is the thirty-sixth single of

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. It was released under the

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label on April 16, 2008. The

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DVD of the single was released on April 23, 2008.

Overview

There are three editions. Limited edition A comes along with a bonus DVD, while limited edition B comes with another DVD. The catalog numbers of each limited edition copies are EPCE-5540 and EPCE-5542, respectively. The regular edition has a catalog number EPCE-5544. With the original, Another ver., a Studio Dance Shot version, a Night Scene version, and a One-cut Dance version, it makes the most PVs ever released for one single. Also notable is the smoky eye make-up used on the members, a daring new look for Morning Musume as they attempt to expand into Asia.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by

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CD

# # # "Resonant Blue (Instrumental)"

Limited A DVD

# "Resonant Blue (Another Ver.)"

Limited B DVD

# "Resonant Blue (Lesson Studio Ver.)"

Single V

# "Resonant Blue" # "Resonant Blue (Night Scene Ver.)" #

Event V

# "Resonant Blue (One Cut Dance Ver.)" # "Resonant Blue TV - SPOT (15sec./30sec.)" # "Resonant Blue TV - SPOT (Solo Ver.)" # #

Members at the time of single

* 5th generation:

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 Moni ...

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 ...

* 6th generation:

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 1 ...

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 longe ...

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. ...

* 7th generation:

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 ...

* 8th generation:

Aika Mitsui is a Japanese singer. She is a member of Hello! Project and a former member of the J-pop group Morning Musume, joining as a member of the eighth generation from the audition in Japan during December 2006. Mitsui's audition process was documented ...

, Junjun,

Linlin Qian Lin (born March 11, 1991), better known in Japan as , is a Chinese singer. She is a former Morning Musume member and leader of the Hello! Project sub-group Shin Minimoni. She was announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning ...

Personnel

– main vocals *

– minor vocals *

– main vocals *

– center vocals *

– minor vocals * Junjun – minor vocals *

– minor vocals

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ranks and sales

*Total (CD single) sales: 55,531 (as of May 16, 2008) *Total (DVD single) sales: —

References

External links

Resonant Blue
entry on the Up-Front Works official website Morning Musume songs Zetima Records singles 2008 singles Songs written by Tsunku Song recordings produced by Tsunku Japanese-language songs 2008 songs Dance-pop songs Japanese synth-pop songs {{Hello!Project-stub