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Ren'ai Revolution 21 (恋愛レボリューション21; Love Revolution 21) is Morning Musume's 11th single. It was released on December 13, 2000. It sold a total of 1,113,000 copies and peaked at number two on the Oricon Charts. It ranked as the #5 single for 2001.

This single is the last to feature first generation member Nakazawa Yuko before she graduated from Morning Musume to continue her solo career within Hello! Project.

"Ren'ai Revolution 21" was used as Idol wo Sagase! opening theme. "Inspiration!" was used as the image song for NHK’s NHK BS, and along with the title track as the theme song for Saltimbanco’s 2000-2001 tour of Japan.

Tracklist[]

CD[]

  1. Ren'ai Revolution 21
  2. Inspiration! (インスピレーション!)
  3. Ren'ai Revolution 21 (Instrumental)

LP[]

  1. Ren'ai Revolution 21
  2. Inspiration!
  3. Ren'ai Revolution 21 (Instrumental)
  4. Inspiration! (Instrumental)

Featured Members[]

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Morning Musume promoting single

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Morning Musume promoting single

Single Information[]

Ren'ai Revolution 21
  • Lyrics, Composition, Chorus: Tsunku
  • Arrangement, Spacey Fake: DANCE☆MAN (appears courtesy of AVEX INC.)
  • Performed by DANCE☆MAN & THE BANDMAN
    • Drums: HYU HYU
    • Bass: TOCA
    • Guitar: JUMP MAN
    • Turntables: DJ.ICHIRO
    • Keyboards: WATA-BOO
    • Percussions: STAGE CHAKKA MAN
    • Turntable: DJ. ICHIRO
  • Rap & Voice: U.M.E.D.Y. (from Sin appears courtesy of HIBIKI)
  • Wow Wo: Morning Musume. & All Staff
  • Dance Choreography: Natsu Mayumi
  • Music Video: Tadokoro Takashi
Inspiration!
  • Lyrics, Composition, Chorus, Funky Voice: Tsunku
  • Arrangement, Guitar, Programming, Talker: Suzuki Shunsuke
  • Brass Arrangement: Kobayashi Masahiro
  • Drums: Sano Yasuo
  • Bass: Komatsu Hideyuki
  • Percussion: Sakai Hideaki
  • Trumpets: Kobayashi Masahiro, Kobayashi Futoshi, Sawano Hironori
  • Trombone: Kawai Wakaba
  • Saxophone: Orita Kouji
  • Talker: Hashimoto Shin

Performances[]

TV Performances[]

  • [2000.12.07] FNS Kayousai
  • [2000.12.08] Music Station
  • [2000.12.10] MUSIX!
  • [2000.12.15] Music Station
  • [2000.12.15] FUN
  • [2000.12.15] CDTV
  • [2000.12.17] Hello! Morning Episode #37
  • [2000.12.20] NTV Ongaku Bangumi Dai Shūgō Utatte Odotte X'mas
  • [2000.12.23] Pop Jam Christmas Special
  • [2000.12.24] ASAYAN
  • [2000.12.25] HEY!HEY!HEY!
  • [2000.12.28] Utaban
  • [2000.12.29] Music Station Super Live
  • [2001.01.05] Tokyo Music Plaza
  • [2001.01.07] MUSIX!
  • [2001.01.28] Hello! Morning Episode #42 - Last Phrase wo Utaccha Dame! #22
  • [2001.02.02] Music Station
  • [2001.02.04] MUSIX!
  • [2001.02.11] MUSIX!
  • [2001.03.17] Japan Gold Disc Award
  • [2001.04.02] HEY!HEY!HEY! Special
  • [2001.04.12] Motaihendeshita
  • [2001.04.19] Nakazawa Yuko Final BS Special
  • [2001.07.01] MUSIX!
  • [2001.09.30] MUSIX!
  • [2001.12.23] 2001-Nen Morning Musume Dai Kansha-sai Christmas Special
  • [2001.12.24] MUSIX!
  • [2001.12.31] 52nd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen - part of medley as Mr.Moonlight ~Ai koso ga The☆Peace!
  • [2002.07.03] Saturday J
  • [2003.12.03] FNS Kayousai
  • [2003.12.29] SMAPxSMAP - with SMAP
  • [2007.07.28] Music Fair 21
  • [2007.12.11] NTV Best Artist 2007 - with Nakazawa Yuko, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi & Konno Asami
  • [2007.12.31] 58th Kouhaku Uta Gassen - (part of a medley) with Berryz Koubou, ℃-ute & Hello Pro Egg
  • [2009.02.04] Collabo Labo - Ren'ai Revolution 21 (DJ KOO remix)
  • [2009.08.14] Music Station - with Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi & Konno Asami
  • [2010.09.20] HEY! HEY! HEY! Music Champ
  • [2011.07.16] Ongaku no Hi - Dream Morning Musume
  • [2011.08.20] 24HOUR TELEVISION
  • [2011.12.07] FNS Kayousai - with Dream Morning Musume
  • [2012.12.31] CDTV Special Toshikoshi Premier Live 2012-2013 - Dream Morning Musume
  • [2012.02.24] Music Station - Dream Morning Musume
  • [2012.09.30] FES IWAO - ℃-ute, Passpo☆, BiS, Afilia Saga, Dempagumi.inc
  • [2013.10.11] Nakai no Mado Fukumura Mizuki, Iikubo Haruna, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
  • [2014.04.xx] Bokura no Ongaku
  • [2014.06.26] TV Tokyo Music Festival - Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Goto Maki, Ishikawa Rika, & Yoshizawa Hitomi
  • [2015.08.01] TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2015 - Yaguchi Mari & Team Makenki
  • [2015.07.29] FNS 27-jikan TV - Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi & Niigaki Risa with Okamura Takashi
  • [2015.07.29] FNS Uta no Matsuri - Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated) with Funassyi
  • [2015.09.28] Matsuko to Matsuko - Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated) with Matsukodroid
  • [2015.12.16] FNS Kayousai - (part of a medley) with ℃-ute, ANGERME, Momoiro Clover Z
  • [2016.03.29] UTAGE! - Iida Kaori, Yasuda Kei, Ishikawa Rika, Tsuji Nozomi, Takahashi Ai & Tanaka Reina
  • [2016.06.29] TV Tokyo Music Festival Summer- Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated)
  • [2016.10.08] DMC Festival Korean Music Wave
  • [2017.07.15] Ongaku no Hi - Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated) with ANGERME, Kobushi Factory & Tsubaki Factory
  • [2017.11.28] Momoiro Uta Gassen - Yaguchi Mari with Momoiro Clover Z
  • [2018.06.27] TV Tokyo Music Festival - Nakazawa Yuko, Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori, Fukuda Asuka, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Goto Maki & Yoshizawa Hitomi
  • [2018.11.06] Utacon
  • [2018.12.12] FNS Kayousai ~2nd Night~
  • [2018.12.27] Premium Melodix! - with Shizu-chan from Nankai Candies
  • [2021.04.02] Nakai Masahiro no Kinyoubi no Smile-tachi e[1]
  • [2021.07.03] THE MUSIC DAY -Morning Musume。'21 vs AKB48-
  • [2021.12.24] MUSIC BLOOD - Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated)
  • [2021.12.31] Inaiinaiba! -Wanwan 25-[2]- part of a medley of children nursery songs re-arranged by Tsunku)
  • [2022.06.22] Da-iCE music Lab - with Da-iCE
  • [2023.01.01] Shinshun Bakushou Hit Parade 2023 - Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated)
  • [2023.06.28] TV Tokyo Music Festival Summer - Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated)
  • [2023.08.18] Nakai Masahiro no Kinyoubi no Smile-tachi e
  • [2023.08.27] 24HOUR TELEVISION

