BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee

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Released September 26, 2002 Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single

Recorded 2002

Label Zetima

Producer Tsunku

Tanpopo Singles Chronology

Previous: Oujisama to Yuki no Yoru 7th Single (2001)

]] Be Happy Koi no Yajirobee (BE HAPPY 恋のやじろべえ; Be Happy (Balance Toy of Love)) is the 8th and final single by the Hello! Project girl group Tanpopo, and the first and only release by the group's "third generation", Shibata Ayumi, Konno Asami, and Niigaki Risa. It was released on September 26, 2002 with the catalog number EPCE-5178. The first pressing came with a special trading card. The single peaked at #5 on the weekly Oricon charts, charting for 6 weeks. The single has a "crisp feel", with a touch of hip hop and R&B. This single sold 40,070 copies in its first week and 60,450 copies all together, making it the group's lowest-selling single. It was not, however, their worst-charting single, as it cracked Oricon's top five, which some "first generation" singles had failed to do. The PV for the song was featured on Tanpopo Single V Clips 1, released in June 2004.

Tracklist

 * 1) BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee (BE HAPPY 恋のやじろべえ; Be Happy, Love's Balancing Toy)
 * 2) Yarutokya Yaranakya Onna no Ko (やるときゃやらなきゃ女の子; A Girl's Gotta Do What A Girl's Gotta Do)
 * 3) BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee (Instrumental) (BE HAPPY 恋のやじろべえ (Instrumental))

Members featured in this release

 * Ishikawa Rika
 * Konno Asami
 * Niigaki Risa
 * Shibata Ayumi

Song Information

 * Lyrics
 * Tsunku


 * Music
 * Tsunku


 * Other Information
 * Arrangement, Programming, Keyboard, Guitar, and Bass: Nagai Rui
 * Rhythm Track Arrangement: DJ DRAGON
 * Chorus: Nagai Rui, Tanpopo, Tsunku, Inaba Atsuko

Oricon Rank and Sales
Total Reported Sales: 60,450

Concert performances

 * Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
 * Melon Kinenbi ~'03 Christmas Special Chou Shibu Melon~ - Ohtani Masae, Shibata Ayumi
 * 2008 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 11gatsu ~Yokohama JUMP!~ - Noto Arisa, Komine Momoka, Wada Ayaka, Sekine Azusa