14shou ~The message~

14shou ~The message~ (14章～The message～; Chapter 14 ~The message~) is Morning Musume '14's 14th album. It was released on October 29, 2014 in 3 editions: one regular and two limited.
This is the last album to feature 6th generation member and leader Michishige Sayumi and, after its release, the last album to credit 9th generation members Sayashi Riho and Suzuki Kanon.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#TIKI BUN (Album Version)
#Password is 0
#Asu wo Tsukuru no wa Kimi (明日を作るのは君; The One Who Creates Tomorrow is You)
#Kirari to Hikaru Hoshi (キラリと光る星; A Glittery, Shining Star) - Sayashi Riho, Oda Sakura
#Koibito ni wa Zettai ni Shiraretakunai Shinjitsu (恋人には絶対に知られたくない真実; The Truth I Absolutely Don't Want to Know About My Lover) - Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Iikubo Haruna
#What is LOVE?
#Watashi wa Watashi Nanda (私は私なんだ; I Am Who I Am)
#Waraenai Hanashi (笑えない話; Humorless Conversation)
#Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa
#Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai
#Otona ni Nareba Otona ni Nareru (大人になれば 大人になれる; When We Grow Up, We'll Become Adults) - Ikuta Erina, Suzuki Kanon, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
#Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe
===Limited Edition A DVD===
*Michishige Sayumi "Morning Musume Jinsei wo Kaeta" Event (道重さゆみ「モーニング娘。人生を変えた」出来事)
*#Chapter 1
*#Chapter 2
*#Chapter 3
*#Chapter 4
*#Chapter 5
*#Chapter 6
*#Chapter 7
*#Chapter 8
===Limited Edition B DVD===
*9th, 10th, 11th generation's Special Interview (9期・10期・11期のスペシャルインタビュー)
*#prologue
*#Oda Sakura
*#Kudo Haruka
*#Sato Masaki
*#Ishida Ayumi
*#Iikubo Haruna
*#Suzuki Kanon
*#Sayashi Riho
*#Ikuta Erina
*#Fukumura Mizuki
*#epilogue
==Featured Members==
*6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi (last album)
*9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho (last credited album), Suzuki Kanon (last credited album)
*10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
*11th Gen: Oda Sakura
==Album Information==
All Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
#TIKI BUN (Album Version)
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
#*Chorus: Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho, Takeuchi Hiroaki, U.M.E.D.Y., Tsunku (U.M.E.D.Y. for KITCHEN RECORDS&TAPES / id ENTERTAINMENT)
#Password is 0
#Asu wo Tsukuru no wa Kimi
#*Arrangement, Programming: Tanaka Nao
#*Chorus: Sayashi Riho, CHINO
#Kirari to Hikaru Hoshi - Sayashi Riho, Oda Sakura
#*Arrangement, Programming: Egami Kotaro
#*Chorus: Sayashi Riho, Oda Sakura
#Koibito ni wa Zettai ni Shira Retakunai Shinjitsu - Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Iikubo Haruna
#*Arrangement, Programming, Chorus: AKIRA
#*Chorus: Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki
#What is LOVE?
#Watashi wa Watashi Nanda
#*Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
#*Chorus:Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho
#Waraenai Hanashi
#*Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
#*Chorus:Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho, Takeuchi Hiroaki, U.M.E.D.Y. (U.M.E.D.Y. for KITCHEN RECORDS&TAPES / id ENTERTAINMENT)
#Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa
#Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai
#Otona ni Nareba Otona ni Nareru - Ikuta Erina, Suzuki Kanon, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
#*Arrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo Kaoru
#*Electric Guitar: Kamada Koji
#*Chorus: CHINO
#Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe
==Performances==
===Concert Performances===
All original songs were performed at Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~.
An asterisk (*) is used when a song is performed in the entirety of a Hello! Project CITY CIRCUIT concert tour, including special, final, and graduation dates.
If the song is only performed for a part of the tour, the specific tour/concert name will be written without asterisk.
