Rainbow 7 (レインボー7) is the seventh studio album by Morning Musume. It was released on February 15th, 2006 in both limited and regular editions. The limited edition came in special packaging with a 32-page photobook. The album reached #7 on the Oricon charts and charted for five weeks, selling 44,714 copies.
Tracklist
CD
- HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? ~Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~ (HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN?～日本はどんな感じでっか?～)
- THE Manpower!!! (THE マンパワー!!!)
- Aozora ga Itsumademo Tsuduku You na Mirai de Are! (青空がいつまでも続くような未来であれ!; Let the Future Be One Where the Blue Sky Extends Forever!)
- Osaka Koi no Uta (大阪恋の歌; Osaka Love Song)
- INDIGO BLUE LOVE - Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Tanaka Reina
- Rainbow Pink (レインボーピンク) - Shige-pinku, Koha-pinku
- Iroppoi Jirettai (色っぽいじれったい; Sexy Impatience)
- Mushoku Toumei na Mama de (無色透明なままで; In A Colorless, Transparent State) - Yoshizawa Hitomi, Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Fujimoto Miki
- Purple Wind (パープルウインド)
- Sayonara SEE YOU AGAIN Adios BYE BYE Chaccha! (さよなら SEE YOU AGAIN アディオス BYE BYE チャッチャ!)
- Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~ (Mattaku Sono Toori Remix) (直感2~逃した魚は大きいぞ!~ (全くその通リミックス); Intuition 2 ~The Fish That Got Away Was Big!~ (Mattaku Sono Toori Remix))
- Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari 3 (女子かしまし物語3; The Story of Noisy Girls 3)
Featured Members
Morning Musume promoting album
- 1st Gen: Iida Kaori (uncredited)
- 2nd Gen: Yaguchi Mari (uncredited)
- 4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika (uncredited), Yoshizawa Hitomi
- 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami (Last Album), Ogawa Makoto (last album), Niigaki Risa
- 6th Gen: Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
- 7th Gen: Kusumi Koharu (debut album)
Concert Performances
- HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? ~Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Aki ~Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Platinum 9 DISCO~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Haru ~Pikappika!~
- Morning Musume Live at Japan Expo 2010
- Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ A gana Live
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Graduation Special
- Naruchika Morning Musume '14
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Mitsui Aika, Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi
- Morning Musume '16 Live Concert in Houston
- Hello! Project Hina Fest 2016
- Morning Musume '17 Concert Tour Haru ~THE INSPIRATION!~ (part of a medley)
- Aozora ga Itsumademo Tsuzuku You na Mirai de Are!
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Haru ~SEXY 8 Beat~
- Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello☆Pro Natsu Matsuri~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Resonant LIVE~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Platinum 9 DISCO~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
- Hello! Project 2011 Winter ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ A gana Live - Hello! Project with Morning Musume 9th generation
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Tsugunaga Momoko Last Live ♥Arigatou Otomomochi♥ (opening act)
- INDIGO BLUE LOVE
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Resonant LIVE~
- Rainbow Pink
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~9ki Mem wo Mukaete~ - Michishige Sayumi, Ikuta Erina
- Mushoku Toumei na Mama de
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Resonant LIVE~
- Purple Wind
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Rainbow Seven~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Resonant LIVE~
- Sayonara See You Again Adios Bye Bye Chaccha!
- Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari 3
Album Information
All Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? ~Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~
- Arrangement: AKIRA
- THE Manpower!!!
- Aozora ga Itsumademo Tsuduku You na Mirai de Are!
- Arrangement: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
- Brass Arrangement: Takegami Yoshinari
- Osaka Koi no Uta
- INDIGO BLUE LOVE
- Arrangement: AKIRA
- Rainbow Pink
- Arrangement: Takahashi Yuichi
- Iroppoi Jirettai
- Mushoku Toumei na Mama de
- Arrangement: Okubo Kaoru
- Purple Wind
- Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
- Sayonara See You Again Adios Bye Bye Chaccha!
- Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~#Single Information (Mattaku Sono Toori Remix)
- Remix: Egami Kotaro
- Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari 3
- Arrangement: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 35,672 |
| 21 | 48 | 49 | - | 48 | 49 | - | 49 | 4,744 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92 | 2,273 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 170 | 1,224 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 233 | 801 |
Total Reported Sales: 44,714
Trivia
- This was Yoshizawa Hitomi's first album as leader of Morning Musume.
- This is the first Morning Musume album with a limited edition.
- The outfits featured on the album cover are inspired by Audrey Hepburn's iconic black and white dress from the 1964 movie production of My Fair Lady
External Links
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? ~Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~, Aozora ga Itsumademo Tsuduku You na Mirai de Are!, INDIGO BLUE LOVE, Rainbow Pink, Mushoku Toumei na Mama de, Purple Wind, Sayonara See You Again Adios Bye Bye Chaccha!, Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari 3