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Yesterday at the Morning Musume. '19 Concert Autumn Tour ~KOKORO&KARADA~ daytime performance in Nagoya, Mizuki announced that their new single (68th) will be released next year, January 2020, as Morning Musume. '20. She says one song already decided in 15th gen's debut single is “KOKORO & KARADA”. Other details will be announced at a later date. Multiple fan reports confirm this announcement.

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https://ameblo.jp/rassy-bi/entry-12530692434.html

The first single for 15th gen. This is the first time since 12th gen for a new generation to wait more than 7 months after joining (June 22nd) for their debut single. 9th through 14th (except 12th) released 3 to 4 months after joining. 12th gen joined Sept. 30th, 2014 and waited 6 and half months for their debut single on April 15th, 2015

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The new single was announced at Morning Musume. '19's Yoyogi Concert.

Morning Musume. '20's 68th single is a triple A-side titled "KOKORO & KARADA / LOVEPedia / Ningen Kankei No way way", Release is January 22nd, 2020.

This is the debut single for 15th gen.

"KOKORO & KARADA" and "LOVEpedia" and "Ningen Kankei No way way", which were all performed during the Autumn concert tour, have the same melody. However, Morning Musume says that the lyrics, the arrangements, dances, and song parts are completely different, so you can enjoy it multiple ways with one melody. We are challenging this for first time ever! Music Video also has different world views, so be sure to listen and compare!

http://www.helloproject.com/news/11411/

tracklist :

Limited Edition A, B, C, SP, Normal A, B, C

1. KOKORO & KARADA
2. LOVEPedia
3. Ningen Kankei No way way
4. KOKORO & KARADA (Instrumental)
5. LOVEPedia (Instrumental)
6. Ningen Kankei No way way (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A, B, C DVD - Music Videos
SP Edition - Dance Shot
Normal - Trading Cards

http://www.helloproject.com/release/detail/EPCE-7565/

Ehhhh we have to wait this long :c

I was so excited to see 15th gen’s debut

I was excited too, this seems odd. Maybe it's related to so many releases already coming out nearing the end of the year, or finalizing the a-sides, etc.

The long lead-up worked incredibly well for BEYOOOOONDS, let's see what it does for Morning Musume.

JonCC wrote:The long lead-up worked incredibly well for BEYOOOOONDS, let's see what it does for Morning Musume.

Worked well for LoVendoR too!!! Oh wait . . .

My thought is that its a new year 2020 and they would rather have the new girls start in the new year so that it makes the naming designation less confusing. Like so that Morning Musume '19 is more clearly distinguished from Morning Musume '20. Its hard to explain but I've noticed they have been 90% consistent with the line-up vs the name thing. New members have mostly been starting in the next year following their announcement with the exception of Morito Chisaki. And with graduations they usually leave before the next year (in the last single of the year) with the exception of Suzuki Kanon. So correct me if I'm wrong, but its mostly been pretty stable.

The single was further announced at the Yoyogi concert. Triple a-side, release date January 22, 2019. The second and third tracks are the same composition, with different arrangements, lyrics, and dances. The MV for "KOKORO & KARADA" was released after the concert. A nationwide handshake event to promote the single was also announced, and a lottery video uploaded.

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Twitter video of "LOVEPedia" and "Ningen Kankei No way way".

"KOKORO & KARADA" MV


68th single nationwide handshake lottery

Having heard both now, I'm going for the 'LOVEPedia' rendition as my favorite of the two.

That MV is great, it elevates the song.

I absolutely love the amount of Kaga in the new songs so much. jklsdjfldsjf and on top of this she looks fskn amazing in the kokoro pv.
Such good stuff.

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I wonder how they'll handle the MV's?