Changes: Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru

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Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru

Single by Tanpopo
from the album All of Tanpopo

Native title

聖なる鐘がひびく夜

Released

October 20, 1999

Genre

J-Pop

Format

CD

Length

20:23

Label

zetima

Producer

Tsunku

**Tanpopo Singles Chronology**
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Tanpopo (Single Version) 3rd single (1999)	Otome Pasta ni Kandou 5th single (2000)

Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (聖なる鐘がひびく夜; The Night the Sound of the Holy Bell Echoes) Tanpopo's fourth single. It was released on October 20, 1999, as a 8 cm CD, and peaked at #2 on the weekly Oricon charts, charting for twelve weeks and selling 209,200 copies overall.

This is the only Tanpopo single that doesn't have a B-side track and an instrumental, which are standards for Hello! Project singles. Instead, it includes three solo versions of main song, sung by the first generation line-up of the group.

"Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru" was used as the ending theme to Idol wo Sagase!

Tracklist[]

Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru
Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (featuring Iida)
Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (featuring Ishiguro)
Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (featuring Yaguchi)

Featured Members[]

Single Information[]

Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru

Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
Arrangement, Keyboard, and Programming: Konishi Takao
Manipulator: Katsuura Go
Chorus: Tanpopo
Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi

Performances[]

TV Performances[]

Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru

[1999.10.17] ASAYAN

Concert Performances[]

Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru

Event Performances[]

Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru

[2007.12.16] Nakazawa Yuko Special Christmas Live 2007 ~Blanche~ - Nakazawa Yuko
[2015.12.19] Tsubaki Factory FC Event 2015 ~Mini Mini☆Christmas Kai~ - Tsubaki Factory
[2015.12.23] Juice=Juice FC Event 2015 ~Meri Kuri×Juice×Box~ - Juice=Juice
[2018.12.22] Morning Musume '18 FC Event ~Premoni Christmas Kai~ - Morning Musume '18
[2020.02.14] Iida Kaori FC Event - Iida Kaori
[2023.02.14] Juice=Juice Ebata Kisaki Birthday Event 2023 - Ebata Kisaki
[2023.12.16] OCHA NORMA FC Event 2023 Merikuri party ～Seinaru Kane ga CHA CHA CHA CHA～N!～ - OCHA NORMA
[2023.12.22] CISCO X′mas Party - Taiyou to Ciscomoon

Covers[]

This song has been covered by several Hello! Project artists over the years. It has been released digitally by Kamei Eri, Niigaki Risa, Tanaka Reina, Tsugunaga Momoko, Yajima Maimi, and Suzuki Airi.
Nogawa Sakura covered the song for her 2010 album WINTER SONG COVER BEST.

Trivia[]

First press: one out of four trading cards.
An English cover of Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru was recorded by Lalah Hathaway as "My Love (Holy Night)" for the album Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!.
Niinuma Kisora was born on the same day the single released.
Tanpopo's Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru, ℃-ute's Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku (2012), and Juice=Juice's Ganbarenai yo (2021) are the only Hello! Project songs to have official solo versions sung by each member on a main release.
- Buono!'s Hatsukoi Cider also has solo versions, however they were only included on the Buono! COMPLETE CD box set in 2017, and was only made available at the time of the initial release through the solo ver music videos included in Hatsukoi Cider's Single V.
This is the only Hello! Project a-side not to have an official instrumental/karaoke version.

Videos[]

Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (MV)

External Links[]

Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
Wikipedia: English
Lyrics: Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru

