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Chokotto LOVE (ちょこっとLOVE; A Little Bit of Love) is the first single of the Morning Musume subgroup Petitmoni. It was released on November 25, 1999 and sold 1,123,610 copies, peaking at number one on the Oricon charts in Japan. It also charted as the #9 single at the Oricon yearly chart.

First press came with a B2-sized poster.

A VHS of the music video, titled The Video Chokotto LOVE (ザ・ビデオ ちょこっとLOVE), was released on January 19, 2000. It sold 243,597 copies.

Tracklist[]

Petitmoni1

Petitmoni promoting the single

CD[]

  1. Chokotto LOVE
  2. DREAM&KISS
  3. Chokotto LOVE (Instrumental)

VHS[]

  1. Chokotto LOVE

Featured Members[]

Single Information[]

Chokotto LOVE
  • Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
  • Arrangement, Other Instruments, and Baritone Voice: Matsubara Ken
  • Guitar: Yamasaki Jun
  • Bass: Yamasaki Hiroshi
  • Trumpet: Kobayashi Futoshi
  • Alto & Baritone Sax: Takegami Yoshinari
  • Trombone: Kitahara Masahiko from Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
  • Tenor Sax: Takeno Masakuni
  • Chorus: Petitmoni & Tsunku
  • Additional Vocals: Matsubara Takeshi
  • Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi
DREAM&KISS
  • Lyrics, Composition, and Chorus: Tsunku
  • Arrangement, Keyboards, and Programming: Konishi Takao
  • Manipulator: Katsuura Go

Performances[]

TV Performances[]

  • [1999.11.21] ASAYAN
  • [1999.11.25] Utaban
  • [1999.11.27] Pop Jam
  • [1999.11.27] LOVE LOVE Aishiteru (with Kinki Kids)
  • [1999.12.20] Utaban
  • [1999.12.24] TV Asahi 40th Anniversary Special Program Music Station Special Super Live 99
  • [2000.01.01] 24-Jikan Marugoto Live LOVE LOVE 2000
  • [2000.01.02] Zenbu Marugoto Nepu Shougatsu
  • [2000.01.29] Seishun Graffiti 2000
  • [2000.03.15] Japan Gold Disc Award
  • [2000.05.28] Hello! Morning #008
  • [2000.08.06] Hello! Morning #018 (Last Phrase wo Utaccha Dame!)
  • [2001.05.05] MUSIX!

Concert Performances[]

Chokotto LOVE

Event Performances[]

Oricon Chart Positions[]

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- - - - - - - 1 287,110

Total Reported Sales: 1,123,610

Trivia[]

  • This is the only Petitmoni single that features Ichii Sayaka.
  • There are several official versions of "Chokotto LOVE": a 2001 version (with Yoshizawa Hitomi singing Ichii's part), a 2003 version (with vocals by Yoshizawa, Ogawa Makoto, and Kimura Ayaka), and a trance remix by WM Ptarmigan.
  • S/mileage covered "Chokotto LOVE" for their single, Onaji Jikyuu de Hataraku Tomodachi no Bijin Mama.
  • The song was covered in English as "Petit Love" by the group smile.dk on their album Smile Paradise and the Dancemania compilation J★PARADISE. This version of the song was later licensed by Konami for use in the video game Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix Plus.
  • BABYMETAL's YUIMETAL performed a metal version at their LEGEND "1999" concert.
  • The song was covered by Takahashi Chiaki, Imai Asami, and Hasegawa Akiko on the album THE IDOLM@STER RADIO TOP×TOP!.
  • This is the highest selling non-Morning Musume single in all of Hello! Project.
  • With this single, Petitmoni has the highest selling debut single in all of Hello! Project.
  • With this single, Petitmoni has the highest first week sales for a debut single in all of Hello! Project.
  • With this single, Petitmoni is the first Hello! Project act to have their debut single rank #1 on the weekly Oricon charts.
  • "Chokotto Love" was Tsunku's favorite Petitmoni song.[1]
  • The original title for the song was "Konya wa Chicken Rice".[1]
  • Matsubara Takeshi was the one singing"WA-HA-HA-HA-HA" in the background of the title song.[1]
  • Tsunku revealed on TV that he was only fully satisfied with 10 of the over 2,000 songs he has written. When asked to name three he chose LOVE Machine, Zurui Onna, Chokotto LOVE, and added Minimoni Jankenpyon.[2]

Videos[]

Chokotto LOVE (MV)

References[]

External Links[]

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