Ren'ai Hunter

"Ren'ai Hunter" (恋愛ハンター, Ren'ai Hantā, "Love Hunter") is the 49th single by the Japanese female idol group Morning Musume,^[1] released in Japan on April 11, 2012.^[2]

Background

"Ren'ai Hunter" is the second single for the 10th generation members and the last single by Morning Musume to feature Risa Niigaki.^[3] It also became the last single to feature Aika Mitsui, who would announce her graduation from the group due to a foot injury that was taking a long time to recover.

Release details

The single will be released in six versions: a regular edition and five limited editions. The Regular Edition and the Limited Editions D and E are CD-only. The Limited Editiona A, B, and C come with a DVD containing a special version of the music video for the title song.^[4]

The Limited Edition E is a special version to commemorate Risa Niigaki's graduation from Morning Musume. It contains an additional song, performed by her. The song is a cover of "Egao ni Namida (Thank You! Dear My Friends)" from Aya Matsuura's 2002 album First Kiss. As the group's producer Tsunku wrote in his comment about the single, the song is Risa Niigaki's favourite, although it is not a Morning Musume's song; she would always listen to it at the time when she was still a freshly joined member.^[5]

All the limited editions include an entry postcard for a lottery to win a ticket to one of two single's launch events;^[4] one will be held on April 28 in the Kansai region, and the other on May 3 in the Kanto region.^[3] So, the Limited Edition D contains the same tracks as the Regular Edition, but sports a different cover and includes a lottery card.

Composition

The title track is an electropop song with a dubstep-influenced arrangement.

Morning Musume's producer Tsunku explained that he made an electronic dance music song with deep bass, wanting to create an opposite of the previous single "Pyoco Pyoco Ultra".^[5]

Also, Tsunku has revealed that the coupling track "Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru" is an energetic song.^[5]

Music video

Aika Mitsui didn't participate in the dance parts of the video due to leg injury.

In her close-up at the end of the music video, Risa Niigaki says silently: "Morning Musume daisuki" ("I love Morning Musume very much").

The music video was published on March 21 on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.

On Sunday, March 25, Tanaka Reina wrote in her blog that, in the YouTube most-viewed video rankings, "Ren'ai Hunter" was currently at number 1* in Japan and at number 8* in the world.^[6]

* in the daily YouTube Charts for Music

Members at time of single

5th generation: Risa Niigaki (last single)
6th generation: Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
8th generation: Aika Mitsui (last single)
9th generation: Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki
10th generation: Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo

Track listing

Regular Edition, Limited Editions A, B, C, D

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ren'ai Hunter" (恋愛ハンター)	4:47
2.	"Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru" (私がいて君がいる)	3:59
3.	"Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)" (恋愛ハンター(Instrumental))	4:47

Limited A DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ren'ai Hunter (Close-up Ver.)" (恋愛ハンター（Close-up Ver.）)

Limited B DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ren'ai Hunter (Dance Shot Ver.)" (恋愛ハンター（Dance Shot Ver.）)

Limited С DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ren'ai Hunter (Dance Shot Ver.2)" (恋愛ハンター（Dance Shot Ver.2）)

Limited Edition E: Risa Niigaki Graduation Edition

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Ren'ai Hunter" (恋愛ハンター)	Morning Musume	4:47
2.	"Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru" (私がいて君がいる)	Morning Musume	3:59
3.	"Egao ni Namida (Thank You! Dear My Friends)" (笑顔に涙～THANK YOU!DEAR MY FRIENDS～)	Risa Niigaki	4:48
4.	"Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)" (恋愛ハンター（Instrumental）)		4:47

Bonus

Sealed into the Limited Editions A, B, C, D, E:

Event ticket lottery card with a serial number

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	9
Billboard Japan Hot 100	3
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay	68
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	3
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay	81

Release	Oricon Singles Chart	Peak position	Debut sales (copies)	Sales total (copies)
April 11, 2012	Daily Chart	1	14,613	49,232
	Weekly Chart	3	41,036
	Monthly Chart	9	48,648

DVD single

The corresponding DVD single is titled "Single V 'Ren'ai Hunter'".

