Manatsu no Kōsen
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"Manatsu no Kōsen" | ||||||||
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Single by Morning Musume | ||||||||
from the album Second Morning | ||||||||
Released | May 12, 1999 (JP) | |||||||
Format | CD single (8 cm & 12 cm) | |||||||
Recorded | 1999 | |||||||
Genre | Japanese Pop | |||||||
Length | 14:33 (8 cm CD) 19:42 (12 cm CD) |
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Label | zetima | |||||||
Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||||||
Morning Musume singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Manatsu no Kōsen" (真夏の光線 A ray of light in midsummer?) is the fifth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on May 12, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 235,010 copies, and reached number three on the Oricon Charts. In 2004, It was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005, as a 12 cm CD. The lead vocalist of this single was Natsumi Abe.It was first single without Asuka Fukuda
Contents
Track listing
8 cm CD
- Manatsu no Kōsen (真夏の光線 A ray of light in midsummer?) – 5:07
- Koi no Shihatsu Ressha (恋の始発列車 Love's first train?) – 4:20
- Manatsu no Kōsen (Instrumental) (真夏の光線 (Instrumental)?) – 5:06
12 cm CD (Early Single Box and individual release)
- Manatsu no Kōsen (真夏の光線?) – 5:09
- Koi no Shihatsu Ressha (恋の始発列車?) – 4:22
- Manatsu no Kōsen (Instrumental) (真夏の光線 (Instrumental)?) – 5:11
- Manatsu no Kōsen (Early Version) (真夏の光線 (Early Version)?) – 5:00
Members at time of single
- 1st generation: Yuko Nakazawa, Aya Ishiguro, Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
- 2nd generation: Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi, Sayaka Ichii
External links
- Manatsu no Kōsen entry on the Up-Front Works official website
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