is the seventh album by the
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the ...
idol group
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 ...
. It is the first album to feature 7th generation member
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 ...
and first album after graduation of
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. ...
and
Rika Ishikawa
, is a Japanese actress and model associated with Hello! Project and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the Japanese pop idol trio v-u-den until June 2008. She has performed as a solo singer, as ...
and departure of
Mari Yaguchi
is a Japanese singer, actress, and television personality. She joined the girl group Morning Musume in 1998 as a second generation member and was the leader of subgroups within Hello! Project, such as Mini-Moni, Morning Musume Sakuragumi, and ZY ...
. It was released on February 15, 2006.
Overview
The album features the last single A-sides to feature founding member
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. ...
and long-time members
Rika Ishikawa
, is a Japanese actress and model associated with Hello! Project and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the Japanese pop idol trio v-u-den until June 2008. She has performed as a solo singer, as ...
and
Mari Yaguchi
is a Japanese singer, actress, and television personality. She joined the girl group Morning Musume in 1998 as a second generation member and was the leader of subgroups within Hello! Project, such as Mini-Moni, Morning Musume Sakuragumi, and ZY ...
, all of whom departed the band (Iida for a solo career, Yaguchi because of a scandal though she now works as a general entertainer, Ishikawa to focus on her new group
V-u-den) in the months after their previous studio album, ''
Ai no Dai 6 Kan
is the sixth album from the J-pop idol group Morning Musume. The album was released on December 8, 2004.
Overview
''Ai no Dai 6 Kan'' contains three hit singles, all released prior to the album between April and December 2004: " Roman: My Dear ...
'', was released. Although their vocals are heard on these tracks, they are not credited anywhere in the liner notes. One of the singles represented, "
Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)", appears in remixed form.
Three of the songs on the album are performed by smaller clusters of several group members, and are credited in the liner notes to the featured members involved, rather than to the entire band.
Two different versions of the album were released, different from the usual "first press" versions. The limited edition version contained a 32-page photobook and had special packaging. When the two versions were announced it was said that each version (limited and normal) would have a different bonus track but, due to a problem on the manufacturer's end, the idea was abandoned.
Track listing
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#*''Performed by
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 ...
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Reina Tanaka
is a Japanese singer and actress. She is the leader of the Japanese rock band Lovendor. From 2002 to 2013, she was one of the main vocalists of the girl group Morning Musume and participated in other music acts under the Hello! Project name.
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and
Eri Kamei
is a Japanese pop singer and model. She is a former member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December ...
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#*''Performed by
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 ...
and
Sayumi Michishige
is a Japanese singer, actress and model. She is a former sixth-generation member and former leader of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Following the departure of fifth-generation member Risa Niigaki on October 12, 2013, Michishige has the long ...
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#*''Performed by
Hitomi Yoshizawa
is a Japanese former singer and actress. In 2000, Yoshizawa debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume and became their leader in 2005 until leaving the group in 2007. Following her departure, Yoshizawa continued to ...
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Makoto Ogawa
is a Japanese singer and actress, best known as a former member of Japanese girl group Morning Musume. She joined the group in August 2001 along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki, and Asami Konno. On March 31, 2 ...
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Ai Takahashi
(born September 14, 1986) is a Japanese singer and actress formerly associated with the Hello! Project and is best known as the leader of Morning Musume and Hello! Project until 2011. She is also a former member of its popular subgroup Mini Mon ...
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Asami Konno
, known by her birth name
is a Japanese television presenter and former singer and actress.
She debuted in August 2001 with the girl group Morning Musume and participated in musical projects within Hello! Project. After leaving the group on Ma ...
and
Miki Fujimoto
(born February 26, 1985), professionally known by her birth name of , and nicknamed Mikitty, is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. After failing the audition to join girl group Morning Musume with the fourth generation members, Fujimoto d ...
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Personnel
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Hitomi Yoshizawa
is a Japanese former singer and actress. In 2000, Yoshizawa debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume and became their leader in 2005 until leaving the group in 2007. Following her departure, Yoshizawa continued to ...
– vocals (all tracks except 5 and 6)
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Ai Takahashi
(born September 14, 1986) is a Japanese singer and actress formerly associated with the Hello! Project and is best known as the leader of Morning Musume and Hello! Project until 2011. She is also a former member of its popular subgroup Mini Mon ...
