Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (モーニング娘。のひょっこりひょうたん島; Morning Musume's Unexpected Gourd Island) is Morning Musume's 17th single, as well as their first cover single. It was released February 19, 2003 and sold 151,342 copies, reaching #4 on the Oricon weekly chart. The Single V sold a total of 33,871 copies.
"Hyokkori Hyoutanjima" is the theme song of the 1964 children's puppet show of the same name.
"Hyokkori Hyoutanjima" ranked as the #63 single in 2003 on the Oricon yearly chart.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
- Housekibako (宝石箱; Jewelry Box)
- Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (Instrumental)
Single V[]
- Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
- Making Eizou (メイキング映像; Making Footage)
Featured Members[]
Morning Musume promoting the single
- 1st Gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
- 4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
- 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
Single Information[]
- Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
- Lyrics: Inoue Hisashi, Yamamoto Morihisa
- Composition: Uno Seichiro
- Arrangement, Keyboards & Programming: Konishi Takao
- Manipulator: Go Katsuura
- Bass: Ataru Sumiyoshi
- Percussion: Genta
- Ukulele: Mihiko Matsumiya
- Chorus: Morning Musume
- Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi
- Music Video: Kawatani Hideo (director), Suehiro Tetsushi (producer)
- Housekibako
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Guitar & Programming: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Chorus: Morning Musume
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2003.02.00] Minna no Uta - February-March[1]
- [2003.02.16] Hello! Morning[2]
- [2003.02.18] MUSIX![3]
- [2003.02.21] MUSIC STATION
- [2003.02.27] Utaban
- [2009.08.21] Minna de Utaou! Family Song[4]
Concert Performances[]
- Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2004 Haru The BEST of Japan
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
Event Performances[]
- Housekibako
- [2010.03.24] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in Hawaii 2010 - Junjun
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 72,594 |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22,118 |
| 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13,428 |
| 18 | - | - | 20 | - | 16 | 16 | 22 | 8,780 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 5,744 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 4,660 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131 | 2,963 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | xxx | xxxx |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 63 | 151,342 |
Total Reported Sales: 151,342
Trivia[]
- 4th generation member Tsuji Nozomi commented on the single for a YouTube video series counting up to Morning Musume's 50th single.[5]
- As of February 2016, the official music video is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that have reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
- The Center for this single is Takahashi Ai.
- In July 2018, Kobushi Factory and Tsubaki Factory also released a cover of "Hyokkori Hyoutanjima". The music video of their version was a tribute to Morning Musume's version, also being directed by Kawatani Hideo.
Videos[]
References[]
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima, Housekibako