Shabondama (Morning Musume song)

"Shabondama"
Single by Morning Musume
from the album Best! Morning Musume 2
Released	July 30, 2003 (JP)
Format	CD
Recorded	2003
Genre	Japanese Pop
Length	12:21
Label	zetima EPCE-5224 (limited edition) EPCE-5225 (regular edition)
Producer	Tsunku
Morning Musume singles chronology
"As for One Day" (2003) "Shabondama" (2003) "Go Girl: Koi no Victory" (2003)
Music video "Shabondama" on YouTube

"Shabondama" (シャボン玉, Soap Bubbles^?) is the nineteenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released July 30, 2003 and sold a total of 151,104 copies. It peaked at number two on the Oricon Charts.

This single marks the debut of the "sixth generation" members Miki Fujimoto (who came from a Hello! Project solo career), Reina Tanaka, Eri Kamei and Sayumi Michishige. Once the sixth generation joined, it made it the group's biggest formation yet, with 15 members. Like "Do It! Now" and "As for One Day", "Shabondama" was used as an image song for Quidam, a Cirque du Soleil show.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD 1.2 Single V DVD 2 Personnel 3 Members at time of single 4 References 5 External links

Track listing

All lyrics are composed by Tsunku.

CD

1. "Shabondama" (シャボン玉^?) – 4:06
2. "Namida ni wa Shitakunai" (涙にはしたくない, I Don't Want This to Make Me Cry^?) – 4:03
3. "Shabondama" (instrumental) – 4:06

Single V DVD

1. "Shabondama"
2. "Shabondama (Utae! Shabondama Version)"
3. "Making of" (メイキング映像^?)

Personnel

• Yuichi Takahashi - arrangement on "Shabondama"
• Shunsuke Suzuki - arrangement on "Namida ni wa Shitakunai"

Members at time of single

• 1st generation: Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
• 2nd generation: Mari Yaguchi
• 4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, Ai Kago
• 5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki
• 6th generation (debut): Miki Fujimoto, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka

SHABONdama Vocalists

Main Vocal: Ishikawa Rika, Kago Ai, Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina

Center Vocal: Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Niigaki Risa, Tsuji Nozomi, Fujimoto Miki

Minor Vocal: Abe Natsumi, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi

References

External links

• Shabondama at Up-Front Works

Morning Musume singles discography First Time "Ai no Tane"(1997) · "Morning Coffee"(1998) · "Summer Night Town" (1998) Second Morning "Daite Hold on Me!" (1998) · "Memory Seishun no Hikari" (1999) · "Manatsu no Kōsen" (1999) · "Furusato" (1999) 3rd -Love Paradise- "Love Machine" (1999) · "Koi no Dance Site" (2000) Best! Morning Musume 1 "Happy Summer Wedding" (2000) · "I Wish" (2000) · "Ren'ai Revolution 21" (2000) 4th Ikimasshoi! "The Peace!" (2001) · "Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)" (2001) · "Sōda! We're Alive" (2002) No.5 "Do It! Now" (2002) · "Koko ni Iruzee!" (2002) Best! Morning Musume 2 "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" (2003) · "As for One Day" (2003) · "Shabondama" (2003) · "Go Girl (Koi no Victory)" (2003) · "Ai Araba It's All Right" (2004) Ai no Dai 6 Kan "Roman (My Dear Boy)" (2004) · "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" (2004) · "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago" (2004) Rainbow 7 "The Manpower!!!" (2005) · "Osaka Koi no Uta" (2005) · "Iroppoi Jirettai" (2005) · "Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)" (2005) 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini! "Aruiteru" (2006) Sexy 8 Beat "Sexy Boy (Soyokaze ni Yorisotte)" (2006) · "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan" (2006) · "Egao Yes Nude" (2007) Morning Musume All Singles Complete: 10th Anniversary "Kanashimi Twilight" (2007) · "Onna ni Sachi Are" (2007) Cover You "Pepper Keibu" (2008) Platinum 9 Disc "Mikan" (2007) · "Resonant Blue" (2008) · "Naichau Kamo" (2009) 10 My Me "Shōganai Yume Oibito" (2009) · "Nanchatte Ren'ai"(2009) · "Kimagure Princess"(2009) · "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai"(2010) Fantasy! Jūichi "Seishun Collection" (2010) · "Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game"(2010) 12, Smart "Maji Desu ka Ska!" (2011) · "Only You"(2011) · "Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun da yo!/Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!"(2011) TBA 48th Single