Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only
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| Single by Morning Musume '15 | ||||
| Released | December 29, 2015 (Japan) | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
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"Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only" [1] (冷たい風と片思い／ENDLESS SKY／One and Only) is the 60th single of the Japanese Pop Idol group Morning Musume '15. It was released on December 29, 2015.
Background
"Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only" was announced on November 7 during their Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~ shortly before, 9th Generation member, Sayashi Riho announced her Graduation. Hence, this is the last single by the group to feature her.
"One and Only" is the opening theme for NHK WORLD's J-MELO since October 2015 and it is sung completely in English, a first for the group.[2]
Tracklist speculation quickly rose that Sayashi Riho will have a solo A-Side song and the comeback of a B-Side song, which was last seen on Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan
Triple A-Side Speculated Tracklist
- One and Only
- Watashi no Nanni mo Wakacchanai (Unreleased song from the PRISM tour)
- BRAVE no Kamisama ~Zenshinzenrei~ (Riho Solo)
- Naishobanashi (B-Side)
On December 7, producer Tsunku blogged about the liner notes of the single.[3] He mentioned that "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi" was intended to be the Sayashi Riho solo, but later changed into a group song. For "Endless Sky", it is a song for future members who will decide to graduate and not have regrets on the path they've chosen and look forward to their next challenges in life. On the last part of the blog, he posted the Japanese version of the song "One and Only".
Release Details and Chart Performance
The single will be released in six versions: 3 CD-only regular editions and 3 CD+DVD limited editions. The first press regular editions comes with a random trading card of 13 kinds depending on the jacket, which is 39 in total. The limited editions also includes an event lottery serial number card.
On Dec 28, 2015, the single charted on the Top Spot in the Oricon Daily chart. It fluctuated throughout the Oricon Year-end break week from the Top Spot to going as low as the 8th Spot on January 4, 2016. Then on January 5, 2016, Oricon announced that the Single claimed the Top Spot for the first week of 2016 with an estimated sales of 143,000 copies sold. [4]
Members at time of single
- 9th generation: Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi (last single), Kanon Suzuki
- 10th generation: Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo
- 11th generation: Sakura Oda
- 12th generation: Haruna Ogata, Miki Nonaka, Maria Makino, Akane Haga
Track list
| All Editions | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Arrangement | Length |
| 1. | "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi" (冷たい風と片思い (lit. A Cold Wind and an Unrequited Love)) | Tsunku | Okubo Kaoru | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Endless Sky" (ENDLESS SKY) | Tsunku | Shoichiro Hirata | 5:01 |
| 3. | "One and Only" | Tsunku / ALISA (English Translation) | Shoichiro Hirata | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi (Instrumental)" | 4:29 | ||
| 5. | "Endless Sky (Instrumental)" | 5:01 | ||
| 6. | "One and Only (Instrumental)" | 4:48 | ||
| Limited Edition A DVD | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi (Music Video)" | |
| Limited Edition B DVD | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Endless Sky (Music Video)" | |
| Limited Edition C DVD | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "One and Only (Music Video)" | |
References
- ↑ "冷たい風と片思い／ENDLESS SKY／One and Only". Hello! Project. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ ""One and Only" Singing and Dancing Contest". NHK / J-Melo. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
- ↑ "モーニング娘。’15 12/29 Sg 「冷たい風と片思い～」ライナーノーツ". Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ "【オリコン】モー娘。鞘師卒業シングルが首位 歴代最多60作TOP10". Oricon. Retrieved 2016-01-06.