16th ~That's J-POP~ is Morning Musume '21's 16th album. It was released on March 31, 2021 in two editions: one regular and one limited.[1]
The Limited Edition includes a Blu-ray recording of a no audience live titled "Morning Musume '21 Mukankyaku Secret Live", and an interview of the members talking about the album.
This is the first album to feature the 15th generation members. Following its release, it is the last album to credit Sato Masaki, Kaga Kaede and Morito Chisaki.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Aishite Nan ga Warui!? (愛してナンが悪い!?; What's So Bad About Being in Love!?)
- Gyuu Saretai Dake na no ni
- Shinjiru Shika! (信じるしか!; I Gotta Believe!) - Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura, Kaga Kaede, Morito Chisaki, Okamura Homare
- TIME IS MONEY! - Sato Masaki, Nonaka Miki, Yokoyama Reina, Yamazaki Mei
- Nakimushi My Dream (泣き虫My Dream; Crybaby My Dream)
- Futari wa Abekobe (二人はアベコベ; We're Opposites) - Fukumura Mizuki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kitagawa Rio
- Junjou Evidence
- Kono Mama! (このまま!; Like This!)
- KOKORO&KARADA
- Jinsei Blues
- Hey! Unfair Baby
- Ren'ai Destiny ~Honne wo Ronjitai~ (恋愛Destiny~本音を論じたい~; Destiny of Love ~I Want to Talk About What I Truly Think~)
- LOVEpedia
- Ningen Kankei No way way
- Seishun Night
Limited Edition Blu-ray[]
Morning Musume '21 Mukankyaku Secret Live (モーニング娘。’21 無観客シークレットライブ)
- OPENING
- Junjou Evidence
- Seishun Night
- MC
- KOKORO&KARADA
- Jinsei Blues
- Gyuu Saretai Dake na no ni
- MC
- LOVEpedia
- Ningen Kankei No way way
- Hey! Unfair Baby
- Ren'ai Destiny ~Honne wo Ronjitai~
- ENDING
- Bonus Contents
- Ren'ai Destiny ~Honne wo Ronjitai~ (Another Edit.)
- Junjou Evidence (Another Edit.)
- LOVEpedia~Ningen Kankei No way way (Another Edit.)
- Making Eizou (メイキング映像; Making Video)
- Member ga Kataru!! Album "16th ~That's J-POP~" (メンバーが語る!! アルバム「16th~That's J-POP~」; Members Talk!! Album "16th ~That's J-POP~")
Featured Members[]

Morning Musume '21 promoting the album
- 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
- 10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki (last credited album)
- 11th Gen: Oda Sakura
- 12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
- 13th Gen: Kaga Kaede (last credited album), Yokoyama Reina
- 14th Gen: Morito Chisaki (last credited album)
- 15th Gen (debut): Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei
Album Information[]
- Lyrics: Tsunku (#1-#12, #15), Kodama Ameko (#13-#14)
- Composition: Tsunku (#1-#12, #15), Ooyagi Hiroo (#13-#14)
- Arrangement & Programming: Egami Kotaro (#1, #4, #6) Okubo Kaoru (#2-#3, #9-#10, #12, #15), Hirata Shoichiro (#5, #7-#8, #13), Suzuki Shunsuke (#11, #14)
- Rap Arrangement: Miss Monday (#15)
- Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki (#1-#2, #6-#7, #10-#12, #15), Sato Masaki (#1-#2, #4, #7, #9-#14), Oda Sakura (#1-#3, #5, #7-#15), Nonaka Miki (#4, #13-#14)
Performances[]
Concert Performances[]
- Aishite Nan ga Warui!?
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~
- Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Aki WE CAN DANCE !
- Shinjiru Shika!
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~ - Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura, Okamura Homare
- TIME IS MONEY
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~ - Nonaka Miki, Yokoyama Reina, Yamazaki Mei
- Nakimushi My Dream
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~
- Futari wa Abekobe
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~
- Kono Mama!
