Kanashimi Twilight

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Released April 25, 2007

Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single, CD+DVD, Single V

Recorded 2007

Label

Producer Tsunku

Morning Musume Singles Chronology

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Next: Onna ni Sachi Are 34th Single (2007)]] Kanashimi Twilight (悲しみトワイライト; Sorrowful Twilight) is the 33rd single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released on April 25, 2007 and was the last single for Yoshizawa Hitomi as well as Fujimoto Miki.

There are three different versions of the single: a regular edition and two limited editions. Limited edition A includes a bonus DVD with an alternate version of the single music video, comments from Morning Musume. Limited edition B features special package and 40-page booklet. Both limited editions comes with a serial-numbered card.

The song was used as the ending theme of Love Change, a popular television show in Nagoya, for the month of April.

CD

 * 1) Kanashimi Twilight
 * 2) Hand made CITY
 * 3) Kanashimi Twilight (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD

 * 1) Kanashimi Twilight (Another Ver.)

Event V

 * 1) Quiz! Hawaii de Kanashimi Twilight! (クイズ！ハワイで悲しみトワイライト！)
 * 2) Kanashimi Twilight (Dance Shot Ver.)

Featured Members

 * 4th generation: Yoshizawa Hitomi (last single)
 * 5th generation: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
 * 6th generation: Fujimoto Miki (last single), Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
 * 7th generation: Kusumi Koharu
 * 8th generation: Mitsui Aika

TV Performances

 * [2007.04.06] MUSIC STATION
 * [2007.04.15] Haromoni@
 * [2007.04.20] Ongaku Senshi MUSIC FIGHTER
 * [2007.04.27] MUSIC JAPAN
 * [2007.05.03] Utaban

Concert Performances

 * 1) Kanashimi Twilight
 * 2) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Haru ~SEXY 8 Beat~
 * 3) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Aki ~Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB~
 * 4) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
 * 5) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Haru ~Pikappika!~
 * 6) Hand made CITY
 * 7) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Aki ~Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB~
 * 8) *Morning Musume Yomiuri Land EAST LIVE 2009
 * 9) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
 * 10) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~

Song Information

 * 1) Kanashimi Twilight
 * 2) *Lyrics and Music: Tsunku
 * 3) *Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Yamazaki Jun
 * 4) *Chorus: Inaba Atsuko
 * 5) Hand made CITY
 * 6) *Lyrics and Music: Tsunku
 * 7) *Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
 * 8) *Guitar: Kamada Koji
 * 9) *Chorus: CHINO

Trivia

 * 4th Generation member Yoshizawa Hitomi gives a comment about the single on Youtube.
 * This is the seventh and last single where Yoshizawa Hitomi was leader of Morning Musume.

Oricon Ranking and Sales

 * Total sales: 61,322