Kanashimi Twilight

2007 single by Morning Musume

"Kanashimi Twilight"

Single by Morning Musume

from the album Platinum 9 Disc

Released

April 25, 2007 (JP)
May 5, 2007 (TW)

Recorded

2007

Length

12:16

Label

Zetima

Songwriter(s)

Tsunku ^[1]

Producer(s)

Tsunku

Morning Musume singles chronology

"Egao Yes Nude"
(2007)

"Kanashimi Twilight"
(2007)

"Onna ni Sachi Are"
(2007)

Music video

Kanashimi Twilight on YouTube

"Kanashimi Twilight" (悲しみトワイライト, Kanashimi Towairaito, "Sorrowful Twilight") is the thirty-third single of idol group Morning Musume. It was released on April 25, 2007 and was the last single for Hitomi Yoshizawa as well as Miki Fujimoto.

There are three different versions of the single. Limited edition A includes a bonus DVD with an alternate edit of the single music video, comments from Morning Musume, and a serial-numbered card and has catalog number EPCE-5465~6. Limited edition B features special package and 40-page booklet plus serial-numbered card and has catalog number EPCE-5467. The regular edition has catalog number EPCE-5468.^[2]

Details

The song was used as the ending theme of "Love Change," a popular television show in Nagoya, for the month of April.^[3]
This is the last single to join the fourth generation Hitomi Yoshizawa (in June, Miki Fujimoto withdrew, so in fact became the last single Fujimoto). It is a single released after Junjun and Linlin join announcement, but did not participate in this work, and participated from the next single "Onna ni Sachi are".
The main works are Hitomi Yoshizawa, Ai Takahashi, and Miki Fujimoto, and they are also in charge of the previous work "Egao YES Nude" (previous work is also Risa Niigaki). Both A and Melo are mainly Fujimoto and Takahashi, but in the big chorus there is a solo part by Yoshizawa.
During the PV shoot, Koharu Kusumi had appendicitis, so we didn't participate when shooting everyone, and later went to shoot with the surrounding members.
According to the Oricon chart on May 7, 2007, total sales of the singles since its debut reached 110.85 million copies, exceeding Pink Lady's 11.37 million copies, making it the number one female group in history. Moreover, the initial sales exceeded 50,000 copies since 2005's "Iroppoi jirettai".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tsunku.

CD　

"Kanashimi Twilight" (悲しみトワイライト)
"Hand Made City"
"Kanashimi Twilight" (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD

"Kanashimi Twilight (Another Ver.)"

Event V

　"Quiz! Hawaii de Kanashimi Twilight!" (クイズ！ハワイで悲しみトワイライト！)
　"Kanashimi Twilight (Dance Shot Ver.)"

Members at time of single

4th generation: Hitomi Yoshizawa (last single)
5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki
6th generation: Miki Fujimoto (last single), Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
7th generation: Koharu Kusumi
8th generation: Aika Mitsui

Performances

In television shows

2007-04-06 – Music Station
2007-04-14 – HaroMoni@
2007-04-20 – Music Fighter
2007-04-27 – Music Japan (NHK)
2007-04-30 – MusiG
2007-05-03 – Utaban

In concerts

Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Spring ~Sexy 8 Beat~

Oricon rank and sales

Daily	Weekly	Sales
2	2	61,322

References

^ "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "Up-Front Works Official Website: Kanashimi Twilight" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
^ "Love Chen: Jikan no Love Chen Tsuma" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 April 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2007.