Yasuda showing off the mini disc recording given to her by Tsunku
AS FOR ONE DAY is Morning Musume's 18th single. It was released April 23, 2003 and sold a total of 129,893 copies. The single V was released on the same day and sold a total of 40,543 copies. "AS FOR ONE DAY" ranked as the #75 single for 2003.
This is the last single to feature second generation member Yasuda Kei, who sings the solo coupling track "Never Forget (Rock Ver.)", which is a cover of the original graduation song by Fukuda Asuka on the "Memory Seishun no Hikari" single.
As a special gift, Tsunku gave Yasuda a CD of her own solo version of "AS FOR ONE DAY". On the TV show "MBS Song Town" on July 3, 2015, Yasuda said Tsunku asked if she wanted to sing the full song, which she did, and he then gave her the recording (she showed the mini disc on the show). Yoshizawa Hitomi followed up by saying that (a) this was the first time she heard about it and (b) she didn’t get something similar. Makoto mentioned rumors that later auditions required girls to show their forehead—Yajima said later in the program Tsunku told them, “if you don’t show your forehead you’ll look gloomy.” Yasuda jokes she wouldn’t have passed, and was told not to show her forehead. Tsunku mentioned in his 20th Anniversary interview that even though the camera focused on others, it was usually Yasuda singing.
Tracklist[]
- AS FOR ONE DAY
- Never Forget (Rock Ver.) - Yasuda Kei
- AS FOR ONE DAY (Instrumental)
Single V[]
- AS FOR ONE DAY
- Making Eizou (メイキング映像; Making-of Video)
- Member Comments (メンバーコメント)
Featured Members[]
Morning Musume promoting the single
- 1st Gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei (last), Yaguchi Mari
- 4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
- 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
Single Information[]
- AS FOR ONE DAY
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
- Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings
- Flute: Inoue Shinpei
- Chorus: Tsunku, Morning Musume
- Dance Choreography: Natsu Mayumi
- Music Video: Takeishi Wataru
- Never Forget (Rock Ver.)
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Konishi Takao, Sakai Mikio
- Programming: Sakai Mikio
- Guitars: Sakai Mikio, Kouguchi Shuuji
- Drums: Kawamura "Kasuke" Noriyasu
- Bass: Soh Hideharu
- Organs: Uesugi Hiroshi
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- AS FOR ONE DAY
- [2003.03.28] Music Station
- [2003.04.13] Hello! Morning 155
- [2003.04.14] HEY!HEY!HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
- [2003.04.18] Music Station
- [2003.04.20] Hello! Morning 156
- [2003.04.24] Utaban
- [2003.04.25] FUN
- [2003.04.26] Pop Jam
- [2006.08.18] Hello Pro Hour #13 - Yaguchi Mari and Country Musume
- Never Forget (Rock Ver.)
- [2003.04.18] Music Station
Concert Performances[]
- AS FOR ONE DAY
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Hello! Project 2003 Natsu ~Yossha! Bikkuri Summer!!~
- Morning Musume Sakura Gumi Hatsu Kouen ~Sakura Saku~ - Morning Musume Sakura Gumi
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2004 Haru The BEST of Japan
- Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
- Morning Musume 10th Anniversary Live TOUR IN KOREA 2008
- Zǎo Ān Shào Nǚ Zǔ 2008 Concert Tour in Taiwan
- Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~ - Fukumura Mizuki / Ikuta Erina / Kudo Haruka (rotating solo)
- Country Girls LIVE2018 ~Minazuki!~ - Country Girls
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE~ - Yasuda Kei, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Kago Ai
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ (part of a medley) - Fukumura Mizuki, Yokoyama Reina
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ encore (part of a medley) - Fukumura Mizuki, Yokoyama Reina
- Never Forget (Rock Ver.)
Event Performances[]
- AS FOR ONE DAY
- [2003.07.29] GIRL POP FACTORY 03
- [2008.11.27] Ishikawa Rika Fan Club Tour in Hawaii 2008 ~Aloha Nui Loa~ - Ishikawa Rika
- [2012.11.12] Tanaka Reina Birthday Event ~OtsukaReina Kai. Minna Shuugou Seyo!~ - Tanaka Reina
- [2016.09.17] Takahashi Ai Birhday Event HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Meee.30 - Takahashi Ai
- [2021.03.08] Morning Musume '21 Haga Akane Birthday Event - Haga Akane
- [2022.07.12] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2022 - Matsunaga Riai
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 84,251 |
| 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 23,982 |
| 11 | 10 | 18 | - | 20 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 10,585 |
| 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 4,357 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102 | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 117 | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 143 | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 166 | 608 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 178 | 626 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 75 | 129,893 |
Total Reported Sales: 129,893
Trivia[]
- 2nd generation member Yasuda Kei commented on the single for a series of YouTube videos counting up to Morning Musume's 50th single.
- This is the last single in which all members were all born in Showa Period. This is also last single to feature Yasuda Kei, and the last single before the addition of 6th generation members.
- This was Morning Musume's lowest selling single until "Ai Araba IT'S ALL RIGHT".
- This is the only Hello! Project single to rank #1 on the Oricon weekly singles chart in 2003.
- This was their last weekly #1 until "Aruiteru" in 2006.
- Ishikawa Rika serves as the single's center member.
- The song title is an anagram of "ONE FOR YAS(U)DA".
- Quidam 2003 theme song.
Videos[]
References[]
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: AS FOR ONE DAY, Never Forget