;Asu wo Tsukuru no wa Kimi
*Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~ - Suzuki Kanon / Sato Masaki / Oda Sakura (rotating solo performance)
*Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~
;Kirari to Hikaru Hoshi
*Morning Musume '15 Sayashi Riho Solo Special Live
;Koibito ni wa Zettai ni Shiraretakunai Shinjitsu
* Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~* - Fukumura Mizuki, Makino Maria, Okamura Homare
;Watashi wa Watashi Nanda
*Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~
;Waraenai Hanashi
*Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~
*Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~
*Morning Musume '18 Concert Tour Aki ~GET SET, GO!~
;Otona ni Nareba Otona ni Nareru
*Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~
*Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ - Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Nonaka Miki, Yokoyama Reina (part of a medley)
===Event Performances===
;Asu wo Tsukuru no wa Kimi
*[2016.05.27] Morning Musume '16 Suzuki Kanon FC Event - Suzuki Kanon
*[2020.12.20] Morning Musume '20 FC Event ~Premoni Christmas Kai~ - Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede
;Koibito ni wa Zettai ni Shiraretakunai Shinjitsu
*[2021.11.07] Iikubo Haruna Birthday Event 2021 - Iikubo Haruna
;Watashi wa Watashi Nanda
*[2020.07.31] Morning Musume '20 Haga Akane・Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event - Haga Akane
*[2021.10.07] Morning Musume '21 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event - Nonaka Miki
*[2023.01.11] Morning Musume '23 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event - Ishida Ayumi
;Otona ni Nareba Otona ni Nareru
*[2023.07.12] Morning Musume '23 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event / Morning Musume '23 Shin Member Ohirome FC Event ~ 17ki Inoue Haruka・Yumigeta Ako ~ - Ikuta Erina
*[2023.07.14] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2023 - Matsunaga Riai
*[2024.07.05] Morning Musume '24 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
==Trivia==
*This album was announced during Morning Musume '14's 17th anniversary event.
* According to Michishige, "There is a song in the album that makes you feel warm and cozy, I particularly recommend the song.""Morning Musume.’14 To Unveil New Members At Nippon Budokan On September 30!." Tokyo Girls' Update. 201409-16.
*This is Michishige Sayumi's 5th and last album as leader of Morning Musume.
*This was Hello! Project's highest selling album in 2014.
*This is Sayashi Riho's and Suzuki Kanon's last credited album as members of Morning Musume.
*This is the only Morning Musume non-compilation album that Michishige Sayumi was leader for that she does not have a solo song.
==Chart Performance==
===Oricon Chart Positions===
;Daily & Weekly Rankings
;Monthly Ranking
|-
|2014
|October
|17
|22,872 http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2014-10/p/2/
|}
Total Reported Sales: 30,783
===Other Chart Rankings===
|-
| rowspan="3" |Japan
| Billboard Japan Top Albums
|8 http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2014&month=11&day=10
|-
| yesasia (Normal Edition)
|76 http://www.yesasia.com/us/japanese-music/0-0-0-ni.101_bpt.40-en/list.html#&pn=4&br=247&ni=101&vm=32&mn=100&bpt=40&vn=33&l=1&s=1&bt=40&sb=136&cid=38&ss=100
|-
| yesasia (Type A)
|85 http://www.yesasia.com/us/japanese-music/0-0-0-ni.101_bpt.40-en/list.html#&pn=5&br=247&ni=101&vm=32&mn=100&bpt=40&vn=33&l=1&s=1&bt=40&sb=136&cid=38&ss=100
|-
| rowspan="1" |United States
| US J-Pop Album iTunes Charts
|2 Tommy V.D. "US J-POP iTunes Charts (November 2, 2014)." Hello! News Service. 2014-11-02.
|}
==References==
==External Links==
*Official Website
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: Asu wo Tsukuru no wa Kimi, Kirari to Hikaru Hoshi, Koibito ni wa Zettai ni Shiraretakunai Shinjitsu, Watashi wa Watashi Nanda, Waraenai Hanashi, Otona ni Nareba Otona ni Nareru
*Oricon Listings: Regular Edition, Limited Edition A. Limited Edition B
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Category:Morning Musume Albums
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Category:9th Generation Morning Musume Albums In
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Category:10 Members Line-Up
Category:Morning Musume DVDs
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