Shabondama (Morning Musume song)
| "Shabondama" | |||||||
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| Single by Morning Musume | |||||||
| from the album Best! Morning Musume 2 | |||||||
| Released | July 30, 2003 (JP) | ||||||
| Format | CD | ||||||
| Recorded | 2003 | ||||||
| Genre | Japanese Pop | ||||||
| Length | 12:21 | ||||||
| Label |
zetima EPCE-5224 (limited edition) EPCE-5225 (regular edition) | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Tsunku | ||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAJ)[1] | ||||||
| Morning Musume singles chronology | |||||||
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"Shabondama" (シャボン玉, Soap Bubbles) is the nineteenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released July 30, 2003 and sold a total of 151,104 copies. It peaked at number two on the Oricon Charts.
Overview
This single marks the debut of the "sixth generation" members Miki Fujimoto (who came from a Hello! Project solo career), Reina Tanaka, Eri Kamei and Sayumi Michishige. Once the sixth generation joined, it made it the group's biggest formation yet, with 15 members. Like "Do It! Now" and "As for One Day", "Shabondama" was used as an image song for Quidam, a Cirque du Soleil show.[2] It was released in two editlons, a regular and a limited editlon coming with fifteen photocards and comes in special packaging.
Track listing
All lyrics are composed by Tsunku.
CD
- "Shabondama" (シャボン玉) – 4:06
- "Namida ni wa Shitakunai" (涙にはしたくない I Don't Want This to Make Me Cry) – 4:03
- "Shabondama" (instrumental) – 4:06
Single V DVD
- "Shabondama"
- "Shabondama (Utae! Shabondama Version)"
- "Making of" (メイキング映像)
Personnel
- Yuichi Takahashi - arrangement on "Shabondama"
- Shunsuke Suzuki - arrangement on "Namida ni wa Shitakunai"
Members at time of the release
- 1st generation: Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
- 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 (debut): Miki Fujimoto, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
SHABONdama Vocalists
Main Vocal: Ishikawa Rika, Kago Ai, Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina
Center Vocal: Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Niigaki Risa, Tsuji Nozomi, Fujimoto Miki
Minor Vocal: Abe Natsumi, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi
References
- ↑ "THE RECORD 2003.09 No. 526" (PDF) (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ↑ http://www.tsunku.net/morning_musume.htm
External links
- Shabondama at Up-Front Works