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is the full-length debut album by v-u-den
, the Hello! Project
-associated Japanese pop
trio led by former Morning Musume
and Tanpopo
member Rika Ishikawa
. Meant to commemorate the band's first anniversary as a unit, the release date actually came 13 months after the release of their first single. It contains all five of the band's single A-sides — "Koi no Nukegara", "Kacchoiize! JAPAN", "Ajisai Ai Ai Monogatari", "Hitorjime", and "Kurenai no Kisetsu" — plus several songs (and two opening and closing skits) centered around the "hotel room" concept of the album.
The album caps a prolific year for Ishikawa, who in the 13 months between V-u-den's first single and the release of the album, had also recorded three final singles and one last studio album (Ai no Dai 6 Kan
) with Morning Musume, done one-off singles with fellow Morning Musume member Sayumi Michishige
under the name Ecomoni
, and with Maki Goto
, Natsumi Abe
and Aya Matsuura
under the name DEF.DIVA
, and became the de facto host of Hello! Project's Japanese TV show Hello! Morning
. This activity may have had something to do with the lengthy wait for V-u-den's first full length album to see the light of day.
V-u-den
is a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa , Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The name means: , , and...
, the 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...
-associated Japanese 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...
trio led by former 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 Tanpopo
Tanpopo
was the first official subgroup of Japanese pop girl group Morning Musume formed in November 1998. They specialized in singing slow and mature songs, which morphed to an old-fashioned and upbeat style—a genre somewhat similar to that of the band from which it originated.-History: The group...
member Rika Ishikawa
Rika Ishikawa
, is a Japanese pop singer and TV/radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the trio v-u-den until June 2008...
. Meant to commemorate the band's first anniversary as a unit, the release date actually came 13 months after the release of their first single. It contains all five of the band's single A-sides — "Koi no Nukegara", "Kacchoiize! JAPAN", "Ajisai Ai Ai Monogatari", "Hitorjime", and "Kurenai no Kisetsu" — plus several songs (and two opening and closing skits) centered around the "hotel room" concept of the album.
The album caps a prolific year for Ishikawa, who in the 13 months between V-u-den's first single and the release of the album, had also recorded three final singles and one last studio album (Ai no Dai 6 Kan
Ai no Dai 6 Kan
is the sixth album from the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on December 8, 2004.Ai no Dai 6 Kan contains three hit singles, all released prior to the album between April and December 2004: "Roman: My Dear Boy", "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari", and "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago"...
) with Morning Musume, done one-off singles with fellow Morning Musume member 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 ....
under the name Ecomoni
Ecomoni
is a Japanese pop group from Hello! Project. It was originally founded in the second quarter of 2004 with Sayumi Michishige and Rika Ishikawa as members...
, and with Maki Goto
Maki Goto
is a Japanese singer, lyricist and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, "Love Machine", topped the Oricon singles charts and sold over a million...
, Natsumi Abe
Natsumi Abe
is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and currently a member of Dream Morning Musume.-Career:On August 13, 2003, she released her first single, "22 Sai no Watashi," which means "Me, 22 years old," just a few days after her 22nd birthday...
and Aya Matsuura
Aya Matsuura
is a Japanese pop singer from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-2000–2009: Hello! Project:Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part of what was later known as Hello! Project. It is a common...
under the name DEF.DIVA
DEF.DIVA
Def.Diva was a "special group" formed in 2005 from the Hello! Project idol umbrella, and consisted of Aya Matsuura, Maki Goto, Natsumi Abe and Rika Ishikawa. The band's name is an abbreviation of the phrase "Definite Diva"....
, and became the de facto host of Hello! Project's Japanese TV show Hello! Morning
Hello! Morning
was a weekly Japanese TV show featuring members of Morning Musume, and sometimes other Hello! Project members on TV Tokyo. It is also known by the shorter name of . On April 1, 2007, the show ended after seven years of broadcast and a new show, featuring the same people, , took its place...
. This activity may have had something to do with the lengthy wait for V-u-den's first full length album to see the light of day.
