Love Machine

Single Cover

Artist

Morning Musume

Single

LOVE Machine (LOVEマシーン)

Released

1999.09.09 (8cm CD)

1999.10.06 (LP)

2005.03.02 (12cm CD)

Catalog Number

EPDE-1052 (8cm CD)

EPCE-5319 (12cm CD)

EPJE-5035 (LP)

Price

¥1,020 (8cm CD)

¥1,050 (12cm CD)

¥1,325 (LP)

8cm CD Tracklist

1. LOVE Machine (LOVEマシーン)
2. 21seiki (21世紀; 21st Century)
3. LOVE Machine (Instrumental)

12cm CD Tracklist

1. LOVE Machine (LOVEマシーン)
2. 21seiki (21世紀)
3. LOVE Machine (Instrumental)
4. LOVE Machine (Early Unison Version)

LP Tracklist

• A side:
  1. LOVE Machine (LOVEマシーン)
  2. LOVE Machine (Instrumental)
• B side:
  1. LOVE Machine ~analog remix~
  2. LOVE Machine ~analog remix~ (Instrumental)
  3. Secret Track (シークレットトラック)

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VHS Cover

VHS

LOVE Machine (LOVEマシーン)

Released

1999.10.14 (VHS)

Catalog Number

EPVE-5005

Price

¥1,020

Tracklist

1. LOVE Machine (Music Video)

Information

"LOVE Machine" is the seventh single released by Morning Musume. The single reached #1 on the Oricon charts and charted for thirty-one weeks, selling 1,646,630 copies and making it Morning Musume's best selling single. It also reached #7 on the yearly Oricon charts for 1999. It was reissued in 2005 as a 12cm CD both separately and as part of the Morning Musume Early Single Box.

Featured Members

• 1st gen: Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Ishiguro Aya, Abe Natsumi
• 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ichii Sayaka
• 3rd gen: Goto Maki

This is the first Morning Musume single to feature Goto Maki and the last to feature Ishiguro Aya.

Song Information

Lyrics

Tsunku

Music

Tsunku

Other Information

Arrangement and Yoo Yoo: DANCE☆MAN

Drums: HYU HYU

Bass: TOCA

Guitar: JUMP MAN, BOMB

Keyboard: WATA-BOO

Percussion, Backing Vocals: STAGE CHAKKA MAN

Turntable: D.J. ICHIRO

Chorus: Tsunku

updated Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro

updated Chorus: Sayashi Riho, Tsunku

Disambiguation

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

LOVE Machine (Original)

Found on the "LOVE Machine" single as track #1, the 3rd -LOVE Paradise- album as track #2, the Best! Morning Musume 1 album as track #1, the Morning Musume ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ~10th ANNIVERSARY~ album as track #7 on the first disc, the Disco Sentai Afranger album as track #2, and the Dorimusu 1 album as track #4 on the second disc.

LOVE Machine (Instrumental)

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

LOVE Machine ~analog remix~

Found on the B-side of the "LOVE Machine" record as track #1 and the Petit Best ~Ki Ao Aka~ album as track #8.

LOVE Machine ~analog remix~ (Instrumental)

Found on the B-side of the "LOVE Machine" record as track #2. This is the analog remix without the main vocals.

LOVE Machine (Hawaiian Version)

Found on the Hawaiian de Kiku Morning Musume Single Collection album as track #3.

LOVE Machine (Early Unison Version)

Found on the 12cm reissue of the "LOVE Machine" single as track #4.

LOVE Machine (updated)

Found on the The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~ album as track #1. This version was rerecorded by Morning Musume in 2013.

LOVE Machine (updated 23 Ver.)

Found on the Morning Musume Best Selection ~The 25 Shuunen~ album as track #1 on the second disc. This is a rerecord of the updated version by Morning Musume '23.

