Futari no Hokkaido (二人の北海道; Hokkaido for Two) is Country Musume's debut single, released on July 23, 1999. It was released in limited quantities as an indies single in Hokkaido only. Copies of the single came with a red sticker with the catalog number and the text "Hokkaido gentei seisanhin" (北海道 限定生産品; Hokkaido restricted production merchandise). Although it is an indie release limited to Hokkaido, it was sold out because many music fans mourned the tragedy of the members at the beginning of the sale, and there was a great response, so at some record stores in Sapporo City it sold out after one hour on the release date[1]. Then, due to a flood of inquiries from all over the country, it was decided to accept orders at record stores across the country[2], and by 1999, it had recorded 20,000 hits[3].
The title track appears on the albums Country Musume Daizenshuu ①, Country Musume Daizenshuu 2 and Country Musume Mega Best.
Tracklist
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Country Musume - Futari no Hokkaido (MV)
Futari no Hokkaido (MV)
- Futari no Hokkaido
- Morning Gyuunyuu (モーニング牛乳; Morning Milk)
- Futari no Hokkaido (Instrumental)
Featured MembersEdit
Country Musume promoting single
Single InformationEdit
- Futari no Hokkaido
- Lyrics: Moritaka Chisato
- Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Maejima Yasuaki
- Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
- Morning Gyuunyuu
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Rap Lyrics and Arrangement: Shitamachi Kyoudai
Concert PerformancesEdit
- Futari no Hokkaido
- Hello! Project '99
- LIVE!! Summer Nite Town 99
- Dream Live Pop Revue 1999
- Tokyo Keizai Daigaku Dai 101-kai Aoi Matsuri Talk & Live
- Country Musume fanclub tour in Karuizawa 2006
- Shibuya J-popcafe - AISHING FAIRY[4]
- Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu
- Asobu. Kurasu. Sodateru. SATOYAMA & SATOUMI e Ikou 2015 with Yuuki no Tsubasa Aki Fest
- Dai 67kai Sapporo Yuki Matsuri 2016
Morning Gyuunyuu
TriviaEdit
- This is the only single to feature the original three-member lineup; one week before the release, on July 16, 1999, Yanagihara Hiromi was killed in a car accident. Yanagihara's family was given the decision as to whether Country Musume should continue their work and release the single as scheduled, to which they approved.
- Just a month after the release, Kobayashi Azusa decided to leave the group due to psychological stress. It was speculated that she left because a nude photo of her from the past was posted in a weekly magazine causing some controversy, and in order to take full responsibility, she decided to leave the group.
- The "Futari no Hokkaido" music video was filmed at the Hanabatake Ranch in Nakasatsunai. The ranch, owned by their producer Tanaka Yoshitake, was also where the group worked and practiced choreography.
- The single was released the same day as Coconuts Musume's debut single, Halation Summer.
- "Morning Gyuunyuu" is a country version of Morning Musume's debut single Morning Coffee with different lyrics and a different arrangement.
GalleryEdit
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 「カントリー娘。」事故死した柳原尋美さんの夢 初のCD発売”. スポーツニッポン (スポーツニッポン新聞社): p. 26. (1999年7月24日)
- ↑ 事故死した「カントリー娘。」の柳原尋美さん本葬 森高千里ら400人が弔問”. 日刊スポーツ (日刊スポーツ新聞社): p. 31. (1999年7月26日)
- ↑ 道内発”女性シンガー VOL.2”. 北海道新聞 朝刊全道 (北海道新聞社): p. 13. (2000年1月1日)
- ↑ "おはようございます♡" (in Japanese). AISHING FAIRY Official Blog. 2014-08-26.
External LinksEdit
- Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Futari no Hokkaido, Morning Gyuunyuu
