No.5 (Number 5) is the fifth album from Morning Musume, released on March 26, 2003.
No.5 is the last studio album to feature Yasuda Kei and Abe Natsumi as full members of the group. Yasuda graduated later in 2003, and Abe graduated in early 2004. It is also the first Morning Musume studio album to feature a former member as a returning guest artist, as Goto Maki guests on "Megami ~Mousse na Yasashisa~" and "Ganbacchae" (and on "Do it! Now", her last single as a member of the group).
Two of the songs, "Megami ~Mousse na Yasashisa~" and "YES! POCKY GIRLS", are credited to two one-time Morning Musume spinoff groups, Venus Mousse and POCKY GIRLS, respectively. The songs originated as promotional songs for Pocky biscuit snacks and appeared in versions that are least one minute shorter on the Petit Best 3 compilation album in December 2002.
The album reached #1 on the Oricon charts and charted for four weeks, selling 175,292 copies.
Tracklist[]
- Intro
- Do it! Now
- TOP!
- Tomodachi ga Ki ni Itteru Otoko Kara no Dengon (友達(♀)が気に入っている男からの伝言; A Message from the Boy My Friend Likes)
- Koko ni Iruzee!
- "Suggoi Nakama" (「すっごい仲間」; "Great Friends")
- Tsuyoki de Yukou ze! (強気で行こうぜ!; Let's Go Strongly!) - Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai, Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
- Megami ~Mousse na Yasashisa~ (Original Long Ver.) (女神 ~Mousseな優しさ~ (Original Long Ver.); Goddess ~Kindness Like Mousse~) - Venus Mousse (Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari, Goto Maki, Yoshizawa Hitomi)
- YES! POCKY GIRLS (Original Long Ver.) - POCKY GIRLS (Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Ishikawa Rika, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai, Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa)
- HEY! Mirai
- Ganbacchae! - Morning Musume with Hello! Project Kids + Goto Maki
- "Sugoku Suki na no ni...ne" (「すごく好きなのに...ね」; "Even Though I Really Like You...") - Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi
- Sotsugyou Ryokou ~Morning Musume Tabidatsu Hito ni Okuru Uta~ (卒業旅行 ~モーニング娘。旅立つ人に贈る唄~; Graduation Trip ~A Song for the Person Leaving Morning Musume~)
Featured Members[]
Morning Musume promoting the album
- Morning Musume
- 1st Gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi (last album)
- 2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei (last album), Yaguchi Mari
- 4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
- 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
- Special Guests:
Album Information[]
- Intro
- Voice Percussion, Chorus: Tsunku
- TOP!
- Lyrics, Composition, Chorus: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Morio Takashi
- Guitar: Kawai Eiji
- Tomodachi ga Ki ni Itteru Otoko Kara no Dengon
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Watanabe Cher
- Bass: Shimizu Rei
- Guitar: Kawase Satoshi
- Chorus: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
- "Suggoi Nakama"
- Lyrics, Composition, Chorus: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Performed by, Chorus: DANCE☆MAN
- Performed by THE BANDMAN
- Drums: HYU HYU
- Bass: YOGA FIRE!
- Guitar: JUMP MAN
- Keyboards: WATA-BOO
- Percussions: STAGE CHAKKA MAN
- Turntables: DJ ICHIRO
- Chorus: Morning Musume
- Tsuyoki de Yukouze!
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Bass: Masaki
- Chorus: Abe Natsumi, Iida Kaori, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Ishikawa Rika
- Megami ~Mousse na Yasashisa~ (Original Long Ver.)
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Konishi Takao
- Manipulator: Katsuura Go
- Guitar: Asai Yasuo
- Bass: Sumiyoshi Ataru
- Chorus: Inaba Atsuko
- YES! POCKY GIRLS (Original Long Ver.)
- Lyrics, Composition, Chorus: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
- Chorus: Inaba Atsuko, hasie
- HEY! Mirai
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Sakai Mikio
- Drums: Abe Kaoru
- Bass: So Hidearu
- Chorus: Morning Musume
- Ganbacchae!