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 |released = October 20, 1999
 |genre = J-Pop
-|format = CD single
+|format = CD
-|recorded = 1999
 |length = 20:23
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+|label = zetima
 |producer = [[Tsunku]]
-|Last = [[Tanpopo (Single Version)]] <small>3rd single</small> (1999)
+|Last = [[Tanpopo (Single Version)]] <small>3rd single (1999)</small>
-|Next = [[Otome Pasta ni Kandou]] <small>5th single</small> (2000)
+|Next = [[Otome Pasta ni Kandou]] <small>5th single (2000)</small>
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-'''Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru''' (聖なる鐘がひびく夜; ''Holy Bell Resounding through the Night'') is the fourth single of Morning Musume subgroup [[Tanpopo]]. It was released on October 20, 1999, as a 8 cm CD, and peaked at #2 on the weekly Oricon charts, charting for twelve weeks and selling 209,200 copies overall. The first press edition contained a special trading card.
+'''Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru''' (聖なる鐘がひびく夜; ''The Night the Sound of the Holy Bell Echoes'') [[Tanpopo]]'s fourth single. It was released on October 20, 1999, as a 8 cm CD, and peaked at #2 on the weekly [[Oricon]] charts, charting for twelve weeks and selling 209,200 copies overall.
-It is the only Tanpopo single that doesn't have a B-side track and an instrumental, which are standards for Hello! Project singles. Instead, it includes three solo versions of the songs, sung by the first generation line-up of the group.
+This is the only Tanpopo single that doesn't have a B-side track and an instrumental, which are standards for [[Hello! Project]] singles. Instead, it includes three solo versions of main song, sung by the first generation line-up of the group.
+"Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru"''' '''was used as the ending theme to [[Idol wo Sagase!]]
 ==Tracklist==
-[[File:Tanpopo - Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (MV)|thumb|220px|right|Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (MV)]]
 #Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru
 #Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (featuring Iida)
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 ==Featured Members==
-*[[Ishiguro Aya]] (last single)
+*[[Ishiguro Aya]] (last)
 *[[Iida Kaori]]
 *[[Yaguchi Mari]]
-==Concert Performances==
+==Single Information==
+;Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru
-*[[Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2004 Fuyu 'The Melon Show!'|Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2004 Fuyu 'The☆Melon Show!']] <small>- [[Murata Megumi]], [[Saito Hitomi]]</small>
+*Lyrics and Composition: [[Tsunku]]
+*Arrangement, Keyboard, and Programming: [[Konishi Takao]]
+*Manipulator: [[Katsuura Go]]
+*Chorus: Tanpopo
+*Dance Choreographer: [[Side:Natsu Mayumi|Natsu Mayumi]]
+==Performances==
+===TV Performances===
+;Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru
+* [1999.10.17] [[ASAYAN]]
+===Concert Performances===
+;Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru
+*[[Morning Musume Summer-Autumn Event '99]]
+*[[Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2004 Fuyu ~The☆Melon Show!~]] <small>- [[Murata Megumi]], [[Saito Hitomi]]</small>
 *[[Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Elder Club~]] <small>- Iida Kaori, [[Saito Miuna]], [[Shibata Ayumi]]</small>
+*[[Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 12gatsu ~Musubu~]] <small>- [[Yonemura Kirara]], [[Onoda Karin]], [[Hirayama Yuki]], [[Yofuu Runo]]</small>
+*[[Nakazawa Yuko Chotto Dake Hayai Happy X’mas Show in Tokyo]] <small>- [[Nakazawa Yuko]]</small>
-==Single Information==
+===Event Performances===
-#Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru
+;Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru
+*[2007.12.16] [[Nakazawa Yuko Special Christmas Live 2007 ~Blanche~]] <small>- [[Nakazawa Yuko]]</small>
-#*Lyrics and Composition: [[Tsunku]]
+*[2015.12.19] [[Tsubaki Factory FC Event 2015 ~Mini Mini☆Christmas Kai~]] <small>- [[Tsubaki Factory]]</small>
-#*Arrangement, Keyboard, and Programming: [[Konishi Takao]]
+*[2015.12.23] [[Juice=Juice FC Event 2015 ~Meri Kuri×Juice×Box~]] <small>- [[Juice=Juice]]</small>
-#*Manipulator: [[Katsuura Go]]
+*[2018.12.22] [[Morning Musume '18 FC Event ~Premoni Christmas Kai~]] <small>- [[Morning Musume|Morning Musume '18]]</small>
-#*Chorus: Tanpopo
+*[2020.02.14] [[Iida Kaori FC Event]] <small>- Iida Kaori</small>
+*[2023.02.14] [[Juice=Juice Ebata Kisaki Birthday Event 2023]] <small>- [[Ebata Kisaki]]</small>
+*[2023.12.16] [[OCHA NORMA FC Event 2023 Merikuri party ～Seinaru Kane ga CHA CHA CHA CHA～N!～]] <small>- [[OCHA NORMA]]</small>
+*[2023.12.22] [[CISCO X′mas|CISCO X′mas Party]] <small>- [[Taiyou to Ciscomoon]]</small>
+==Covers==
+* This song has been covered by several Hello! Project artists over the years. It has been released digitally by [[Kamei Eri]], [[Niigaki Risa]], [[Tanaka Reina]], [[Tsugunaga Momoko]], [[Yajima Maimi]], and [[Suzuki Airi]].
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakura_Nogawa Nogawa Sakura] covered the song for her 2010 album ''WINTER SONG COVER BEST''.
 ==Trivia==
+*First press: one out of four trading cards.
-*An English cover of Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru was recorded by Lalah Hathaway as "My Love (Holy Night)" for the album [[Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!]]
+*An English cover of Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru was recorded by Lalah Hathaway as "My Love (Holy Night)" for the album [[Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!]].
+*[[Niinuma Kisora]] was born on the same day the single released.
+*Tanpopo's Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru, [[℃-ute]]'s [[Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku]] (2012),  and [[Juice=Juice]]'s [[DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo|Ganbarenai yo]] (2021) are the only Hello! Project songs to have official solo versions sung by each member on a main release.
+**[[Buono!]]'s [[Hatsukoi Cider / DEEP MIND|Hatsukoi Cider]] also has solo versions, however they were only included on the [[Buono! Live 2017 ~Pienezza!~|Buono! COMPLETE CD]] box set in 2017, and was only made available at the time of the initial release through the solo ver music videos included in Hatsukoi Cider's Single V.
+*This is the only Hello! Project a-side not to have an official instrumental/karaoke version.
+==Videos==
+{{Player|id=f3uBbXU-c08|caption=Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (MV)}}
 ==External Links==
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