Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima

"Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima"
Single by Morning Musume
from the album Best! Morning Musume 2
Released	February 19, 2003 (Japan CD, DVD, VHS)
Format	CD single, DVD single
Recorded	2003
Genre	Japanese pop
Length	10:56
Label	Zetima EPBE-5059 (DVD) EPVE-5059 (VHS)
Producer(s)	Tsunku
Morning Musume singles chronology
"Koko ni Iruzee!" (2002) "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" (2003) "As for One Day" (2003)
Music video "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" on YouTube

"Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" (モーニング娘。のひょっこりひょうたん島 Mōningu Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima, Morning Musume's Unexpected Contradiction Island) was the seventeenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released February 19, 2003. It sold a total of 151,342 copies, reaching number four on the Oricon Charts.

This single is a cover of the theme song to a famous children's puppet show from the 1960s, called Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (ひょっこりひょうたん島).

Track listing

CD

1. "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" (モーニング娘。のひょっこりひょうたん島 Morning Musume's Unexpected Contradiction Island)
2. "Hōseki Bako" (宝石箱 Jewelry Box)
3. "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" (Instrumental)

Single V DVD

1. "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima"
2. "Making Of" (メイキング映像)

Members at time of single

• 1st generation: Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
• 2nd generation: Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi
• 4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, Ai Kago
• 5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki

References

External links

• Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima entries on the Up-Front Works official website: CD entry, DVD entry
• Projecthello.com lyrics: Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima, Hōseki Bako