Akai Nikkichou

Akai Nikkichou (赤い日記帳; Red Diary) is the only single released by the 2000 Hello! Project shuffle unit Akagumi 4. It was released on March 8, 2000. The single reached #2 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for ten weeks. It also reached #44 on the yearly Oricon charts for 2000. 
The single sold a total of 600,000 copies, ranking at #1 on the Oricon music charts. That earned Akagumi4 1st place in the shuffle competition.
The title track appears on the compilation albums Petit Best ~Ki Ao Aka~ and Hello! Project Shuffle Unit Mega Best. 
==Tracklist==
#Akai Nikkichou
#Hello! no Theme (Akagumi4 version) (Hello!のテーマ; Hello's Theme Song)
#Akai Nikkichou (Instrumental)
==Featured Members==
*Nakazawa Yuko
*Goto Maki
*Shinoda Miho
*Danielle
==Single Information==
;Akai Nikkichou
*Lyrics, Composition, Chorus: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Programming: Konishi Takao
*Manipulator: Katsuura Go
*Chorus: Akagumi 4
*Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi
;Hello! no Theme (Akagumi 4 version)
*Lyrics, Composition, Chorus: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Programming: Maejima Yasuaki
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
Akai Nikkichou
* [2000.03.05] ASAYAN
===Concert Performances===
;Akai Nikkichou
*Hello! Project 2000 ~Atsumare! Summer Party~
*Dream Live Pop Revue 2000
*Hello! Project 2001 Sugoi zo! 21seiki
*Morning Musume LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena - Goto Maki
*Nakazawa Yuko LIVE & TALK TOUR 2002 ~Shinshi wa Mini ga Osuki!~ - Nakazawa Yuko
*Hello! Project 2005 Winter All-Stars Dairanbu ~A HAPPY NEW POWER! Iida Kaori Sotsugyou Special~ - Yasuda Kei, Tsuji Nozomi, Takahashi Ai, Michishige Sayumi, Inaba Atsuko, Satoda Mai, Kumai Yurina, Suzuki Airi
*Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live - Okai Chisato
*9→10 Shuunen Kinen ℃-ute Concert Tour 2015 Haru ~The Future Departure~ - Okai Chisato
*Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~DISCOVERY~ - Tsugunaga Momoko, Oda Sakura, Nakanishi Kana, Hirose Ayaka
*Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code3→Growing!~ - Miyazaki Yuka
*Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Rainbow Carnival~ - Yajima Maimi, Wada Ayaka, Kanazawa Tomoko, Ogawa Rena
*Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Ono Kotomi
*Hello! Project 2021 Aki "Zoku Kachou Fuugetsu" - Arisawa Ichika
*M-line Special 2022 ~My Wish~ - Natsuyaki Miyabi, Miyamoto Karin
*Taiyou to Ciscomoon 25 Shuunen Special Tour! ~Reiwa de La Ta Ta~ - Takeuchi Akari, Shinoda Miho
===Event Performances===
*[2003.09.27] Konnichiwa Keikaku Say Yeah! Minna mo Shachousan mo DANCE Suru no da! -Shinoda Miho
*[2007.12.16] Nakazawa Yuko Special Christmas Live 2007 ~Blanche~ - Nakazawa Yuko
*[2010.04.12] Yoshizawa Hitomi Special Live ~25kaime no "Arigatou"~ - Yoshizawa Hitomi
*[2013.11.25] S/mileage ~Takeuchi Akari Birthday Event 2013~ - Takeuchi Akari
*[2014.03.13] Oda Sakura Birthday Event 2014 ~Sakura no Shirabe 3~ Oda Sakura
*[2015.02.08] ℃-ute Yajima Maimi・Nakajima Saki・Hagiwara Mai Birthday Event 2015 - Hagiwara Mai
*[2017.11.30] Morning Musume '17 Kaga Kaede Birthday Event - Kaga Kaede
*[2018.06.21] Okai Chisato FC Live ① ~Katte ni Hello Pro 20 Shuunen Omedetou! 1998~2006~ -A, Watashi mo Omedetou!- - Okai Chisato
*[2019.08.05] Kobushi Factory Hirose Ayaka Birthday Event 2019 - Hirose Ayaka
*[2019.10.07] Morning Musume '19 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event - Nonaka Miki
