INFORMATION
TITLE (Romanised): Manatsu no Kousen
TITLE (Native): Memory 青春の光
TITLE (English Translation): A Midsummer Ray of Light
ARTIST: Morning Musume。
TYPE: Single
RELEASE DATE: 1999.05.12
LENGTH: 5:07
BPM: 126
VIDEO
MEMBERS
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Morning Musume。 1st generation
Morning Musume。 2nd generation
STAFF
LYRICS: Tsunku
COMPOSITION: Tsunku
ARRANGEMENT: Kouno Shin
KEYBOARD: Kouno Shin
PROGRAMMING: Kouno Shin
DRUMS: CHRIS PARKER
BASS: Irie Naoyuki
GUITAR: Inaba Masahiro
PERCUSSION: Misawa Izumi
TRUMPET: Araki Toshio, Nishimura Kouji
TROMBONE: Murata Youichi
ALTO SAX: Yamamoto Takuo
CHOREOGRAPHER: Natsu Mayumi
RELEASES
Releases
[1999.05.12] Manatsu no Kousen
[2000.06.20] Morning Musume。 Single Best Hawaii Genteiban
[2000.12.05] Morning Musume。 Single Best Hawaii Genteiban
[2001.01.31] Best! Morning Musume。 1
[2002.12.10] 2003-nendo Hawaii Genteiban Single Best
[2003.08.01] 2003-Nendo Natsu Hawaii Genteiban Single Best
[2004.12.15] Morning Musume。 Early Single Box
[2006.??.??] Hello! Project Single Collection 1998～2000
[2007.10.24] Morning Musume。 ALL SINGLES COMPLETE～10th ANNIVERSARY～
[2007.12.05] Tsunku Best Sakuhinshuu Shita 「Sharam Q～Morning Musume」～Tsunku♂ Geinou Seikatsu 15shuunen Kinen Album～
[2010.06.02] Morning Musume。 Best of Singles Japan Expo Limited Edition
[2011.04.20] Dorimusu ①
[2012.08.03] CR Gansou Hello! Project Special CD
OTHER VERSIONS
Other Versions
MUSIC VIDEOS
TELEVISION PERFORMANCES
TV Performances
[1999.02.07] ASAYAN
[1999.05.07] Music Station
[1999.05.09] ASAYAN
[1999.05.21] Music Station
[1999.05.27] Utaban
[2000.07.16] Hello! Morning
CONCERT/EVENT PERFORMANCES
Concert Performances
Morning Musume。 Summer Event '99 - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Ishiguro Aya , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Ichii Sayaka
Hello! Project '99 - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Ishiguro Aya , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Ichii Sayaka
KANSAI WALKER 5th ANNNIVERSARY Jay-Land Shuffle presents Morning Musume。 Endless Summer Live - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Ishiguro Aya , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Ichii Sayaka
Morning Musume。 Summer-Autumn Event '99 - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Ishiguro Aya , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Ichii Sayaka , Gotou Maki
LIVE!! Summer Night Town 99 - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Ishiguro Aya , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Ichii Sayaka
Dream Live Pop Revue 1999 - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Ishiguro Aya , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Ichii Sayaka
Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000 - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Ishiguro Aya , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Ichii Sayaka , Gotou Maki
Morning Musume。 Live Hatsu no Budokan～Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru～ - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Ichii Sayaka , Gotou Maki , Ishikawa Rika , Yoshizawa Hitomi , Tsuji Nozomi , Kago Ai
Morning Musume。 Summer Tour 2000 - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Gotou Maki , Ishikawa Rika , Yoshizawa Hitomi , Tsuji Nozomi , Kago Ai
Morning Musume。 Autumn Tour 2000 - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Gotou Maki , Ishikawa Rika , Yoshizawa Hitomi , Tsuji Nozomi , Kago Ai
Morning Musume。 Live Revolution 21 Haru～Osaka-jou Hall Saishuubi～ - Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Gotou Maki , Ishikawa Rika , Yoshizawa Hitomi , Tsuji Nozomi , Kago Ai