CD track listing
- チェックイン (Check In)
- カッチョイイゼ！JAPAN (Kacchoiize! JAPAN)
- 愛～スイートルーム～ (Ai ~Suite Room~)
- 紫陽花アイ愛物語 (Ajisai Ai Ai Monogatari)
- 恋のヌケガラ (Koi no Nukegara)
- Tea Break
- ひとりじめ (Hitorijime)
- クラクラ ディナータイム (Kurakura Dinnertime)
- クレナイの季節 (Kurenai no Kisetsu)
- 唇から愛をちょうだい (Kuchibiru Kara Ai wo Choudai)
- パジャマな時間 (Pajama na Jikan)
- まごころの道 (Magokoro no Michi)
- チェックアウト (Check Out)
Musical Personnel
- Rika IshikawaRika Ishikawa, is a Japanese pop singer and TV/radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the trio v-u-den until June 2008...
- lead and backing vocals, spoken word - Erika MiyoshiErika Miyoshiis a Japanese pop singer and member of the Hello! Project-associated trio v-u-den.- History :In July 2003, Erika successfully passed the Tsunku♂ Produce Hello! Project Shin Unit Audition...
- lead and backing vocals, spoken word - Yui OkadaYui Okadais a former member of J-pop group v-u-den that was associated with Hello! Project. She remained within the group until its disbandment in 2008, after which point she was contracted with Up-Front Agency...
- lead and backing vocals, spoken word - Kotaro Egami - keyboards, drum and MIDI programming
- MIT Studio - sound effects on "Check In" and "Check Out"
- Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuki - guitar, bass, keyboards, drum and MIDI programming
- Hiroaki Takeuchi - backing vocals
- Shouichiro Hirata - keyboards, drum and MIDI programming, backing vocals
- Takanori Tsunoda - guitar, keyboards, drum and MIDI programming
- Atsuko InabaAtsuko Inabais a J-pop singer formerly within Hello! Project. She began her career as a Japanese idol with female group Osaka Performance Doll from 1993 to 1996, then joined new Hello! Project group Taiyo to Ciscomoon in 1999, until its end in late 2000...
- backing vocals - Ogu - backing vocals
- Akira - keyboards, drum and MIDI programming, backing vocals
- Jun Abe - keyboards, drum and MIDI programming
- Kenji SuzukiKenji Suzukiis a former television announcer for the NHK in Japan. He retired in 1988. He is the younger brother of film director Seijun Suzuki.-Selected works:...
- guitar - Nao Tanaka - keyboards, drum and MIDI programming
- Yuichi TakahashiYuichi Takahashiis a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T11 long distance events.Yuichi took part in the 5000m, 10000m and marathon in the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning the T11 marathon. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics he attempted to defend this title but only managed to finish...
- guitar, keyboards, drum and MIDI programming - Shunsuke Suzuki - guitar, keyboards, drum and MIDI programming
- Chino - backing vocals
- Ian Hartley - spoken word
- Kenny Scott - spoken word
- Isabelle Bruckert - spoken word
- TsunkuTsunku, better known professionally as , is a prolific Japanese record producer, songwriter, and vocalist.He is best known for having two major roles in the Japanese music landscape: first as the lead singer of the popular rock group Sharam Q, and now as the producer, primary composer, lyricist and main...
- composer, backing vocals
Recording Personnel
- Nobuyasu Umemoto - recording coordination
- Kansuke Yamamoto - recording coordination
- Kazumi MatsuiKazumi Matsuiis the mayor of Hiroshima, Japan.Matsui was born in Hiroshima, son to a Hibakusha father.He won the mayoral election held in the unified local elections on April 10, 2011. In his bid for the Mayoral position, he was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.-External links:* *...
- recording engineer, mix engineer - Shinnosuke Kobayashi - recording engineer
- Ryo Wakizawa - mix engineer
- Takeshi Yanagisawa - mix engineer
- Hironobu Kitajima - mix engineer
- Youhei Horiuchi - 2nd engineer
- Mitsuko Koike - mastering engineer