Hajimete no Happy Birthday!

Single Cover

Artist

Country Musume with Ishikawa Rika (Morning Musume)

Single

Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!; The First Happy Birthday!)

Released

2001.04.18

Catalog Number

EPCE-5088

Price

¥1,020

Tracklist

1. Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!)
2. Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
3. Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Instrumental)

Information

"Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" is the first major label single (fifth overall) released by Country Musume with Ishikawa Rika. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, selling 142,340 copies. The title track was an ending theme for Idol wo Sagase!.

Featured Members

• Rinne
• Asami
• Ishikawa Rika (Morning Musume)

This is the first Country Musume single to feature Ishikawa Rika.

Song Information

Lyrics

Tsunku

Music

Tsunku

Other Information

Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi

Bass: Matsubara Hideki

Chorus: Tsunku

Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)

Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Watanabe Itaru

Synthesizer Operation: Otake Tetsuo

Banjo: Arita Yoshihiro

Steel and Double Guitar: Osaki Takashi

Violin: Gen Ittetsu

Chorus: Rinne, Asami, Ishikawa Rika

Yeah! Voices: Tanaka Yoshitake

Disambiguation

There are currently four recorded versions of "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" found in Country Musume and Hello! Project's discography. These versions are:

Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Original)

Found on the "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" single as track #1, the Country Musume Daizenshuu 1 album as track #1, the Country Musume Daizenshuu 2 album as track #4, and the Country Musume Mega Best album as track #5.

Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)

Found on the "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" single as track #2 and the Petit Best 2 ~3, 7, 10~ album as track #14. This version has a different arrangement.

Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Instrumental)

Found on the "Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" single as track #3. This is the standard version without the main vocals.

Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (2015 Country Girls Ver.)

Found on the Country Girls Daizenshuu 1 album as track #10. This version was covered by Country Girls.

Concert Performances

• [2001] Morning Musume Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka-Jo Hall Saishuu Bi~
• [2001] Hello! Project 2001 Together! Summer Party!
• [2003] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
• [2005] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~ (Ishikawa Rika solo)
• [2005] Abe Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Aki ~24 Carat~ (with Abe Natsumi)
• [2006] Hello! Project 2006 Summer ~Wonderful Hearts Land~ (Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri)
• [2006] Country Musume LIVE 2006 ~Shibuya des Date~
• [2007] TYPE-Y 2007 BIRTHDAY LOVE Mahou no Pressure! Kotoshi mo Yarimasu Special ~Live Ato, Yotei wo Irenaide Kudasai~ (Nakazawa Yuko solo)
• [2007] 2007 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 8gatsu ~Yokohama de Aimashou~ (Furukawa Konatsu, Mori Saki, Yutoku Ayumi, Komine Momoka, Maeda Yuuka)
• [2009] 2009 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 6gatsu ~Nakano STEP!~ (Komine Momoka, Maeda Yuuka, Kaneko Rie)
• [2011] Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live (Mitsui Aika solo)
• [2012] Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Rock-chan~ (Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka)
• [2015] Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ <ANGERME & Juice=Juice Premium> (Country Girls)
• [2015] Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ <Morning Musume '15 Premium> (Country Girls)
• [2015] Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ <°C-ute Premium> (Country Girls)
• [2015] Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~CHALLENGER~ (Country Girls)
• [2015] Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu (Country Girls)
• [2015] Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (Country Girls)

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	89,200
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	21,240
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	16,040
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	8,030
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54	4,370
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	71	3,460

Total Reported Sales: 142,340

External Links

• UP-FRONT WORKS Profile
• YouTube: Music Video
• projecthello.com: Lyrics