Ren'ai Hunter

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Released April 11, 2012

Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single, CD DVD, Single V

Recorded 2012

Label Zetima

Producer Tsunku

Morning Musume Singles Chronology

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]] Ren'ai Hunter (恋愛ハンター; Love Hunter) is the 49th Single of Morning Musume. It was released on April 11, 2012. This is Niigaki Risa and Mitsui Aika's last single as members of Morning Musume. The Special Graduation Edition has a cover song sung by Niigaki Risa, Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~.

Tracklist
thumb|220px|right|Ren'ai Hunter (MV)

CD

 * 1) Ren'ai Hunter
 * 2) Watashi ga Ite, Kimi ga Iru (私がいて 君がいる; I Am Here, You Are Here)
 * 3) Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)



Limited Edition A DVD

 * 1) Ren'ai Hunter (Close-Up Ver.)



Limited Edition B DVD

 * 1) Ren'ai Hunter (Dance Shot Ver.)



Limited Edition C DVD

 * 1) Ren'ai Hunter (Dance Shot Ver.2)



Limited Edition D CD

 * 1) Ren'ai Hunter
 * 2) Watashi ga Ite, Kimi ga Iru (私がいて 君がいる; I Am Here, You Are Here)
 * 3) Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)



Limited Edition E (Special Graduation Edition)

 * 1) Ren'ai Hunter
 * 2) Watashi ga Ite, Kimi ga Iru
 * 3) Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~ (笑顔に涙～Thank You! Dear My Friends～; Tears to Smile ~Thank You! My Dear Friends~) - Niigaki Risa (Matsuura Aya Cover)
 * 4) Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)



Single V

 * 1) Ren'ai Hunter (MV)
 * 2) Making of
 * 3) Suki da na Kimi ga (LIVE Ver.) - Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki from Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai Believe ~Takahashi Ai Graduation Memory Special~ (好きだな君が（LIVE Ver.）／道重さゆみ・譜久村聖 モーニング娘. コンサートツアー2011秋 愛BELIEVE～高橋愛卒業記念スペシャル～より)



Event V (Ren'ai Hunter)

 * 1) Ren'ai Hunter (Niigaki Risa Solo Ver.)
 * 2) Ren'ai Hunter (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
 * 3) Ren'ai Hunter (Tanaka Reina Solo Ver.)
 * 4) Ren'ai Hunter (Mitsui Aika Solo Ver.)
 * 5) Ren'ai Hunter (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
 * 6) Ren'ai Hunter (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
 * 7) Ren'ai Hunter (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
 * 8) Ren'ai Hunter (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
 * 9) Ren'ai Hunter (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
 * 10) Ren'ai Hunter (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
 * 11) Ren'ai Hunter (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
 * 12) Ren'ai Hunter (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)



Event V (Egao ni Namida ~Thank You! Dear My Friends~)

 * 1) Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~ (MV)
 * 2) Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~ (Close-Up Ver.)
 * 3) Making of

Featured Members

 * 5th gen: Niigaki Risa (Last Single)
 * 6th gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
 * 8th gen: Mitsui Aika (Last Single)
 * 9th gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, Ikuta Erina, Suzuki Kanon
 * 10th gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka

TV Performances

 * [2012.04.08] Music Japan
 * [2012.04.13] Happy Music
 * [2012.04.22] J-MELO Spring Fest 2012
 * [2012.04.29] Nakai Masahiro no Black Variety
 * [2012.05.04] Hirunan Desu Golden Week Special Live

Concert Performances

 * Dream Morning Musume Special LIVE 2012 Nippon Budokan ~Daiisshou Shuumaku "Yuusha-tachi, Shuugouse yo"~
 * Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru Ultra Smart ~Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Graduation Special~
 * Morning Musume 15th Anniversary Concert Tour Fall 2012 ~Colorful Characters~
 * Hello! Project Tanjou 15th Anniversary Live Winter 2013 ~Viva!~

Song Information

 * 1) Ren'ai Hunter
 * 2) *Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
 * 3) *Arrangement and Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
 * 4) *Chorus: Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, and Takeuchi Hiroaki
 * 5) Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru
 * 6) *Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * 7) *Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Itagaki Yusuke
 * 8) *Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki and CHINO
 * 9) *Guitar: Kamada Kouji
 * 10) Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~
 * 11) *Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * 12) *Arrangement, Programming, and Keyboards: Okubo Kaoru
 * 13) *Chorus: Niigaki Risa
 * 14) *Vocals:
 * 15) **Niigaki Risa (main vocal)

Trivia

 * It was rumoured that Pyocopyoco Ultra was going to be Niigaki Risa's graduation single, but these rumours are proven false.
 * This is the second single to have a Special Graduation Edition, the first one being Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!/Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!.
 * This is first Morning Musume single to get 2 Event V's.
 * The Special Graduation Edition will contain a special solo song of a past Hello! Project single, sung by Niigaki herself, because of her position of being the "longest enrolled member of Morning Musume".
 * Tsunku commented Ren'ai Hunter on Twitter himself, saying: "MM's new song is too cool. Will they be able to sing it? It'll be a fight with/for their skills. I wonder if 9th and 10th gen will be able to keep up with the dance for MM's new song".
 * This song is believed to be influenced by Dubstep, a European/American genre of music/dance.
 * Mitsui Aika, 10th generation members and 9th generation members Fukumura Mizuki, Suzuki Kanon, and Ikuta Erina didn't recieve any solo lines.
 * At the end of the MV, Niigaki Risa mouths "Morning Musume, daisuki".
 * This is the third single in which Mitsui Aika is not present in the dance shot due to injury.
 * It’s been nearly two years since a Morning Musume single has topped the Oricion Daily Chart, and it's also the first #1 featuring the 9th and 10th generation.
 * As of April 2012, Ren'ai Hunter holds the record for Most Consecutive Top 10 Singles.
 * 5th Generation member Niigaki Risa gives a comment about the single on Youtube
 * This is the second and last single where Niigaki Risa was leader of Morning Musume.

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 49,232*