Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA

"Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA"
Front cover of regular edition.
Single by Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai
Released	January 24, 2007 (CD, JP) February 21, 2007 (Single V, JP)
Format	CD single DVD single
Recorded	2007
Genre	Japanese pop
Label	Zetima Records EPCE-5448 (CD+DVD) EPCE-5449 (regular edition) EPBE-5229 (Single V)
Producer(s)	Tsunku
Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai singles chronology
— "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (2007) "Itoshiki Tomo e" (2007) Limited edition with DVD Front cover of limited edition. Single V Front cover of Single V.

"Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (僕らが生きる MY ASIA Bokura ga Ikiru Mai Ajia, We're Alive MY ASIA) is the first single of Morning Musume's tenth anniversary team Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai. It was released on January 24, 2007,^[1] while the Single V DVD was released on February 21.^[2]

The CD single had two editions. A limited edition which contained a bonus DVD and the regular edition containing one photocard that was only available on its first press.^[1] A Single V was also released.

It reached number 8 on the Oricon Charts in Japan. "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" is used as an image song for Dralion, a Cirque du Soleil show.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (僕らが生きる MY ASIA We're Alive MY ASIA)
2. "Jūnen Ai" (十年愛 Ten-Year Love)
3. "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (Instrumental)

Single V DVD

1. "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA"
2. "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (5-shot Version)
3. "Making of" (メイキング映像)

The entire music video was recorded in double time, meaning the music and dance was shot at twice the regular speed and later slowed down with video editing software.

Musical personnel

• Kaori Iida – vocals
• Natsumi Abe – vocals
• Maki Goto – vocals
• Risa Niigaki – vocals
• Koharu Kusumi – vocals
• Yuichi Takahashi – guitar
• CHINO – chorus
• Tsunku – chorus
• Takeuchi Hiroaki – chorus

Trivia

In "Jūnen Ai" (十年愛 Ten-Year Love), there are many references to past Morning Musume songs, including:

• "Morning Coffee"
• "Love Machine"
• "Koi no Dance Site"
• "Happy Summer Wedding"
• "Ren'ai Revolution 21"
• "The Peace!"
• "Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)"
• "Sōda! We're Alive"
• "Koko ni Iruzee!"
• "Shabondama"
• "Ai Araba It's All Right"
• "Roman (My Dear Boy)"
• "The Manpower!!!"
• "Osaka Koi no Uta"
• "Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)"
• "Aruiteru"

References

1. "Up-Front Works official website: "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" CD entry" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
2. "Up-Front Works official website: "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" DVD entry" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-01-25.

External links

• "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" entries on the Up-Front Works official website: CD entry, DVD entry