Morning Musume discography
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The discography of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume consists of seventeen studio albums, five compilation albums, and seventy four singles. Ever since its establishment in 1997, the group has experienced frequent line-up changes, and currently consists of eleven members: Miki Nonaka (leader), Sakura Oda (sub-leader), Maria Makino (sub-leader), Homare Okamura, Mei Yamazaki, Rio Sakurai, Haruka Inoue and Ako Yumigeta. The group was formed by Sharam Q vocalist Tsunku, who serves as their lyricist, composer, and producer.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | JPN Billb. | KOR | ||||
| First Time | Released: July 8, 1998 Label: Zetima | 4 | — | — | JPN: 310,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Second Morning | Released: July 28, 1999 Label: Zetima | 3 | — | — | JPN: 426,620 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| 3rd: Love Paradise | Released: March 29, 2000 Label: Zetima | 2 | — | — | JPN: 863,300 | RIAJ: Million |
| 4th Ikimasshoi! | Released: March 27, 2002 Label: Zetima | 1 | — | — | JPN: 515,440 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| No. 5 | Released: March 26, 2003 Label: Zetima | 1 | — | — | JPN: 175,292 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| Ai no Dai 6 Kan | Released: December 8, 2004 Label: Zetima | 7 | — | — | JPN: 73,333 | |
| Rainbow 7 | Released: February 15, 2006 Label: Zetima | 7 | — | — | JPN: 44,714 | |
| Sexy 8 Beat | Released: March 21, 2007 Label: Zetima | 7 | — | — | JPN: 31,819 | |
| Platinum 9 Disc | Released: March 18, 2009 Label: Zetima | 13 | 13 | — | JPN: 19,143 | |
| 10 My Me | Released: March 17, 2010 Label: Zetima | 9 | 15 | 16 | JPN: 16,133 | |
| Fantasy! Jūichi | Released: December 1, 2010 Label: Zetima | 16 | 15 | 41 | JPN: 13,062 | |
| 12, Smart | Released: October 12, 2011 Label: Zetima | 8 | 8 | 83 | JPN: 13,889 | |
| 13 Colourful Character | Released: September 12, 2012 Label: Zetima | 6 | 5 | 16 | JPN: 18,760 | |
| 14 Shō: The Message | Release: October 29, 2014 Label: Zetima | 7 | 5 | — | JPN: 30,783 | |
| 15 Thank You, Too | Release: December 6, 2017 Label: Zetima | 4 | 5 | — | JPN: 37,800 | |
| 16th: That's J-pop | Release: March 31, 2021 Label: Zetima | 2 | 2 | — | JPN: 40,651 | |
| Professionals-17th | Release: November 27, 2024 Label: Zetima | 4 | — | — | JPN: 28,802 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| Best! Morning Musume 1 | Released: January 31, 2001 Label: Zetima | 1 | JPN: 2,259,510 TWN: 32,281 | RIAJ: 2× Million RIT: Gold |
| Best! Morning Musume 2 | Released: March 31, 2004 Label: Zetima | 4 | JPN: 180,897 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Early Single Box | Released: December 15, 2004 Label: Zetima | 27 | ||
| Morning Musume All Singles Complete: 10th Anniversary | Released: October 24, 2007 Label: Zetima | 6 | JPN: 47,130 | |
| Morning Musume Zen Single Coupling Collection | Released: October 7, 2009 Label: Zetima | 9 | JPN: 11,464 | |
| The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~ | Released: September 25, 2013 Label: Zetima | 6 | JPN: 21,848 | |
| Morning Musume '14 Coupling Collection 2 | Released: March 12, 2014 Label: Zetima | 15 | JPN: 11,827 | |
| Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary | Released: March 20, 2019 Label: Zetima | 1 | JPN: 43,932 | |
| Morning Musume Best Selection ~The 25 Shuunen~ | Released: August 30, 2023 Label: Zetima | 3 | JPN: 26,621 |
Cover albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||
| Cover You | Released: November 26, 2008 Label: Zetima | 27 | JPN: 12,037 |
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Morning Cop: Daite Hold on Me! (with Michiyo Heike) | Released: September 30, 1998 Label: Zetima |
| Pinch Runner | Released: July 5, 2000 Label: Zetima |
| Koinu Dan no Monogatari (with Hello! Project Kids) | Released: February 14, 2003 Label: Zetima |
Musical albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Love Century: Yume wa Minakerya Hajimaranai | Released: August 1, 2001 Label: Zetima |
