THE Manpower!!! (THE マンパワー!!!) is the 25th single by Morning Musume. "THE Manpower!!!" was used as the 2005 cheer song for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team. It was released on January 19, 2005 in two editions: one regular and one limited. The limited came with Hello! Project Photo Cards No. 0064 to 0068. The first press of the regular edition and the Single V came with a photo card. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks, selling 67,860 copies.
This is the last Morning Musume single to feature original member Iida Kaori, as well as the last single to feature any 1st Generation member of Morning Musume.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- THE Manpower!!!
- Love & Pea~ce! HERO ga Yattekita. (ラヴ&ピィ~ス! HEROがやって来たっ。; Love & Pea~ce! The Hero's Arrived.)
- THE Manpower!!! (Instrumental)
Single V[]
- THE Manpower!!! (PV)
- THE Manpower!!! (Another Edition)
- Making of (メイキング映像)
Limited Edition Photocards[]
Yoshizawa Hitomi and Konno Asami
Iida Kaori and Yaguchi Mari
Michishige Sayumi and Tanaka Reina
Ishikawa Rika and Fujimoto Miki
Takahashi Ai and Niigaki Risa
Kamei Eri and Ogawa Makoto
Featured Members[]
Morning Musume promoting the single
- 1st Gen: Iida Kaori (last)
- 2nd Gen: Yaguchi Mari
- 4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi
- 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
- 6th Gen: Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
Single Information[]
- THE Manpower!!!
- Lyrics, Composition, and Chorus: Tsunku
- Arrangement and Programming: Matsubara Ken
- Music Video: Takeishi Wataru
- Dance Choreographer: SHE[1]
- Love & Pea~ce! HERO ga Yattekita.
- Lyrics, Composition, and Chorus: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Bass: Egawa Hojin
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2005.01.16] Hello! Morning
- [2005.01.21] Music Station
- [2005.01.21] Pop Jam
- [2005.01.26] Sokuhou! Uta no Daijiten
- [2005.01.27] Utaban
- [2005.01.28] Music Fighter
- [2005.04.01] Rakuten versus Seibu baseball game
- [2005.04.01] Morning Musume Rakuten Mamonaku Honkyochi kaimaku! (Sendai Local)
Concert Performances[]
- THE Manpower!!!
- Hello! Project 2005 Winter All-Stars Dairanbu ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Iida Kaori Sotsugyou Special~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6kan Hit Mankai!~
- Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection! Collection!-
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Platinum 9 DISCO~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~9ki Mem wo Mukaete~
- Love & Pea~ce! HERO ga Yattekita.
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6kan Hit Mankai!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
- Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Zeninshuu Go!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Aki ~Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Platinum 9 DISCO~
- Morning Musume Yomiuri Land EAST LIVE 2009
- 2009 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 11gatsu ~Yokohama FIRE!~ - Sengoku Minami, Kikkawa You, Furukawa Konatsu, Sainen Mia, Mori Saki, Kitahara Sayaka, Komine Momoka, Saho Akari, Okai Asuna, Sekine Azusa, Fukumura Mizuki, Maeda Irori, Kaneko Rie, Arai Manami, Takeuchi Akari, Miyamoto Karin, Sato Ayano, Hirano Tomomi, Katsuta Rina
- Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live - Morning Musume with Berryz Koubou, ℃-ute, Mano Erina, S/mileage
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2014 ~Full Course~
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Morning Musume '16 Live Concert in Houston
- Hello! Project 2017 WINTER ~Kaleidoscope~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hallo! Fes 2018
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Kaette Kita Idol Meimei ~Ichiya Kagiri no Special Concert~ - Tamura Meimi
Event Performances[]
- Love & Pea~ce! HERO ga Yattekita.
- [2010.03.24] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in Hawaii 2010
- [2012.08.29] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in HAWAII 2012 summer - Sato Masaki
- [2014.08.22] Morning Musume '14 Fanclub Tour in HAWAII ~Me ka aloha pumehana!!~
- [2022.09.14] Morning Musume '22 Kessei 25 Shuunen Kinen FC Event ~Musume × FAN×Fun! × Dai Kansha-sai!~
- [2024.02.15] Ogata Haruna 25th Birthday Party - Ogata Haruna
- [2024.04.15] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Okamura Minami & Kiyono Momohime FC Event 2024 ~ Mimomo World~ - Okamura Minami, Kiyono Momohime
- [2025.02.25] Morning Musume '25 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event - Yokoyama Reina
Oricon Chart Positions[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 51,421 |
| 8 | 28 | - | 28 | 29 | - | 29 | 27 | 8,607 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 3,410 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 1,914 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 | 1,129 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 186 | 729 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 194 | 650 |
Total Reported Sales: 67,860
Trivia[]
- "THE Manpower!!!" was the first Hello! Project song to be a Rakuten Eagles cheer song.
- This is the ninth Morning Musume single with an English name.
- This single was released on Ishikawa Rika's birthday.
- Ishikawa Rika and Kamei Eri are the centers for this single.
- The MV only features the dance shot, while "Another Version" features other shots.
- 1st Generation member Iida Kaori gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
- This is the fourteenth and last single where Iida Kaori was leader of Morning Musume.
- "THE Manpower!!!" was re-arranged and performed by Morning Musume's 2013 lineup in The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~.
- This is the last single to have a 1st Generation member in the line-up.
Videos[]
Gallery[]
References[]
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: THE Manpower!!!, Love & Pea~ce! HERO ga Yattekita.