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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]] thumb|220px|right|Morning Musume - Furusato (MV) "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.

8 cm CD

 * 1) Furusato
 * 2) Wasurerannai (忘れらんない)
 * 3) Furusato (Instrumental)

12 cm CD

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

Other Singers

 * Yaguchi Mari (Best Shot Vol.1)
 * Tsuji Nozomi (Best Shot Vol.2)
 * Takahashi Ai (Best Shot Vol.3 and Hello Cover Series)
 * Niigaki Risa (Best Shot Vol.4 and Hello Cover Series)
 * Yoshizawa Hitomi (Best Shot ~Best~))
 * Nakazawa Yuko (Dai 2 Shou ~Tsuyogari~)
 * Abe Natsumi (Hitoribocchi)
 * Nakazawa Yuko & Ichii Sayaka (FOLK SONGS)
 * Morning Musume, Coconuts Musume, Fujimoto Miki, Ishii Rika & Takagi Boo (Hawaiian de kiku *Morning Musume. Single Collection)
 * Kusumi Koharu (in the final round of the Morning Musume Audition 2005, see also Hello! Morning Episode 257 and her graduation song)
 * Takahashi Ai & Abe Natsumi (in the first episode of Hello Pro Hour)
 * Kamei Eri (Hello Cover Series)
 * Natsuyaki Miyabi (Hello Cover Series)
 * Suzuki Airi (Hello Cover Series)
 * Okai Chisato (Hello Cover and Okai Chisato Solo Collection Vol.2, while those two are the same version)

TV Performances

 * 1999-07-15 Utaban
 * 1999-07-16 Music Station
 * 2006-03-03 Hello Pro Hour #1 (By Abe Natsumi & Takahashi Ai)

Featured Members

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

Concert Performances

 * Hello! Project Happy New Year '99
 * Hello! Project '99
 * Hello! Project 2002 ~One Happy Summer Day~ - Hello! Project (as part of a medley)
 * Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'MON! Dance World~
 * 2003~4nen Morning Musume Otomegumi Hatsukouen ~Otomechikku~ - Morning Musume Otome Gumi
 * Abe Natsumi First Concert Tour 2004 ~Anata Iro~ - Abe Natsumi
 * Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~ - Takahashi Ai solo, Niigaki Risa solo
 * Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
 * Hello☆Pro on Stage! 2006 Nippon Seinenkan Kouen "Yuujou to Mahou no Trump ~Star Gakuyaura Monogatari~" - Abe Natsumi, Shibata Ayumi
 * Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello☆Pro Natsu Matsuri~ - Kusumi Koharu, Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin
 * Abe Natsumi Special Live 2007 Aki ~Acoustic Nacchi~ - Abe Natsumi
 * Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~ - Michishige Sayumi solo
 * Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
 * Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Autumn Rival Survival - Junjun solo

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 170,670

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.