Futari no Hokkaido

Futari no Hokkaido
Indies Single by Country Musumefrom the album Country Musume Daizenshuu ①
Native title	二人の北海道
Released	July 23, 1999
Genre	J-Pop
Format	CD single
Length	12:44
Label	POTATO SPREE RECORD (Distributor)
Producer	Tanaka Yoshitake Tsunku (sound producer)
Country Musume Singles Chronology
Next	Yukigeshiki 2nd indies single (1999)

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. Then, due to a flood of inquiries from all over the country, it was decided to accept orders at record stores across the country, and by 1999, it had recorded 20,000 hits.

The title track appears on the albums Country Musume Daizenshuu ①, Country Musume Daizenshuu 2 and Country Musume Mega Best.

Tracklist

Country Musume - Futari no Hokkaido (MV)

Futari no Hokkaido (MV)

1. Futari no Hokkaido
2. Morning Gyuunyuu (モーニング牛乳; Morning Milk)
3. Futari no Hokkaido (Instrumental)

Featured Members

Country Musume promoting single

• Azusa (last single)
• Hiromi (last single)
• Rinne

Single Information

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

Performances

Concert Performances

Futari no Hokkaido

• Hello! Project '99
• LIVE!! Summer Night Town 99
• Dream Live Pop Revue 1999
• Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu - Country Girls

Event Performances

Futari no Hokkaido

• [2000.??.??] Tokyo Keizai Daigaku Dai 101-kai Aoi Matsuri Talk & Live
• [2006.07.01] Country Musume fanclub tour in Karuizawa 2006
• [2014.08.??] Shibuya J-popcafe - AISHING FAIRY
• [2015.11.21] Asobu. Kurasu. Sodateru. SATOYAMA & SATOUMI e Ikou 2015 with Yuuki no Tsubasa Aki Fest - Country Girls
• [2016.02.09] Dai 67kai Sapporo Yuki Matsuri "Country Girls Boogie Woogie LIVE" - Country Girls
• [2018.10.26] Inaba Manaka Fanclub Tour in Hokkaido ~Nokkori Toukibi Kee!~ - Inaba Manaka
• [2019.11.05] Country Girls Kessei 5 Shuunen Kinen Event ~Go for the future!!!!~ - Country Girls

Morning Gyuunyuu

• [2000.??.??] Tokyo Keizai Daigaku Dai 101-kai Aoi Matsuri Talk & Live

Trivia

• 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.

Gallery

External Links

• Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
• Wikipedia: Japanese
• Lyrics: Futari no Hokkaido, Morning Gyuunyuu