is the second single of the 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...

 sub-group Morning Musume Sakuragumi

Morning Musume Sakuragumi

, meaning "Sakura Group", was one of the subgroups derived from the Japanese pop group Morning Musume in 2003. Its equivalent was Morning Musume Otomegumi. Like its counterpart, the sole purpose of Sakuragumi was to accommodate towns with smaller concert venues. The group was meant to embody the...

. In addition to the title song and its karaoke version, the also single contains Morning Musume Sakuragumi versions of the earlier Morning Musume songs "Say Yeah!: Motto Miracle Night" and "Daite Hold on Me!". "Say Yeah!: Motto Miracle Night" was originally featured on the Best! Morning Musume 1

Best! Morning Musume 1

is the first "best of" compilation from the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, and was released January 31, 2001. It is currently the largest selling album of their career and sold a total of 2,259,510 copies...

 album and "Daite Hold on Me!" on the "Daite Hold on Me!" single. Morning Musume Otomegumi

Morning Musume Otomegumi

was one of the subgroups that the Japanese pop group Morning Musume was divided into in 2003. Its counterpart was Morning Musume Sakuragumi. The group's name is made up of and , meaning "Young Girls' Group". Like Sakuragumi, purpose of Morning Musume Otomegumi was to perform in small towns with...

 also did a version of "Say Yeah!: Motto Miracle Night" at the same time as Morning Musume Sakuragumi on the "Yūjō (Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!)" single.

The single reached number two on the Oricon weekly charts and sold roughly 61,929 copies. This was 8,598 copies more than Otomegumi's 2nd single "Yūjō (Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!)".

CD

1. "Sakura Mankai"
2. "Say Yeah!: Motto Miracle Night (Morning Musume Sakuragumi Version)"
3. "Daite Hold on Me! (Morning Musume Sakuragumi Version)"
4. "Sakura Mankai" (Instrumental)

Single V DVD

This DVD also included Morning Musume Otomegumi's Yūjō "(Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!)".

1 "Sakura Mankai" / Morning Musume Sakuragumi

3 "Sakura Mankai (Another Version)" / Morning Musume Sakuragumi

Members at time of single

• 2nd generation: Mari Yaguchi
  Mari Yaguchi
  , known professionally by her birth name of is a Japanese pop artist and former member of Hello! Project. She is a former member of Morning Musume and Tanpopo, one of its first sub groups, and also founded Minimoni...
  
  
• 4th generation: Hitomi Yoshizawa
  Hitomi Yoshizawa
  is a former leader of the pop group Morning Musume and current member of the duo Hangry & Angry as Hangry. She is the current leader of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P...
  
  , Ai Kago
  Ai Kago
  is a Japanese singer, actress, author and former Guinness World Record holder.At age 12, Kago won the 4th National Audition of Morning Musume held by Up-Front Works Agency in 2000, which led to her admission into the extremely popular idol group as a 4th generation member. In the same year, she...
  
  
• 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...
  
  , Asami Konno
  Asami Konno
  , born May 7, 1987, is a Japanese pop singer, best known as former fifth generation member of the all-girl Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined the group in the August 2001, along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Makoto Ogawa, and Risa Niigaki.- Biography :Konno joined...
  
  , 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....
  
  

External links

• Sakura Mankai at Hello! Project's official site