Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan (恋人は心の応援団; A Lover Is the Heart's Cheerleader) is Country Musume's 2nd major label single, as well as their sixth single overall, and the second as Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika. It was released on October 17, 2001. The song appears on the albums Country Musume Daizenshuu ①, Country Musume Daizenshuu ②, and Country Musume Mega Best.
Tracklist[]
- Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan
- Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan (Hyper Dance Version)
- Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan (Instrumental)
Featured Members[]
Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika promoting the single
Single Information[]
- Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan
- Lyrics, Composition, Chorus: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
- Vocal: Rinne, Asami, Ishikawa Rika (Morning Musume)
- Bass: Matsubara Hideki
- Mix Engineer: Yanagisawa Takeshi
- Hyper Dance Version Arrangement: Kawana Takuma
- Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi
- Music Video: Kawatani Hideo (Director), Suehiro Tetsushi (Producer)
Performances[]
Note: After 2012, many performances use the instrumentation from the S/mileage cover of this song. The 2012 version begins in a slightly higher key and uses slightly different instruments. This is not noted on official setlists. There may be redundancies between the two performance lists.
Concert Performances[]
- Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2001 "Live Revolution Aki"
- Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo Sugoizo!~
- Country Musume LIVE2006 ~Shibuya des Date~ - Country Musume
- Ongaku Gatas First Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Mi Zaru Shuku Zaru GOODSAL!~ - Ongaku Gatas
- 2008 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 11gatsu ~Yokohama Jump!~ - Kikkawa You, Maeda Yuuka, Arai Manami
- 2010 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 3gatsu ~Yokohama Gold!~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei
- S/mileage Live Tour 2012 Aki ~Choi Kawa Banchou~ - S/mileage
- Hello! Project New Fes! 2015 - Country Girls
- Country Girls Live Tour 2015 - Country Girls
- ANGERME First Concert Tour 2015 Aki "Hyakka Ryouran" - Fukuda Kanon, Katsuta Rina
- Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu - Country Girls
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2016 Juice=Juice + Country Girls Premium - ANGERME
- Country Girls Live Tour 2016 Haru Natsu - Country Girls
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Ishikawa Rika, Tsugunaga Momoko, Yamaki Risa
- Country Girls Live Tour 2016 Fuyu - Country Girls
- Country Girls Concert Tour 2017 Haru ~Momochiism~ - Country Girls
Event Performances[]
- [2002.03.16] Melon Kinenbi, Country Musume, Heike Michiyo LIVE TOGETHER
- [2004.09.25] Country Musume Fan no Tsudoi in Hanabatake Bokujo
- [2014.08.05] Morning Musume '14 Suzuki Kanon Birthday Event 2014 - Suzuki Kanon
- [2014.11.11] Tanaka Reina Birthday Event OtsukaReina Kai 3 ~Love Love♡HAPPY NIGHT~ - Tanaka Reina
- [2015.01.07] Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event 2015 - Ishida Ayumi
- [2015.05.30] SATOYAMA Taiken Tour Dai 3 Dan! Country Girls to Sugosu 1paku 2ka Bus Tour in Ashikaga - Country Girls
- [2015.11.05] Country Girls 1 Shuunen Kinen Event & Tsugunaga Momoko Fukkatsusai! - Country Girls
- [2016.12.23] Country Girls FC Event 2016 ~Christmas♡Girls~ - Country Girls
- [2016.08.14] ANGERME Nakanishi Kana・Takeuchi Akari・Katsuta Rina FC Event - Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina
- [2016.12.23] Country Girls FC Event 2016 ~Christmas♡Girls~ - Country Girls
- [2018.12.12] ANGERME Takeuchi Akari Birthday Event 2018 - Takeuchi Akari
- [2019.11.05] Country Girls Kessei 5 Shuunen Kinen Event ~Go for the future!!!!~ - Country Girls
- [2020.12.20] Morning Musume '20 FC Event ~Premoni Christmas Kai~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Yokoyama Reina, Yamazaki Mei
- [2021.06.07] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Nishida Shiori Birthday Event 2021 - Nishida Shiori
- [2022.11.16] Tsubaki Factory Tanimoto Ami Birthday Event 2022 - Tanimoto Ami
- [2023.11.26] Inaba Manaka・Ozeki Mai Fanclub tour in Shirakabako ~Shirakabaccho to Ozeki Neko~ - Inaba Manaka, Ozeki Mai
Oricon Chart Positions[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 62,960 |
| 14 | - | - | - | 20 | 19 | - | 25 | 12,730 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 10,790 |
Total Reported Sales: 93,070
Trivia[]
- S/mileage covered this song as the B-side for their single Dot Bikini.
Videos[]
Audio[]
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan
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