Souda! We're ALIVE

'''Souda! We're ALIVE' (そうだ！We're ALIVE; That's Right! We're Alive'') is the fourteenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released February 21, 2002 and sold a total of 443,630 copies. The B-side is a re-recorded and re-arranged version of their first single, "Morning Coffee", featuring the then-current lineup. The single peaked at number one on the Oricon Charts. "Souda! We're ALIVE" ranked as the #17 single for 2002.

It also marks the first time Morning Musume released a Single V. Souda! We're ALIVE is also the only Single V that topped Oricon Charts in all of Morning Musume's history. thumb|220px|right|Souda! We're ALIVE (MV)

CD

 * 1) Souda! We're ALIVE
 * 2) Morning Coffee (2002 Version)
 * 3) Souda! We're ALIVE (Instrumental)

Single V

 * 1) Souda! We're ALIVE
 * 2) Making of (メイキング映像)

Featured Members

 * 1st gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
 * 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
 * 3rd gen: Goto Maki
 * 4th gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
 * 5th gen: Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa

TV Performances

 * [2002.02.22] Music Station
 * [2002.02.28] Utaban
 * [2002.03.08] Music Station
 * [2002.03.28] Utaban
 * [2002.04.05] Music Station
 * [2004.04.09] Music Station

Concert Performances

 * 1) Souda! We're ALIVE
 * 2) *Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
 * 3) *Hello! Project 2002 ~One Happy Summer Day~
 * 4) *Morning Musume LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena
 * 5) *Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
 * 6) *Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
 * 7) *Hello! Project 2003 Natsu ~Yossha! Bikkuri Summer!!~
 * 8) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de NON STOP!"
 * 9) *Morning Musume Sakura Gumi Hatsu Koen ~Sakura Saku~ - Morning Musume Sakura Gumi
 * 10) *Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2004 Haru The BEST of Japan
 * 11) *Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
 * 12) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~
 * 13) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
 * 14) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
 * 15) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Resonant LIVE~
 * 16) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~
 * 17) Morning Coffee (2002 Version)
 * 18) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
 * 19) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~ - Ishikawa Rika, Konno Asami, Kamei Eri, and Fujimoto Miki
 * 20) *Nochiura Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Haru "Triangle Energy" - Abe Natsumi and Goto Maki

Song Information

 * 1) Souda! We're ALIVE
 * 2) *Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
 * 3) *Arrangement: DANCE☆MAN
 * 4) *Performed by DANCE☆MAN & THE BANDMAN
 * 5) **Turntables: DJ.ICHIRO
 * 6) **Keyboards & Manipulate: WATA-BOO
 * 7) **Guitar: JUMP MAN
 * 8) **Drums: HYU HYU
 * 9) **Percussions: STAGE CHAKKA MAN
 * 10) **Bass & Guitar: RELIEF MAN
 * 11) *Manipulate: Kato Toshiji
 * 12) *Chorus: Tsunku & Morning Musume
 * 13) *Center: Yaguchi Mari
 * 14) Morning Coffee (2002 version)
 * 15) *Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
 * 16) *Arrangement & Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
 * 17) *Drums: Eguchi Nobuo
 * 18) *Bass: Okiyama Yuji
 * 19) *A. Piano: Nakanishi Yasuharu
 * 20) *Keyboard: Kawai Daisuke
 * 21) *Tambourine: Tai Motoyoshi
 * 22) *Chorus: Tsunku & Morning Musume
 * 23) *Main Vocals: Iida Kaori & Abe Natsumi

Trivia

 * 2nd Generation member Yaguchi Mari gives a comment about the single on Youtube
 * This is the third single where Iida Kaori was leader of Morning Musume..
 * Souda! We're ALIVE was re-arranged and performed by Morning Musume's 2013 lineup in The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~.

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 443,630