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"What is LOVE?" redirects here. For the song "What is LOVE" by Goto Maki, see Ai Kotoba (VOICE).

Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is LOVE? (笑顔の君は太陽さ / 君の代わりは居やしない / What is LOVE?; You with a Smile Are My Sun / No One Can Take Your Place / What is LOVE?), the official English title being You bright smile is like the sunshine / No One Can Replace You / What is LOVE?, is Morning Musume '14's 55th single and their first single with their new name.[1] It was released on January 29, 2014 in 6 editions: 2 regular and 4 limited editions.[2] The first press for both regular editions includes a trading cards of 11 kinds depending on the jackets (22 in total). The first press for all editions came with a 2-month calendar poster of 6 kinds.[3]

"Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai" was the official cheer song for the 2014 Winter Olympics Japanese Team. "What is LOVE?" was the ending theme for the NHK World show J-MELO from October 2013 to January 2014 and the opening theme from April 2014 to March 2015.[1][4]

The single debuted at #1 in the weekly Oricon charts, making it the first time in Morning Musume history that the group has ranked #1 in the weekly charts for 4 consecutive singles. The single sold 160,265 copies.

The Event V for Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa and Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai was sold at their release event on March 1 and March 9, 2014.

Tracklist

File:Morning Musume '14 - Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (MV)

Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (MV)

File:Morning Musume '14 - Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (MV)

Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (MV)

Morning_Musume_'14_-_What_is_LOVE?_(MV)

Morning Musume '14 - What is LOVE? (MV)

What is LOVE? (MV)

CD

  1. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa
  2. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai
  3. What is LOVE?
  4. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa <Instrumental>
  5. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai <Instrumental>
  6. What is LOVE? <Instrumental>

Limited Edition A DVD

  1. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Music Video)
  2. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Close-up Ver.)

Limited Edition B DVD

  1. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Music Video)
  2. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition C DVD

  1. What is LOVE? (Music Video)
  2. What is LOVE? (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition D DVD

  1. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Dance Lecture Video)
  2. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Dance Shot Ver.)
  3. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Making Of & Offshot Video)

Event V "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa"

  1. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
  2. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
  3. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
  4. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
  5. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
  6. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
  7. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
  8. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
  9. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)
  10. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa (Oda Sakura Solo Ver.)

Event V "Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai"

  1. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
  2. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
  3. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
  4. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
  5. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
  6. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
  7. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
  8. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
  9. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)
  10. Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai (Oda Sakura Solo Ver.)

Featured Members

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Morning Musume '14 Promoting "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa"

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Morning Musume '14 Promoting "Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai"

Concert Performances

Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa
Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai
What is LOVE?

Single Information

For more informations please visit Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa, Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai, and What is LOVE?.

  • All lyrics and composition: Tsunku
  • All arrangement, programing and keyboards: Okubo Kaoru
  • All Dance Choreographer: YOSHIKO
  • All chorus: Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho, Tsunku
  • Electric Guitar: Kamada Koji ("What is LOVE?" only)

Promotion

  • [2013.11.03] J-MELO (performing "What is LOVE?")
  • [2014.01.13] HEY HEY HEY SP (performing "Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai")
  • [2014.01.17] Music Dragon (performing "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa")
  • [2014.01.23] Music Japan (performing "What is LOVE?")
  • [2014.01.23] The Girls Live (performing "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa")
  • [2014.01.30] The Girls Live (performing "Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai" and "What is LOVE?")
  • [2014.01.31] Music Station (performing "What is LOVE?")
  • [2014.02.03] Sound Room (performing "Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai")
  • [2014.02.11] Sukkiri (performing "Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai")

  • January 12, 2014: Hiroshima - Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho, Iikubo Haruna, Oda Sakura[5]
  • January 13, 2014:

    • Trivia

    • This is Morning Musume's first triple A-side single.
    • Tsunku wrote "What is LOVE?" to commemorate J-Melo's 400th episode.
    • Various billboards were put up to promote "Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai".
    • "What is LOVE?" is the first Morning Musume music video entirely made of concert footage.
    • On the January 5, 2014 episode of J-Melo, Sayashi Riho and Ishida Ayumi asked for viewers to send in videos of them dancing to "What is LOVE?".
    • During the performance of "Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai" on "Hey Hey Hey Special" they made a different ending pose than in the MV. (Michishige, Fukumura, Sayashi, Iikubo and Ishida formed the 5 olympic rings with their arms at the performance).
    • This is their first major single to not have any B-sides.
    • As of February 2016, this is the highest selling single for all of the featured members.
    • It was the highest selling Hello! Project single of 2014.
    • As of February 2016, the official music videos for this single have over 1 million, 2 million, and 3 million views respectively; thus, they are 3 of 46 music videos for a single that have reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.

    Rankings and Achievements

    Oricon Chart Positions

    Daily & Weekly Ranking
    Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
    - 1
    119,442     		4 3
    4,486     		1
    8,089     		5 1
    6,343     		1 149,361
    7 26 26 22 5 22 2
    2,499     		16 7,890
    36 46 45 39 34 48 45 40 1,711
    46 - - - - - - 87 838
    - - - - - - - 155 465
    - - - - - - - 195 290
    - - - - - - - 200 243
    Monthly Rankings
    Year Month Month Rank Sales
    2014 January 3[26] 149,361

    Total Reported Sales: 160,768

    Other Chart Rankings

    Country
    Chart
    		 Highest
    Position
    Japan Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[27] 63
    Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay [28] 36
    Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[29] 1
    Billboard Japan Hot 100[30] 4
    COUNT DOWN TV 1
    United States US J-Pop Albums iTunes Charts 2[31]

    Awards & Certifications

    Year Awarder Award / Certification
    2014 Recording Industry Association of Japan Gold

    Yearly End Chart Rankings

    Year Chart Rank Sales
    2014 Oricon 42 [32] 160,798
    Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 68 [33]

    Achievements

    • Group: 4th consecutive single to debut at #1 in the Weekly Oricon rankings
    • Group: 1st single to rank #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales.
    • Group: 6th single in a row to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
    • Group: What is LOVE? - 22nd Music Video to reach 1,000,000 views on YouTube
    • Group: Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai - 23rd Music Video to reach 1,000,000 views on YouTube
    • Group: Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa - 24th Music Video to reach 1,000,000 views on YouTube
    • National: First female group to release 55 singles.
    • National: First female group to have 55 singles debut in the Oricon Weekly Top 10.

    Additional Videos

    References

    Notes

    1. ^ Both events takes place in city of Osaka.

    Sources

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hello! Project Station #45". Morning Musume。 Daisuki. 2013-12-20.
    2. ↑ "モーニング娘。に関してのお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2013-12-06.
    3. ↑ "モーニング娘。'14　55th sg「笑顔の君は太陽さ／君の代わりは居やしない／What is LOVE？」購入者特典のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Official Website. 2013-12-26.
    4. ↑ http://www.nhk.or.jp/j-melo/nhkworld/english/new_song_project/index.html
    5. ↑ "道重さゆみ・鞘師里保・飯窪春菜・小田さくら（モーニング娘。'14）握手会（1/12 広島・上野学園ホール）のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Official Website. 2014-01-09
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    27. ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=adult_airplay&year=2014&month=02&day=10
    28. ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_airplay&year=2014&month=02&day=10
    29. ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2014&month=02&day=10
    30. ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2014&month=02&day=10
    31. ↑ http://the-w.com/thread.php/id=48981
    32. ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2014/p/5/
    33. ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2014
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