"Manatsu no Kōsen" | ||||
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Single by Morning Musume | ||||
from the album Second Morning | ||||
Released | May 12, 1999 (JP) | |||
Format | CD single (8 cm & 12 cm) | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Japanese Pop | |||
Length |
14:33 (8 cm CD) 19:42 (12 cm CD) |
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Label | zetima | |||
Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||
Morning Musume singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Manatsu no Kōsen" on YouTube |
"Manatsu no Kōsen" (真夏の光線 A ray of light in midsummer) is the fifth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on May 12, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 235,010 copies, and reached number three on the Oricon Charts. In 2004, It was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005, as a 12 cm CD. The lead vocalist of this single was Natsumi Abe. It was first single without Asuka Fukuda