Ren'ai Hunter

Limited Edition A Cover	Limited Edition B Cover
Limited Edition C Cover	Limited Edition D Cover
Limited Edition E Cover	Regular Edition Cover

Artist

Morning Musume

Single

Ren'ai Hunter (恋愛ハンター)

Released

2012.04.11

Catalog Number

EPCE-5854~5 (Limited Edition A)

EPCE-5856~7 (Limited Edition B)

EPCE-5858~9 (Limited Edition C)

EPCE-5860 (Limited Edition D)

EPCE-5861 (Limited Edition E: Niigaki Risa Graduation Commemoration Edition)

EPCE-5862 (Regular Edition)

Price

¥1,680 (Limited Editions)

¥1,050 (Regular Edition)

Limited A, B, C, D, and Regular Editions CD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (恋愛ハンター; Love Hunter)
2. Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru (私がいて 君がいる; I am Here, You are Here)
3. Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)

Limited Edition E CD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (恋愛ハンター)
2. Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru (私がいて 君がいる)
3. Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~ (笑顔に涙; Smiles and Tears ~Thank You! My Dear Friends~) (Niigaki Risa solo) (Matsuura Aya cover)
4. Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (Close-up Ver.)

Limited Edition B DVD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition C DVD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (Dance Shot Ver.2)

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DVD Cover

DVD

Single V "Ren'ai Hunter" (シングルV｢恋愛ハンター」)

Released

2012.04.18

Catalog Number

EPBE-5432

Price

¥1,575

Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (MV)
2. Ren'ai Hunter Making Video
3. Suki da na Kimi ga (LIVE Ver.) (好きだな君が) (Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki)

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DVD Cover

DVD

Event V "Ren'ai Hunter" (イベントV「恋愛ハンター」)

Released

2012.04.28

Catalog Number

TGBS-6610

Price

¥2,000

Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (Niigaki Risa Solo Ver.)
2. Ren'ai Hunter (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
3. Ren'ai Hunter (Tanaka Reina Solo Ver.)
4. Ren'ai Hunter (Mitsui Aika Solo Ver.)
5. Ren'ai Hunter (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
6. Ren'ai Hunter (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
7. Ren'ai Hunter (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
8. Ren'ai Hunter (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
9. Ren'ai Hunter (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
10. Ren'ai Hunter (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
11. Ren'ai Hunter (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
12. Ren'ai Hunter (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)

Information

"Ren'ai Hunter" is the forty-ninth single released by Morning Musume. The single was released in limited A, B, C, D, E, and regular editions. Limited E featured an additional coupling track and limited A, B, and C came with bonus DVDs. The limited editions came with a serial number card which, when entered in a lottery, could win a ticket to one of the single's launch events. The single reached #3 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, selling 49,232 copies.

TV Performances

• [2012.04.08] Music Japan
• [2012.04.13] Happy Music
• [2012.04.22] J-MELO Spring Fest 2012
• [2012.04.29] Nakai Masahiro no Black Variety
• [2012.05.04] Hirunan Desu Golden Week Special Live

Members featured in this release

• 5th gen: Niigaki Risa
• 6th gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
• 8th gen: Mitsui Aika
• 9th gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
• 10th gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka

This is the last Morning Musume single to feature Niigaki Risa and Mitsui Aika.

Song Information

Lyrics

Tsunku

Music

Tsunku

Other Information

Arrangement and Programming: Hirata Shoichiro

Chorus: Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, Takeuchi Hiroaki

Disambiguation

Morning Musume promoting the single

There are currently three versions of "Ren'ai Hunter" to be found in Morning Musume and Hello! Project's discography. These versions are:

Ren'ai Hunter (Original)

Found on the "Ren'ai Hunter" single as track #1, the 13 Colorful Character album as track #8, and the Petit Best 13 album as track #1.

Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)

Found on the "Ren'ai Hunter" single as track #3 and the limited E edition of said single as track #4. This is the standard version without the main vocals.

Ren'ai Hunter (updated)

Found on the The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~ album as track #8. This version is rerecorded by the Morning Musume line-up of 2013.

Concert Performances

• [2012] Dream Morning Musume Special LIVE 2012 Nippon Budokan ~Daiisshou Shuumaku "Yuusha-tachi, Shuugouse yo"~
• [2012] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
• [2012] Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
• [2013] Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~ (as part of a medley)
• [2013] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Special~
• [2013] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~ (updated)

Oricon Chart Positions

Single

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	3	3	3	1	4	4	3	41,036
2	19	19	28	24	29	21	20	5,927
27	-	-	-	-	-	-	92	968
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	717
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	331
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	253

Total Reported Sales: 49,232*

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Limited Edition A | Limited Edition B | Limited Edition C | Limited Edition D | Limited Edition E | Regular Edition | Single V
• Hello! Project Profile: Single | Single V
• YouTube: "Ren'ai Hunter" MV
• projecthello.com: "Ren'ai Hunter" lyrics