Namida no Taiyou

Namida no Taiyou (涙の太陽; Sun of Tears) is the twelfth single by Melon Kinenbi. It was released on June 9, 2004, and its highest position on the Oricon weekly chart was #15 selling 12,070 copies.
It is a cover of "Namida no Taiyou (Crying in a Storm)" by Emy Jackson, originally released on April 20, 1965.
==Tracklist==
#Namida no Taiyou
#Saa, Sassoku Moriagete Yuko ka~!! (さあ、早速盛り上げて 行こか〜!!; Now, Right Now, Let's Go~!!)
#Namida no Taiyou (Instrumental)
==Featured Members==
*Saito Hitomi
*Murata Megumi
*Otani Masae
*Shibata Ayumi
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2004.06.13] Hello! Morning
===Concert Performances===
;Namida no Taiyou
*Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2004 Haru ~Mou Horechau zo!~
*Melon Kinenbi Special Live 2004 ~Bonus~
*Hello! Project 2004 summer ~Natsu no Doon!~
*Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2004 Natsu ~Gokujou Melon~
*Hello☆Pro Party~! 2005 ~Matsuura Aya Captain Kouen~
*Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2005 Fuyu "Kyou mo Melon Ashita mo Melon, Christmas wa Musk Melon de!"
*Melon Kinenbi Live House Tour 2006 ~Shakunetsu Tengoku~
*Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2006 Fuyu "FRUITY KILLER TUNE"
*Melon Kinenbi Live House Tour 2007 ~LOCK ON!~
*Hello☆Pro On Stage! 2007 "Rock Desu yo!" - Goto Maki
*Melon Kinenbi Concert 2008 Fuyu "MEGA MELON SINGLE MATCH"
*Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2009 "Gaisen"
;Saa, Sassoku Moriagete Yuko ka~!!
*Melon Kinenbi Special Live 2004 ~Bonus~
*Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2004 Natsu ~Gokujou Melon~
*Hello! Project 2004 summer ~Natsu no Doon!~
*Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2004 Fuyu ~The☆Melon Show!~
*Melon Kinenbi Nippon Seinenkan Kouen '2005 Revue & Concert "Murata-sa~n, Gokii?"
*Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2005 Fuyu "Kyou mo Melon Ashita mo Melon, Christmas wa Musk Melon de!"
*Melon Kinenbi Concert 2006 'MEL-ON TARGET'
*Melon Kinenbi Live House Tour 2006 ~Shakunetsu Tengoku~
*Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2006 Fuyu "FRUITY KILLER TUNE"
*Melon Kinenbi Live House Tour 2007 ~LOCK ON!~
*Hello☆Pro On Stage! 2007 "Rock Desu yo!"
*Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2007 Fuyu "100% Melon Juice"
*Melon Kinenbi Live House Tour 2008 "Yojigen Jack!!"
*Ongaku Gatas Live Tour 2008 Fuyu ~Come Together!~ - Ongaku Gatas
*Melon Kinenbi Concert 2008 Fuyu "MEGA MELON SINGLE MATCH"
*Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2009 "Gaisen"
*Melon Kinenbi Otsukare Live
*Melon Kinenbi FINAL STAGE "MELON'S NOT DEAD"
*Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2015 ~ The First Ring! ~ - Kobushi Factory
*Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER - 
*OTODAMA SEA STUDIO 2018 ~Kobushi Natsu Tamashii!!~ - Kobushi Factory
*Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful" - Yokoyama Reina, Sasaki Rikako, Takagi Sayuki, Funaki Musubu, Kishimoto Yumeno, Eguchi Saya (part of a medley)
*Hello! Project 2021 Aki "Zoku Kachou Fuugetsu" - Yamazaki Mei, Hashisako Rin, Dambara Ruru 
===Event Performances===
;Namida no Taiyou
*[2007.07.07] Iida Kaori - Maeda Yuki no "Otona no Tanabata Matsuri" Higaeri Bus Ryoku - Iida Kaori
*[2008.08.18] Melon Greeting vol. 5
;Saa, Sassoku Moriagete Iko ka~!!
*[2004.10.09] Melon Kinenbi Fan Club Tour in Shiga Kogen
*[2008.08.18] Melon Greeting vol. 5
*[2008.11.07] Melon Greeting vol. 7
*[2009.01.19] Melon Greeting vol. 8
*[2009.02.19] Melon Greeting vol. 9 ~Melon 9-Shuunen Kinenbi LIVE!~
*[2010.02.19] Melon Kinenbi 10th Anniversary Live "Seitan 3654nichi Kanshasai"
*[2010.04.04] LAST MELON GREETING - Melon Kinenbi, Maeda Yuki
*[2017.04.27] Kobushi Factory Hamaura Ayano Birthday Event 2017 - Hamaura Ayano
*[2019.12.22] Kobushi Factory FC Event 2019 ~Smile For You 3~ - Kobushi Factory
;Saa, Sassoku Moriagete Yuko ka~!!
*[2024.07.18] Juice=Juice Inoue Rei Birthday Event 2024 - Inoue Rei
*[2024.08.15] OCHA NORMA Tsutsui Roko Birthday Event 2024 - Tsutsui Roko
==Single Information==
;Namida no Taiyou
*Lyrics: Yukawa Reiko
*Composition: Nakajima Yasutoshi
*Arrangement, All Instruments: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
*Chorus: Takeuchi Hiroaki, Furuya "chibi" Keiko 
*Music Video: Hasegawa Makoto
;Saa, Sassoku Moriagete Yuko ka~!!
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
*Drums: Soul Toul
*Guitar: Koji
*Chorus: Melon Kinenbi, Suppon Babys, Tsunku
==Videos==
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==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: , 
Category:Melon Kinenbi Singles
Category:2004 Singles
Category:4 Members Line-Up
Category:Cover Single