Tsuki to Taiyou

Tsuki to Taiyou (月と太陽; The Moon and the Sun) is Taiyou to Ciscomoon's debut single, released on April 21, 1999. The single entered the charts at #6, but reached #4 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for eight weeks. It sold 64,930 copies in its first week and 188,860 copies total, making it the group's best-selling single. The title track was used as a theme song for the "Daini Inazuma Inazuma" commercials, and as the ending theme to "Idol wo Sagase!". A special edition of this single, called "Tsuki to Taiyou DDI Pocket Special Edition", was released as a promotional item, as it was a tie-in with DDI Pocket. 
It was re-released on June 19, 2024 on 7" vinyl exclusively by Tower Records, using the original master.モー娘。「恋愛レボリューション21」、太シス「月と太陽」「宇宙でLa Ta Ta」がアナログ盤で蘇る (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. 2024-04-05.モーニング娘。『恋愛レボリューション21』と太陽とシスコムーン『月と太陽』『宇宙でLa Ta Ta』が初7inch化し6月19日3タイトル同時発売 (in Japanese) Tower Records. 2024-04-05.
==Tracklist==
===Original Edition===
#Tsuki to Taiyou
#Get on my Love
#Tsuki to Taiyou (Instrumental)
===7" Vinyl===
#Tsuki to Taiyou
#Get on my Love
==Featured Members==
*Shinoda Miho
*Inaba Atsuko
*Ruru
*Kominato Miwa
==Single Information==
;Tsuki to Taiyou
*Lyrics, Composition, Background Vocal: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Programming: Konishi Takao, Shitamachi Kyoudai
*Keyboards, Programming: Kono Shin
*Bass: Sasamoto Yasushi
*Percussion: Misawa Izumi
*Strings: Chieko Kinbara Strings
*Background Vocal: Taiyo & Ciscomoon
*Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi
Get on my Love
* Lyrics, Composition, Background Vocal, M.C.: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Programming: Konishi Takao, Shitamachi Kyoudai
*Manipulator: Katsuura Go
*Bass: Sasamoto Yasushi
*Background Vocal: Taiyo & Ciscomoon
*M.C.: Shitamachi-Kyodai, Ma Hua
==Performances==
===Concert Performances===
;Tsuki to Taiyou
*Hello! Project '99
*LIVE!! Summer Night Town 99
*Dream Live Pop Revue 1999
*Gatameki-live
*Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000
*DO-DA! Taiyo & Ciscomoon vs T&C Bomber
*CONCERT TOUR 2000 YO! YO! Taiyo-La! Muunsan no Dance Tengoku
*Are Kara 10nen Taiyou to Ciscomoon LIVE 2009 Last&NewDecade
*Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Pirikara Live 2014 - Pirit Color
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018
*Last & Νew Decade 2
*Taiyou to Ciscomoon 25 Shuunen Special Tour! ~Reiwa de La Ta Ta~
;Get on my Love
*Gatameki-live
*Are Kara 10nen Taiyou to Ciscomoon LIVE 2009 Last&NewDecade
*Taiyou to Ciscomoon 25 Shuunen Special Tour! ~Reiwa de La Ta Ta~
===Event Performances===
;Tsuki to Taiyou
*[2022.02.10] Anniversary Onna 2022 -Kominato Miwa, Tanjoubi Matsuri Yarutte yo!- - Kominato Miwa
*[2023.02.26] Taiyou to Ciscomoon Live 2023 Shinoda Miho 50sai SP ~Eien ni Haropuro OG Sainenchou~
*[2021.03.29] Kashiwagi Hinata Seitan Solo Live "over the moon" - Kominato Miwa, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B3Frx_xCAs&ab_channel=%E3%82%A8%E3%83%93%E4%B8%AD%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A8%E3%83%93%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%AD%E3%82%8B%21
==Trivia==
*There are three different versions of this track; the single version, album version, and the version on the promo single Tsuki to Taiyou DDI Pocket Special Edition.
*The record company "For Life" issued a double CD compilation album in 2003, featuring some of the artists and their debut songs aired on Asayan from 1996 to 2003. It includes both Heike Michiyo’s "GET" and Taiyou to Ciscomoon’s "Tsuki to Taiyou".
*This single was certified gold by the RIAJ, recognizing the sale of over 100,000 copies.
*Taiyou to Ciscomoon is the first Hello! Project act not affiliated with Morning Musume to have their debut single be certified gold by the RIAJ, as well as the first Hello! Project act not affiliated with Morning Musume to have any of their singles be certified gold by the RIAJ.
*With this single, Taiyou to Ciscomoon has the sixth highest selling debut single in all of Hello! Project, excluding shuffle units.
*The baby in the PV is not Kominato's real child (she had two children at the time). https://twitter.com/komix215/status/1376348680802889731
==Videos==
==Audio==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: 
**CD: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
**7" Vinyl: Hello! Project
*Wikipedia: Japanese
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Category:Taiyou to Ciscomoon Singles
Category:1999 Singles
Category:Debut Single
Category:4 Members Line-Up
Category:Highest Selling Single
Category:Longest Charting Single
Category:Highest Ranking Single
Category:Gold Certification