Furusato

FurusatoFront.jpg from album Second Morning'''

Released July 14, 1999

Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single

Recorded 1999

Label Zetima

Producer Tsunku

Morning Musume Singles Chronology

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(1999)

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(1999) ]] Furusato (ふるさと; Hometown) is the sixth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on as an 8 cm CD. It has sold over 170,670 copies and reached number five 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 Abe Natsumi.

Tracklist
thumb|220px|right|Furusato (MV)

Original Edition

 * 1) Furusato
 * 2) Wasurerannai (忘れらんない; I Won't Be Able To Forget)
 * 3) Furusato (Instrumental)

Re-release Edition

 * 1) Furusato
 * 2) Wasurerannai
 * 3) Furusato (Instrumental)
 * 4) Furusato (Early Vocal Version)

Featured Members

 * 1st Gen: Nakazawa Yuko, Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
 * 2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ichii Sayaka

TV Performances

 * [1999.07.15] Utaban
 * [1999.07.16] Music Station
 * [2006.03.03] Hello Pro Hour #1 (By Abe Natsumi & Takahashi Ai)

Concert Performances

 * 1) Furusato
 * 2) *Hello! Project '99
 * 3) *Hello! Project 2002 ~One Happy Summer Day~ - Hello! Project (as part of a medley)
 * 4) *Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'MON! Dance World~
 * 5) *Morning Musume Otome Gumi ~Otome Chikku~ - Morning Musume Otome Gumi
 * 6) * Abe Natsumi First Concert Tour 2004 ~Anata Iro~ - Abe Natsumi
 * 7) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~ - Takahashi Ai solo, Niigaki Risa solo
 * 8) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
 * 9) * Hello☆Pro on Stage! 2006 Nippon Seinenkan Kouen "Yuujou to Mahou no Trump ~Star Gakuyaura Monogatari~" - Abe Natsumi, Shibata Ayumi
 * 10) * Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello☆Pro Natsu Matsuri~ - Kusumi Koharu, Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin
 * 11) * Abe Natsumi Special Live 2007 Aki ~Acoustic Nacchi~ - Abe Natsumi
 * 12) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~ - Michishige Sayumi
 * 13) * Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
 * 14) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~

Song Information

 * 1) Furusato
 * 2) *Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * 3) *Arrangement: Konishi Takao
 * 4) *Main Vocals: Abe Natsumi
 * 5) Wasurerannai
 * 6) *Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * 7) *Arrangement: Konishi Takao & Shitamachi Kyodai

Notable Covers

 * [2001.11.29] FOLK SONGS (Album by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko, Track #7)
 * [2002.06.26] Morning Musume Single Medley ~Hawaiian~ (Single by Takagi Boo, Morning Musume, Coconuts Musume, Fujimoto Miki, & Ishii Rika, Track #2 "Furusato (Hawaiian Version)"; also featured in Hawaiian de Kiku Morning Musume Single Collection, track #9 "Furusato (Album Version)")
 * [2004.02.04] Hitoribocchi (Album by Abe Natsumi, Track #9 "Furusato (Abe Version)")
 * [2004.02.18] Morning Musume Best Shot Vol.1 (performed by Yaguchi Mari)
 * [2004.05.28] Morning Musume Best Shot Vol.2 (performed by Tsuji Nozomi)
 * [2004.07.22] Dai Nishou ~Tsuyogari~ (Album by Nakazawa Yuko, Track #12 "Furusato (Nakazawa Version)")
 * [2004.09.14] Morning Musume Best Shot Vol.3 (performed by Takahashi Ai)
 * [2004.12.04] Morning Musume Best Shot Vol.4 (performed by Niigaki Risa)
 * [2005.05.01] Hello! Morning #257 (performed by Kusumi Koharu (Audition Song))
 * [2006.03.03] Hello! Pro Hour #1 (performed by Abe Natsumi & Takahashi Ai)
 * [2009.12.06] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~ (performed by Kusumi Koharu (Graduation Song))
 * [2010.12.08] Hello Cover (Kamei Eri's Digital Album, Track #2)
 * [2010.12.15] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~ (performed by Junjun (Graduation Song))
 * [2011.01.26] Furusato (Niigaki Risa's Digital Single; also featured in Hello Cover as track #2)
 * [2011.02.16] Furusato (Suzuki Airi's Digital Single)
 * [2011.03.02] Furusato (Natsuyaki Miyabi's Digital Single)
 * [2011.03.30] Furusato (Takahashi Ai's Digital Single)
 * [2011.03.30] Furusato (Okai Chisato's Digital Single; also featured in Okai Chisato Solo Collection Vol.2 as track #3)
 * [2013.03.26] Hello! Project Station #8 (performed by Sayashi Riho)

Trivia

 * 1st Generation member Abe Natsumi gives a comment about the single on Youtube
 * This is the sixth single where Nakazawa Yuko was leader of Morning Musume.
 * This was the first music video to have images and clips of the member's childhood.
 * This was Morning Musume's lowest selling single until Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima.

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 170,670