from album TANPOPO 1
Released June 16, 1999
Genre J-Pop
Format CD Single
Recorded 1999
Label Zetima
Producer Tsunku
Previous: Motto 2nd Single
(1999)
Next: Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru 4th Single
(1999)
Tanpopo (MV)
Tanpopo (たんぽぽ; Dandelion) is the third single of Hello! Project subgroup Tanpopo. It was released on June 16, 1999 as a 8cm CD. It reached number ten on the Japan Oricon charts. Unlike other Tanpopo singles, the song was first featured in Tanpopo 1 before it was released as a single. It sold 53,970 copies in its first week and 112,320 copies total. Former Tanpopo member, Aya Ishiguro, reunited with the group's 2nd Generation to sing the Grand Symphonic version of the song. This new version, along with the single version, was featured in the group's second album, All of Tanpopo.
Tracklist
- Tanpopo
- A Rainy Day
- Tanpopo (Instrumental)
Featured Members
Concert Performances
- Hello! Project Happy New Year '99
- Hello! Project '99
- Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000
- Morning Musume First Live at Budokan ~Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru~
- Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello☆Pro Natsu Matsuri~ - Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Niigaki Risa, Shibata Ayumi
- Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club Kouen ~Thank You for Your Love!~|Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club Kouen ~Thank You for Your LOVE!~ - Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Konno Asami, Shibata Ayumi
- Hello! Project 2009 Winter Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ - Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Konno Asami, Niigaki Risa, Shibata Ayumi
Song Information
- Tanpopo
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Keyboard, and Programming: Konishi Takao
- Manipulator: Katsuura Go
- Guitar: Masuzaki Takashi
- Strings: Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra (北京愛楽楽団)
- Chorus: Tanpopo
- A Rainy Day
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Yamauchi Kaoru
- Guitar: Nishida Tsuyoshi
- Chorus: Tanpopo
External Links
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: English
- Lyrics: Tanpopo, A Rainy Day