Last Kiss

Last Kiss (ラストキッス) is the debut single of Morning Musume's first subgroup, Tanpopo. It was released on November 18, 1998, as an 8 cm CD by Zetima with the catalog number EPDE-1014. It reached number two on the Japan Oricon charts. It sold 129.640 copies in it’s first week, selling a total of 301.600 copies.
The song was later featured in the group's first album Tanpopo 1 (along with the album version of it) and in their second album All of Tanpopo. It was also featured as the first ending theme to the anime Sorcerous Stabber Orphen.
==Tracklist==
#Last Kiss
#Jikan yo Tomare (時間よ止まれ; I Wish Time Stood Still)
#Last Kiss (Instrumental)
==Featured Members==
*Ishiguro Aya
*Iida Kaori
*Yaguchi Mari
==Single Information==
;Last Kiss
*Lyrics, Composition Additional Chorus: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Konishi Takao
*Manipulator: Katsuura Go
*Guitar: Korenaga Koichi
*Strings: Kinbara Chieko Group
*Dance Choreographer: KABA.
;Jikan yo Tomare
*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement: Takahashi Yuichi
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[1998.11.08] ASAYAN
*[1999.01.03] ASAYAN
*[2020.07.04] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!" (Last Kiss) - Ogata Risa
===Concert Performances===
;Last Kiss
*Hello! Project Happy New Year '99
*Morning Musume Memory ~Seishun no Hikari~ 1999.4.18
*Morning Musume Summer Event '99
*Hello! Project '99
*Morning Musume Summer-Autumn Event '99
*LIVE!! Summer Night Town 99
*Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
*Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2014 News=News ~Kakuchi yori Otodoke Shimasu!~ - Takagi Sayuki, Miyamoto Karin
*Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 ~Seven Horizon~
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018
*Juice=Juice CONCERT TOUR 2019 ~JuiceFull!!!!!!!~
*Juice=Juice Concert 2020 ~Tsudzuiteiku STORY~ Miyamoto Karin Sotsugyou Special - Takagi Sayuki, Miyamoto Karin (part of a medley)
*Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2023 3gatsu "Houshun" - Murakoshi Ayana, Kawashima Mifu, Shimoitani Yukiho
*Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ encore - Makino Maria, Yokoyama Reina, Kitagawa Rio
===Event Performances===
;Last Kiss
*[2015.01.16] ℃-ute Suzuki Airi・Okai Chisato FC Event 2015 - Suzuki Airi, Okai Chisato
*[2021.11.06] Ogata Risa Birthday Event 2021 - Ogata Risa
*[2024.05.07] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2024 - Dambara Ruru
==Cover Versions==
*An English version of Last Kiss was recorded in 2002 by Charlotte (Soul II Soul) for the album Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!.
*The song was covered on Juice=Juice's album First Squeeze! by Takagi Sayuki and Miyamoto Karin.
*There is an official remix of this track, it can be found on the album CLUB Hello! TRANCE REMIX.
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 301,600
==Trivia==
*First press: one out of four trading cards.
*With this single, Tanpopo has the fourth highest selling debut single in all of Hello! Project, excluding shuffle units.
*With this single, Tanpopo has the fourth highest first week sales for a debut single in all of Hello! Project, excluding shuffle units.
*The PV debuted on ASAYAN on November 15, 1998.
==Videos==
==Comments==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: , Jikan yo Tomare
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Category:Tanpopo Singles
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