Ai no Dangan

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Release June 08, 2011 Genre J-Pop  Format CD Single, CD DVD, Single V, Event V Recorded 2011 Label  Producer Tsunku

Berryz Koubou Singles Chronology

Previous: Heroine ni Narou ka! 25th Single (2011)  Next: Makeruna Wasshoi! Bekimasu Single (2011)]] Ai no Dangan (愛の弾丸 ; Bullet of Love) is Berryz Koubou's 26th single. It was released on June 8, 2011 in 4 editions: regular and 3 limited editions. The limited editions came with an event lottery ticket. The Single V for the single was released on June 22, 2011.

Tracklist
thumb|220px|right|Ai no Dangan (MV)

CD

 * 1) Ai no Dangan
 * 2) Omoide (思い出; Memories)
 * 3) Ai no Dangan (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD

 * 1) Ai no Dangan (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition B DVD

 * 1) Ai no Dangan (Close-up Ver.)

Single V

 * 1) Ai no Dangan
 * 2) Ai no Dangan (Another Dance Shot Ver.)
 * 3) Making of (メイキング映像)

Event V

 * 1) Ai no Dangan (Shimizu Saki Close-up Ver.)
 * 2) Ai no Dangan (Tsugunaga Momoko Close-up Ver.)
 * 3) Ai no Dangan (Tokunaga Chinami Close-up Ver.)
 * 4) Ai no Dangan (Sudo Maasa Close-up Ver.)
 * 5) Ai no Dangan (Natsuyaki Miyabi Close-up Ver.)
 * 6) Ai no Dangan (Kumai Yurina Close-up Ver.)
 * 7) Ai no Dangan (Sugaya Risako Close-up Ver.)

Featured Members

 * Shimizu Saki
 * Tsugunaga Momoko
 * Tokunaga Chinami
 * Sudo Maasa
 * Natsuyaki Miyabi
 * Kumai Yurina
 * Sugaya Risako

Concert Performances

 * 1) Ai no Dangan
 * 2) *Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no Mirai wa YEAH YEAH Live~
 * 3) *Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~ (part of a medley)
 * 4) *Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Berryz Mansion Nyuukyosha Boshuuchuu!~ (part of a medley)
 * 5) Omoide
 * 6) *Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Berryz Mansion Nyuukyosha Boshuuchuu!~

Song Information

 * 1) Ai no Dangan
 * 2) *Lyrics and Music: Tsunku
 * 3) *Arrangement: Itagaki Yusuke
 * 4) *Vocals:
 * 5) **Tsugunaga Momoko, Natsuyaki Miyabi, Kumai Yurina, and Sugaya Risako (main vocals)
 * 6) **Shimizu Saki, Tokunaga Chinami, and Sudo Maasa (minor vocals)
 * 7) Omoide
 * 8) *Lyrics and Music: Tsunku
 * 9) *Arrangement: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
 * 10) *Vocals:
 * 11) **Natsuyaki Miyabi (main vocal)
 * 12) **Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, and Sugaya Risako (minor vocals)

Promotions
Television=
 * [2011.05.03] PON! (Nippon TV) Dance-shot ver. preview
 * [2011.05.03] Sukkiri (NTV) Dance-shot ver. preview
 * [2011.05.13] Hirunandesu! (NTV) Dance-shot ver. preview
 * [2011.05.27] Happy Music (NTV) Trip, Talk & Performance
 * [2011.06.01] Sakigake! Banzuke Eight (Fuji TV)
 * [2011.06.08] PON! (Nippon TV) Talk & Performance
 * [2011.06.09] THE HUNTER (Nippon TV) only Kanto area
 * [2011.06.10] Sukkiri (NTV) comment
 * [2011.06.10] THE HUNTER (Nippon TV) only Kansai area
 * [2011.06.10] Oto Ryuu~On Ryu~ (Tv Tokyo) PV
 * [2011.06.10] Music on Saturday (Fuji TV) Talk
 * [2011.06.11] Hanasaka Times (Chubu Nippon) Tsugunaga Momoko
 * [2011.06.11] Dou desuka (Nagoya TV) Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko & Tokunaga Chinami
 * [2011.06.17] Music on Saturday (Fuji TV) Talk
 * [2011.06.17] Kuru Kuru Mirakuru (CBC) Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko & Tokunaga Chinami
 * -|Radio=
 * [2011.05.30] Tachikawa Shirano no Sabukaru Tengoku (Radio Nippon) (Shimizu, Tokunaga & Maasa)
 * [2011.06.06] YOYOGI PIRATES (FM-FUJI) (Tokunaga & Sudou)
 * [2011.06.06] Tachikawa Shirano no Sabukaru Tengoku (Radio Nippon) (Shimizu, Tokunaga & Maasa)
 * [2011.06.09] ON8 (bay-FM) (Tokunaga & Natsuyaki)
 * -|Internet=
 * [2011.05.20~] BerryzxMusic.jp (Lottery and Twitter campaign)
 * [2011.05.25~] motteco (Online book with interviews of Berryz)
 * -|Magazine=
 * [2011.05.28] MacPeople (Tokunaga & Natsuyaki)
 * [2011.05.30] YanYan
 * [2011.06.28] BIG ONE GIRLS

Trivia

 * This is Shimizu Saki's 26th single as Berryz Koubou's Captain.

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 20,100


 * Single V

Total Reported Sales: 1,511