is the 41st single by Hello! Project

Hello! Project

is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...

 unit 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...

. The single was released on October 28, 2009 and will be used as the ending theme for TV Tokyo's show, "The Gyakuryū Researchers". It will also be the last single featuring Morning Musume's seventh generation member Koharu Kusumi

Koharu Kusumi

, is a former J-pop singer and voice actress, and currently a model. She joined Morning Musume as the only seventh generation member and as the youngest soloist to debut in Hello! Project, being only twelve years old when she joined. Before she joined Morning Musume, she was the captain of her...

. The Single V

Single V

A is a type of DVD released by artists who are part of the J-Pop idol conglomerate, Hello! Project.- Single V :A Single V is often released in coordination one or two weeks after the release of a Hello! Project single. Most artists follow this pattern, except a few including Melon Kinenbi...

 DVD for "Kimagure Princess" was released on November 4, 2009. The music video for the single was recorded at La Foresta di Magnifica.

CD

3. "Kimagure Princess" (Instrumental)

Single V

Single V

A is a type of DVD released by artists who are part of the J-Pop idol conglomerate, Hello! Project.- Single V :A Single V is often released in coordination one or two weeks after the release of a Hello! Project single. Most artists follow this pattern, except a few including Melon Kinenbi...

 DVD

1. "Kimagure Princess"
2. "Kimagure Princess (Green Dance Ver.)"

Event V

1. "Kimagure Princess (Ai Takahashi Solo Ver.)"
2. "Kimagure Princess (Risa Niigaki Solo Ver.)"
3. "Kimagure Princess (Eri Kamei Solo Ver.)"
4. "Kimagure Princess (Sayumi Michishige Solo Ver.)"
5. "Kimagure Princess (Reina Tanaka Solo Ver.)"
6. "Kimagure Princess (Koharu Kusumi Solo Ver.)"
7. "Kimagure Princess (Aika Mitsui Solo Ver.)"
8. "Kimagure Princess (Junjun Solo Ver.)"
9. "Kimagure Princess (Linlin Solo Ver.)"

Featured lineup

• 5th generation: Ai Takahashi
  Ai Takahashi
  is a Japanese pop singer formerly associated with Hello! Project, and best known as leader of Morning Musume and Hello!Project until 2011, and former member of its popular subgroup, Mini Moni...
  
  , Risa Niigaki
  Risa Niigaki
  is a fifth generation member and current leader of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa. She grew up in Yokohama after moving there at age six. As of 2009, she was the longest-serving sub-leader of Morning...
  
  
• 6th generation: Eri Kamei
  Eri Kamei
  was a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December 15, 2010 in Yokohama Arena along with Junjun and Linlin....
  
  , Sayumi Michishige
  Sayumi Michishige
  is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume and has the third longest tenure of any member in the group ....
  
  , Reina Tanaka
  Reina Tanaka
  is one of the sixth generation members of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Her professional first name is spelled in hiragana to distinguish her from the Japanese actress Rena Tanaka, whose name is spelled using the same kanji , who is similarly from Fukuoka Prefecture.- Biography :Tanaka auditioned...
  
  
• 7th generation: Koharu Kusumi
  Koharu Kusumi
  , is a former J-pop singer and voice actress, and currently a model. She joined Morning Musume as the only seventh generation member and as the youngest soloist to debut in Hello! Project, being only twelve years old when she joined. Before she joined Morning Musume, she was the captain of her...
  
   (last single)
• 8th generation: Aika Mitsui
  Aika Mitsui
  is a member of the J-pop group Morning Musume, joining as a member of the eighth generation from the audition in Japan during December 2006. Mitsui's audition process was documented during the late 2006 episodes of Hello! Morning...
  
  , Junjun
  Li Chun
  Li Chun , better known in Japan as is a Japan-based Chinese singer. She is a former member of Morning Musume, She joined Morning Musume alongside Linlin in 2007...
  
  , Linlin

Kimagure Princess Vocals

Main Voc: Ai Takahashi

Ai Takahashi

is a Japanese pop singer formerly associated with Hello! Project, and best known as leader of Morning Musume and Hello!Project until 2011, and former member of its popular subgroup, Mini Moni...

, Eri Kamei

Eri Kamei

was a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December 15, 2010 in Yokohama Arena along with Junjun and Linlin....

Center Voc: Risa Niigaki

Risa Niigaki

is a fifth generation member and current leader of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa. She grew up in Yokohama after moving there at age six. As of 2009, she was the longest-serving sub-leader of Morning...

, Reina Tanaka

Reina Tanaka

is one of the sixth generation members of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Her professional first name is spelled in hiragana to distinguish her from the Japanese actress Rena Tanaka, whose name is spelled using the same kanji , who is similarly from Fukuoka Prefecture.- Biography :Tanaka auditioned...

Minor Voc: Ai Takahashi

Ai Takahashi

is a Japanese pop singer formerly associated with Hello! Project, and best known as leader of Morning Musume and Hello!Project until 2011, and former member of its popular subgroup, Mini Moni...

, Eri Kamei

Eri Kamei

was a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December 15, 2010 in Yokohama Arena along with Junjun and Linlin....

Aishite Aishite Ato Ippun Vocals

Main Voc: Ai Takahashi

Ai Takahashi

is a Japanese pop singer formerly associated with Hello! Project, and best known as leader of Morning Musume and Hello!Project until 2011, and former member of its popular subgroup, Mini Moni...

Center Voc: Sayumi Michishige

Sayumi Michishige

is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume and has the third longest tenure of any member in the group ....

Minor Voc: Niigaki Risa, Eri Kamei

Eri Kamei

was a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December 15, 2010 in Yokohama Arena along with Junjun and Linlin....

, Reina Tanaka

Reina Tanaka

is one of the sixth generation members of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Her professional first name is spelled in hiragana to distinguish her from the Japanese actress Rena Tanaka, whose name is spelled using the same kanji , who is similarly from Fukuoka Prefecture.- Biography :Tanaka auditioned...

Chart positions

Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
	Daily (November 1, 2009)
	#2
	Weekly (October 27, 2009–November 4, 2009)
	#4
	Monthly (October 2009)
	#14
	Total sales
	44,220 As of November 17, 2009
Billboard Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com ....	November 3, 2009–November 9, 2009
	#14
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	November 3, 2009–November 9, 2009
	#4
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay	November 3, 2009–November 9, 2009
	#56

External links

• Kimagure Princess official website (Flash)
• "Kimagure Princess" entries on the Hello! Project official website: CD entry, DVD entry