Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia
"Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" | ||||
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![]() Front cover of regular edition. | ||||
Single by Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai | ||||
Released | January 24, 2007 (CD, JP) February 21, 2007 (Single V, JP) | |||
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 | ||||
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Limited edition with DVD | ||||
![]() Front cover of limited edition. | ||||
Single V | ||||
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"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
- "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (僕らが生きる MY ASIA, We're Alive MY ASIA)
- "Jūnen Ai" (十年愛, Ten-Year Love)
- "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (Instrumental)
Single V DVD
- "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA"
- "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" (5-shot Version)
- "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
- ^ a b "Up-Front Works official website: "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" CD entry" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "Up-Front Works official website: "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" DVD entry" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-01-25.[permanent dead link]
External links
- "Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA" entries on the Up-Front Works official website: CD entry, DVD entry[permanent dead link]
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- "Ai no Tane" (indies)
- 1998
- "Morning Coffee"
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- 2000
- "Koi no Dance Site"
- "Happy Summer Wedding"
- "I Wish"
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- 2001
- "The Peace!"
- "Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)"
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- "Sōda! We're Alive"
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- "The Manpower!!!"
- "Osaka Koi no Uta"
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- "Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night"
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- "Teenage Solution / Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no / Beat no Wakusei"
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- "Nanda ka Sentimental na Toki no Uta / SaiKIYOU"