LOVE Machine (LOVEマシーン) is the seventh single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on September 9, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 1,760,000 copies, making it a massive hit (a #1 single in Japan) and their highest selling single.

In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD.

The single also marked the debut of the third generation member Goto Maki and the departure of Ishiguro Aya.

This is the only Morning Musume single that stayed 3 weeks in a row on the #1 position on the Oricon chart. "LOVE Machine" ranked as the #7 single for 1999.

Contents 1 Tracklist 1.1 Original Edition 1.2 Re-released Edition 2 LP Tracklist 2.1 A side: 2.2 B side: 2.3 VHS Tracklist 3 Featured Members 4 TV performances 5 Concert Performances 6 Song Information 7 Oricon Rank and Sales 8 Trivia 9 External Links

Tracklist Edit

Original Edition Edit

1. LOVE Machine
2. 21seiki (21世紀; 21st Century)
3. LOVE Machine (Instrumental)

Re-released EditionEdit

1. LOVE Machine
2. 21seiki
3. LOVE Machine (Instrumental)
4. LOVE Machine (Early Unison Version)

LP Tracklist Edit

A side: Edit

1. LOVE Machine
2. LOVE Machine (Instrumental)

B side: Edit

1. LOVE Machine ～analog remix～
2. LOVE Machine ～analog remix～ (Instrumental)
3. Secret Track (シークレットトラック)

VHS TracklistEdit

1. LOVE Machine

Featured Members Edit

• 1st gen: Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Ishiguro Aya (last single), Abe Natsumi
• 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ichii Sayaka
• 3rd gen (Debut Single): Goto Maki

TV performances Edit

• 1999-09-05 ASAYAN
• 1999-09-09 Utaban
• 1999-09-10 Music Station
• 1999-09-19 ASAYAN
• 1999-09-30 Utaban
• 1999-10-08 Music Station
• 1999-12-23 Utaban
• 1999-12-24 Music Station
• 1999-12-31 50th Kouhaku Uta Gassen
• 2000-08-20 Hello! Morning Episode 020 (Hello! Morning Version)
• 2000-09-03 Hello! Morning Episode 022 (Last Phrase Karaoke)
• 2000-12-31 51th Kouhaku Uta Gassen (part of a medley)
• 2004-02-14 PopJam Live Special in Makuhari Messe (by Matsuura Aya, Goto Maki and ZONE)
• 2005-12-31 56th Kouhaku Uta Gassen (as Yume Morning Musume)
• 2006-07-15 MUSIC FAIR 21

Concert PerformancesEdit

1. LOVE Machine
   • Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de NON STOP!"
   • Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Haru ~SEXY 8 Beat~ -as part of a medley
   • Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~ - Abe Natsumi with Morning Musume

Song InformationEdit

1. LOVE Machine
   • Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
   • Arrangement: DANCE☆MAN
2. 21seki
   • Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
   • Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
   • Strings Arrangement: Murakami Tatsuya

Oricon Rank and Sales Edit

Week	Chart Date	Chart Period	Week Rank	Sales	Cumulative Sales	Comment
1	1999.09.20	1999.09.06~1999.09.12	1	241,540	241,540
2	1999.09.27	1999.09.13~1999.09.19	1	201,670	443,210
3	1999.10.04	1999.09.20~1999.09.26	1	191,320	634,530
4	1999.10.11	1999.09.27~1999.10.03	4	101,350	735,880
5	1999.10.18	1999.10.04~1999.10.10	2	81,340	817,220
6	1999.10.25	1999.10.11~1999.10.17	2	91,850	909,070
7	1999.11.01	1999.10.18~1999.10.24	5	68,410	977,480
8	1999.11.08	1999.10.25~1999.10.31	4	72,860	1,050,340
9	1999.11.15	1999.11.01~1999.11.07	4	69,840	1,120,180
10	1999.11.22	1999.11.08~1999.11.14	8	47,650	1,167,830
11	1999.11.29	1999.11.15~1999.11.21	7	39,540	1,207,370
12	1999.12.06	1999.11.22~1999.11.28	12	46,350	1,253,720
13	1999.12.13	1999.11.29~1999.12.05	12	36,720	1,290,440
14	1999.12.20	1999.12.06~1999.12.12	12	42,470	1,332,910
15	1999.12.27	1999.12.13~1999.12.19	12	34,910	1,367,820
16	2000.01.03	1999.12.20~1999.12.26	10	41,380	1,409,200
17+18	2000.01.17	1999.12.27~2000.01.09	8	89,980	1,499,180	two weeks due to New Year's holiday
19	2000.01.24	2000.01.10~2000.01.16	8	31,780	1,530,960
20	2000.01.31	2000.01.17~2000.01.23	17	27,580	1,558,540
21	2000.02.07	2000.01.24~2000.01.30	27	22,610	1,581,150
22	2000.02.14	2000.01.31~2000.02.06	36	14,580	1,595,730
23	2000.02.21	2000.02.07~2000.02.13	37	10,930	1,606,660
24	2000.02.28	2000.02.14~2000.02.20	46	5,830	1,612,490
25	2000.03.06	2000.02.21~2000.02.27	47	7,470	1,619,960
26	2000.03.13	2000.02.28~2000.03.05	37	7,290	1,627,250
27	2000.03.20	2000.03.06~2000.03.12	48	5,230	1,632,480
28	2000.03.27	2000.03.13~2000.03.19	55	3,650	1,636,130
29	2000.04.03	2000.03.20~2000.03.26	52	4,010	1,640,140
30	2000.04.10	2000.03.27~2000.04.02	55	3,380	1,643,520
31	2000.04.17	2000.04.03~2000.04.09	65	3,110	1,646,630

• Total time in the Oricon Top 100: 31 weeks.
• Total sales: 1,760,000

TriviaEdit

• This is the third Morning Musume single with an English name. The first one being Morning Coffee and the second being Summer Night Town
• 1st Generation member Abe Natsumi gives a comment about the single on Youtube.
• This is the seventh single where Nakazawa Yuko was leader of Morning Musume.
• This is the highest selling single in all of Hello! Project.
• A Korean version of this song, titled "Dream Girl", was recorded by After School for Tokyo Girls, a series which documented the Hello! Project Korea Auditions.
• It is one of 12 music videos of a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official youtube channel

External LinksEdit

• Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
• Lyrics: LOVE Machine, 21Seiki
• Wikipedia: Japanese, English