Morning Musume Best Selection ~The 25 Shuunen~

Morning Musume Best Selection ~The 25 Shuunen~ (モーニング娘。ベストセレクション ～The 25周年～) is the 9th best album by Morning Musume '23. It was released on August 30, 2023 in two editions: one regular and one limited. It features 16 re-recordings of past songs selected by Tsunku, recorded without the 17th generation, and three new songs."モーニング娘。誕生25周年を記念したベストセレクションアルバム！8月30日発売決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-07-23. The Limited Edition also comes with a Blu-ray of Morning Musume '22's live performance at COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23 on December 29, 2022.
This is the first album to feature the 16th and 17th generation members. It is the last album to credit Fukumura Mizuki.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
<tabber>Disc 1=
#HEAVY GATE
#Nanzansho Souzansho (なんざんしょ そうざんしょ)
#Swing Swing Paradise
#Happy birthday to Me!
#Chu Chu Chu Bokura no Mirai
#Dai・Jinsei Never Been Better!
#Teenage Solution
#Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no
#Beat no Wakusei
#One・Two・Three (23 Ver.)
#Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke (23 Ver.)
#What is LOVE? (23 Ver.)
#Kanashiku Naru You na Rainy day (悲しくなるようなRainy day; A Rainy Day That Makes Me Feel Sad) - Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Haga Akane
|-|Disc 2=
;
#LOVE Machine (updated 23 Ver.)
#Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated 23 Ver.)
#Souda! We're ALIVE (updated 23 Ver.)
#Happy Summer Wedding (23 Ver.)
#The☆Peace! (23 Ver.)
#Last Kiss (23 Ver.) - Makino Maria, Yokoyama Reina, Kitagawa Rio
#Chokotto LOVE (23 Ver.) - Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei, Sakurai Rio
#Seishun Night (23 Ver.)
#Jealousy Jealousy (23 Ver.)
#Kimagure Princess (23 Ver.)
#Mikan (23 Ver.)
#Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~ (23 Ver.)
#Koko ni Iruzee! (23 Ver.)
</tabber>
===Limited Edition Blu-ray===
;"COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23" (12gatsu 29nichi Makuhari Messe Kokusai Tenjiba)(COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23(12月29日 幕張メッセ国際展示場))
# OPENING
# HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? ~Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~
# Happy birthday to Me!
# MC
# Maji Desu ka Ska!
# Pyocopyoco Ultra
# Help me!! (updated)
# Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru
# BRAND NEW MORNING
# KOKORO&KARADA
# Souda! We're ALIVE (updated)
# Utakata Saturday Night!
# Dokka~n Capriccio
# MC
# LOVE Machine (updated)
==Featured Members==
*9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki (last credited album), Ikuta Erina
*10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki (uncredited)
*11th Gen: Oda Sakura
*12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
*13th Gen: Kaga Kaede (uncredited), Yokoyama Reina
*14th Gen: Morito Chisaki (uncredited)
*15th Gen: Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei
*16th Gen (debut): Sakurai Rio
*17th Gen (debut; "Nanzansho Souzansho" only): Inoue Haruka, Yumigeta Ako
==Album Information==
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
;LOVE Machine (updated 23 Ver.)
*[2024.03.24] Choonpa♯ 
===Concert Performances===
;HEAVY GATE
*Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ at Nippon Budokan
*Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ encore
*Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT "Theme Of Hello!"
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"
*Hello! Project Year-End Party 2023 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ ACT2
*Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Haru MOTTO MORNING MUSUME。
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2024
;Nanzansho Souzansho
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"
*Hello! Project Year-End Party 2023 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ ACT2
*Hello! Project 2024 Winter ~THREE OF US~
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2024
;One・Two・Three (23 Ver.)
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"
*Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Haru MOTTO MORNING MUSUME。
*Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Altair"
;Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke (23 Ver.)
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"
*Hello! Project Year-End Party 2023 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ ACT1
;What is LOVE? (23 Ver.)
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"
*Hello! Project Year-End Party 2023 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ ACT2
*Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Haru MOTTO MORNING MUSUME。 (part of a medley)
;Kanashiku Naru You na Rainy day
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"
;LOVE Machine (updated 23 Ver.)
*Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT "Theme Of Hello!" - Hello! Project
;Jealousy Jealousy (23 Ver.)
*Hello! Project 2024 Winter ~THREE OF US~ - Tsubaki Factory
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2024
;Kimagure Princess (23 Ver.)
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"
===Event Performances===
;HEAVY GATE
*[2023.08.13] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023
;One・Two・Three (23 Ver.)
*[2023.10.09] Inazuma Rock Festival 2023
;Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke (23 Ver.)
*[2023.08.13] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023
*[2023.10.09] Inazuma Rock Festival 2023
*[2024.05.03] JAPAN JAM 2024
;What is LOVE? (23 Ver.)
*[2023.10.09] Inazuma Rock Festival 2023
;LOVE Machine (updated 23 Ver.)
*[2023.08.13] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023
*[2024.05.03] JAPAN JAM 2024
;Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated 23 Ver.)
*[2023.08.13] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023
;Happy Summer Wedding (23 Ver.)
*[2023.08.13] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023
;Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~ (23 Ver.)
*[2023.08.13] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023
==Chart Positions==
===Oricon Chart Positions===
;Daily & Weekly Ranking
;Monthly Ranking
!Ref
|-
|2023
|September
|11
|28,834
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-9/p/2/
|}
;Yearly Ranking
|-
|2023
|132
|29,328
|}
Total Reported Sales: 29,328
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;Weekly Digital Album Sales
!Ref
|-
|1
|2,426
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2023-09-11/
|}
Total Reported Downloads: 2,426
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;Weekly Combined Ranking
!Ref
|-
|3
|29,097
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2023-09-11/
|}
Total Reported Points: 29,097
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===Billboard Japan Top Album Sales===
|-
|3
|26,578
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2023&month=09&day=11
|-
|48
|1,200
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2023&month=09&day=18
|-
|41
|699
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2023&month=09&day=25
|-
|92
|N/A
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2023&month=10&day=02
|}
Total Reported Sales: 28,477
===Other Chart Rankings===
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="5" |
|Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales (First Three Days)
|2(21,812)
|https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/129331/2
|-
|Billboard Japan Hot Albums
|2
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2023&month=09&day=11
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Download Albums
|1
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlalbums&year=2023&month=09&day=11
|-
| colspan="3" |"HEAVY GATE" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
|85
|https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2023&month=09&day=11
|}
==Trivia==
*The album was announced on June 26, 2023 at the Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ at Nippon Budokan, along with the first performance of "HEAVY GATE".
*According to Tsunku, some of the re-recordings have alterations:"モーニング娘。’23　2023年8月30日発売Album「モーニング娘。ベストセレクション～The 25周年～」セルフライナーノーツ、Disc2に関して" (in Japanese). Tsunku no Producer Shiten. 2023-07-27.
**The backing tracks of the re-recordings were remastered from the original versions except for "LOVE Machine (updated 23 Ver.)", "Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated 23 Ver.)" and "Souda! We're ALIVE (updated 23 Ver.)".
**"LOVE Machine (updated 23 Ver.)" and "Ren'ai Revolution 21 (updated 23 Ver.)" have the same backing track from the updated versions released on the best album The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~ in 2013. Although, the intro part of "LOVE Machine" was changed with the intro from the original version.
**"Souda! We're ALIVE (updated 23 Ver.)" was re-recorded with a new arrangement based on the original version.
**"Koko ni Iruzee! (23 Ver.)" has the same intro that it is commonly used in live performances.
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Lyrics: , , 
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