Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (モーニング娘。のひょっこりひょうたん島; Morning Musume's Unexpected Contradictory Island) is the 17th single by Morning Musume, as well as their first cover single. The single was released February 19, 2003. It sold 72,594 copies in its first week, with a total of 151,342 copies sold overall, reaching #4 on the Oricon Charts. "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima" ranked as the #63 single for 2003. The single V was released on February 19, 2003 and sold a total of 33,871 copies.
Tracklist
Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (MV)
CD
- Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
- Housekibako (宝石箱; Jewelry Box)
- Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (Instrumental)
Single V
Featured Members
- 1st gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
- 4th gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
- 5th gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
Single Information
- Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
- Lyrics: Inoue Hisashi & Yamamoto Yaushisa
- Music: Urano Seichiro
- Arrangement: Konishi Takao
- Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi
- Music Video: Kawatani Hideo (Director), Suehiro Tetsushi (Producer)
- Housekibako
- Lyrics & Music: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
TV Performances
- [2003.02.21] MUSIC STATION
- [2003.02.27] Utaban
Concert Performances
- Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2004 Haru The BEST of Japan
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
- Housekibako
- TBA
Oricon Chart
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 72,594 |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22,118 |
| 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13,428 |
| 18 | - | - | 20 | - | 16 | 16 | 22 | 8,780 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 5,744 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 4,660 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131 | 2,963 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | xxx | xxxx |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 63 | 151,342 |
Total Reported Sales: 151,342
Trivia
- 4th Generation member Tsuji Nozomi gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
- As of February 2016, the official music video is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
- "Hyokkori Hyoutanjima" was originally the theme song of the 1964 cartoon with the same name.
External Links
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima, Housekibako