Ai no Tane

Single Cover

Artist

Morning Musume

Single

Ai no Tane (愛の種; Seeds of Love)

Released

1997.11.03

Tracklist

1. Ai no Tane (愛の種)

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Digital Cover

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

1. Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.) (愛の種)
2. 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 Sharam 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.

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 20th anniversary.

Featured Members

"Ai no Tane"

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

"Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.)"

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

Music

Sakurai Tetsutaro

Other Information

Arrangement: Sakurai Tetsutaro, Suzuki Shunsuke (20th Anniversary ver.)

Drums: Yokozeni Yuji

Bass: Rokukawa Masahiko

Guitar: Tsuchiya Kiyoshi

Piano, Keyboard: Kono Shin

Chorus: Sakurai Tetsutaro

Disambiguation

There are currently five recorded versions of "Ai no Tane" 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 the first disc.

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.) (Morning Musume 20th)

Found on the "Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.)" digital single as track #1 and the Hatachi no Morning Musume mini-album as track #8. This version is a re-recording by the first generation members and Morning Musume '17.

Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.) (Morning Musume '17)

Found on the 15 Thank you, too album as track #15. This is the 20th anniversary version featuring only Morning Musume '17.

Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.) Instrumental

Found on the "Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary ver.)" digital single as track #2. 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)
• [2017] Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ (20th Anniversary Ver.) (Morning Musume '17)
• [2018] Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018 (Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium) (20th Anniversary Ver.) (Morning Musume 1st Generation)

External Links

• Hello! Project Profile
• Digital Single: iTunes
• YouTube: Music Video (Original) | Music Video (20th Anniversary Ver.) (Short Ver.)
• projecthello.com: Lyrics (Original) | Lyrics (20th Anniversary Ver.) (Morning Musume 20th) | Lyrics (20th Anniversary Ver.) (Morning Musume '17)