"Help Me!!" is the 52nd single by the

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, released in Japan on January 23, 2013.

Release details

"Help Me!!" will be the first single by Morning Musume on which Sakura Oda participates. The single will be released in eight versions: regular editions A and B and six limited editions: A, B, C, D, E, and F. The Limited Editions A, B, and C will come with a bonus DVD, all the other edition will be CD-only. Also, all the limited editions will include an entry card for the lottery to win a launch event ticket.

Members at time of single

*6th generation:

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 held the longe ...

Reina Tanaka is a Japanese singer and musical 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! Projec ...

*9th generation:

Mizuki Fukumura is a Japanese singer and actress. She is a former ninth-generation member, leader of the pop group Morning Musume as well as the seventh leader of Hello Project. Prior to becoming part of Morning Musume, Fukumura was known as a member of the se ...

Erina Ikuta is a Japanese pop singer, dancer, actress and former model. She is a ninth generation member of J-pop group Morning Musume. She joined Morning Musume in 2011 along with Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki and Mizuki Fukumura. On 26 November 2014, sh ...

Riho Sayashi is a Japanese actress, singer and dancer. She is a former member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume and the duo Peaberry. In 2019, she became a touring member of Babymetal, including in their performance at Glastonbury Festival 2019. Ca ...

, Kanon Suzuki *10th generation:

Haruna Iikubo is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member and sub-leader of the pop group Morning Musume and former model for the Japanese fashion magazine '' Love Berry''. Biography Early life Haruna Īkubo was born ...

, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo *11th generation : Sakura Oda Help Me!! Vocalists Main Voc:

Center Voc:

, Sakura Oda Minor Voc:

, Kanon Suzuki,

, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato Haruka Kudo

Track listing

Regular Edition A

Limited Editions A, B, C, Regular Edition B

Limited Edition D

Limited Edition E

Limited Edition F

Charts

Bonus

Sealed into all the Limited Editions * Event ticket lottery card with a serial number.

References

External links

Profile on the Hello! Project official website

Profile on the Up-Front Works official website

Tsunku's comment on the single
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