– vocals (all tracks except 5 and 6)
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Asami Konno
, known by her birth name
is a Japanese television presenter and former singer and actress.
She debuted in August 2001 with the girl group Morning Musume and participated in musical projects within Hello! Project. After leaving the group on Ma ...
– vocals (all tracks except 5 and 6)
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Makoto Ogawa
is a Japanese singer and actress, best known as a former member of Japanese girl group Morning Musume. She joined the group in August 2001 along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki, and Asami Konno. On March 31, 2 ...
– vocals (all tracks except 5 and 6)
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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 (all tracks except 6 and 8)
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Miki Fujimoto
(born February 26, 1985), professionally known by her birth name of , and nicknamed Mikitty, is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. After failing the audition to join girl group Morning Musume with the fourth generation members, Fujimoto d ...
– vocals (all tracks except 5 and 6)
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Eri Kamei
is a Japanese pop singer and model. She is a former member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December ...
– vocals (all tracks except 6 and 8)
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Sayumi Michishige
is a Japanese singer, actress and model. She is a former sixth-generation member and former leader of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Following the departure of fifth-generation member Risa Niigaki on October 12, 2013, Michishige has the long ...
– vocals (all tracks except 5 and 8)
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Reina Tanaka
is a Japanese singer and actress. She is the leader of the Japanese rock band Lovendor. From 2002 to 2013, she was one of the main vocalists of the girl group Morning Musume and participated in other music acts under the Hello! Project name.
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– vocals (all tracks except 6 and 8)
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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 (all tracks except 2, 4, 5 and 8)
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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 (track 2 only, uncredited)
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Mari Yaguchi
is a Japanese singer, actress, and television personality. She joined the girl group Morning Musume in 1998 as a second generation member and was the leader of subgroups within Hello! Project, such as Mini-Moni, Morning Musume Sakuragumi, and ZY ...
– vocals (tracks 2 and 4 only, uncredited)
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Rika Ishikawa
, is a Japanese actress and model associated with Hello! Project and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the Japanese pop idol trio v-u-den until June 2008. She has performed as a solo singer, as ...
– vocals (tracks 2 and 4 only, uncredited)
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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 ...
– Composer, vocals (background)
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Akira – keyboards, MIDI programming, backing vocals
* Hojin Egawa – bass
* Funky Sueyoshi – drums
* Ken Matsubara – all instruments (Track 2)
* Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuki – guitar, keyboards, MIDI programming
* Yoshinari Takegami – brass arrangement, saxophone
* Masanori Suzuki – trumpet
* Masakki Ikeda – trombone
* Eiji Taniguchi – clarinet
* You Uchida – backing vocals
* Hiroaki Takeuchi – backing vocals
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Atsuko Inaba
(born March 13, 1974) is a former Japanese female singer who was affiliated with Hello! Project.
Career
She began her career as a Japanese idol with the all-girl group Osaka Performance Doll from 1993 to 1996. She then joined the new Hello! ...
– backing vocals
* Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, keyboards, MIDI programming, backing vocals
* Hello! Project Wonderful Hearts Tour Staff – backing vocals
* Koji – electric guitar
* Masayoshi Furukawa – acoustic guitar
* Yasushi Sasamoto – bass
* Kaoru Ohkubo – keyboards, MIDI programming
* Taro Irie – bass
* Makoto Katayama – guitar
* Shoichiro Hirata – keyboards, MIDI programming
* Toru Kinoshita – guitar
* Hiroshi Iida – percussion
* Shunsuke Suzuki – keyboards, MIDI programming, guitar
* Kotaro Egami – remixing (Track 11)
* Hiroshi Imade – blues harp
* Siroh Tsubuyaki – tsubuyaki
Production
*Kazami Matsui - recording and mixing engineer
*Ryo Wakizaka - recording and mixing engineer
*Takeshi Yanagisawa - recording engineer
*Shinnosuke Kobayashi - recording engineer
*Tsunku - mix engineer
*Yuichi Ohtsubo - second engineer
*Hirofumi Hiraki - second engineer
*Youhei Horiuchi - second engineer
*Yasuji Yasman Maeda - mastering engineer
External links
Rainbow 7entry at Up-Front Works
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2006 albums
Morning Musume albums
Zetima albums