is the sixteenth single of
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 charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an ...
and was released October 30, 2002 under
Zetima Records
is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies. Its subsidiaries include the talent agency Up-Front Promotion and Up-Front Works, a music production and sales company that manages such record labels as Zetima, Piccolo Town, ...
with the catalog number EPCE-5182.
Track listing
# – 4:28
#* Lyrics and composition by
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 Cocon ...
; Arrangement by .
# – 4:40
#* Lyrics and composition by Tsunku; Arrangement by .
# "Koko ni Iruzee!" (Instrumental) – 4:26
Personnel
* 1st generation:
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. Dur ...
,
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 ...
* 2nd generation:
Kei Yasuda
is a Japanese singer, musician and actress under the Hello! Project. She was a member and co-leader of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. Yasuda, along with Mari Yaguchi and Sayaka Ichii, were the second generation of singers to be recru ...
,
Mari Yaguchi
* 4th generation:
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 ...
,
Hitomi Yoshizawa,
Nozomi Tsuji,
Ai Kago
is a Japanese actress and former singer. In 2000, Kago debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume. During her time in the group, she was also part of Mini-Moni and other Hello! Project sub-groups. In 2004, Kago dep ...
* 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 Mo ...
,
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 ...
,
Makoto Ogawa,
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 mo ...
Musicians
Aside from Morning Musume, the following personnel also took part in track 1 ("Koko ni Iruzee!") as background vocals.
* Morning Musume – lead vocals, background vocals (track 1), and chorus (track 2)
*
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 Cocon ...
– composer, and chorus (track 1)
* Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuku – programming, and guitar (track 1)
* Kōichi Takahashi – programming, and guitar (track 2)
* Masayuki Muraishi – drums (track 1)
* Takeshi Taneda – bass (track 1 and 2)
* Gen Ittetsu Strings – strings (track 1)
* Naoki Hirata (The Thrill) – trumpet (track 1)
* Akihito Masui – trombone (track 1)
* Yukarie (The Thrill) – saxophone (track 1)
Charts
Cover versions
Tsunku version
Two years after the release of the single, Morning Musume producer Tsunku covered the song along with "
Mr. Moonlight: Ai no Big Band" (another Morning Musume song) and is featured in his album ''
Take 1 Take One may refer to:
Music
* ''Take One'' (Adam Lambert album), 2009
* ''Take One!'', a 1980 album by Shakin' Stevens
* ''Take One'' (Susanne Sundfør album), 2008
* ''Take One'' (T. S. Monk album), 1992
* '' Primera Toma'' or ''Take One'', a ...
''.
Nozomi Tsuji version
Former
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 charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an ...
member
Nozomi Tsuji released her own rendition of the song on May 16, 2007 as the opening theme of the
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
''Robby and Kerobby'' and as her debut single under the
same label of the original version. Though the
main track is "Koko ni Iruzee!", the
coupling track is different and is named "Happy My Friend."
Track listing
#
#* Lyrics and composition by
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 Cocon ...
; Arrangement by .
# "Happy My Friend"
#* Lyrics and composition by Tsunku; Arrangement by Akira.
# "Koko ni Iruzee! (Instrumental)"
References
External links
* Hello! Project official website
Koko ni Iruzee! (Morning Musume version)
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Morning Musume songs
Zetima Records singles
2002 singles
Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Songs written by Tsunku
Song recordings produced by Tsunku
Japanese-language songs
2002 songs