⑬ Colorful Character (⑬カラフルキャラクター) is Morning Musume's 13th album. It was released on September 12, 2012 in two editions: one regular and one limited.
This is the first album to feature the 10th generation members and the last album to credit 6th generation member Tanaka Reina.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- One・Two・Three
- What's Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~ (What's Up? 愛はどうなのよ～; What's Up? How's Love~)
- Be Alive
- Lalala no Pipipi (ラララのピピピ; The Pipipi of Lalala) - Michishige Sayumi
- Dokka~n Capriccio (ドッカ～ン カプリッチオ; Bang Cappricio)
- The Matenrou Show
- Zero Kara Hajimaru Seishun (ゼロから始まる青春; A Youth That Starts from Zero)
- Ren'ai Hunter
- Chikyuu ga Naiteiru (地球が泣いている; The Earth Is Crying)
- Namida Hitoshizuku (涙一滴; A Teardrop) - Tanaka Reina
- Waratte! YOU (笑って！ＹＯＵ; Smile! YOU) - 9th + 10th Generation
- Pyocopyoco Ultra
Limited Edition DVD[]
- Morning Musume Profile Movie
- Michishige Sayumi
- Tanaka Reina
- Fukumura Mizuki
- Ikuta Erina
- Sayashi Riho
- Suzuki Kanon
- Iikubo Haruna
- Ishida Ayumi
- Sato Masaki
- Kudo Haruka
- Album Jacket Photography Making
- Performances from Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ (2012.05.16 at Nakano Sunplaza - Immediate Release USB)
- Kaiketsu Positive A (怪傑ポジティブA)
- My Way ~Joshikou Hanamichi~ (～女子校花道～)
Featured Members[]
Morning Musume promoting the album
- 5th Gen: Niigaki Risa (uncredited)
- 6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina (last credited album)
- 8th Gen: Mitsui Aika (uncredited)
- 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
- 10th Gen (debut): Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
Album Information[]
All Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- One・Two・Three
- What's Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~
- Arrangement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
- Guitar: Kamada Koji
- Rap: U.M.E.D.Y. (U.M.E.D.Y. for KITCHEN RECORD&TAPES / id ENTERTAINMENT)
- Be Alive
- Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Guitar: Kamada Koji
- Chorus: CHINO
- Lalala no Pipipi
- Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: Michishige Sayumi
- Dokka~n Capriccio
- Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: Sayashi Riho, CHINO
- Voice: T3's
- Dance Choreographer: Yamashiro Yoko
- The Matenrou Show
- Zero Kara Hajimaru Seishun
- Arrangement, Programming: AKIRA
- Chorus: CHINO, AKIRA
- Ren'ai Hunter
- Chikyuu ga Naiteiru
- Arrangement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
- Guitar: Kamada Koji
- Chorus: Sayashi Riho, Takeuchi Hiroaki
- Voices: U.M.E.D.Y., T3's
- Namida Hitoshizuku
- Arrangement, Programming: Egami Kotaro
- Chorus: AKIRA, CHINO
- Waratte! YOU
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Chorus: Sayashi Riho, Takeuchi Hiroaki, CHINO
- Dance Choreographer: Yamashiro Yoko
- Pyocopyoco Ultra
Song Comments[]
- "Lalala no Pipipi" is technopop and its lyrics are mostly about Michishige Sayumi’s current condition within the group and in her personal life.
- "Dokkan Capriccio" is rock song made for concerts.
- "Zero Kara Hajimaru Seishun" is a thankful soft song.
- "Chikyuu ga Naiteru" is a Tanaka Reina/Sayashi Riho lead since the vocals needed are really hard for this “serious rock number”.
- "Namida Hitoshizuku" is a song sung in minor, and even though its melody is simple, the song is quite hard, which allowed Tsunku to notice how much Tanaka Reina has improved.
- "Waratte! YOU" is a disco song.
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- Lalala no Pipipi
- [2018.10.08] FULL CHORUS
Concert Performances[]
- What's up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~2gatsu・3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ - Tanabe Nanami, Hamaura Ayano, Taguchi Natsumi, Kaga Kaede, Yamagishi Riko, Sasaki Rikako, Tanaka Karen, Mikame Kana, Yamaki Risa, Yokogawa Yumei, Niinuma Kisora, Oura Hirona, Dambara Ruru, Funaki Musubu
- Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ (part of a medley)
- Kudo Haruka LIVE 2020 "New Face!" - Kudo Haruka
- Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show ~Sanctuary~" Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Altair"
- Be Alive
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~ - Hello! Project Mobekimasu
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~
- Morning Musume '16 Live Concert in Taipei
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Shimakura Rika
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Kaga Kaede
- Tanaka Reina Tandoku Kouen ~ Reina 100%! vol.4 Acro Diva♡ - Tanaka Reina
- Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Haru MOTTO MORNING MUSUME.
