Morning Musume’s Shouganai Yumeoibito Album Cover
Love em’ or hate em’ their success goes on. On May 21, 2009 Morning Musume’s new single “Shouganai Yumeoibito” hit #1 on Japan’s weekly Oricon Singles Chart.
Comment from Ai Takahashi, Morning Musume and Hello! Project leader:
“To our fans –
Thank you very much for your support all the time. We received #1 on our 39th single “Shoganai Yumeoibito”, released on 5/13. When we first heard about it, everybody jumped!”
“We were very excited because after 2 and 1/2 years, this is our first #1 with the 9 new members.
We appreciate everybody’s support. We will never forget our appreciation for the fans!”
Morning Musume’s digital tracks are available on JapanFiles.com at 320 kbps (DRM-free). The USA release of “Shouganai Yumeoibito” will be available on May 27 from the JapanFiles store.
Links:
Morning Musume official MySpace page
Morning Musume on JapanFiles.com
Mainichi Newspaper Link