Teenage Solution / Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no / Beat no Wakusei (Teenage Solution/よしよししてほしいの/ビートの惑星; Teenage Solution / I Want You To Tell Me It's Alright / Beat Planet) is Morning Musume '21's 70th single. It was released on December 8, 2021[1] in 8 editions: 3 regular and 5 limited. The first press of the regular editions includes a random member trading card of 14 kinds depending on the jacket (42 in total), and one random shiny group card. The Limited Edition SP1 comes with a 28-page photobooklet, while the Limited Edition SP2 includes a download card for one of 14 Free Angle Video, filmed with 70 cameras, of a "Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no" solo dance shot video.
This was the last single to feature 10th generation member Sato Masaki.[2]
On November 25, 2021, it was announced that the release of the Limited Edition SP2 would be postponed due to production issues, but the single's release would remain on December 8 with the other editions.[3] On December 8, it was announced that the edition would be released on December 22.[4]
A Single V Blu-ray of "Beat no Wakusei" was available to pre-order for Hello! Project fanclub members from December 27, 2021 to January 28, 2022, and for advance pre-order at the UP-FRONT WORKS Web Store from January 12 to February 6, 2022,[5] with delivery estimated for late March. It was subsequently released to the general public on April 13, 2022. It includes a download card for the 180° Group Dance video of Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no filmed with 31 cameras.[6]
Tracklist[]
CD[]
Limited Editions A-C, SP2, Regular Editions[]
- Teenage Solution
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no
- Beat no Wakusei
- Teenage Solution (Instrumental)
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no (Instrumental)
- Beat no Wakusei (Instrumental)
Limited Edition SP1[]
- Teenage Solution
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no
- Beat no Wakusei
- Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (Morning Musume '21 Ver.)【Additional Track】
- Teenage Solution (Instrumental)
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no (Instrumental)
- Beat no Wakusei (Instrumental)
- Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (Morning Musume '21 Ver.) (Instrumental)【Additional Track】
Limited Edition A Blu-ray[]
- Teenage Solution (Music Video)
- Teenage Solution (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Teenage Solution (Making Eizou) (メイキング映像; Making Video)
Limited Edition B Blu-ray[]
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no (Music Video)
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no (Making Video)
Limited Edition C Blu-ray[]
- Beat no Wakusei (Close-Up Ver.)
- Teenage Solution (feat. Sato Masaki Ver.)
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no (feat. Sato Masaki Ver.)
Single V "Beat no Wakusei"[]
- Beat no Wakusei (Music Video)
- Beat no Wakusei (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Beat no Wakusei (Dance Shot Ver. Ⅱ)
- Beat no Wakusei (Making Eizou)
Featured Members[]

Morning Musume '21 promoting "Teenage Solution"

Morning Musume '21 promoting "Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no"

