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is the 49th single by the
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group
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, released in Japan on April 11, 2012.


Background

"Ren'ai Hunter" is the second single for the 10th generation members and the last single by
Morning Musume , formerly and commonly known as and colloquially referred to as , is 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 to ...
to feature
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 ...
. It also became the last single to feature
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 documente ...
, who would announce her graduation from the group due to a foot injury that was taking a long time to recover.


Release details

The single will be released in six versions: a regular edition and five limited editions. The Regular Edition and the Limited Editions D and E are CD-only. The Limited Editiona A, B, and C come with a DVD containing a special version of the music video for the title song. The Limited Edition E is a special version to commemorate
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 ...
's graduation from Morning Musume. It contains an additional song, performed by her. The song is a cover of "Egao ni Namida (Thank You! Dear My Friends)" from
Aya Matsuura is a former Japanese pop singer and actress, from Himeji, Hyogo, Japan. Career 2000–2009: Hello! Project Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become ...
's 2002 album '' First Kiss''. As the group's producer
Tsunku , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He was 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 Co ...
wrote in his comment about the single, the song is Risa Niigaki's favourite, although it is not a
Morning Musume , formerly and commonly known as and colloquially referred to as , is 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 to ...
's song; she would always listen to it at the time when she was still a freshly joined member. All the limited editions include an entry postcard for a lottery to win a ticket to one of two single's launch events; one will be held on April 28 in the
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, and the other on May 3 in the
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. So, the Limited Edition D contains the same tracks as the Regular Edition, but sports a different cover and includes a lottery card.


Composition

The title track is an
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song with a
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-influenced arrangement. Morning Musume's producer
Tsunku , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He was 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 Co ...
explained that he attempted to make an electronic dance music (EDM) song, wanting to create an opposite of the previous single "
Pyoco Pyoco Ultra is the 48th single by the J-pop group Morning Musume, released in Japan on January 25, 2012 on the Zetima label. Members It is the first single to feature 10th generation members (Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato and Haruka Kudo). I ...
". Also, Tsunku has revealed that the coupling track "Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru" is an energetic song.


Music video

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 documente ...
didn't participate in the dance parts of the video due to leg injury. In her close-up at the end of the music video,
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 ...
says silently: "Morning Musume daisuki" ("I love Morning Musume very much"). The music video was published on March 21 on Morning Musume's official
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channel. On Sunday, March 25,
Tanaka Reina 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 ...
wrote in her blog that, in the YouTube most-viewed video rankings, "Ren'ai Hunter" was currently at number 1* in Japan and at number 8* in the world. * in the daily YouTube Charts for Music


Members at time of single

* 5th generation:
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 ...
* 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 ...
* 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 documente ...
* 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 is a former Japanese pop singer. She is a former ninth-generation member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. Hello! Project groups and units * Morning Musume (2011–2016) * Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011) Discography Singles ; Mo ...
* 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 Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru Vocalists Main Voc:
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 ...
,
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 ...
Center Voc:
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Ayumi Ishida Minor Voc:
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 documente ...
,
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 ...
,
Kanon Suzuki is a former Japanese pop singer. She is a former ninth-generation member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. Hello! Project groups and units * Morning Musume (2011–2016) * Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011) Discography Singles ; Mo ...
,
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 ...
, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru Vocalists Main Voc:
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 ...
,
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 ...
Center Voc:
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
Minor Voc:
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 documente ...
,
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 ...
,
Kanon Suzuki is a former Japanese pop singer. She is a former ninth-generation member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. Hello! Project groups and units * Morning Musume (2011–2016) * Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011) Discography Singles ; Mo ...
,
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


Track listing


Regular Edition, Limited Editions A, B, C, D


Limited Edition E: Risa Niigaki Graduation Edition


Bonus

Sealed into the Limited Editions A, B, C, D, E: * Event ticket lottery card with a serial number


Charts


DVD single

The corresponding DVD single is titled "Single V 'Ren'ai Hunter'". ; Track listing * from


References

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