[7/04] Morning Musume 50th: One・Two・Three/ The Matenrou Show

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[AyuHikaru]

Was Team Sapporo a female only event? Because, damn, look at all dem females.

[Celedam]

Female-only section up front, partly so they don't have to mix with male wota and partly so that the management can get photos like that.

[Jessi]

Was Team Sapporo a female only event? Because, damn, look at all dem females.

wow good point! I'm glad we are starting to see more than just the 40 yr old male wota!

[idolsuki]

One fan of Riho's bought over 40 copies.

[Menno]

I found my list of all H!P singles, I hadn't updated it since 2008. But it wasn't too much work to update the MM numbers up to now. So for everyone that doesn't want to look anywhere else here's the list behind the spoiler.

Spoiler: show

Code: Select all

                  1st week    total   
00   1997.11.03                      Ai no Tane
01   1998.01.28   95,050   200,790   Morning Coffee
02   1998.05.27   86,670   417,330   Summer Night Town
03   1998.09.09   183,500   497,120   Daite HOLD ON ME!
04   1999.02.10   195,720   410,850   Memory Seishun no Hikari
05   1999.05.12   122,610   235,010   Manatsu no Kousen
06   1999.07.14   102,750   170,670   Furusato
07   1999.09.09   241,540   1,646,630   LOVE Machine
08   2000.01.26   600,860   1,229,970   Koi no Dance Site
09   2000.05.17   471,270   990,950   Happy Summer Wedding
10   2000.09.06   407,350   654,640   I WISH
11   2000.12.13   515,490   986,040   Renai Revolution 21
12   2001.07.25   310,810   682,320   The Peace!
13   2001.10.31   308,904   513,340   Mr. Moonlight Ai no Big Band
14   2002.02.20   272,950   443,630   Souda! We're ALIVE
15   2002.07.24   180,490   310,600   Do it! Now
16   2002.10.30   139,070   228,542   Koko ni Iruzee
17   2003.02.19   72,594   151,342   Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
18   2003.04.23   84,251   129,893   AS FOR ONE DAY
19   2003.07.30   98,028   148,930   Shabondama
20   2003.11.06   73,884   123,315   Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~
21   2004.01.24   78,142   108,368   Ai Araba IT’S ALL RIGHT
22   2004.05.12   67,144   87,255   Roman ～MY DEAR BOY～
23   2004.07.22   58,435   91,789   Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari
24   2004.11.03   50,967   65,873   Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
25   2005.01.19   51,421   67,860   THE Manpower!!!
26   2005.04.27   46,945   59,287   Osaka koi no Uta
27   2005.07.27   68,009   82,200   Iroppoi Jirettai
28   2005.11.09   43,535   54,428   Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~
29   2006.03.15   36,531   48,667   SEXY BOY ~Soyo Kaze ni Yorisoutte~
30   2006.06.21   37,065   47,159   Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan
31   2006.11.08   40,967   55,694   Aruiteru
32   2007.02.14   40,884   53,047   Egao YES Nude
33   2007.04.25   53,551   61,322   Kanashimi Twilight
34   2007.07.25   43,364   50,812   Onna ni Sachi Are
35   2007.11.21   28,082   38,667   Mikan
36   2008.04.16   48,086   55,949   Resonant Blue
37   2008.09.23   38,596   46,097   Pepper Keibu
38   2009.02.18   44,121   50,313   Naichau Kamo
39   2009.05.13   47,528   53,950   Shoganai Yume Oibito
40   2009.08.12   54,973   70,299   Nanchatte Renai
41   2009.10.28   36,274   45,241   Kimagure Princess
42   2010.02.10   36,169   44,035   Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
43   2010.06.09   34,122   40,865   Seishun Collection
44   2010.11.17   42,405   48,357   Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game
45   2011.04.06   33,698   41,029   Maji Desu ka Ska!
46   2011.06.15   32,869   40,778   Only you
47   2011.09.14   49,576   55,643   Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!
48   2012.01.25   31,094   34,050   Pyocopyoco Ultra
49   2012.04.11   41,036   49,232   Renai Hunter

50   2012.07.04   84,067   84,067   One Two Three / The Matenro Show

As for the reasons behind the success.

My guess is that the events work in 2 ways. Since the last single the number of events have increased significantly. This means that the fans buy more singles, since they can meet the girls more often. But since events are popular with the overall idol fanbase the extra events will also attract new/former fans that might have not been interested in MM because they didn't have as many events as some other major idol groups. Also because the events are nationwide and not just in Tokyo.

Add 2 good songs as singles with mainstream appeal, more promotion, 50th single and you have the current success.

btw, females usually get their own space in the crowd at the front (if you are such an event you will notice that on average Japanese men have become much taller then Japanese females). Therefore you see only females in those Sapporo pictures.

[AyuHikaru]

I'm so jealous ; ; I would be all over getting Haruna hand shake tickets if I was in Japan. I would die if I got to talk to her that much

[idolsuki]

not sure if this was put up yet but twilight paradise has subs for all Morning Musume Profile Movie
http://twilight-paradise.net/

[Celedam]

^ Unfortunately, they're posted on an AKB-centric video site that requires registration just to watch, so…

[idolsuki]

ya that sucks its either that or download them