Morning Musume '21 promoting "Beat no Wakusei"
- 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
- 10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki (last)
- 11th Gen: Oda Sakura
- 12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
- 13th Gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
- 14th Gen: Morito Chisaki
- 15th Gen: Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei
Single Information[]
- Teenage Solution
- Lyrics, Composition, Sound Produce: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
- Chorus: Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura
- Music Video: Imamura Shigeru
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no
- Lyrics, Composition Sound Produce: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: Fukumuru Mizuki, Oda Sakura
- Music Video: Morimoto Takahiro
- Beat no Wakusei
- Lyrics: Kodama Ameko
- Composition: Erik Lidbom, miwaflower
- Arrangement: Erik Lidbom
- Track produced by Erik Lidbom for Hitfire Production
- Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki, Ishida Ayumi, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki, Okamura Homare, Shiobara Namiko
- ©2021 Hitfire Publishing / Soundgraphics Inc.
- Music Video: ZUMI
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2021.11.20] MelodiX! (Teenage Solution)[7]
- [2021.11.24] Music Blood (Teenage Solution)[8]
- [2021.12.31] CDTV Live! Live! - 2021.12.31 - New Year's Eve Special 2021→2022 (Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no)[9]
Concert Performances[]
An asterisk (*) is used when a song is performed in the entirety of a Hello! Project CITY CIRCUIT concert tour, including special, final, and graduation dates.
If the song is only performed for a part of the tour, the specific tour/concert name will be written without asterisk.
- Teenage Solution
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~*
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2022
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Matsubara Yulia
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 6gatsu COLOR ~Shikisai~ - Matsubara Yulia
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ encore (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki, Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei
- Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Haru MOTTO MORNING MUSUME。 (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2024
- Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~* (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better! Encore~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Haru MOTTO MORNING MUSUME。 (part of a medley)
- Beat no Wakusei
- Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2021 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
- Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~*
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ Kaga Kaede Sotsugyou Special
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2023 "Morning Musume '23 & OCHA NORMA Premium"
- Hello! Project 2024 Winter ~THREE OF US~
- Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (Morning Musume '21 Ver.)
- See also: Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari#Concert Performances
Event Performances[]
- Teenage Solution
- [2022.05.01] rockin'on presents JAPAN JAM 2022
- [2024.05.07] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2024 - Dambara Ruru
- [2024.06.28] Morning Musume '24 Yamazaki Mei Birthday Event - Yamazaki Mei
- Beat no Wakusei
- [2024.07.16] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2024 - Matsunaga Riai
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 2 100,063 |
2 7,129 |
2 5,570 |
5 | 3 2,678 |
3 2,452 |
2 | 120,435 |
6 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4,515 |
10 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 4,278 |
11 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | - | 28 | 20 | 1,394 |
- | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | - | 28 | 43 | 468 |
- Monthly Ranking
Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | December | 4 | 129,288 | [10] |
Total Reported Sales: 129,696*
- Yearly Ranking
Year | Year Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|
2021 | 55 | 120,435 |
- Weekly Combined Ranking
Week Rank | Points |
---|---|
2 | 126,780 |
Total Reported Points: x*
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales[]
Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
---|---|---|
2 | 151,068 | [11] |
14 | 5,065 | [12] |
Total Reported Sales: 156,133*
Recochoku Music Video Rankings[]
Song | Daily Rank | Weekly Rank | Monthly Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Teenage Solution | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no | 4 | 3 | N/A |
Other Chart Rankings[]
Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|
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Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 2 (138,000) |
[13] |
"Teenage Solution" only | |||
Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 3 | [14] |
Trivia[]
- The single was announced on September 24, 2021 with the announcement of Sato Masaki's graduation.[2] The release date was announced by the 10th generation members Ishida Ayumi and Sato on September 29, 2021 in Ishida's official Instagram account.[1]
- This is the second single in a row to feature the same member lineup as the prior single.
- On the cover of the Regular B version, the members are a grouped by their generation, with the two solo generations grouped together.
- All of the spoken lines in "Teenage Solution" are spoken by 15th generation members.
- In the promotional picture, jacket covers (Regular and Limited Editions C), and in her first profile picture in Hello! Project's website promoting the song "Beat no Wakusei", Yamazaki Mei's dress color is shown as yellow.[15] When Sato Masaki graduated, her dress color was changed from yellow to red to balance out the amount of each color. Yamazaki also addressed in a blog post that she was surprised that her dress color was changed. She shared that when the group were fitting the costumes for "Beat no Wakusei"'s photo shooting there were two different dress colors and thought that both colors would look good on her, so she wore both of them.[16]
- The promotion edit for "Teenage Solution" was uploaded on YouTube just one day after the track names of the single were announced.
- A short version of the "Beat no Wakusei" music video was anticipatedly posted on the group's official TikTok account on December 2, 2021.[17]
- The Morning Musume '21 version of "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" was released digitally on December 14, 2021[18] separately from the single as the edition made available in the digital platforms with the single's release was the Regular Edition A.[19]
- This is the first Single V of the group since "One・Two・Three" released in July 2012, and first of the Hello! Project overall since Berryz Koubou's "WANT!" Single V released in December 2012. It is also the first Single V to be released in Blu-ray format.
- It was certified Gold by the RIAJ in December 2021 for the shipment of 100,000 copies.[20]
- "Teenage Solution" will be used as the opening theme for BEATNIKS on Iwate Menkoi TV starting January 10, 2022.[21]
Videos[]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.instagram.com/p/CUZ21lVFQvi/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "モーニング娘。'21 佐藤優樹の卒業に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2021-09-24.
- ↑ "モーニング娘。'21 70thシングル『Teenage Solution/よしよししてほしいの/ビートの惑星』【初回生産限定盤SP2】発売延期のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2021-11-25.
- ↑ "モーニング娘。'21 70thシングル『Teenage Solution/よしよししてほしいの/ビートの惑星』【初回生産限定盤SP2】新発売日のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2021-12-08.
- ↑ "【UFW Web Store】モーニング娘。'21 シングルV「ビートの惑星」Blu-ray Disc 先行受注開始のお知らせ!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "12/27(月)受付スタート 1月通販 公開!" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2021-12-24. (archived)
- ↑ https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/broad_tvtokyo/program/detail/202111/22545_202111222650.html
- ↑ "「モーニング娘。’21」ライヴでは「恋愛レボリューション21(updated)(2013年)」と「What is LOVE?(2014年)」のスペシャルダンスメドレーと新曲「Teenage Solution」を披露" (in Japanese). 2021-11-20
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tbscdtv/status/1476988776991772675
- ↑ "月間 シングルランキング"
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2021&month=12&day=20
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2021&month=12&day=20
- ↑ "【先ヨミ】SEVENTEEN『あいのちから』209,856枚で現在シングル1位" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2021-12-09.
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2021&month=12&day=20
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211127074439/http://www.helloproject.com/morningmusume/profile/mei_yamazaki/
- ↑ Yamazaki Mei. "No.883 イエローからレッド 山﨑愛生" (in Japanese). Morning Musume 15ki Official Blog. 2021-12-15.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MorningMusumeMg/status/1465970528301162500
- ↑ "モーニング娘。'21「女子かしまし物語(モーニング娘。'21 Ver.)」12/14(火)配信スタート!". Hello! Project. 2021-12-14.
- ↑ "モーニング娘。'21「Teenage Solution/よしよししてほしいの/ビートの惑星」配信スタート!". Hello! Project. 2021-12-08.
- ↑ "ゴールドディスク認定" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2021-10-09.
- ↑ "モーニング娘。'21「Teenage Solution」岩手めんこいテレビ「BEATNIKS」1月オープニングテーマに決定!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-01-12.
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Teenage Solution, Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no, Beat no Wakusei, Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (Morning Musume '21 Ver.)