The Manpower!!!

Limited Edition Cover

Regular Edition Cover

Artist

Morning Musume

Single

THE Manpower!!! (THE マンパワー!!!)

Released

2005.01.19

Catalog Number

EPCE-5348 (Limited Edition)

EPCE-5349 (Regular Edition)

Price

¥1,260 (Limited Edition)

¥1,050 (Regular Edition)

Tracklist

1. THE Manpower!!! (THE マンパワー!!!)
2. Love & Pea~ce! HERO ga Yattekita. (ラヴ&ピィ~ス! HEROがやって来たっ。; Love & Peace! The Hero's Arrived.)
3. THE Manpower!!! (Instrumental)

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DVD Cover

DVD

Single V "THE Manpower!!!" (シングルV「THE マンパワー!!!」)

Released

2005.01.19

Catalog Number

EPBE-5164

Price

¥1,575

Tracklist

1. THE Manpower!!! (MV)
2. THE Manpower!!! (Another Edition)
3. Making Video

Information

"THE Manpower!!!" is the twenty-fifth single released by Morning Musume. "THE Manpower!!!" was used as the 2005 support song for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team. The single was released in both limited and regular editions; the limited coming with Hello! Project Photo Cards No. 0064 to 0068. The first press of the regular edition and the Single V came with a photo card. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks, selling 67,860 copies.

TV Performances

• [2005.01.16] Hello! Morning
• [2005.01.21] MUSIC STATION
• [2005.01.21] Pop Jam
• [2005.01.26] Sokuhou! Uta no Daijiten
• [2005.01.27] Utaban
• [2005.01.28] Ongaku Senshi MUSIC FIGHTER
• [2005.04.01] Rakuten versus Seibu baseball game
• [2005.04.01] Morning Musume Rakuten Mamonaku Honkyochi kaimaku! (Sendai Local)

Members featured in this release

• 1st gen: Iida Kaori
• 2nd gen: Yaguchi Mari
• 4th gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi
• 5th gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
• 6th gen: Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina

This is the last Morning Musume single to feature Iida Kaori.

Song Information

Lyrics

Tsunku

Music

Tsunku

Other Information

Arrangement and All Instruments: Matsubara Ken

Chorus: Tsunku

Disambiguation

There are currently three versions of "THE Manpower!!!" to be found in Morning Musume and Hello! Project's discography. These versions are:

THE Manpower!!! (Original)

Found on the "THE Manpower!!!" single as track #1, the Rainbow 7 album as track #2, the Morning Musume ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ~10th ANNIVERSARY~ album as track #8 on Disc 2, and the TOHOKU RAKUTEN GOLDEN EAGLES 5TH ANNIVERSARY "SONGS of RAKUTEN EAGLES" album as track #2.

THE Manpower!!! (Instrumental)

Found on the "THE Manpower!!!" single as track #3. This is the standard version without the main vocals.

THE Manpower!!! (updated)

Found on the The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~ album as track #6. This version is rerecorded by the Morning Musume line-up of 2013.

Concert Performances

• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Akagumi~
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Shirogumi~
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Winter All Stars Dairanbu ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Iida Kaori Sotsugyou Special~
• [2005] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection! Collection!- (Hello! Project)
• [2005] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
• [2006] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~
• [2006] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
• [2008] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
• [2009] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Platinum 9 DISCO~ (as part of a medley)
• [2011] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~9ki Mem wo Mukaete~
• [2013] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~ (updated)

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	3	4	5	6	4	8	4	51,421
8	28	-	28	29	-	29	27	8,607
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54	3,410
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	71	1,914
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	1,129
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	186	729
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	194	650

Total Reported Sales: 67,860

External Links

• Hello! Project Profile: CD | DVD
• YouTube: "THE Manpower!!!" MV
• projecthello.com: "THE Manpower!!!" lyrics