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; Artist
; Artist
: [[Country Musume]] ni [[Ishikawa Rika]] ([[Morning Musume]])
: [[Country Musume]] with [[Ishikawa Rika]] ([[Morning Musume]])
; Single
; Single
: Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!)
: Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!; ''The First Happy Birthday!'')
; Released
; Released
: 2001.04.18
: 2001.04.18
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: ¥1,020
: ¥1,020
; Tracklist
; Tracklist
# Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!; ''The First Happy Birthday!'')
# Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!)
# Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version) (初めてのハッピーバースディ! (country version))
# Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
# Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Instrumental) (初めてのハッピーバースディ! (Instrumental))
# Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Instrumental)




; Information
; Information
"Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" is the fifth single (first single with Ishikawa Rika) released by Country Musume. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, selling 142,340 copies.
"Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" is the first major label single (fifth overall) released by [[Country Musume]] with [[Ishikawa Rika]]. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, selling 142,340 copies. The title track was an ending theme for ''[[Idol wo Sagase!]]''.


==Members featured in this release==
==Featured Members==
*[[Toda Rinne|Rinne]]
*[[Toda Rinne|Rinne]]
*[[Kimura Asami|Asami]]
*[[Kimura Asami|Asami]]
*[[Ishikawa Rika]] (Morning Musume)
*[[Ishikawa Rika]] ([[Morning Musume]])
 
This is the first Country Musume single to feature Ishikawa Rika.


== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
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: [[Tsunku]]
: [[Tsunku]]
; Music
; Music
: [[Tsunku]]
: Tsunku
; Other Information
; Other Information
: Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: [[Takahashi Yuichi]]
: Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: [[Takahashi Yuichi]]
: Bass: [[Matsubara Hideki]]
: Bass: [[Matsubara Hideki]]
: Chorus: [[Tsunku]]
: Chorus: Tsunku
: country version Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: [[Watanabe Itaru]]
 
; Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
: Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: [[Watanabe Itaru]]
: Synthesizer Operation: [[Otake Tetsuo]]
: Synthesizer Operation: [[Otake Tetsuo]]
: Banjo: [[Arita Yoshihiro]]
: Banjo: [[Arita Yoshihiro]]
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== Disambiguation ==
== Disambiguation ==
There are currently four recorded versions of "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" found in Country Musume and [[Hello! Project]]'s discography. These versions are:
; Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Original)
; Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Original)
: Found on the "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" single as track #1, the ''[[Country Musume Daizenshuu 1]]'' album as track #1, the ''[[Country Musume Daizenshuu 2]]'' album as track #4, and the ''[[Country Musume Mega Best]]'' album as track #5.
; Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
; Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
: Found on the "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" single as track #2 and the ''[[Petit Best 2 ~3, 7, 10~]]'' album as track #14. This version has a different arrangement.
; Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Instrumental)
: Found on the "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" single as track #3. This is the standard version without the main vocals.
; [[Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Country Girls)|Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (2015 Country Girls Ver.)]]
: Found on the ''[[Country Girls Daizenshuu 1]]'' album as track #10. This version was covered by [[Country Girls]].


== Concert Performances ==
== Concert Performances ==
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*[2011] [[Hello! Project 2011 Winter ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live|Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live]] <small>(Mitsui Aika solo)</small>
*[2011] [[Hello! Project 2011 Winter ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live|Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live]] <small>(Mitsui Aika solo)</small>
*[2012] [[Hello! Project 2012 Winter Hello Pro Tengoku ~Rock-chan~|Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Rock-chan~]] <small>(Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka)</small>
*[2012] [[Hello! Project 2012 Winter Hello Pro Tengoku ~Rock-chan~|Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Rock-chan~]] <small>(Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka)</small>
*[2015] [[Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ (ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium)|Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ <ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium>]] <small>(Country Girls)</small>
*[2015] [[Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ (Morning Musume '15 Premium)|Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ <Morning Musume '15 Premium>]] <small>(Country Girls)</small>
*[2015] [[Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ (C-ute Premium)|Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ <°C-ute Premium>]] <small>(Country Girls)</small>
*[2015] [[Hello! Project 2015 Summer ~Discovery / Challenger~|Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~CHALLENGER~]] <small>(Country Girls)</small>
*[2015] [[Hello! Project 2015 Summer ~Discovery / Challenger~|Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~CHALLENGER~]] <small>(Country Girls)</small>
*[2015&ndash;2016] [[Hello! Project Countdown Party 2015 ~Good Bye & Hello!~|Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~]] <small>(Country Girls)</small>
*[2015] [[Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu]] <small>(Country Girls)</small>
*[2015] [[Hello! Project Countdown Party 2015 ~Good Bye & Hello!~|Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~]] <small>(Country Girls)</small>


==Oricon Chart Positions==
==Oricon Chart Positions==
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [http://www.helloproject.com/discography/country_ishikawa/s_001.html Hello! Project Profile]
*[http://www.up-front-works.jp/release/detail/EPCE-5088/ UP-FRONT WORKS Profile]
* projecthello.com: [http://projecthello.com/country/bday.html "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" lyrics]
*YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hgyaMXUisc Music Video]
*projecthello.com: [http://projecthello.com/country/bday.html Lyrics]


{{Country Musume}}
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[[Category:Hello! Project Songs]]
[[Category:Hello! Project Songs]]
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 8 July 2024

Single Cover
Artist
Country Musume with Ishikawa Rika (Morning Musume)
Single
Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!; The First Happy Birthday!)
Released
2001.04.18
Catalog Number
EPCE-5088
Price
¥1,020
Tracklist
  1. Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!)
  2. Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
  3. Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Instrumental)


Information

"Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" is the first major label single (fifth overall) released by Country Musume with Ishikawa Rika. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, selling 142,340 copies. The title track was an ending theme for Idol wo Sagase!.

Featured Members

This is the first Country Musume single to feature Ishikawa Rika.

Song Information

Lyrics
Tsunku
Music
Tsunku
Other Information
Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
Bass: Matsubara Hideki
Chorus: Tsunku
Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Watanabe Itaru
Synthesizer Operation: Otake Tetsuo
Banjo: Arita Yoshihiro
Steel and Double Guitar: Osaki Takashi
Violin: Gen Ittetsu
Chorus: Rinne, Asami, Ishikawa Rika
Yeah! Voices: Tanaka Yoshitake

Disambiguation

There are currently four recorded versions of "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" found in Country Musume and Hello! Project's discography. These versions are:

Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Original)
Found on the "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" single as track #1, the Country Musume Daizenshuu 1 album as track #1, the Country Musume Daizenshuu 2 album as track #4, and the Country Musume Mega Best album as track #5.
Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
Found on the "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" single as track #2 and the Petit Best 2 ~3, 7, 10~ album as track #14. This version has a different arrangement.
Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Instrumental)
Found on the "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" single as track #3. This is the standard version without the main vocals.
Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (2015 Country Girls Ver.)
Found on the Country Girls Daizenshuu 1 album as track #10. This version was covered by Country Girls.

Concert Performances

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- - - - - - - 4 89,200
- - - - - - - 21 21,240
- - - - - - - 20 16,040
- - - - - - - 35 8,030
- - - - - - - 54 4,370
- - - - - - - 71 3,460

Total Reported Sales: 142,340

External Links