Performances

Concerts

• [2000] Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000
• [2000] Morning Musume First Live at Budokan ~Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru~
• [2000] Hello! Project 2000 Atsumare! Summer Party (Hello! Project)
• [2000] Hello! Project 2001 Sugoizo! 21seiki (Hello! Project)
• [2001] Morning Musume Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka-Jo Hall Saishuu Bi~
• [2001] Hello! Project 2001 Together! Summer Party!
• [2001] GREEN LIVE
• [2002] Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo Sugoizo!~ (as part of a medley)
• [2002] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
• [2002] Morning Musume LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena
• [2003] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
• [2003] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de NON STOP!"
• [2003–2004] 2003~4nen Morning Musume Sakuragumi Hatsukouen ~Sakura Saku~ (Morning Musume Sakuragumi)
• [2004] 2004 Natsu First Concert Tour "W Standby! W & Berryz Kobo!" (W, Berryz Kobo)
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Akagumi~ (Hello! Project Akagumi)
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Winter ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Shirogumi~ (Hello! Project Shirogumi)
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Winter All Stars Dairanbu ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Iida Kaori Sotsugyou Special~ (Hello! Project)
• [2005] Nochiura Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Haru "Triangle Energy" (Nochiura Natsumi)
• [2005] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~
• [2005] Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection! Collection!- (Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Goto Maki, Ishikawa Rika, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai)
• [2005] Hello☆Pro Party~! 2005 ~Matsuura Aya Captain Kouen~ (Matsuura Aya, W, Melon Kinenbi)
• [2005] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
• [2006] Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Zeninshuu GO!~ (Hello! Project)
• [2007] Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Shuuketsu! 10th Anniversary~
• [2007] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Haru ~SEXY 8 Beat~ (as part of a medley)
• [2007] Dai 1 Kai Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen ~Saru no Koku~ / ~Tori no Koku~ (Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin, Arihara Kanna, Hello! Pro Egg)
• [2007] Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai Concert Tour 2007 Natsu ~Thank You My Dearest~ (Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai)
• [2007] 2007 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 8gatsu ~Yokohama de Aimashou~ (Hello! Pro Egg)
• [2007] 2007 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 11gatsu ~Shinagawa de Aimashou~ (Hello! Pro Egg)
• [2008] Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '08~ (Hello! Pro Egg then Hello! Project)
• [2008] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
• [2009] Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club Kouen ~Thank you for your LOVE!~ (Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Fujimoto Miki as part of a medley)
• [2009] Hello! Project 2009 Winter Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ (with Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Fujimoto Miki)
• [2009] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Platinum 9 DISCO~ (as part of a medley)
• [2009] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
• [2010] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Haru ~Pikappika!~ (as part of a medley)
• [2011] Dream Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru no Mai ~Sotsugyousei DE Saikessei~ (Dream Morning Musume)
• [2011] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~9ki Mem wo Mukaete~ (as part of a medley)
• [2011] Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no Mirai wa WOW WOW Live~ (WOW WOW Ver.) (Hello! Project)
• [2011] Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no Mirai wa YEAH YEAH Live~ (YEAH YEAH Ver.) (Hello! Project)
• [2012] Dream Morning Musume Special LIVE 2012 Nippon Budokan ~Daiisshou Shuumaku "Yuusha-tachi, Shuugouse yo"~ (Dream Morning Musume)
• [2013] Hello! Project Yaon Premium LIVE (Hello! Project)
• [2013] Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (Dream Morning Musume)
• [2014] Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~ (updated) (with Hello! Pro Kenshuusei)
• [2014] Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~KOREZO!~ (updated) (Hello! Project)
• [2014] Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ (updated) (as part of a medley)
• [2014] Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (Hello! Project)
• [2017] Hello! Project Hina Fes 2017 <Morning Musume '17 Premium> (updated) (Morning Musume '17)
• [2018] Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018 (Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Premium) (Hello! Project)
• [2018] Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~ Final Iikubo Haruna Sotsugyou Special (updated) (Morning Musume '18 as part of a medley)
• [2018] Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (updated) (Morning Musume '18)

