Ren'ai Revolution 21 (恋愛レボリューション21; Love Revolution 21) is the eleventh single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume. 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. The lead vocals of this single are Abe Natsumi and Goto Maki. This single is the last with Nakazawa Yuko before she graduated from Morning Musume to pursue her solo career within the Hello! Project. "Ren'ai Revolution 21" ranked as the #5 single for 2001.
Tracklist
Ren'ai Revolution 21 (MV)
CD
- Ren'ai Revolution 21
- Inspiration! (インスピレーション!)
- Ren'ai Revolution 21 (Instrumental)
LP
- Ren'ai Revolution 21
- Inspiration!
- Ren'ai Revolution 21 (Instrumental)
- Inspiration! (Instrumental)
Featured Members
Morning Musume promoting single
Morning Musume promoting single
- 1st gen: Nakazawa Yuko (Last single), Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
- 3rd gen: Goto Maki
- 4th gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
TV Performances
- [2000.12.07] FNS Kayousai
- [2000.12.08] Music Station
- [2000.12.09] MUSIX
- [2000.12.14] ASAYAN
- [2000.12.15] FUN
- [2000.12.15] Music Station
- [2000.12.16] CDTV
- [2000.12.17] Hello! Morning
- [2000.12.20] X'mas
- [2000.12.24] ASAYAN
- [2000.12.25] HEY!HEY!HEY!
- [2000.12.29] Music Station Super Live
- [2001.01.05] Tokyo Music Plaza
- [2001.01.06] MUSIX
- [2001.02.02] Music Station
- [2001.02.03] MUSIX
- [2001.02.10] MUSIX
- [2001.04.02] HEY!HEY!HEY! Special
- [2001.04.12] Motaihendeshita
- [2001.04.19] Nakazawa Yuko Final BS Special
- [2001.07.01] MUSIX
- [2001.07.07] MUSIX
- [2001.12.23] One Holy Night Special
- [2003.12.03] FNS Kayousai
- [2003.12.29] SMAPxSMAP
- [2009.02.04] Collabo Labo
- [2012.01.01] CDTV Premium Live - Dream Morning Musume
- [2012.02.24] Music Station - Dream Morning Musume
- [2012.09.30] FES IWAO - C-ute, Passpo☆, BiS, Afilia Saga, Dempagumi.inc
- [2014.04.xx] Bokura no Ongaku
- [2015.12.16] FNS Kayousai - (part of a medley) Morning Musume '15, C-ute, ANGERME, Momoiro Clover Z
Concert Performances
- Ren'ai Revolution 21
- Hello! Project 2001 Sugoizo! 21seiki
- Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka Jou Hall Saishuu Bi~
- Hello! Project 2001 TOGETHER! SUMMER PARTY
- GREEN LIVE
- Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo Sugoizo!~
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
- Hello! Project 2002 ~One Happy Summer Day~
- Morning Musume LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena
- Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume Sakura Gumi Hatsu Kouen ~Sakura Saku~ - Morning Musume Sakura Gumi
- Morning Musume Otome Gumi ~Otome Chikku~ - Morning Musume Otome Gumi
- Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Haru ~SEXY 8 Beat~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
- Hello! Project 2009 Winter Wonderful Hearts Kouen ~Kakumei Gannen~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Platinum 9 DISCO~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Haru ~Pikappika!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~9ki Mem wo Mukaete~
- Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~ (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Bravo!~
- Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Inspiration!
- Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka Jou Hall Saishuu Bi~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Resonant LIVE~
- Morning Musume Yomiuri Land EAST LIVE 2009
- Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~ (part of a medley)
- Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2014 News=News ~Kakuchi yori Otodoke Shimasu!~
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~6gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ - Ogawa Rena, Inoue Rei, Yamagishi Riko, Niinuma Kisora, Hashimoto Nagisa, Horie Kizuki, Shimano Momoko
- Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code3 Special→Growing Up!~ - Juice=Juice
- Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Last Code→Full Squeeze!~ - Juice=Juice
Single Information
- Ren'ai Revolution 21
- Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: DANCE☆MAN
- Performed by DANCE☆MAN & THE BANDMAN
- Rap & Voice: U.M.E.D.Y.
- Chorus: Tsunku
- Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi
- Inspiration!
- Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming, Guitar, & Talker: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Brass Arrangement: Kobayashi Masahiro
- Bass: Komatsu Hideyuki
- Drums: Sano Yasuo
- Percussion: Sakai Hideaki
- Trumpets: Kobayashi Masahiro, Kobayashi Tai, Sawano Hironori
- Trombone: Kawai Wakaba
- Saxophone: Orita Kouji
- Talker: Hashimoto Shin
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
- An English cover was recorded by Danna McAfee as "Love Revolution 21" for the album Cover Morning Musume!.
- Korean singer Hyun Young recorded a Korean version of this song as a single titled "Love Revolution".
- Ice Creamusume recorded a Mandarin version, titled "Lian Ai Ge Ming 21", for their album 1st Zui Bang!.
- Ren'ai Revolution 21 was re-arranged and performed by Morning Musume's 2013 lineup in The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~.
Trivia
- It is 1 of the 4 Morning Musume singles that sold more than 1,000,000 of copies.
- 4th Generation member Ishikawa Rika gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
- As of February 2016, it is the third highest viewed official music video on Morning Musume's YouTube channel with over 5,000,000 views, surpassed only by Ren'ai Hunter and Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke. Overall, it is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views.
- This is the eleventh and last single of Nakazawa Yuko as leader of Morning Musume.
- It is a featured song in the Japanese version Just Dance.
External Links
- Discography:
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Ren'ai Revolution 21, Inspiration!