| Edokko Chushingura | Released: July 2, 2003 Label: Zetima |
| Ribbon no Kishi | Released: July 26, 2006 Label: Zetima |
| Fashionable | Released: September 15, 2010 Label: Sony Music Entertainment |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | JPN Billb. | |||
| 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini! | Released: December 13, 2006 Label: Zetima | 14 | — | JPN: 29,645 |
| Hatachi no Morning Musume (as Morning Musume. 20th) | Released: February 7, 2018 Label: Zetima | 1 | 1 | JPN: 50,010 |
Singles
Digital singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Afternoon Coffee" (as Afternoon Musume) | 2010 | Dreams 1 |
| "Ramen Revolution 2010 Long Type" | Petit Best 11 | |
| "Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary Ver.)" (as Morning Musume 20th) | 2017 | Hatachi no Morning Musume |
| "Gosenfu no Tasuki" | ||
| "Morning Coffee (20th Anniversary Ver.)" (as Morning Musume 20th) | 2018 | |
| "Hana ga Saku Taiyō Abite" |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | JPN Billb. | ||||
| "Appare Kaitenzushi!" (as Muten Musume) | 2010 | 13 | — | JPN: 9,235 | Petit Best 11 |
Collaboration singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | JPN Billb. | ||||
| "Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku" (as Hello! Project Mobekimasu, with Berryz Kobo, Cute, Erina Mano, and Smileage) | 2011 | 4 | 5 | JPN: 56,562 | Petit Best 12 |
| "Yeah Yeah Yeah / Akogare no Stress-free / Hana, Takenawa no Toki" (with Hello Pro All Stars) | 2018 | — | — |
Other appearances
Videography
Music video compilations
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Eizō The Morning Musume Best 10 | Release: June 14, 2000 Label: Zetima Format: VHS, DVD |
| Eizō The Morning Musume 2: Single M Clips | Release: December 4, 2002 Label: Zetima Format: VHS, DVD |
| Eizō The Morning Musume 3: Single V Clips | Release: March 24, 2005 Label: Zetima |
| Eizō The Morning Musume 4: Single M Clips | Release: May 2, 2007 Label: Zetima |
| The Morning Musume All Singles Complete Zen 35 Kyoku: 10th Anniversary | Release: December 19, 2007 Label: Zetima Limited release DVD with album. |
| Eizō The Morning Musume 5: Single M Clips | Release: August 19, 2009 Label: Zetima |
| Eizō The Morning Musume 6: Single M Clips | Release: April 13, 2011 Label: Zetima |
| Eizō The Morning Musume 7: Single M Clips | Release: November 14, 2012 Label: Zetima |
Concerts videos
| Title | Concert details |
|---|---|
| Hello! First Live at Shibuya Kōkaidō | Release: December 12, 1998 Label: Zetima Format: VHS, CD (December 4, 2002) |
| Memory: Seishun no Hikari 1999.4.18 | Release: June 30, 1999 Label: Zetima Format: VHS, DVD (October 26, 2005) Asuka Fukuda's graduation concert. Format: VHS, LD, DVD |
| Morning Musume First Live at Budōkan: Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru | Release: August 30, 2000 Label: Zetima Sayaka Ichii's graduation concert. Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Live Revolution 21 Haru: Osaka City Hall Last Day | Release: June 27, 2001 Label: Zetima Yuko Nakazawa's graduation concert. Format: VHS, DVD |
| Green Live | Release: September 5, 2001 Label: Zetima Took place after Hello! Project's 2001 athletic meet. Format: DVD |
| Love Is Alive! Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru at Saitama Super Arena | Release: July 31, 2002 Label: Zetima Contains extra footage of the concert. Format: VHS, DVD |
