Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe / Password is 0 (時空を超え 宇宙を超え／Password is 0; Beyond Time and Space / Password is 0) is Morning Musume '14's 56th single. It was released on April 16, 2014 in 6 editions: 2 regular and 4 limited editions. The first press for both regular editions includes a trading cards of 11 kinds depending on the jackets (22 in total). The first press for all editions comes with a poster of 6 kinds, depending on place of purchase. A special boxset is a available for preorder for a limited time only, which includes all 6 editions of the single.
Both "Password is 0" tracks were used for the au Spring 2014 commercial campaign featuring Morimusu.
Tracklist[]
CD[]
Regular Editions, Limited Edition D[]
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe
- Password is 0
- Password is 0 - Morimusu
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Instrumental)
- Password is 0 (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A-C[]
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe
- Password is 0
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Instrumental)
- Password is 0 (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD[]
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Music Video)
Limited Edition B DVD[]
- Password is 0 (Music Video)
Limited Edition C DVD[]
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Dance Shot Ver.)
Limited Edition D DVD[]
- Password is 0 (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Morimusu Special Movie)
Event V "Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe"[]
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe (Oda Sakura Solo Ver.)
Event V "Password is 0"[]
- Password is 0 (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)
- Password is 0 (Oda Sakura Solo Ver.)
Featured Members[]
Morning Musume '14 promoting "Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe"
Morning Musume '14 promoting "Password is 0"
22 Trading cards
- 6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi
- 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
- 10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
- 11th Gen: Oda Sakura
- Morimusu ("Password is 0 (Morimusu Ver.)" Only)
- Morning Musume '14
- Morisanchuu
Single Information[]
- All Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
- All Arrangements, Keyboard & Programming: Okubo Kaoru
- All Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO
- Special Thanks: KDDI Corporation, Dentsu Inc., Kinoshita Ichiro, Saito Kazunori, Okuno Keisuke, Ogawa Yuto, Yoshimori Hirosuke, Kumakawa Kakuya, Hieda Morihiro, Kato Toshifumi, Hirota Motoaki, Shibata Daisuke, Tokuhira Koichi, Sawada Yoshihisa, Shirakawa Toshiyuki, Koyanagi Wataru
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe
- Violin: Ittetsu Gen
- Chorus: Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho
- Music Video: Nakazumi Soichi
- Password is 0
- Chorus: Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho, AKIRA, Tsunku
- Music Video: Kamiguchi Satoshi
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2014.04.17] The Girls Live
- [2014.04.18] Music Dragon
- [2014.04.18] Mirai Theater
- [2014.04.19] CDTV
- [2014.04.19] Music Japan
- [2014.04.25] Music Station
- [2014.04.xx] Bokura no Ongaku
- [2014.05.07] Ichiban Song Show
- [2015.10.16] The Girls Live (Password is 0)
Concert Performances[]
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~
- Naruchika Morning Musume '14
- Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~KOREZO!~
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Morning Musume '14 Live Concert in New York
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Haru ~GRADATION~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~
- SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~BIRTHDAY LIVE 2019~ - Michishige Sayumi
- Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~ Special Number
- Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"
- Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show ~Sanctuary~" Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special
- Password is 0
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2014 ~Full Course~
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~
- Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~YAPPARI!~
- Berryz Koubou 10 Shuunen Kinen Special Concert 2014 Thank You BeriKyuu! in Nippon Budokan
- Naruchika Morning Musume'14
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Morning Musume '14 Live Concert in New York
- Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Haru ~GRADATION~
- Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~CHALLENGER~
- Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~
- Morning Musume '16 Live Concert in Taipei
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2019 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki
- 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)
Event Performances[]
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe
- [2014.07.30] Odaiba Shintairiku Mezamashi Live 2014
- [2014.09.14] Morning Musume 17th Anniversary Event
- [2015.03.16] Morning Musume '15 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 4~ Oda Sakura
- [2019.03.28] Morning Musume '19 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 8~ / Morning Musume '19 Haga Akane Birthday Event - Oda Sakura
- [2021.11.07] Iikubo Haruna Birthday Event 2021 - Iikubo Haruna
- [2023.05.28] RIHO SAYASHI BIRTHDAY Fan Meeting -PLAYGROUND!- vol.2 - Sayashi Riho
- [2023.10.30] Morning Musume '23 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event ～MIZUKINGDOM de Kiran✧～ - Fukumura Mizuki
- [2024.07.25] ANGERME Hirayama Yuki Birthday Event 2024 - Hirayama Yuki
- Password is 0
- [2014.07.30] Odaiba Shintairiku Mezamashi Live 2014
- [2014.08.22] Morning Musume '14 Fanclub Tour in HAWAII ~Me ka aloha pumehana!!~
Promotion[]
- April 2, 2014
- Michishige Sayumi: Ishikawa
- Suzuki Kanon: Aichi
- Oda Sakura: Nagasaki
- Iikubo Haruna: Kanagawa
- Ishida Ayumi: Hokkaido
- Ikuta Erina: Akita
