are Natsumi Abe and Maki Goto. This single also marks the last ...

" * "

The Peace! is the twelfth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released July 25, 2001. It sold a total of 682,320 copies and reached number one on the Oricon Charts. This song is also a personal favorite of ex-Morning Musume member, Rika Ishika ...

" * " Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)" * "

Sōda! We're Alive is the fourteenth single of J-Pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released on February 21, 2002 and sold a total of 443,630 copies. The B-side is a re-recorded and re-arranged version of the band's their first single, " Morning Coffee", feat ...

" * "

Koko ni Iruzee! is the sixteenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released October 30, 2002 under Zetima Records with the catalog number EPCE-5182. Track listing # – 4:28 #* Lyrics and composition by Tsunku; Arrangement by . # – 4:40 ...

" * "

Shabondama (lit. "Soap Bubbles") is a Japanese nursery rhyme written by Ujō Noguchi in 1922. It is widely taught in Japanese nursery schools and kindergartens as a simple melody; it is also sometimes used in elementary school moral education courses, whe ...

" * " Ai Araba It's All Right" * " Roman (My Dear Boy)" * "

The Manpower!!! is the twenty-fifth single of J-pop group Morning Musume. It also served as the last single of the last founding member of the group Kaori Iida. It was released on January 19, 2005. There are two editions of the single. The limited edition was w ...

" * " Osaka Koi no Uta" * " Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)" * "

Aruiteru is the thirty-first single of J-pop group Morning Musume, released on November 8, 2006. "Aruiteru" sold approximately 55,694 copies and reached number one in both the daily and weekly Oricon charts. There are three different versions of the singl ...

References

External links

*"Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" entries on the Up-Front Works official website
CD entryDVD entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA Morning Musume songs Zetima Records singles 2007 singles Song recordings produced by Tsunku Japanese-language songs 2007 songs