| Morning Musume Love is Alive! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena | Release: November 20, 2002 Label: Zetima Maki Goto's graduation concert. Contains extra footage of the concert. Format: VHS, DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 Haru Non Stop! at Saitama Super Arena | Release: June 25, 2003 Label: Zetima Kei Yasuda's graduation concert. Contains extra footage of the concert. Format: VHS, DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003: 15nin de Non Stop! | Release: December 26, 2003 Label: Zetima Contains backstage footage of the concert. Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2004 Haru "The Best of Japan" | Release: July 14, 2004 Label: Zetima Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2004: "The Best of Japan Natsu Aki '04" | Release: December 8, 2004 Label: Zetima Contains backstage footage from during the concert. Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru: Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai | Release: July 5, 2005 Label: Zetima Rika Ishikawa's graduation concert. Contains extra footage of the concert. Format: DVD |
| Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki Baribari Kyōshitsu: "Koharu-chan Irasshai!" | Release: December 14, 2005 Label: Zetima Contains extra footage of the concert. Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru: Rainbow Seven | Release: July 19, 2006 Label: Zetima Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki: Odore! Morning Curry | Release: December 27, 2006 Label: Zetima Contains extra footage of the concert. Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Spring: Sexy 8 Beat | Release: July 4, 2007 Label: Zetima Hitomi Yoshizawa's graduation concert. Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Aki: Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! Bomb | Release: February 14, 2008 Label: Zetima Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru: Single Daizenshū | Release: June 30, 2008 Label: Zetima Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki: Resonant Live | Release: January 28, 2009 Label: Zetima Contains several alternative performance of the concert. Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Spring: Platinum 9 Disco | Release: July 15, 2009 Label: Zetima Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Yomiuri Land East Live 2009 | Release: January 20, 2010 Label: Zetima Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki: Nine Smile | Release: February 24, 2010 Label: Zetima Koharu Kusumi's Graduation Concert. Format: DVD |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Haru: Pika Pika! | Label: Zetima Format: DVD (July 14, 2010), Blu-ray disc (October 27, 2010) |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki: Rival Survival | Label: Zetima Eri Kamei, Linlin and Junjun's Graduation Concert. Format: DVD (February 23, 2011), Blu-ray disc (March 3, 2011) |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru: Sin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~9-Ki Men Wo Mukaete-~! | Label: Zetima Format: DVD (July 27, 2011), Blu-ray disc (August 17, 2011) |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru: Aki Ai Believe ~Takahashi Ai Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ | Label: Zetima Takahashi Ai's Graduation Concert. Format: DVD ( December 28, 2011), Blu-ray disc ( December 28, 2011) |
| Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru: ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special | Label: Zetima Niigaki Risa and Mitsui Aika's Graduation Concert. Format: DVD ( August 29, 2012), Blu-ray disc (August 29, 2012) |
| Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~ | Label: Zetima Format: DVD (March 13, 2013), Blu-ray disc ( March 13, 2013) |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Ai no Tane" | 1997 | Hideta Takahata | |
| "Morning Coffee" | 1998 | ||
| "Summer Night Town" | |||
| "Daite Hold on Me!" | |||
| "Memory Seishun no Hikari" | 1999 | ||
| "Manatsu no Kousen" | |||
| "Furusato" | |||
| "Love Machine" | |||
| "Koi no Dance Site" | 2000 | ||
| "Happy Summer Wedding" | Tetsuo Inoue | ||
| "I Wish" | Mayumi Miyasaka | ||
| "Renai Revolution 21" | Takashi Tadokoro | ||
| "The Peace!" | 2001 | Wataru Takeishi | |
| "Mr. Moonlight: Ai no Big Band" | |||
| "Souda! We're Alive" | 2002 | ||
| "Morning Musume Single Medley: Hawaiian" (with Boo Takagi, Coconuts Musume, Miki Fujimoto, and Rika Ishii) | |||
| "Do It! Now" | Wataru Takeishi | ||
| "Koko ni Iruzee!" | Hideo Kawatani | ||
| "Ganbacchae!" | 2003 | ||