Concert Performances[]

Ren'ai Revolution 21
Inspiration!


Event Performances[]

Inspiration!

Oricon Chart Positions[]

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- - - - - - - 2 515,490
- - - - - - - 2 114,970
- - - - - - - 4 169,560
- - - - - - - 5 75,920
- - - - - - - 9 34,160
- - - - - - - 11 41,930
- - - - - - - 27 16,390
- - - - - - - 38 9,430
- - - - - - - 53 5,260
- - - - - - - 91 2,930

Total Reported Sales: 1,113,000

Cover Versions & Remixes[]

Trivia[]

  • It is 1 of the 4 Morning Musume singles that sold more than 1,000,000 of copies.
  • The centers for this single are Abe Natsumi and Goto Maki.
  • 4th Generation member Ishikawa Rika gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
  • As of June 2021, it is the highest viewed official music video on Morning Musume's YouTube channel with over 23,000,000 views, and is also their most viewed video on their entire YouTube channel.
  • This is the eleventh and last single of Nakazawa Yuko as leader of Morning Musume. She left the group to fully pursue her solo career and reach other goals of hers before she turns 30 (she was 28 at the time). It was speculated that the direction Morning Musume was going in, and the fact that so many young people (4th generation) joined the group, that Nakazawa decided to leave.
  • First press: an 8-page booklet.
  • Their 11th single was actually intended to be Say Yeah! ~Motto Miracle Night~, but the song got lukewarm feedback from fans when played on radio, and Tsunku changed it to "Ren'ai Revolution 21".
  • Used in Takara's E-Kara commercial starring Morning Musume.
  • Used in EyeToy Furifuri Dance Tengoku commercial.
  • Ramen Revolution 21 used as the theme song of Nissin's Futomen Dodo commercials featuring sumo wrestlers in 2009 and Futomen Revolution 21 used in 2010 featuring Shocker Combatmen.
  • In 2013 the song used in Fukupika commercial starring Yasuda Kei.
  • The updated version was used in Aviot's Earbuds commercial starring Morning Musume '21.
  • Used in The Global Group commercial starring Miranda Kerr
  • Used in NTT docomo's dBarai commercial starring Hamabe Minami and Hoshino Gen.
  • Used in ZOZOTOWN's ZOZO Music Show Y2K commercial starring Honda Tsubasa.
  • The title track is included in Just Dance Wii.
  • The title track is included in Dance Evolution.
  • Tsuji Nozomi and Kizuna AI collaborated on dancing to Ren'ai Revolution 21 on YouTube.
  • Yasuda Kei and Takahashi Ai recorded the song for a 2024 commercial for Asahi Style Free Beer.[4]

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Morning Musume - Ren'ai Revolution 21

Ishikawa Rika's comment
Goto Maki - Inspiration!

References[]

External Links[]

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