- Kudo Haruka: Okinawa
- Sato Masaki: Tokyo
- Sayashi Riho: Mie
- Fukumura Mizuki: Osaka
- April 5, 2014
- Hiroshima: Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura
- April 6, 2014
- Okayama: Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
- April 9, 2014
- Fukuoka: Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura
- April 11, 2014
- Sapporo: Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, Sato Masaki
- April 12, 2014
- Hokkaido: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka, Oda Sakura
- April 15, 2014
- Shibuya Tower Records
- Osaka: Sayashi Riho, Iikubo Haruna, Oda Sakura
- Mini Live
- April 16, 2014
- Ikebukuro Sunshine City
- April 17, 2014
- CLUB CITTA
- Sing, Handshake, Talk event
- July 20, 2014
- Shibuya
- Group A: Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho
- Group B: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
- Group C: Suzuki Kanon, Kudo Haruka
- Group D: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi
- Group E: Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura
- Shibuya
- FM Nagasaki Spicy voxxx - Oda Sakura
- Nagasaki radio "Jouhou Conbini Gogou Go!! - Oda Sakura
- FM Akita Gokujou -Ikuta Erina
- FM Akita CLAP Radio - Ikuta Erina
- KBC radio Ohirodoki! - Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura
- RKB radio The Hit Jouhou - Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura
- FM FUKUOKA Hyper Night Program GOW!! - Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura
- Dosanko radio - Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 80,853 |
1 6,454 |
1 3,134 |
1 9,457 |
1 2,447 |
1 16,697 |
1 | 119,409 |
| 10 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 6,021 |
| 39 | 42 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 43 | - | 33 | 3,029 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78 | 712 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120 | 400 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 172 | 273 |
| - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 2,381 |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | April | 4[1] | 128,459 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 52 [2] | 132,225 |
Total Reported Sales: 132,225
Other Chart Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay | 31 | [3] |
| Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay | 35 | [4] | |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | 1 | [5] | |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 3 | [6] | |
| COUNT DOWN TV | 1 | ||
 United States
|
US J-Pop Albums iTunes Charts | 6 | [7] |
| US J-Pop Songs iTunes Charts | 4 (Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe) |
[7] |
Certifications[]
| Region | Certification | Certified Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)
|
Gold | 100,000 | [8] |
Achievements[]
- Group: 5th consecutive single to debut at #1 in the Weekly Oricon rankings (Group Record)
- Group: 2nd single to rank #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales.
- Group: 7th consecutive single to be certified GOLD by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
- Group: Michishige Sayumi - The Morning Musume Member that is featured in the most amount of singles within the group
- Group: Michishige Sayumi ties with Iida Kaori for the leader with the most #1 ranking singles.
- Group: Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe - 25th Music Video to reach 1,000,000 views on YouTube.
- National: First female group to release 56 singles.
- National: First female group to have 56 singles debut in the Oricon Weekly Top 10.
Trivia[]
- Sayashi Riho and Michishige Sayumi are the centers for ‘’Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe’’, Sayashi Riho and Oda Sakura are the centers for ‘’Password is 0’’.
- The single was announced by Michishige Sayumi at a Morimusu live event on March 9, 2014.
- At the April 16 release event at Ikebukuro Sunshine City, random fans in the audience were called by ticket number to get an autographed poster. At this event, Kudo Haruka still had taping on her ankle from when she twisted it on April 6.
- The Event Vs for "Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe" and "Password is 0" were released on August 12, 2014 and were only sold at the Event V release event on August 12 and August 14, 2014. Both Event V DVDs features the solo version of the music video for each member.
- Michishige Sayumi is the only member to have a solo line in Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe.
- Coincidentally, it was released on the same date on the release of Morning Musume's Resonant Blue in April 16, 2008.
- As of February 2016, the official music videos have over 2,000,000 and 1,000,000 views respectively, making them 2 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
- A solo cover of "Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe" by Michishige Sayumi is included in the original soundtrack for her stage performance SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~Tokyo~.
Videos[]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2014-04/more/1/
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2014/p/6/
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=adult_airplay
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_airplay
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales
- ↑ http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "US J-POP iTunes Charts (April 20, 2014)". Hello! News Service. 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2014年6月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2014-07-10.
External Links[]
- Official Website
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Oricon Listings: Regular Edition A, Regular Edition B, Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B Limited Edition C, Limited Edition D
- Lyrics: Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe, Password is 0, Password is 0 (Morimusu)
- Tsunku Comments: Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe, Password is 0