12, Smart

12, Smart
Limited Edition
Album by Morning Musume
Native title	12, スマート
Released	October 12, 2011
Genre	J-Pop
Format	CD, CD+DVD, digital download
Recorded	2011
Length	58:38
Label	zetima
Producer	Tsunku
Morning Musume Albums Chronology
Previous	Fantasy! Juuichi 11th Album (2010)
Next	⑬ Colorful Character 13th Album (2012)
Singles from 12, Smart
1.	Maji Desu ka Ska!
2.	Only you
3.	Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!

12, Smart (12, スマート) is Morning Musume's 12th album. It was released on October 12, 2011 in two editions: one regular and one limited.

This is the first album to feature the 9th generation members, and the last album to credit Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, and Mitsui Aika.

Tracklist

CD

1. Give me Love (Give me 愛)
2. Only you
3. Silver no Udedokei (シルバーの腕時計; Silver Wristwatch) - Tanaka Reina and Sayashi Riho (Rap: Niigaki Risa and Mitsui Aika)
4. Suki da na Kimi ga (好きだな君が; I Really Do Love You) - Michishige Sayumi and Fukumura Mizuki
5. Kaiketsu Positive A (怪傑ポシチィブA; Extraordinary Person Positive A)
6. Kono Ai wo Kasanete (この愛を重ねて; Growing This Love) - Takahashi Ai and Niigaki Risa
7. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!
8. Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!
9. My Way ~Joshikou Hanamichi~ (My Way ～女子校花道～; My Way ~Girls' School Flower Passageway~)
10. Otome no Timing (乙女のタイミング; A Girl's Timing) - Mitsui Aika, Ikuta Erina, and Suzuki Kanon
11. OK YEAH!
12. Maji Desu ka Ska!

Limited Edition DVD

1. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (Takahashi Ai Solo Ver.)
2. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (Niigaki Risa Solo Ver.)
3. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
4. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (Tanaka Reina Solo Ver.)
5. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (Mitsui Aika Solo Ver.)
6. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
7. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
8. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
9. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
10. Jishin Motte Yume wo Motte Tobitatsu Kara (Music Video) - Takahashi Ai
11. Jishin Motte Yume wo Motte Tobitatsu Kara (Making of)
12. 12, Smart (Jacket Shooting Making)

Featured Members

Morning Musume promoting the album

• 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai (last credited album), Niigaki Risa (last credited album)
• 6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
• 8th Gen: Mitsui Aika (last credited album)
• 9th Gen (debut): Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon

Album Information

All Lyrics and Compositions: Tsunku

1. Give me Love
   • Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
   • Chorus: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
2. Only you
3. Silver no Udedokei
   • Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
   • Chorus: Takahashi Ai
   • Rap: U.M.E.D.Y. (U.M.E.D.Y. for KITCHEN RECORD&TAPES / id ENTERTAINMENT)
4. Suki da na Kimi ga
   • Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
   • Chorus: Michishige Sayumi
5. Kaiketsu Positive A
   • Arrangement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
   • Electric and Acoustic Guitar: Kamada Koji
   • Chorus: Takahashi Ai, Tsunku
6. Kono Ai wo Kasanete
   • Arrangement, Programming: AKIRA
   • Chorus: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
7. Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!
8. Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!
9. My Way ~Joshikou Hanamichi~
   • Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
   • Drum: Toshiyuki Takao
   • Chorus: Takahashi Ai
10. Otome no Timing
    • Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Itagaki Yusuke
    • Chorus: Takahashi Ai
11. OK YEAH!
    • Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
    • Chorus: Takahashi Ai
    • Dance Choreography: Yamashiro Yoko
12. Maji Desu ka Ska!

Performances

TV Performances

Give me Love

• [2021.10.23] Miki Nonaka presents... Morning Musume '21 ~SONGS FOR YOU~ - Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane

Silver no Udedokei

• [2020.07.04] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!" - Kaga Kaede

Concert Performances

Give me Love

• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
• Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ (part of a medley)
• Morning Musume '17 Concert Tour Haru ~THE INSPIRATION!~ - Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
• Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Dambara Ruru
• Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 6gatsu ~June Tripper!~ - Dambara Ruru
• Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018 - Takahashi Ai, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina

Silver no Udedokei

• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
• Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ - Sayashi Riho (with Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi as rappers)
• Morning Musume '15 Sayashi Riho Solo Special Live - Sayashi Riho
• Morning Musume '17 Concert Tour Haru ~THE INSPIRATION!~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Yokoyama Reina (with Ikuta Erina, Kaga Kaede as rappers)
• Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Maeda Kokoro

Suki da na Kimi ga

• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~
• Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
• Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
• SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~BIRTHDAY LIVE 2019~ - Michishige Sayumi
• Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL

Kaiketsu Positive A

• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
• Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~
• Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Haru MOTTO MORNING MUSUME. Ikuta Erina, Oda Sakura, Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina, Kitagawa Rio, Sakurai Rio, Inoue Haruka

Kono Ai wo Kasanete

• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
• Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~

My Way ~Joshikou Hanamichi~

• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
• Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ - Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki

Otome no Timing

• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
• Hello! Project Yaon Premium LIVE ~Soto Fest~ - Mitsui Aika
• Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~ Suzuki Kanon Sotsugyou Special - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Suzuki Kanon

OK YEAH!

• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
• Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~ - Hello! Project Mobekimasu
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
• Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
• Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~6gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Juice=Juice
• Hello! Project 2013 SUMMER COOL HELLO! ~Mazekooze!~ - Hello! Project MobekisuJ
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~
• Naruchika 2013 Fuyu Morning Musume
• Naruchika Morning Musume '14
• Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
• Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~ (part of a medley)
• Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
• Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Kaga Kaede
• Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Kaga Kaede, Morito Chisaki
• Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2023 3gatsu "Houshun" - Matsubara Yulia, Hashida Honoka, Murakoshi Ayana, Uemura Hasumi, Yoshida Hinoha, Kawashima Mifu, Goto Hana, Shimoitani Yukiho, Kamimura Rena
• Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" (part of a medley)
• Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL (part of a medley)
• Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show ~Sanctuary~" Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special (part of a medley)

Event Performances

Give me Love

• [2018.05.08] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2018 - Dambara Ruru
• [2019.08.19] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Nishida Shiori Birthday Event 2019 - Nishida Shiori
• [2023.07.14] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2023 - Matsunaga Riai
• [2023.07.25] ANGERME Hirayama Yuki Birthday Event 2023 - Hirayama Yuki
• [2023.08.22] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Shimakura Rika Birthday Event 2023 - Shimakura Rika
• [2023.10.24] ANGERME Kamikokuryo Moe Birthday Event 2023 - Kamikokuryo Moe
• [2023.12.03] Tsubaki Factory Onoda Saori Birthday Event 2023 - Onoda Saori, Akiyama Mao

Silver no Udedokei

• [2016.05.20] Morning Musume '16 Sato Masaki Birthday Event - Sato Masaki
• [2018.10.09] Morning Musume '18 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event - Nonaka Miki
• [2019.05.30] ANGERME Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2019 - Sasaki Rikako
• [2019.06.24] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2019 - Maeda Kokoro
• [2020.08.26] Morning Musume '20 Sato Masaki Birthday Event - Sato Masaki

Kaiketsu Positive A

• [2024.02.21] Morning Musume '24 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event - Yokoyama Reina

Kono Ai wo Kasanete

• [2017.10.30] Morning Musume '17 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event - Fukumura Mizuki, Kudo Haruka

My Way ~Joshikou Hanamichi~

• [2012.11.09] Fukumura Mizuki & Iikubo Haruna Birthday Event ~Koukousei NIGHT!!~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi
• [2015.07.07] Morning Musume '15 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
• [2020.02.25] Morning Musume '20 Yokoyama Reina Birthday Event - Yokoyama Reina
• [2023.08.07] Morning Days Happy Holiday 9ki Member Fukumura Mizuki・Ikuta Erina Fanclub Bus Tour in Gunma - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina

Otome no Timing

• [2013.07.07] Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai Dai Nikai Kaigou ~Ikuta no Tanjoubi dakedo, Yappari Kyou mo Niigaki-san wo Ouen Suru Kai~ - Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Oda Sakura
• [2016.07.07] Morning Musume '16 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
• [2023.12.20] Morning Musume '23 FC Event ~Musume×FAN×Fun！×Christmas~ - Ikuta Erina, Inoue Haruka, Yumigeta Ako

OK YEAH!

• [2014.09.14] Morning Musume 17th Anniversary Event

Trivia

• This is Takahashi Ai's seventh and last album as leader of Morning Musume.
• The album was announced as 12 Kakusan Kibou! (⑫拡散希望!; 12 Spread Hope!) but was later changed to the current title: 12, Smart (12, スマート).
• This album was released a few weeks after Takahashi Ai graduated from Morning Musume.
• Kaga Kaede released a solo cover of "Give me Love" as a digital single to commemorate her graduation from Morning Musume.

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	4	7	7	10	18	25	8	11,389
26	48	-	-	-	-	-	72	1,394
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	174	716
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	267	390

Total Reported Sales: 13,889

External Links

• Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
• Wikipedia: Japanese, English
• Lyrics: Give me Love, Silver no Udedokei, Suki da na Kimi ga, Kaiketsu Positive A, Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!, My Way ~Joshikou Hanamichi~, Otome no Timing, OK YEAH!