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from the album Best! Morning Musume 1 | |||||
| Native title | I WISH | ||||
| Released | September 6, 2000 | ||||
| Genre | J-Pop | ||||
| Format | CD Single, digital download | ||||
| Length | 15:04 | ||||
| Label | zetima 
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| Producer | Tsunku | ||||
| Previous | Happy Summer Wedding 9th Single (2000) | ||||
| Next | Ren'ai Revolution 21 11th Single (2000) | ||||
I WISH is Morning Musume's tenth single. It was released on September 6, 2000. It sold a total of 654,640 copies.
"I Wish" was the song used in Japanese commercials for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Morning Musume also appeared in the commercials.
Tracklist
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Morning Musume - I WISH (MV)
I WISH (MV)
- I WISH
- Akogare My Boy (あこがれMy Boy; My Admirable Boy)
- I WISH (Instrumental)
Featured MembersEdit
- 1st gen: Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
- 3rd gen: Goto Maki
- 4th gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
TV PerformancesEdit
- [2000.09.03] ASAYAN
- [2000.09.03] Hello! Morning Episode 022
- [2000.09.08] Music Station
- [2000.09.14] Utaban
- [2000.09.15] Music Station
- [2000.10.05] Utaban
- [2000.10.06] Music Station
- [2000.12.29] Music Station
- [2011.05.09] J-MELO
Concert PerformancesEdit
- I WISH
- Hello! Project 2001 Sugoi zo! 21seiki
- Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka Jou Hall Saishuu Bi~
- Hello! Project 2001 ~TOGETHER! Summer Party!~
- GREEN LIVE
- Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo Sugoi zo!~
- Hello! Project 2002 ~ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY~
- Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume Sakura Gumi Hatsu Koen ~Sakura Saku~ - Morning Musume Sakura Gumi
- Morning Musume Otome Gumi ~Otome Chikku~ - Morning Musume Otome Gumi
- Hello! Project 2004 summer ~Natsu no Doon!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6kan Hit Mankai!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Haru ~SEXY 8 Beat~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
- Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club Kouen ~Thank you for your LOVE!~ - Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Fujimoto Miki
- Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Sunshine Parade~ - Hamaura Ayano, Ogawa Rena, Kishimoto Yumeno
- Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER ~HELLO! MEETING~ - Hello! Project
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE~ - Yasuda Kei, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Kago Ai
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019 - Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai with Morning Musume '19
- Akogare My Boy
Single InformationEdit
- I WISH
- Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement & Programming: Kono Shin
- Bass: Irie Naoyuki
- Guitar: Kono Shin, Hayashibe Naoki
- Percussion: Misawa Izumi
- Trumpet: Araki Toshio, Sugazawa Masahiko, Yokoyama Hitoshi
- Trombone: Murata Yoichi, Tsuji Fuyuki
- Bass Trombone: Murata Yoichi
- Horn: Arima Yoshiharu, Abe Masato
- Strings: Kinbara Chieko Group
- Turntable: DJ COUNTRY
- Chorus: Tsunku
- Dance Choreography: Natsu Mayumi
- Music Video: Miyasaka Mayumi
- Akogare My Boy
- Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: AKIRA
TriviaEdit
- This is the fifth Morning Musume single with an English name.
- 4th Generation member Tsuji Nozomi gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
- As of February 2016, the official music video is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
- All the 4th Generation members sang "I WISH" in each of their separate graduation concerts.
- I WISH was re-arranged and performed by Morning Musume's 2013 lineup in The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~.
- An English cover was recorded by Vanessa Williams as "I Wish" for the album Cover Morning Musume!.
Oricon Rank and SalesEdit
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 407,350 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 86,640 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 52,930 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 31,330 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 20,750 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 15,180 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 8,540 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 6,330 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | 4,190 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80 | 2,390 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95 | 2,030 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Out for 5 weeks. | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 10,750 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | 3,790 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 2,550 |
Total Reported Sales: 654,640
External LinksEdit
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS , Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: I WISH, Akogare My Boy