Morning Musume。 CONCERT TOUR 2001 "Live Revolution Natsu" - Morning Musume。 [Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Gotou Maki , Ishikawa Rika , Yoshizawa Hitomi , Tsuji Nozomi , Kago Ai
Morning Musume。 CONCERT TOUR 2001 "Live Revolution Aki" - Morning Musume。 [Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Gotou Maki , Ishikawa Rika , Yoshizawa Hitomi , Tsuji Nozomi , Kago Ai , Takahashi Ai , Konno Asami , Ogawa Makoto , Niigaki Risa
Abe Natsumi First Concert Tour 2004～Anatairo～ Premium - Abe Natsumi , Nakazawa Yuuko , Yasuda Kei (part of a medley)
Yasuda Kei・Inaba Atsuko・Ayaka no 1ppaku 2ka Buss Ryokou in Nagano - Yasuda Kei (piano) with Inaba Atsuko , Ayaka (harmonies) (unreleased)
Yasuda Kei・Inaba Atsuko・Ayaka no 1ppaku 2ka Buss Ryokou in Nagano Part3 - Yasuda Kei , Inaba Atsuko , Ayaka
Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection! Collection!- - Morning Musume。 [Yoshizawa Hitomi , Takahashi Ai , Konno Asami , Ogawa Makoto , Niigaki Risa , Fujimoto Miki , Kamei Eri , Michishige Sayumi , Tanaka Reina , Kusumi Koharu
Otona no Nouryousai Fan Club Tour 2006 - Iida Kaori , Maeda Yuki
Morning Musume。 Tanjou 10nen Kinentai Concert Tour 2007 Natsu～Thank You My Dearest～ - Morning Musume。 Tanjou 10nen Kinentai [Abe Natsumi , Gotou Maki , Niigaki Risa , Kusumi Koharu
Hello! Project 2008 Summer Wonderful Hearts Kouen～Hishochi de Date ItashimaSHOW～ - Hello! Project
Morning Musume。 Concert Tour 2008 Haru～Single Daizenshuu!!～ - Niigaki Risa with Takahashi Ai , Kamei Eri , Michishige Sayumi , Tanaka Reina
Zaoan Shaonuzu。 2008 Concert Tour in Taiwan - Niigaki Risa with Takahashi Ai , Kamei Eri , Michishige Sayumi , Tanaka Reina (unreleased)
Morning Musume。 10th Anniversary Live TOUR IN KOREA 2008 - Niigaki Risa with Takahashi Ai , Kamei Eri , Michishige Sayumi , Tanaka Reina (unreleased)
｢Fangge Shibo｣ Zaoan Shaonuzu。 Shanghai Yanchang Hui - Niigaki Risa with Takahashi Ai , Kamei Eri , Michishige Sayumi , Tanaka Reina (unreleased)
Abe Natsumi Birthday Special Concert - Abe Natsumi
Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club Kouen～Thank you for your LOVE!～ - Nakazawa Yuuko , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari (part of a medley)
Hello! Project 2010 SUMMER～Fankora!～ - Morning Musume。 [Takahashi Ai , Niigaki Risa , Kamei Eri , Michishige Sayumi , Tanaka Reina , Mitsui Aika , Junjun , Linlin
Morning Musume。Fanclub Tour in HAWAII 2011 summer～Aloha Kakou～ - Morning Musume。 [Takahashi Ai , Niigaki Risa , Kamei Eri , Michishige Sayumi , Tanaka Reina , Kusumi Koharu , Mitsui Aika , Junjun , Linlin
Dream Morning Musume。 Special LIVE 2012 Nippon Budokan～Daiisshou Shuumaku 「Yuushatachi, Shuugou seyo」～ - Dream Morning Musume。 [Nakazawa Yuuko , Iida Kaori , Abe Natsumi , Yasuda Kei , Yaguchi Mari , Ishikawa Rika , Yoshizawa Hitomi , Ogawa Makoto , Kusumi Koharu
Abe Natsumi Birthday Live2012 ～thanks all～ - Abe Natsumi
Abe Natsumi Birthday Live2013 +♪The Beating♪+ - Abe Natsumi
S/mileage・Wada Ayaka Birthday Event 2013 - Wada Ayaka
Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER～Sunshine Parade～ - Satou Masaki , Oda Sakura , Ogata Haruna , Nonaka Miki , Aikawa Maho , Hirose Ayaka , Fujii Rio , Tanimoto Ami
Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 6gatsu～June Tripper!～ - H!P Kenshuusei , Tsubaki Factory (unreleased)
Morning Musume。 Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru～We are MORNING MUSUME。～ - Fukumura Mizuki , Ikuta Erina , Iikubo Haruna , Ishida Ayumi , Oda Sakura , Kaga Kaede , Yokoyama Reina
BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Shimakura Rika Birthday Event 2020 - Shimakura Rika
LYRICS