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2021
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~
- Hello! Project 2023 Winter ~TWO OF US~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2023 "ANGERME & Tsubaki Factory Premium"
- Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Aki WE CAN DANCE !
- Hey! Unfair Baby
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~
- Morning Musume '19 ~KOKORO&KARADA~ at Shinjuku ReNY
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2019 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2022
- Ren'ai Destiny ~Honne wo Ronjitai~
- Hello! Project 2021 Haru "Kachou Fuugetsu" - Team Kaze, Team Tsuki
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2021
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2023 "Juice Juice & BEYOOOOONDS Premium"
- Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"
Event Performances[]
- Aishite Nan ga Warui!?
- [2024.07.16] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2024 - Matsunaga Riai
- Shinjiru Shika!
- [2022.07.11] Morning Musume '22 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
- Futari wa Abekobe
- [2023.10.30] Morning Musume '23 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event ~MIZUKINGDOM de Kiran✧~ - Fukumura Mizuki
- Kono Mama!
- [2021.09.14] Morning Musume '21 Kessei Kinen FC Event ~Musume×FAN×Fun!~
- [2024.07.25] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2024 - Matsunaga Riai
- Hey! Unfair Baby
- [2023.10.30] Morning Musume '23 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event ~MIZUKINGDOM de Kiran✧~ - Fukumura Mizuki
- [2024.01.15] Juice=Juice Arisawa Ichika Birthday Event 2024 - Arisawa Ichika
- [2024.07.25] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2024 - Matsunaga Riai
- Ren'ai Destiny ~Honne wo Ronjitai~
- [2022.05.01] rockin'on presents JAPAN JAM 2022
- [2024.07.25] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2024 - Matsunaga Riai
- [2024.09.22] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2024
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Ranking
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 2 24,000 |
3 3,477 |
2 3,635 |
5 | 1 4,429 |
4 | 2 | 37,754 |
11 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 2,037 |
19 | 30 | - | 26 | - | 30 | - | 44 | 860 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108 | 428 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 152 | 321 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 162 | 228 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 201 | 173 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 204 | 192 |
- Monthly Ranking
Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | March | 9 | 37,754 | [2] |
- Yearly Ranking
Year | Year Rank | Sales | ref |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 97 | 41,993 | [3] |
Total reported Sales: 41,993
- Weekly Digital Album Sales
Week Rank | Downloads |
---|---|
1 | 3,442 |
3 | 877 |
13 | 331 |
Total Reported Downloads: 4,650
- Weekly Combined Ranking
Week Rank | Points |
---|---|
2 | 41,196 |
32 | 2,914 |
– | 1,191 |
Total Reported Points: 45,301
Billboard Japan Top Album Sales[]
Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
---|---|---|
2 | 39,546 | [4] |
17 | 2,175 | [5] |
30 | 869 | [6] |
76 | N/A | [7] |
Total Reported Sales: 42,590*
Other Chart Rankings[]
Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|
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Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales (First Three Days) | 2 (27,676) |
[8] |
Billboard Japan Hot Albums | 2 | [9] | |
Billboard Japan Top Download Albums | 1 | [10] |
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ "モーニング娘。'21、約3年4ヶ月ぶりのオリジナルアルバム発売決定" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2021-02-14.
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2021-03/
- ↑ 年間 アルバムランキング 2021年度" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/98699/2
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2021&month=04&day=19
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2021&month=04&day=26
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2021&month=05&day=3
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/98586/2
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2021&month=04&day=12
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlalbums&year=2021&month=04&day=12
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Lyrics: Aishite Nan ga Warui!?, Shinjiru Shika!, TIME IS MONEY!, Nakimushi My Dream, Futari wa Abekobe, Kono Mama!, Hey! Unfair Baby, Ren'ai Destiny ~Honne wo Ronjitai~