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Ai no Tane
- Artist
- Morning Musume
- Single
- Ai no Tane (愛の種; Seeds of Love)
- Released
- 1997.11.03
- Tracklist
- Ai no Tane (愛の種)
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- Artist
- Morning Musume 20th
- Digital Single
- Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.) (愛の種)
- Released
- 2017.11.03
- Catalog Number
- UFDL-1366
- Price
- ¥500
- Tracklist
- Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.) (愛の種)
- Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.) Instrumental
- Information
"Ai no Tane" is the demo single by Morning Musume. Producer Tsunku challenged the five girls who lost the Sharan Q audition to sell 50,000 copies of this song they recorded together to get a record deal. It was released on November 3, 1997. The single hit 50,000 sold by November 30th and the rest is history.
This song also appears on "Morning Coffee", Morning Musume's major debut single that was released a couple months later, on their first album First Time, and on their album Best! Morning Musume 1. The karaoke (instrumental) version of this song appears on the Morning Musume Early Single Box.
An updated version of the song titled "Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary Ver.)" featuring the first generation members and the current members was released as a digital single on November 3, 2017 under the name Morning Musume。 20th, in commemoration of the group's 20 year anniversary.
Featured Members
Ai no Tane
- 1st gen: Iida Kaori, Nakazawa Yuko, Abe Natsumi, Ishiguro Aya, Fukuda Asuka
Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.)
- 1st gen: Iida Kaori, Nakazawa Yuko, Abe Natsumi, Ishiguro Aya, Fukuda Asuka
- 9th gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
- 10th gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
- 11th gen: Oda Sakura
- 12th gen: Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
- 13th gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
- 14th gen: Morito Chisaki
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Saeki Kenzo
- Composer
- Sakurai Tetsutarou
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Sakurai Tetsutarou, Suzuki Shunsuke (20th Anniversary ver.)
- Drums: Yuji Sen Yoko
- Base: Masahiko Rokukawa
- Guitars: Tsuchiya Kiyoshi
- Keyboards: Shin Kouno
- Chorus: Tetsutarou Sakurai
Disambiguation
There are currently three versions of "Ai no Tane" to be found in Morning Musume and Hello! Project's discography. These versions are:
- Ai no Tane (Original)
- Found on the "Ai no Tane" single as track #1, the "Morning Coffee" single as track #2, the First Time album as track #6, the Best! Morning Musume 1 album as track #15, and the Morning Musume Zen Single Coupling Collection album as track #1 on Disc 1.
- Ai no Tane (Karaoke Ver.)
- Found on the "Morning Musume EARLY SINGLE BOX" album as track #1 on the bonus disc. This is the standard version without the main vocals.
- Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.)
- Found on the "Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.)" digital single as track #1 and on the Hatachi no Morning Musume mini-album as track #8. The is a re-recording by the original 1st gen members and the Morning Musume '17 members.
- Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.) Instrumental
- Found on the Hatachi no Morning Musume mini-album as track #1. This is the 20th Anniversary version without the main vocals.
Concert Performances
- [1998] Hello! FIRST LIVE AT SHIBUYA KOHKAIDO
- [2017] Hello! Project 2017 WINTER ~Kaleidoscope~ (Morning Musume '17)
External Links
- Hello! Project Profile
- projecthello.com: "Ai no Tane" lyrics
- YouTube: "Ai no Tane" MV
- Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.): iTunes Store
