(2019-06-11) Single release event @ Tokyo

INFORMATIONS

Event date : June 11, 2019
Event location : Ikebukuro Sunshine City, Tokyo

Featured members : Morning Musume。'19 (Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki)

EVENT SETLIST

01. Jinsei Blues
MC : Members introduction
02. Are you Happy ?
03. What is LOVE?
MC : Youtube live to reveal 15th generation members announcement
04. Seishun Night

JAPANESE PRESS REPORTS

Natalie

Morning Musume。's in the Reiwa era first single : new songs and renewal.

During a television interview a few days before this event, leader Fukumura Mizuki explained the meaning of "Seishun Night" : "This is a song dedicated to all people who feel depressed". The journalists asked the girls what their new goals for the Reiwa era were : "I want to do a world tour", "I want to get 70 golf score", "I want Morning Musume。become unique and offer new things in the jpop world."

This event started with their second new song Jinsei Blues. Members once again showed us their powerful voice while explicitly expressing the kanji "人" (人 from 人生 jinsei, life) in their choreography. MC then announced a "Seishun Quiz" game. In this game, the members are divided into three teams and must answer the following question : "How many and what are the creatures that Urashima Taro helped?". Members must then represent the scenes of Taro who saves the animal chosen by the team. It was Sato Masaki who chose the winners because she was the referee during the quiz, she chose the team of Makino Maria, Haga Akane and Yokoyama Reina. There aren't awards for winning team. Members performs songs to songs, like "Are you Happy ?", "What is LOVE?", which echo throughout the gallery and arouse great excitement among the public.

In the second part of the last MC, Morning Musume。'19 announces the new generation will be revealed on group's youtube channel live on June 22, 2019. At the end of the event, "Seishun Night" is performed by members. This song is like a dialogue between group members who try to motivate and their audience who responds by singing in turn. After singing four songs, the eleven members thanked the audience and left the site.

Oricon

Morning Musume。'19 new members will be announced live on June 22.

The idol group Morning Musume。'19 today performed a mini live and a handshake event at Ikebukuro Sunshine City for their new single "Jinsei Blues/Seishun Night". Leader Fukumura Mizuki has also announced the new generation will be announced during a youtube live on June 22, 2019 at 17:00. Sub-leader Ishida Ayumi said : "The last time we were at Budokan, we cumulated 6 generations in total, starting from the 9th to the 14th. Now we will cumulate 7. I would ask you to hold on ready for that, because now we're going to show real spectacle!". There would be other scenes which attract the group. Fukumura Mizuki clarified none of them yet knew how many members will form the group 15th generation : "We don't know much, we are very nervous and impatient".

We discussed about graduations with the members, because it didn't have any during the spring tour. Fukumura Mizuki said : "It's very precious. There was a period when we had sotsugyou every year. We must take advantage of it". Ikuta Erina quickly grabbed the camera : "When we raise the subject between members and everyone says there is one left, we all jump for joy. I myself would like to go to the 2020 Olympics this year but only as a Morning Musume。member, so please keep me one more year."

Group's first single during the Reiwa era will be with eleven members. Nonaka Miki wanted to speak on this topic : "At the start of the year, I went to the United States to refine my English level. It worked well. I want to communicate with all the fans around the world by English. The other day, I was able to go to Hong Kong and Taiwan, without any communication problems. I want to explore other regions." Sato Masaki, true to herself, stammered by wanting to say "Reiwa" ... Speaking of ambitions, Oda Sakura immediately announced she wished to wear traditional clothes for women more often. Kaga Kaede also spoke of her ambitions : "Morning Musume。during the Heisei era made me famous, so I would do everything to keep the Morning Musume。a name in the history of the music".

In front of 2000 fans, the Morning Musume。'19 sang four songs including their two short stories from their next single.