Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What Is Love

Limited Edition A Cover	Limited Edition B Cover
Limited Edition C Cover	Limited Edition D Cover
Regular Edition A Cover	Regular Edition B Cover

Artist

Morning Musume '14

Single

Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is LOVE? (笑顔の君は太陽さ / 君の代わりは居やしない)

Released

2014.01.29

Catalog Number

EPCE-7016~7 (Limited Edition A)

EPCE-7018~9 (Limited Edition B)

EPCE-7020~1 (Limited Edition C)

EPCE-7022~3 (Limited Edition D)

EPCE-7024 (Regular Edition A)

EPCE-7025 (Regular Edition B)

Price

¥1,680 (Limited Editions A, B, C, D)

¥1,050 (Regular Editions A, B)

CD Tracklist

1. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (笑顔の君は太陽さ; Your Smile is the Sun)
2. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (君の代わりは居やしない; There's No Replacement for You)
3. What is LOVE?
4. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Instrumental)
5. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Instrumental)
6. What is LOVE? (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD Tracklist

1. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Music Video)
2. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Close-up Ver.)

Limited Edition B DVD Tracklist

1. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Music Video)
2. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Close-up Ver.)

Limited Edition C DVD Tracklist

1. What is LOVE? (Music Video)
2. What is LOVE? (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition D DVD Tracklist

1. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Dance Lecture Video)
2. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Dance Shot Ver.)
3. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa/Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Making of & Off-Shot Video)

Information

"Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is LOVE?" is the fifty-fifth single released by Morning Musume, and their first as Morning Musume '14. The single was released in limited editions A, B, C, D, and regular editions A and B. Limited editions A, B, C, and D came with bonus DVDs. The limited editions and the first press of the regular edition came with a serial number card which, when entered in a lottery, could win a ticket to one of the single's launch events. A special box set was also released, including all versions of the single and the chance to attend one of several photo events.

TV Performances

• [2014.01.13] HEY! HEY! HEY! SP
• [2014.01.18] Music Dragon
• [2014.01.23] Music Japan
• [2014.01.23] The Girls Live
• [2014.01.30] The Girls Live
• [2014.01.31] Music Station
• [2014.02.03] Sound Room
• [2014.02.11] Sukkiri!!
• [2015.05.01] The Girls Live
• [2015.10.25] Kanjam Kanzen NenSHOW
• [2016.08.21] J-MELO
• [2016.08.26] The Girls Live
• [2017.03.12] SkyPerfecTV Music Fest
• [2017.10.08] Love Music
• [2017.12.05] Full Chorus
• [2018.10.01] The Girls Live

Members featured in this release

Morning Musume promoting the single

• 6th gen: Michishige Sayumi
• 9th gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
• 10th gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
• 11th gen: Oda Sakura

This is the first Morning Musume single to be released under the name Morning Musume '14 (モーニング娘。’14).

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	4	3	1	5	1	1	149,361
7	26	26	22	5	22	2	16	7,890
36	46	45	39	34	48	45	40	1,711
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	87	838
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	155	465
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	195	290
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	200	243

Total Reported Sales: 160,798*

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Limited Edition A | Limited Edition B | Limited Edition C | Limited Edition D | Regular Edition A | Regular Edition B
• Hello! Project Profile
• YouTube: "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa" MV | "Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai" MV | "What is LOVE?" MV