Itoshiki Tomo e (愛しき悪友へ; To My Beloved Friend) is the second single of Morning Musume's tenth anniversary team Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai. It was released on August 8, 2007 in two editions: regular and limited edition. The limited edition contained a bonus DVD, while the regular edition contained one photocard that will only be available on its first press. The Single V DVD for the single was released on August 22, 2007.
Tracklist
Itoshiki Tomo e (PV)
CD
- Itoshiki Tomo e
- Michi Naru Mirai e (未知なる未来へ; To an Unknown Future)
- Itoshiki Tomo e (Instrumental)
Limited Edition DVD
- Itoshiki Tomo e (Close-up Ver.)
Single V
- Itoshiki Tomo e (PV)
- Itoshiki Tomo e (5 Shot Ver.)
- Making of (メイキング映像)
TV Performances
- [2007.08.03] MUSIC JAPAN
- [2007.08.12] Haromoni@
Featured Members
Concert Performances
- Itoshiki Tomo e
- Michi Naru Mirai e
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ - Morning Musume '17
Single Information
- All Lyrics & Music: Tsunku
- All Chorus: Goto Maki, Niigaki Risa
- Itoshiki Tomo e
- Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
- Bass: Sting Miyamoto
- Drums: Takao Toshiyuki
- Electric Piano: Igarashi Koji
- Dance Choreography: Natsu Mayumi
- Michi Naru Mirai e
- Arrangement, Programming, E.Guitar: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
- A&E Guitar: Kamada Koji
Oricon Chart Positions
- Monthly Ranking
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 5 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 13,621 |
| 27 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 47 | 48 | - | 45 | 2,509 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 106 | 1,089 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 163 | 543 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 434 | 17,762 |
Total Reported Sales: 17,762
Trivia
- The single V for the single sold 7,107 copies and peaked at #5 on the Oricon weekly charts.
External Links
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Itoshiki Tomo e, Michi Naru Mirai e