| "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima" | Hideo Kawatani | ||
| "Hey! Mirai" | Kensuke Kawamura | ||
| "As for One Day" | Wataru Takeishi | ||
| "Shabondama" | |||
| "Go Girl (Koi no Victory)" | Hideo Kawatani | ||
| "Ai Araba It's All Right" | 2004 | Takeshi Sueda | |
| "Roman (My Dear Boy)" | Tetsuo Inoue | ||
| "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" | Wataru Takeishi | ||
| "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago" | |||
| "The Manpower" | 2005 | ||
| "Osaka Koi no Uta" | |||
| "Iroppoi Jirettai" | Makoto Hasegawa | ||
| "Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Oukiizo!)" | |||
| "Koi wa Hassou Do the Hustle!" | |||
| "Sexy Boy (Soyokaze ni Yorisotte)" | 2006 | ||
| "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan" | Wataru Takeishi | ||
| "Aruiteru" | Hideo Kawatani | ||
| "Egao Yes Nude" | 2007 | ||
| "Kanashimi Twilight" | Makoto Hasegawa | ||
| "Onna ni Sachi Are" | |||
| "Mikan" | |||
| "Resonant Blue" | 2008 | ||
| "Pepper Keibu" | Takashi Tadokoro | ||
| "Naichau Kamo" | 2009 | Hideo Kawatani | |
| "Shouganai Yume Oibito" | Toshiyuki Suzuki | ||
| "3, 2, 1 Breakin' Out" | Masaki Takehisa | ||
| "Nanchatte Renai" | |||
| "Kimagure Princess" | Toshiyuki Suzuki | ||
| "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai" | 2010 | ||
| "Genki PikaPika" | |||
| "Seishun Collection" | Hideaki Sunaga | ||
| "Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game" | Tsuyoshi Inoue | ||
| "Maji Desu ka Ska!" | 2011 | Takatoshi Uchiya | |
| "Only you" | Masaharu Kitahira | ||
| "Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai" | Masaki Takehisa | ||
| "Pyoco Pyoco Ultra" | 2012 | ||
| "Renai Hunter" | Shin Hasegawa | ||
| "One Two Three" | Hiroshi Mashima | ||
| "The Matenrou Show" (Dance Shot) | |||
| "Wakuteka Take a Chance" | |||
| "Help Me!" | 2013 | Takeki Kitajima | |
| "Brainstorming" | |||
| "Don't want anything but you" | |||
| "Selfish, easy going, Jokes of love" | |||
| "Gundan of the Love" | |||
| "You bright smile is like the sunshine" | |||
| "What Is Love?" | 2014 | ||
| "No One Can Replace You" | |||
| "Beyond the time and space" | |||
| "Password Is 0" | |||
| "Tiki Bun" | |||
| "A looking back beauty" | |||
| "Right Here, Right Now" | 2015 | ||
| "An Adolescent Boy is Crying" | |||
| "The Sunset After the Rain" | |||
| "Oh My Wish!" | |||
| "Sukatto My Heart" | |||
| "The courage to jump in right now" | |||
| "Endless Sky" | |||
| "The Cold Wind and Lonely Love" | |||
| "One and Only" | |||
| "In a corner of a city called Tokyo" | 2016 | ||
| "The Vision" | |||
| "Ephemeral Saturday Night!" | |||
| "Sexy Cat's Speech" | |||
| "I’m Not Like That" | |||
| "Confront With Bare Nakedness" | |||
| "Morning Miso Soup" | 2017 | ||
| "Brand New Morning" | |||
| "Jealousy Jealousy" | |||
| "Green Light of the Dreadnaught" | |||
| "You're Young Anyway!" | |||
| "Don't Bother Me, Here We Go!" | |||
| "Are you happy?" | 2018 | ||
| "A gonna" | |||
| "Wandering Around Ginza" | |||
| "Because It's a Free Country" | |||
| "Youthful Night" | 2019 | ||
| "Life blues" | |||
| "Mind & Body" | 2020 | ||
| "LOVEpedia" | |||
| "Personal Relationships No way way" | |||
| "Evidence of a Pure Heart" | |||
| "Even Though I Just Want You to Hold Me Tight" | |||
| "Teenage Solution" | 2021 | ||
| "I Want You To Tell Me It's Alright" | |||
| "Beat Planet" | |||
| "Chu Chu Chu Bokura no Mirai" | 2022 | ||
| "Great Life, Never Been Better!" | |||
| "Swing Swing Paradise" | |||
| "Happy Birthday to Me!" | |||
| "Fantastic FEVER!" | 2023 | ||
| "Wake-up Call (It's Time For Me To Wake Up)" | |||
| "Neverending Shine" | |||
| "Nandaka Sentimental na Toki no Uta" | 2024 | ||
| "SaiKIYOU" | |||
| "Ki ni Naru Sono Ki no Uta" | 2025 | ||
| "Akaruku Ii Ko" | |||
| "Teka HAPPY no HAPPY!" | |||
| "Watashi no Lamentazione" |
Video games
[January 11, 2001] Space Venus starring Morning Musume (PlayStation 2)
[February 12, 2004] Lilliput Ōkoku: Lillimoni to Issho-puni! (Game Boy Advance)
Footnotes
External links
- on the Hello! Project official website (in Japanese)