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Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~
- Artist
- Morning Musume
- Single
- Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ (Mr.Moonlight ~愛のビッグバンド~)
- Released
- 2001.10.31
- Catalog Number
- EPCE-5124
- Price
- ¥1,020
- Tracklist
- Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ (Mr.Moonlight ~愛のビッグバンド~; Mr. Moonlight ~Love's Big Band~)
- Popcorn Love! (ポップコーンラブ!)
- Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ (Instrumental) (Mr.Moonlight ~愛のビッグバンド~ (Instrumental))
- Information
"Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~" is the 13th single by Morning Musume. The single reached #1 on the Oricon charts and charted for fourteen weeks, selling 513,340 copies. It also reached #42 on the yearly Oricon charts for 2001.
This is the first Morning Musume single to feature fifth generation members Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, and Niigaki Risa.
- TV performances
- [2001.10.21] MUSIX
- [2001.10.28] MUSIX
- [2001.10.28] Hello! Morning
- [2001.11.02] MUSIC STATION
- [2001.11.03] Pop Jam
- [2001.11.04] MUSIX
- [2001.11.05] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
- [2001.11.08] Utaban
- [2001.11.09] FUN
- [2001.11.10] CDTV
- [2001.11.17] All Japan Requests Awards
- [2001.11.28] MUSIX
- [2001.12.01] Digital Dream Live
- [2001.12.06] FNS Kayousai
- [2001.12.24] HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
- [2001.12.27] Utaban
- [2001.12.28] MUSIC STATION Special
- [2001.12.31] 52nd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen
- [2002.01.12] MUSIX
- [2002.01.19] Junior Nodo Jiman
- [2002.01.19] MUSIX
- [2002.11.01] MUSIC STATION
- [2003.03.26] God of Entertainment (with Takarazuka)
- [2003.12.29] SMAPxSMAP
Contents
Members featured in this release
- 1st gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
- 3rd gen: Goto Maki
- 4th gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
- 5th gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Tsunku
- Music
- Tsunku
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Horn Arrangement: Kobayashi Masahiro
Concert performances
- Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo Sugoizo!~ - Hello! Project
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
- Morning Musume LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena
- Hello! Project 2002 ~ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY~
- Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~ (Hawaiian Version) - Coconuts Musume
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2004 Haru The BEST of Japan (as part of a medley)
- Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
- 2005nen Natsu W & Berryz Kobo Concert Tour "HIGH SCORE!" - W, Berryz Kobo
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
- Abe Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Aki ~24 Carat~ - Abe Natsumi, Country Musume
- Hello☆Pro on Stage! 2006 Nippon Seinenkan Kouen "Yuujou to Mahou no Trump ~Star Gakuyaura Monogatari~" - Abe Natsumi, Ayaka, Country Musume, Melon Kinenbi
- Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Wonderful Hearts Otome Gocoro~ - Wonderful Hearts
- Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello☆Pro Natsu Matsuri~ - Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Goto Maki, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Niigaki Risa (with Berryz Kobo, °C-ute)
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
- Hello! Project 2009 Winter Wonderful Hearts Kouen ~Kakumei Gannen~ - Takahashi Ai, Tokunaga Chinami, Sudo Maasa, Umeda Erika, Nakajima Saki, Okai Chisato, Arihara Kanna, Saho Akari, Sekine Azusa
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 308,940 |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 70,250 |
| 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 35,290 |
| 12 | - | - | - | 15 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 23,710 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 26 | 11,900 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 8,670 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 6,700 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 35 | 7,240 |
| 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 22,210 |
| - | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 18 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 15 | 24 | 7,730 |
| 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 5,420 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 2,860 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78 | 2,420 |
Total Reported Sales: 513,340
External Links
- Hello! Project Profile
- YouTube: "Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~" MV
- projecthello.com: "Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~" lyrics
- Purchase
