Pepper Keibu (Morning Musume)
"Pepper Keibu" (ペッパー警部 ,Peppā Keibu, lit. Inspector Pepper) is a song by the Japanese hit duo Pink Lady. The single was released on August 25, 1976 under the Victor label, making it their first single ever released. The single reached a peak chart position of #4, with a total of 1,050,000 sales.
On July 10, 2002, a cover of this song was released by rock band Go!Go!7188 as part of their album Tora no Ana.
On July 2, 2008, artist Miz released her cover of this song making it her third single as Mizrock and her eleventh single total.
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Morning Musume version
A cover of "Pepper Keibu" was released by the idol pop group Morning Musume as a single on September 24, 2008 under the Zetima label to promote their upcoming ninth album, Cover You, a tribute to producer Yū Aku. The Single V DVD of the single was released on October 22, 2008.
- Tracklist
- "Pepper Keibu" (ペッパー警部, "Inspector Pepper")
- "Romance" (ロマンス)
- "Pepper Keibu (Instrumental)"
Members at the time of single
- 5th generation: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
- 6th generation: Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
- 7th generation: Kusumi Koharu
- 8th generation: Mitsui Aika, Li Chun, Qian Lin
Oricon ranks and sales
CD single | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week rank | Sales |
4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 38,596 |
5 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 4,243 |
39 | 47 | – | 49 | – | – | 49 | 63 | 1,315 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 84 | 932 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 130 | 645 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 195 | 336 |
- Total (CD single) sales: 46,067 (as of November 2, 2008)