- Lalala no Pipipi
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Bravo!~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~
- Naruchika 2013 Fuyu Morning Musume (part of a medley)
- Naruchika Morning Musume '14
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '14 Live Concert in New York
- SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~Saisei~
- SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~Shukumei~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER
- SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~BIRTHDAY LIVE 2019~
- Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT "ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!" ACT I
- SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~GIVE ME MORE SAYU~ (part of a medley)
- Dokka~n Capriccio
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~ (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Thank You For Your Love!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~ - Morning Musume '14, Hello Pro Kenshuusei
- Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~DE-HA MiX~ - Hello! Project
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~2gatsu・3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ - Miyazaki Yuka, Kanazawa Tomoko, Yoshihashi Kurumi, Murota Mizuki, Ichioka Reina, Kishimoto Yumeno, Makino Maria, Wada Sakurako, Tanaka Karen, Inaba Manaka, Mikame Kana, Fujii Rio, Inoue Hikaru
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~
- Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~ (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2016
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~ (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
- Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~ Final
- Tanaka Reina Tandoku Kouen ~ Reina 100%! vol.4 Acro Diva♡ - Tanaka Reina
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 6gatsu ~Midori~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ Kaga Kaede Sotsugyou Special
- Zero Kara Hajimaru Seishun
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
- Chikyuu ga Naiteru
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
- Namida Hitoshizuku
- Waratte! YOU
- Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
- Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Kishimoto Yumeno
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ - Kaneko Rie, Yoshihashi Kurumi, Taguchi Natsumi, Ogawa Rena, Kosuga Fuyuka, Yamagishi Riko, Ichioka Reina, Sasaki Rikako
Event Performances[]
- What's Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~
- [2012.08.29] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in HAWAII 2012 summer
- [2021.12.21] Morning Musume '21 FC Event ~Musume×FAN×Fun!×Christmas~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi
- Be Alive
- [2016.03.30] Morning Musume '16 Haga Akane Birthday Event - Haga Akane
- [2017.12.24] Morning Musume '17 Christmas FC Event ~Premoni 2~
- [2018.05.08] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2018 - Dambara Ruru
- [2019.02.25] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Ichioka Reina Birthday Event 2019 - Ichioka Reina
- [2019.08.20] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Shimakura Rika Birthday Event 2019 - Shimakura Rika
- [2020.12.20] Morning Musume '20 FC Event ~Premoni Christmas Kai~
- [2021.06.28] Morning Musume '21 Ikuta Erina・Yamazaki Mei Birthday Event - Yamazaki Mei
- [2023.08.10] OCHA NORMA Tsutsui Roko Birthday Event 2023 - Tsutsui Roko
- [2023.10.24] ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2023 - Kamikokuryo Moe
- [2023.12.20] Morning Musume '23 FC Event ~Musume×FAN×Fun！×Christmas~
- [2024.02.23] Yajima Maimi Birthday Event 2024 MAIMI’S SQUALL VOL.8 - Yajima Maimi
- [2024.05.10] Morning Musume '24 Inoue Haruka Birthday Event - Inoue Haruka
- [2024.07.24] OCHA NORMA Nakayama Natsume Birthday Event 2024 - Nakayama Natsume
- [2024.07.30] ANGERME Goto Hana Birthday Event 2024 - Goto Hana
- [2024.10.30] Juice=Juice Kudo Yume Birthday Event 2024 - Kudo Yume
- [2025.01.16] Juice=Juice Arisawa Ichika Birthday Event 2025 - Arisawa Ichika
- Lalala no Pipipi
- [2017.12.17] Michishige Sayumi Fanclub Tour in Izu - Michishige Sayumi
- [2023.05.09] Morning Musume '23 Okamura Homare Birthday Event - Okamura Homare
- [2023.11.16] Tsubaki Factory Tanimoto Ami Birthday Event 2023 - Tanimoto Ami
- [2024.07.05] Morning Musume '24 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
- Dokka~n Capriccio
- [2016.05.17] Morning Musume '16 Suzuki Kanon Solo Special Live
- [2022.12.29] COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23 (12gatsu 29nichi Makuhari Messe Kokusai Tenjiba)
- [2023.09.28] Juice=Juice Kudo Yume Birthday Event 2023 - Kudo Yume
- Zero Kara Hajimaru Seishun
- [2016.02.15] Morning Musume '16 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 5~ & Ogata Haruna Birthday Event - Ogata Haruna
- [2018.06.04] Morning Musume '18 12ki Member Ogata Haruna・Nonaka Miki・Makino Maria・Haga Akane FC Event - Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
- [2021.11.07] Iikubo Haruna Birthday Event 2021 - Iikubo Haruna
- [2021.11.13] Tanaka Reina Birthday Event OtsukaReina Kai 10! ~Yakudoshi Nanka Fukitobase!~ - Tanaka Reina
- Waratte! YOU
- [2015.10.07] Morning Musume '15 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event - Nonaka Miki
- [2020.08.06] Morning Musume '20 Okamura Homare・Yamazaki Mei Birthday Event - Okamura Homare
- [2022.07.11] Morning Musume '22 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
- [2022.09.14] Morning Musume '22 Kessei 25 Shuunen Kinen FC Event ~Musume × FAN×Fun! × Dai Kansha-sai!~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi
Trivia[]
- This was Michishige Sayumi's first album as the leader of Morning Musume.
- This is the first album with a gap of two between generations (6th and 9th) with 8th generation member Mitsui Aika being uncredited.
- This album was the supporting album for Morning Musume's 2012 fall tour, Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~.
- This is the first album to sell over 14,000 copies since ⑩ MY ME, and their best selling album since 2009 album Platinum 9 DISC.
- "Lalala no Pipipi" was performed by Michishige Sayumi in her comeback stage SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~Saisei~ and was included in its original soundtrack.
- Two songs from this album were used during the Morning Musume 11ki Member "Suppin Utahime" Audition. Applicants learned "What's Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~" during dance lessons and "Be Alive" during vocal training.
Oricon Chart Positions[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 14,416 |
| 14 | - | - | 41 | - | - | - | 61 | 1,967 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 953 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 205 | 512 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 196 | 499 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 216 | 429 |
Total Reported Sales: 18,760
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: What's Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~, Be Alive, Lalala no Pipipi, Dokka~n Capriccio, Zero Kara Hajimaru Seishun, Chikyuu ga Naiteiru, Namida Hitoshizuku, Waratte! YOU
- "Be Alive" Music
- "What's Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~" Dance Rehearsal