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Manatsu no Kousen
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真夏の光線 (Romaji: Manatsu no Kousen; English: A Ray of Light In Midsummer) is the fifth single released by the Hello! Project group Morning Musume on 1999-05-12.
Manatsu no Kousen was rereleased as part of the Morning Musume EARLY SINGLE BOX (EPCE-5325) on 2004-12-15 and later as a separate CD single (EPCE-5317) on 2005-03-02.
Credits
- Lyrics: Tsunku
- Composer: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Kohno Shin
- Keyboards & Programming: Kohno Shin
- Bass: Irie Naoyuki
- Guitar: Inaba Masahiro
- Percussion: Misawa Izumi
- Trumpet: Araki Toshio, Nishimura Koji
- Trombone: Murata Yohichi
- Alto Sax: Yamamoto Takuo
Members at time of release
- 1st gen: Nakazawa Yuko, Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ichii Sayaka
CD Track listing, original edition
(Catalog number EPDE-1033)
- Manatsu no Kousen (真夏の光線)
- Koi no Shihatsu Ressha (恋の始発列車)
- Manatsu no Kousen (Instrumental) (真夏の光線)
CD Track listing, rereleased edition
(Catalog number EPCE-5317)
- Manatsu no Kousen (真夏の光線)
- Koi no Shihatsu Ressha (恋の始発列車)
- Manatsu no Kousen (Instrumental) (真夏の光線)
- Manatsu no Kousen (Early Version) (真夏の光線)
TV performances
- 1999-05-07 Music Station
- 1999-05-09 ASAYAN
- 1999-05-21 Music Station
- 1999-05-27 Utaban
- 2000-07-16 Hello! Morning Episode 015 (10-person Version)
Concert performances
- Hello! Project Happy New Year '99
- Hello! Project '99
- Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000
- Morning Musume First Live at Budokan ~Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru~
- Morning Musume Live Revolution 21 Haru
- Hello! Project 2002 ~One Happy Summer Day~ (Hawaiian version by Coconuts Musume)
- Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection! Collection!-
- Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai Concert Tour 2007 Natsu ~Thank You My Dearest~
Oricon Rank and Sales
| Week | Chart Date | Chart Period | Week Rank | Sales | Cumulative Sales | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999.05.24 | 1999.05.10~1999.05.16 | 3 | 122,610 | 122,610 | |
| 2 | 1999.05.31 | 1999.05.17~1999.05.23 | 12 | 33,800 | 156,410 | |
| 3 | 1999.06.07 | 1999.05.24~1999.05.30 | 19 | 29,100 | 185,510 | |
| 4 | 1999.06.14 | 1999.05.31~1999.06.06 | 20 | 15,500 | 201,010 | |
| 5 | 1999.06.21 | 1999.06.07~1999.06.13 | 27 | 10,170 | 211,180 | |
| 6 | 1999.06.28 | 1999.06.14~1999.06.20 | 28 | 9,060 | 220,240 | |
| 7 | 1999.07.05 | 1999.06.21~1999.06.27 | 37 | 6,840 | 227,080 | |
| 8 | 1999.07.12 | 1999.06.28~1999.07.04 | 56 | 4,690 | 231,770 | |
| 9 | 1999.07.19 | 1999.07.05~1999.07.11 | 65 | 3,240 | 235,010 |
Total sales: 235,010
External links
- UP-FRONT WORKS: Morning Musume discography entry
- projecthello.com lyrics: Manatsu no Kousen, Koi no Shihatsu Ressha
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