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Ren'ai Hunter" (恋愛ハンター)	Morning Musume
2.	"Ren'ai Hunter making eizō" (恋愛ハンターメイキング映像, "Ren'ai Hunter making-of")
3.	"Suki da na Kimi ga (Live Ver.)" (好きだな君が（LIVE Ver.）／道重さゆみ・譜久村聖)	Sayumi Michishige, Mizuki Fukumura

* from Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai Believe: Takahashi Ai Sotsugyō Kinen Special (モーニング娘。コンサートツアー2011秋愛BELIEVE〜高橋愛卒業記念スペシャル〜)

References

↑ 現役メンバー、石黒彩、辻希美、サプライズの後藤真希も登場。ドリームモーニング娘。武道館ライブ. ハリウッドチャンネル (in Japanese). MSN. 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
↑ 「モーニング娘。が頑張り続けてくれる限り、私たちも頑張らなければならない」 ── ドリームモーニング娘。第一章、歓喜と興奮の中で終幕 (in Japanese). BARKS. 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
1 2 "Amazon.co.jp - Ren'ai Hunter - Morning Musume - Product Description" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-03-21.
1 2 "CD single, profile on the Hello! Project official website" (in Japanese). Up-Front DC Co., Ltd.
1 2 3 恋愛ハンター / つんく♂コメント. Tsunku (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-03-29.
↑ "嬉しい事だらけ♪｜田中れいなオフィシャルブログ「田中れいなのおつかれいなー」Powered by Ameba". Tanaka Reina's official blog (in Japanese). 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-03-30.

Morning Musume

Mizuki Fukumura Erina Ikuta Kanon Suzuki Haruna Iikubo Ayumi Ishida Masaki Sato Haruka Kudo Sakura Oda Haruna Ogata Miki Nonaka Maria Makino Akane Haga

Former members	Asuka Fukuda Aya Ishiguro Sayaka Ichii Yuko Nakazawa Maki Goto Kei Yasuda Natsumi Abe Nozomi Tsuji Ai Kago Kaori Iida Mari Yaguchi Rika Ishikawa Asami Konno Makoto Ogawa Hitomi Yoshizawa Miki Fujimoto Koharu Kusumi Eri Kamei Junjun Linlin Ai Takahashi Risa Niigaki Aika Mitsui Reina Tanaka Sayumi Michishige Riho Sayashi Kanon Suzuki

Studio albums	First Time Second Morning 3rd: Love Paradise 4th Ikimasshoi! No. 5 Ai no Dai 6 Kan Rainbow 7 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini! Sexy 8 Beat Platinum 9 Disc 10 My Me Fantasy! Jūichi 12, Smart 13 Colorful Character 14 Shō: The Message

Cover albums	Cover You

Compilations	Best! Morning Musume 1 Best! Morning Musume 2 Early Single Box Morning Musume All Singles Complete: 10th Anniversary Morning Musume Zen Single Coupling Collection The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~ Morning Musume '14 Coupling Collection 2

Appearances Auditions Discography Singles Members

Morning Musume singles discography

1990s	1997 "Ai no Tane" (indies) 1998 "Morning Coffee" "Summer Night Town" "Daite Hold on Me!" 1999 "Memory Seishun no Hikari" "Manatsu no Kōsen" "Furusato" "Love Machine"

2000s	2000 "Koi no Dance Site" "Happy Summer Wedding" "I Wish" "Ren'ai Revolution 21" 2001 "The Peace!" "Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)" 2002 "Sōda! We're Alive" "Do It! Now" "Koko ni Iruzee!" 2003 "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" "As for One Day" "Shabondama" "Hare Ame Nochi Suki" as Morning Musume Sakuragumi "Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)" as Morning Musume Otomegumi "Go Girl (Koi no Victory)" 2004 "Ai Araba It's All Right" "Sakura Mankai" as Morning Musume Sakuragumi "Yūjō (Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!)" as Morning Musume Otomegumi "Roman (My Dear Boy)" "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago" 2005 "The Manpower!!!" "Osaka Koi no Uta" "Iroppoi Jirettai" "Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)" 2006 "Sexy Boy (Soyokaze ni Yorisotte)" "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan" "Aruiteru" 2007 "Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia" as Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai "Egao Yes Nude" "Kanashimi Twilight" "Onna ni Sachi Are" "Itoshiki Tomo e" as Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai "Mikan" 2008 "Resonant Blue" "Pepper Keibu" 2009 "Naichau Kamo" "Shōganai Yume Oibito" "Nanchatte Ren'ai" "Kimagure Princess"

2010s	2010 "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai" "Seishun Collection" "Appare Kaiten Zushi!" as Muten Musume "Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game" 2011 "Maji Desu ka Ska!" "Only You" "Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!" 2012 "Pyoco Pyoco Ultra" "Shining Butterfly" as Dream Morning Musume "Ren'ai Hunter" "One Two Three / The Matenrō Show" "Wakuteka Take a Chance" 2013 "Help Me!!" "Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan" 2014 (as Morning Musume.'14) "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?" "Toki o Koe Sora o Koe / Password is 0" "Tiki Bun / Shabadaba Dū / Mikaeri Bijin" 2015 (as Morning Musume.'15) "Seishun Kozo ga Naiteiru / Yūgure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara" "Oh My Wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Ima Sugu Tobikomu Yūki" "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only"

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