Morning Musume in Concert at Anime Expo 2009

Morning Musume in Concert at Anime Expo 2009 was Morning Musume's first concert in the United States, where they were guests of honor at Anime Expo 2009 in Los Angeles, California. It took place on July 3, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Setlist

 * VTR
 * 1) Mikan
 * 2) 3, 2, 1 BREAKIN'OUT!
 * 3) MC - Greetings
 * 4) Shouganai Yume Oibito
 * 5) HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? ~Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~
 * 6) Resonant Blue
 * MC
 * 1) Medley
 * 2) I WISH
 * 3) Happy Summer Wedding
 * 4) Koi no Dance Site
 * 5) Souda! We're ALIVE
 * 6) The☆Peace!
 * 7) Ren'ai Revolution 21
 * MC
 * 1) LOVE Machine
 * 2) Sono Bamen de Bibiccha Ikenai jan!
 * 3) Ame no Furanai Hoshi dewa Aisenai Darou?
 * 4) MC - "3, 2, 1 BREAKIN'OUT!" OPV contest winners announcement Encore
 * 3, 2, 1 BREAKIN'OUT!

Featured Members

 * 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
 * 6th Gen: Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
 * 7th Gen: Kusumi Koharu
 * 8th Gen: Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin


 * Special Guests
 * Yoshizawa Hitomi
 * Tsunku

Trivia

 * "3, 2, 1 BREAKIN'OUT!", the coupling song from Morning Musume's 39th single "Shouganai Yume Oibito", was announced on April 21, 2009 as Anime Expo 2009's official theme song. From May 13 to June 19, an OPV contest for the song was held in collaboration with MySpace,  and a nominees list was released on July 2. During the concert at Anime Expo, Morning Musume and Tsunku each selected their own winners, the "Morning Musume Prize" and "Tsunku Prize", before he announced the Grand Prize winner. The contest had a total of 485 submissions from 27 different countries.
 * Morning Musume also attended the opening ceremony, and had a Q&A session and a autograph session on July 2.
 * Tsunku also had a Q&A session and participated in the AX Idol singing contest as a special guest judge on July 4.
 * Approximately 7,500 people came to watch the concert.
 * On September 5, 2009, TV Tokyo aired a special program that documented their trip to Anime Expo, titled Morning Musume America Hatsu Jouriku Live (モーニング娘. アメリカ初上陸ライブ).