Television

• [1999.09.05] ASAYAN
• [1999.09.09] Utaban
• [1999.09.10] Music Station
• [1999.09.19] ASAYAN
• [1999.09.30] Utaban
• [1999.10.08] Music Station
• [1999.12.23] Utaban
• [1999.12.24] Music Station
• [1999.12.31] 50th Kouhaku Uta Gassen
• [2000.08.20] Hello! Morning Episode 020 (Hello! Morning Version)
• [2000.09.03] Hello! Morning Episode 022 (Last Phrase Karaoke)
• [2000.12.31] 51st Kouhaku Uta Gassen (part of a medley)
• [2004.02.14] PopJam Live Special in Makuhari Messe (by Matsuura Aya, Goto Maki and ZONE)
• [2005.12.31] 56th Kouhaku Uta Gassen (as Yume Morning Musume)
• [2006.07.15] MUSIC FAIR21
• [2007.12.31] 58th Kouhaku Uta Gassen

Oricon Chart Positions

Week	Chart Date	Chart Period	Week Rank	Sales	Cumulative Sales	Comment
1	1999.09.20	1999.09.06~1999.09.12	1	241,540	241,540
2	1999.09.27	1999.09.13~1999.09.19	1	201,670	443,210
3	1999.10.04	1999.09.20~1999.09.26	1	191,320	634,530
4	1999.10.11	1999.09.27~1999.10.03	4	101,350	735,880
5	1999.10.18	1999.10.04~1999.10.10	2	81,340	817,220
6	1999.10.25	1999.10.11~1999.10.17	2	91,850	909,070
7	1999.11.01	1999.10.18~1999.10.24	5	68,410	977,480
8	1999.11.08	1999.10.25~1999.10.31	4	72,860	1,050,340
9	1999.11.15	1999.11.01~1999.11.07	4	69,840	1,120,180
10	1999.11.22	1999.11.08~1999.11.14	8	47,650	1,167,830
11	1999.11.29	1999.11.15~1999.11.21	7	39,540	1,207,370
12	1999.12.06	1999.11.22~1999.11.28	12	46,350	1,253,720
13	1999.12.13	1999.11.29~1999.12.05	12	36,720	1,290,440
14	1999.12.20	1999.12.06~1999.12.12	12	42,470	1,332,910
15	1999.12.27	1999.12.13~1999.12.19	12	34,910	1,367,820
16	2000.01.03	1999.12.20~1999.12.26	10	41,380	1,409,200
17+18	2000.01.17	1999.12.27~2000.01.09	8	89,980	1,499,180	two weeks due to New Year's holiday
19	2000.01.24	2000.01.10~2000.01.16	8	31,780	1,530,960
20	2000.01.31	2000.01.17~2000.01.23	17	27,580	1,558,540
21	2000.02.07	2000.01.24~2000.01.30	27	22,610	1,581,150
22	2000.02.14	2000.01.31~2000.02.06	36	14,580	1,595,730
23	2000.02.21	2000.02.07~2000.02.13	37	10,930	1,606,660
24	2000.02.28	2000.02.14~2000.02.20	46	5,830	1,612,490
25	2000.03.06	2000.02.21~2000.02.27	47	7,470	1,619,960
26	2000.03.13	2000.02.28~2000.03.05	37	7,290	1,627,250
27	2000.03.20	2000.03.06~2000.03.12	48	5,230	1,632,480
28	2000.03.27	2000.03.13~2000.03.19	55	3,650	1,636,130
29	2000.04.03	2000.03.20~2000.03.26	52	4,010	1,640,140
30	2000.04.10	2000.03.27~2000.04.02	55	3,380	1,643,520
31	2000.04.17	2000.04.03~2000.04.09	65	3,110	1,646,630

• Total time in the Oricon Top 100: 31 weeks.
• Total sales: 1,646,630

External Links

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