"Shabondama"
Single by Morning Musume
from the album Best! Morning Musume 2
Released	July 30, 2003 ( JP)
Recorded	2003
Genre	Japanese Pop
Length	12:21
Label	zetima EPCE-5224 (limited edition) EPCE-5225 (regular edition)
Songwriter(s)	Tsunku
Producer(s)	Tsunku
Morning Musume singles chronology
" As for One Day" (2003) "Shabondama" (2003) " Go Girl (Koi no Victory)" (2003)
Music video
Shabondama on YouTube

"Shabondama" (シャボン玉, Soap Bubbles) is the nineteenth single of J-pop girl group Morning Musume. It was released July 30, 2003 and sold a total of 151,104 copies. It peaked at number two on the Oricon Charts.

Overview

This single marks the debut of the "sixth generation" members Miki Fujimoto (who came from a Hello! Project solo career), Sayumi Michishige, Eri Kamei and Reina Tanaka. Once the sixth generation joined, it made it the group's biggest formation yet, with 15 members. Like " Do It! Now" and " As for One Day", "Shabondama" was used as an image song for Quidam, a Cirque du Soleil show. ^[1] It was released in two editions, a regular and a limited edition coming with fifteen photocards and comes in special packaging.

Track listing

All lyrics are composed by Tsunku.

CD

1. "Shabondama" (シャボン玉) – 4:06
2. "Namida ni wa Shitakunai" (涙にはしたくない, I Don't Want This to Make Me Cry) – 4:03
3. "Shabondama" (instrumental) – 4:06

Single V DVD

1. "Shabondama"
2. "Shabondama (Utae! Shabondama Version)"
3. "Making of" (メイキング映像)

Personnel

• Yuichi Takahashi - arrangement on "Shabondama"
• Shunsuke Suzuki - arrangement on "Namida ni wa Shitakunai"

Members at time of the release

• 1st generation: Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
• 2nd generation: Mari Yaguchi
• 4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, Ai Kago
• 5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki
• 6th generation (debut): Miki Fujimoto, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka

SHABONdama Vocalists

Main Vocal: Rika Ishikawa, Ai Kago, Ai Takahashi, Reina Tanaka

Center Vocal: Kaori Iida, Mari Yaguchi, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Risa Niigaki, Nozomi Tsuji, Miki Fujimoto

Minor Vocal: Abe Natsumi, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige

References

External links

• Shabondama at Up-Front Works

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