Early Single Box is the first box set compilation from J-pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 idol group Morning Musume

Morning Musume

, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...

, and was released December 15, 2004. It contains their first eight singles in their entirety, each on a separate disc with an additional bonus track each. It also includes a ninth disc with fifteen instrumentals of some songs from their first three albums.

Although the original versions of the first six singles were pressed on 8 cm CDs, all of the ones included in the Early Single Box were 12 cm CDs.

All eight of the new versions of the singles were later reissued separately. The instrumental album is still exclusive to the box set.

1st single: Morning Coffee 

1. "Morning Coffee"
2. "Ai no Tane
   Ai no Tane
   is the unofficial debut single of Japanese pop idol group Morning Musume, released under a defunct independent sub-label of Zetima Records on November 3, 1997...
   
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3. "Morning Coffee" (Instrumental)
4. "Morning Coffee" (Unreleased B♭ Version)

2nd single: Summer Night Town

Summer Night Town

is a song by J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released as their second single on May 27, 1998 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 417,330 copies. In 2004 It was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD. Lead vocals of this single was Natsumi Abe...

 

1. "Summer Night Town"
2. "A Memory of Summer '98"
3. "Summer Night Town" (Instrumental Version)
4. "Summer Night Town" (First Live Version)

3rd single: Daite Hold on Me! 

1. "Daite Hold on Me!"
2. "Tatoeba"
3. "Daite Hold on Me!" (Instrumental)
4. "Daite Hold on Me!" (Morning Keiji Version)

4th single: Memory Seishun no Hikari

Memory Seishun no Hikari

is the fourth single from the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on February 10, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 410,850 copies, and reached number two on the Oricon Charts. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD. Lead vocals of...

 

1. "Memory Seishun no Hikari"
2. "Happy Night"
3. "Never Forget"
4. "Memory Seishun no Hikari" (Instrumental)
5. "Memory Seishun no Hikari" (1999-04-19 Live Version)

5th single: Manatsu no Kōsen 

1. "Manatsu no Kōsen"
2. "Koi no Shihatsu Ressha"
3. "Manatsu no Kōsen" (Instrumental)
4. "Manatsu no Kōsen" (Early Version)

6th single: Furusato

Furusato

is the sixth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on July 14, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It has sold over 170,670 copies and reached number five on the Oricon Charts. In 2004 it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD...

 

1. "Furusato"
2. "Wasurerannai"
3. "Furusato" (Instrumental)
4. "Furusato" (Early Vocal Version)

7th single: Love Machine

Love Machine (Morning Musume song)

is the seventh single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on September 9, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 1,760,000 copies, making it a massive hit and their highest selling single. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD...

 

1. "Love Machine"
2. "21seiki"
3. "Love Machine" (Instrumental)
4. "Love Machine" (Early Unision Version)

8th single: Koi no Dance Site

Koi no Dance Site

is the eighth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on January 26, 2000 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 1,229,970 copies making it their second highest selling single and a number-two hit on the Oricon Charts. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again...

1. "Koi no Dance Site"
2. "Koi wa Rock n' Roll"
3. "Koi no Dance Site" (Instrumental)
4. "Koi no Dance Site" (Groove That Soul Remix)
5. "Koi no Dance Site" (M.I.D. KH-R CLUB MIX)

Bonus Karaoke Disc

1. "Ai no Tane"
2. "Good Morning"
3. "Dō ni ka Shite Doyōbi"
4. "Mirai no Tobira"
5. "Usotsuki Anta"
6. "Happy Night"
7. "Never Forget"
8. "Suki de x5"
9. "Papa ni Niteiru Kare"
10. "Senkō Hanabi"
11. "Da Di Du De Do Da Di!"
12. "Aisha Loan de"
13. "Kuchizuke no Sono Ato"
14. "Dance Suru no da!"
15. "Harajuku 6:00 Shūgō"

External links

• Early Single Box entry on the Up-Front Works official website