Roman (My Dear Boy)

"Roman (My Dear Boy)"
Single by Morning Musume
from the album Ai no Dai 6 Kan
Released	May 12, 2004
Format	CD single, DVD single
Recorded	2004
Genre	J-pop, pop rock
Length	11:36
Label	Zetima
Writer(s)	Tsunku
Producer(s)	Tsunku
Certification	Gold (RIAJ)
Morning Musume singles chronology
"Ai Araba It's All Right" (2004) "Roman (My Dear Boy)" (2004) "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" (2004)
Music video "Roman (My Dear Boy)" on YouTube

"Roman (My Dear Boy)" (浪漫 〜MY DEAR BOY〜, "Romance (My Dear Boy)") is the twenty-second single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released May 12, 2004.^[1] It sold a total of 87,255 copies. The single peaked at #4 on the weekly Oricon charts, charting for six weeks.^[2]

The single was certified Gold by RIAJ for physical sales of over 100,000 units.^[3]

The Single V DVD was also released on the same day.^[4] The single was also released in a limited editlon which came in special packaging with five B3-sized mini posters.

Track listings

All lyrics are composed by Tsunku.

CD

1. "Roman (My Dear Boy)" (浪漫 〜MY DEAR BOY〜, "Romance (My Dear Boy)")
2. "Fine Emotion!" (ファインエモーション！ Fain Emōshon!)
3. "Roman (My Dear Boy) (Instrumental)"

Single V DVD

1. "Roman (My Dear Boy)"
2. "Roman (My Dear Boy) (Close-Up Version)"
3. "Making Of" (メイキング映像 Meikingu Eizō)

Featured lineup

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

Roman~My Dear Boy~ Vocals

Main Voc: Rika Ishikawa, Ai Takahashi, Miki Fujimoto

Center Voc: Ai Takahashi, Miki Fujimoto

Minor Voc: Mari Yaguchi, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Reina Tanaka, Eri Kamei

References

1. "Roman (My Dear Boy)" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.
2. "Morning Musume - Releases - Oricon Style Music" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
3. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2004年6月 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-20.
4. "Single V "Roman (My Dear Boy)"" (in Japanese). Hello! Project.

External links

• "Roman (My Dear Boy)" entries on the Hello! Project official website: CD entry, Single V entry (Japanese)