Morning Coffee (Morning Musume)

8cm Single Cover

12cm Single Cover

Artist

Morning Musume

Single

Morning Coffee (モーニングコーヒー)

Released

1998.01.28 (8cm Single)

2005.03.02 (12cm Single)

Catalog Number

EPDA-56 (8cm Single)

EPCE-5313 (12cm Single)

Price

¥1,020 (8cm Single)

¥1,050 (12cm Single)

8cm Tracklist

1. Morning Coffee (モーニングコーヒー)
2. Ai no Tane (愛の種; Seeds of Love)
3. Morning Coffee (Instrumental)

12cm Tracklist

1. Morning Coffee (モーニングコーヒー)
2. Ai no Tane (愛の種)
3. Morning Coffee (Instrumental)
4. Morning Coffee (Unreleased "B♭" Version)

Information

"Morning Coffee" is the debut major single released by Morning Musume. The single was released in 1998 in a 8cm format and was reissued as a 12cm CD in 2004 as part of the Morning Musume EARLY SINGLE BOX and included a previously unpublished track. An individual edition of the 12cm single was made available in 2005.

Featured Members

• 1st gen: Nakazawa Yuko, Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Fukuda Asuka

Song Information

Lyrics

Tsunku

Music

Tsunku

Other Information

Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke

The original version of the title track (as seen on ASAYAN) had Iida Kaori performing the main vocals, but Tsunku later changed the main vocalist to Abe Natsumi.

Disambiguation

There are currently eleven recorded versions of "Morning Coffee" found in Morning Musume and Hello! Project's discography. These versions are:

Morning Coffee (Original)

Found on the "Morning Coffee" single as track #1, the First Time album as track #4, the Best! Morning Musume 1 album as track #10, and the Morning Musume ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ~10th ANNIVERSARY~ album as track #1 on the first disc.

Morning Coffee (Instrumental)

Found on the "Morning Coffee" single as track #3. This is the standard version without the main vocals.

Morning Gyuunyuu

Found on the "Futari no Hokkaido" single as track #2. This rap and country version is covered by Country Musume.

Morning Coffee (2002 Version)

Found on the "Souda! We're ALIVE" single as track #2. This version was rerecorded by Morning Musume in 2002.

Morning Coffee (Unreleased "B♭" Version)

Found on the 12cm reissue of the "Morning Coffee" single as track #4.

zǎoān kāfēi / Morning Coffee (Chinese Ver.)

Found on the 1st Zuì Bàng! and 1st Saikou! mini-albums as track #2. This version is covered in Mandarin by Ice Creamusume.

zǎoān kāfēi (Japanese Ver.) / Morning Coffee

Found on the 1st Zuì Bàng! and 1st Saikou! mini-albums as track #7. This version is covered in Japanese by Ice Creamusume.

Morning Coffee (2011 Dorimusu Ver.)

Found on the Dorimusu 1 album as track #6 on the first disc. This version is covered by Dream Morning Musume.

Afternoon Coffee

Found on the Dorimusu 1 album as track #10 on the second disc. This version is covered by Afternoon Musumeδ.

Morning Misoshiru

Found on the "BRAND NEW MORNING / Jealousy Jealousy" single as track #3 on the special edition. This version is recorded by Morning Musume '17 for their promotional campaign with Marukome.

Morning Coffee (20th Anniversary Ver.)

Found on the Hatachi no Morning Musume mini-album as track #1. This is an updated recording by the first generation members and Morning Musume '18 as Morning Musume 20th.

Performances

Concerts

• [1998] Hello! FIRST LIVE AT SHIBUYA KOHKAIDO
• [1999] Hello! Project Happy New Year '99
• [1999] Morning Musume Memory Seishun no Hikari
• [1999] Hello! Project '99
• [2000] Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000
• [2000] Morning Musume First Live at Budokan ~Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru~
• [2001] Morning Musume Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka-Jo Hall Saishuu Bi~
• [2002] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena (2002 Version)
• [2003] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de NON STOP!" (Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi)
• [2004] 2003~4nen Morning Musume Sakuragumi Hatsukouen ~Sakura Saku~ (Morning Musume Sakuragumi)
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Akagumi~ (Iida Kaori, Asami, Miuna, Saito Hitomi, Umeda Erika)
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Shirogumi~ (Nakazawa Yuko, Yasuda Kei, Inaba Atsuko, Ayaka, Sugaya Risako)
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Winter All Stars Dairanbu ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Iida Kaori Sotsugyou Special~ (Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Yasuda Kei, Inaba Atsuko, Ayaka, Asami, Miuna, Saito Hitomi, Sugaya Risako, Umeda Erika)
• [2005] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~ (2002 Version) (Ishikawa Rika, Konno Asami, Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri)
• [2005] Nochiura Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Haru "Triangle Energy" (2002 Version) (Abe Natsumi, Goto Maki)
• [2007] Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai Concert Tour 2007 Natsu ~Thank You My Dearest~ (Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai)
• [2008] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~ (Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina)
• [2009] Hello! Project 2009 Winter Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ (Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi)
• [2011] Dream Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru no Mai ~Sotsugyousei DE Saikessei~ (2011 Dorimusu Ver.) (Dream Morning Musume)
• [2012] Dream Morning Musume Special LIVE 2012 Nippon Budokan ~Daiisshou Shuumaku "Yuusha-tachi, Shuugouse yo"~ (Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari)
• [2013–2014] Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (Nakazawa Yuko, Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi)
• [2017] Morning Musume '17 Concert Tour Haru ~THE INSPIRATION!~ (Morning Musume '17)
• [2018] Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 WINTER ~FULL SCORE~ (20th Anniversary Ver.) (Hello! Project)
• [2018] Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018 (Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium) (20th Anniversary Ver.) (Morning Musume 1st Generation)

Television

• [1998.02.24] Utaban
• [1998.02.xx] Music Station
• [1998.02.xx] Hey! Hey! Hey!
• [2000.10.08] Hello! Morning Episode 027 (Last Phrase Karaoke)

Oricon Chart Positions

Single

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	95,060
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	33,680
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	29,030
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	16,500
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	42	9,670
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	7,560
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64	5,470
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	78	3,820

Total Reported Sales: 200,790*

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Original | Reissue
• YouTube: Music Video
• projecthello.com: Lyrics