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Native title | 人生Blues/青春Night | ||||
Released | June 12, 2019 September 14, 2019 (Event V) | ||||
Genre | J-Pop | ||||
Format | CD, CD+DVD, digital download | ||||
Label | zetima ![]() | ||||
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Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night (人生Blues/青春Night; Life Blues / Youthful Night) is Morning Musume '19's 67th single. It was released on June 12, 2019 in 5 editions: 2 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions came with a random trading card of 12 kinds depending on the jacket (24 in total). Limited Edition SP came with an event lottery serial number card.
The trading cards and the limited edition CD jackets have AR (augmented reality) features that can be viewed using the COCOAR2 app on iOS or Android smartphones until August 31, 2019.[1][2]
"Seishun Night" was selected as the July 2019 ending theme song for STV's Netsuretsu! Hot Sand!.[3]
Tracklist
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Morning Musume '19 - Jinsei Blues (MV) (Promotion Edit)
Morning Musume '19 - Seishun Night (MV) (Promotion Edit)
CD
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- Jinsei Blues
- Seishun Night
- Jinsei Blues (Instrumental)
- Seishun Night (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD
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- Jinsei Blues (Music Video)
Limited Edition B DVD
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- Seishun Night (Music Video)
Limited Edition SP DVD
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- Jinsei Blues (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Seishun Night (Dance Shot Ver.)
Event V
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- Jinsei Blues (Close-up Ver.)
- Seishun Night (Close-up Ver.)
Featured Members
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Morning Musume '19 promoting "Jinsei Blues"

Morning Musume '19 promoting "Seishun Night"
- 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
- 10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki
- 11th Gen: Oda Sakura
- 12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
- 13th Gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
- 14th Gen: Morito Chisaki
Single Information
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- Jinsei Blues
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Keyboard, and Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO[4][5]
- Music Video: Imamura Shigeru
- Seishun Night
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Rap Arrangement: Miss Monday
- Arrangement, Keyboard, and Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki, Oda Sakura
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO[4]
- Music Video: ZUMI
Performances
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Concert Performances
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- Jinsei Blues
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~
- Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "harmony"
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~
- Morning Musume '19 ~KOKORO&KARADA~ at Shinjuku ReNY
- Seishun Night
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~
- Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful"
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~
- Morning Musume '19 ~KOKORO&KARADA~ at Shinjuku ReNY
TV Performances
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- [2019.06.21] Buzz Rhythm 02 (Jinsei Blues)
- [2019.06.24] FULL CHORUS (Jinsei Blues)
- [2019.06.26] TV Tokyo Ongakusai 2019 (Seishun Night)
- [2019.07.13] Ongaku no Hi 2019 (Jinsei Blues)
- [2019.08.05] J-MELO (Seishun Night)
Event Performances
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- [2019.08.10] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL (Seishun Night)
Chart Positions
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Oricon Chart Positions
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- Daily & Weekly Rankings
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
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- | 3 71,605 | 2 11,290 | 4 | 3 3,175 | 1 10,046 | 1 11,083 | 3 | 109,824 |
18 | 33 | 3 4,499 | 40 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 15 | 5,743 |
- | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 2,619 |
- | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2,735 |
- | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 1,701 |
- | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | 72 | 764 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 1,150 |
- Monthly Ranking
Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
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2019 | June | 3 | 118,186 | [6] |
Total reported sales: 124,536
- Weekly Combined Ranking
Week Rank | Points |
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3 | 113,548 |
26 | 6,491 |
Total reported points: 120,039
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales
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Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
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3 | 144,747 | [7] |
14 | 8,125 | [8] |
19 | 3,384 | [9] |
12 | 4,124 | [10] |
26 | 2,755 | [11] |
45 | 1,300 | [12] |
50 | 1,787 | [13] |
Total reported sales: 166,222
Recochoku Music Video Rankings
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Song | Daily Rank | Weekly Rank | Monthly Rank |
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Jinsei Blues | 2 | 5 | 15 |
Seishun Night | 3 | 6 | 16 |
Other Chart Rankings
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Country | Chart | Highest Position | Ref |
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![]() | Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 3 (121,669) | [14] |
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End | 45 | [15] | |
"Jinsei Blues" only | |||
Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 3 | [16] | |
Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 23 | [17] | |
CDTV Original Ranking | 3 | [18] | |
"Seishun Night" only | |||
Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 53 | [16] | |
Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 26 | [17] | |
CDTV Original Ranking | 67 | [19] |
Trivia
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- The single was officially announced on May 12, 2019 during the Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~ night performance in Hokkaido.[20]
- This is the first single to not feature Iikubo Haruna since "Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!". However, she makes a cameo appearance in the music video for "Jinsei Blues".
- Because both songs are meant to create excitement at lives, YOSHIKO choreographed the choruses for everyone to dance along.[4]
- YOSHIKO made the dance for "Jinsei Blues" robotic and clock-like because the intro reminded her of Disney's Electrical Parade. She also added a "jinsei pose" of the 人 (hito) kanji in the chorus.[5]
- The choreography for "Seishun Night" was changed several times.[21][22] The first version was only performed at Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019. Afterwards, gradual changes were made to parts of the dance throughout the first half of Morning Musume '19's spring concert tour.[23][24] The final version, which was a completely new dance, was first performed in Fukuoka on April 27, 2019.[25][26]
- When Tsunku was asked on Twitter if the extra text in the "Jinsei Blues" music video was his idea, he answered that he did not know about it and that adding different writing on top of the lyrics misconstrues the song's message. He ended his reply with "Well, that's life, too. Haha"[27]
- The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[28]
Additional Videos
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References
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- ↑ "モーニング娘。AR" (in Japanese). Morning Musume '19 "Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night" Special Site.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MorningMusumeMg/status/1141474678705254401
- ↑ "モーニング娘。'19「青春Night」がSTV「熱烈!ホットサンド!」7月エンドテーマに決定!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2019-07-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "振付けしましたシリーズ☆" (in Japanese). Room No.445. 2019-05-28.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "振付けしましたシリーズ☆" (in Japanese). Room No.445. 2019-06-01.
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2019-06/
- ↑ "【ビルボード】NEWS『トップガン/Love Story』が18万枚を売り上げSGセールス首位獲得、MONSTA X/モーニング娘。'19が続く" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2019-06-17.
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=1
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=8
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=15
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=22
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=29
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=08&day=5
- ↑ "【先ヨミ】NEWS『トップガン/Love Story』が14.7万枚を売り上げ現在首位 MONSTA X/モー娘と三つ巴に(6/13訂正)" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2019-06-15.
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2019
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2019&month=06&day=24
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2019&month=06&day=24
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TBSCDTV/status/1142478605349507072
- ↑ http://www.tbs.co.jp/cdtv/cddb/countdown20190622.html
- ↑ Fukumura Mizuki. "北海道はでっかい〜?☆譜久村聖" (in Japanese). Morning Musume Qki Official Blog. 2019-05-12.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/itigoppo/status/1140776323607977984
- ↑ https://twitter.com/shimizun_musume/status/1139496447219359744
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Milk_tea_Soda/status/1109366908963348482
- ↑ https://twitter.com/mfukuvvv/status/1109373655174176768
- ↑ https://twitter.com/undergroundintw/status/1122049625832054784
- ↑ https://twitter.com/shimizun_musume/status/1122049361368608768
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tsunkuboy/status/1135399729133694976
- ↑ https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html#read-list-1
External Links
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- Special Site
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Event V Announcement