*[2019.10.19] Iikubo Haruna FC Event '19 ~Akabanebashi Kara Shibuya Made Harunan GO!~ - Iikubo Haruna
*[2022.02.06] Nakazawa Yuko SPECIAL ☆ Live 2022 One heart - Nakazawa Yuko
*[2023.02.26] Taiyou to Ciscomoon Live 2023 Shinoda Miho 50sai SP ~Eien ni Haropuro OG Sainenchou~ - Taiyou to Ciscomoon
*[2024.01.30] Juice=Juice Ebata Kisaki Birthday Event 2024 - Ebata Kisaki
*[2024.05.07] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2024 - Dambara Ruru
*[2024.06.29] Nakazawa Yuko Birthday☆Casual Dinner Show 2024 ~5+1~ - Nakazawa Yuko, Shinoda Miho
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 507,850
==Comments==
Tsunku's comments: "I've held a special event for those who have been very supportive of Heike Michiyo, Morning Musume, Taiyou to Ciscomoon and Coconuts Musume. It's like an event to return favors to the fans. Last summer and this January, we've held the collective concerts. I felt very special when I saw the members, who seldom saw each other, gathered together and made efforts to create one great show. My theme for this time is, "How do I express the same energy into the sound?" Goto who is the youngest, Nakazawa and Shinoda who have rich experience, and Danielle who is a true American girl. It's an unexpected combination, meaning that the unit holds a huge potential as well. That's why the preparation took the most time for this group. I think Goto learned a lot from being in this unit. I wanted them to sing beautiful melody and powerful beats. I wanted the unit to reflect the image of red color. Including lyrics and melodies, I think I got that color image part right. I can call this unit a strong vocal unit for sure."www.tsunku.net
==Trivia==
*1st press: One of out three trading cards. 
*Goto Maki and Nakazawa Yuko recorded solo versions of "Akai Nikkichou" on the albums Makking GOLD ① and Together! -Tanpopo, Petit, Mini, Yuko-, respectively. 
*The Hello Cover Series versions of "Akai Nikkichou" still have the English intro by Danielle.
*An English cover was recorded by Kuk Harrell as "A Red Diary" for the album Cover Morning Musume!
*The B-side is the opening and ending theme to Hello! Project’s talk show Hello! Morning, originally sung by all the girls, but the version on this single is sung by only the girls in this group.
*Goto Maki was scolded by Tsunku for not caring about the lyrics, and was given homework to understand the emotions of the girl in the lyrics. The three other girls had life experience (being 17, 26, and 28 at the time), but Goto, at 14 years old, struggled grasping the context and getting her emotions across.Aired on ASAYAN
*Danielle said on ASAYAN it was difficult singing the song because she didn't understand the lyrics. The song was translated for her, but she didn't understand what every word meant, so all though she could put feelings into the song (understanding what it was about), she didn't understand every word, so it was difficult putting emotions into every word. But she tried to put as much feeling into it as she could.ASAYA, episode aired February 20, 2000.
*Akai Nikkichou was used during the vocal training component of Morning Musume 3rd Tsuika Audition, which was used to determine the members of Morning Musume's fourth generation.
==Videos==
==See Also==
*DVD The Ki Ao Aka
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese
*Lyrics: , 
Category:1st Generation Morning Musume Singles In
Category:3rd Generation Morning Musume Singles In
Category:Akagumi 4
Category:2000 Singles
Category:Debut Single
Category:4 Members Line-Up
Category:Only Single
Category:Platinum Certification