Shabondama (Morning Musume song)

"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.

Overview

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] It was released in two editlons, a regular and a limited editlon coming with fifteen photocards and comes in special packaging.

Track listing

All lyrics are composed by Tsunku.

CD

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

Single V DVD

"Shabondama"
"Shabondama (Utae! Shabondama Version)"
"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 the release

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

↑ http://www.tsunku.net/morning_musume.htm

External links

Shabondama at Up-Front Works

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" 2016 (as Morning Musume.'16) "Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to Iu Katasumi" "Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sō ja Nai"

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