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Tatoo
- Guitar: Meki To-ru
- Trumpet: Koboyashi Futoshi
- Trombone: Nomura Hiroyuki
- Saxophone: Takegami Yoshinari
- Chorus: Morning Musume
- "Sugoku Suki na no ni...ne"
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, All Instruments, Chorus: Sakai Mikio
- Chorus: Kago Ai, Tsuji Nozomi, Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
- Sotsugyou Ryokou ~Morning Musume Tabidatsu Hito ni Okuru Uta~
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Kono Shin
- Drums: L. Armin
- Bass: Oka Yuzo
- Guitars: Ishinari Masato
- Trumpet: Nishimura Koji, Sugasaka Masahiko
- Trombone: Murata Youichi
- Saxophone: Yamamoto Takuo
- Percussion: Misawa Izumi
- Chorus: Morning Musume
Performances[]
Concert Performances[]
- Tsuyoki de Yukouze!
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~
- Morning Musume '16 Live Concert in Taipei
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ Kaga Kaede Sotsugyou Special
- Morning Musume '25 Concert Tour Haru Mighty Magic DX ~Ikuta Erina wo Miokutte~
- TOP!
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Resonant LIVE~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
- Morning Musume '17 Concert Tour Haru ~THE INSPIRATION!~ (part of a medley)
- Tomodachi ga Ki ni Itteru Otoko Kara no Dengon
- "Suggoi Nakama"
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
- "Sugoku Suki na no ni...ne"
- YES! POCKY GIRLS
- Megami ~Mousse na Yasashisa~
- Sotsugyou Ryokou ~Morning Musume Tabidatsu Hito ni Okuru Uta~
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Final - Ogata Haruna → All
- HEY! Mirai
- Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
- Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL - Fukumura Mizuki → Morning Musume '23, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Tsuji Nozomi, Takahashi Ai, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina, Sato Masaki, Morito Chisaki
- Ganbacchae!
- Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
- Berryz Koubou 10 Shuunen Kinen Budokan Special Live ~Yappari Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai~ - BeriKyuu
- Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Sunshine Parade~ - ℃-ute
Event Performances[]
- TOP!
- [2025.10.25] Yasuda Kei ・ Yaguchi Mari Fanclub Event 2025 ~Kemeko no Heya x Snack Mari~ - Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
- [2025.11.11] Tanaka Reina Birthday Event OtsukaReina Kai 13 ~OMCJ~ - Tanaka Reina
- Tsuyoki de Yukouze!
- [2008.09.02] Morning Musume Hawaii Tour 2008 ~Aloha to You~ - Takahashi Ai
- Tomodachi ga Ki ni Itteru Otoko Kara no Dengon
- [2010.03.24] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in Hawaii 2010
- [2017.10.30] Morning Musume '17 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event - Fukumura Mizuki, Kudo Haruka, Oda Sakura
- [2022.12.20] Morning Musume '22 FC Event ~ Musume. ×FAN×Fun！ ×Christmas~ - Haga Akane, Yamazaki Mei
- "Sugoku Suki na no ni...ne"
- [2025.05.09] Morning Musume '25 Okamura Homare Birthday Event - Okamura Homare
- YES! POCKY GIRLS
- [2024.09.30] Morning Musume '24 Nonaka Miki・Makino Maria・Haga Akane FC Event ~THE JUUNIKI 2024~ - Makino Maria
- Megami ~Mousse na Yasashisa~
- [2010.04.12] Yoshizawa Hitomi Special Live ~25kaime no "Arigatou"~ - Yoshizawa Hitomi
- [2025.12.11] Morning Musume '25 FC Event ~Musume×FAN×Fun！×Christmas~ - Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria
Oricon Chart Positions[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 122,136 |
| 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 22,129 |
| 12 | 19 | - | - | 18 | - | - | 19 | 9,198 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 5,731 |
Total Reported Sales: 175,292
Trivia[]
- "Ganbacchae!" and "HEY! Mirai" were both used to promote the movie, Koinu Dan no Monogatari. The music videos for both songs were released as a double a-side Single V.
- This is the last Hello! Project album to reach #1 on the Oricon weekly albums chart until the 2018 album Hatachi no Morning Musume.
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: TOP!, Tomodachi ga Ki ni Itteru Otoko Kara no Dengon, Suggoi Nakama, Tsuyoki de Yukouze!, Megami ~Mousse na Yasashisa~, YES! POCKY GIRLS, HEY! Mirai, Ganbacchae!, Sugoku Suki na no ni...ne, Sotsugyou Ryokou ~Morning Musume Tabidatsu Hito ni Okuru Uta~