Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima

Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (モーニング娘。のひょっこりひょうたん島; Morning Musume's Unexpected Gourd Island) is Morning Musume's 17th single, as well as their first cover single. It was released February 19, 2003 and sold 151,342 copies, reaching #4 on the Oricon weekly chart. The Single V sold a total of 33,871 copies.
"Hyokkori Hyoutanjima" is the theme song of the 1964 children's puppet show of the same name.
"Hyokkori Hyoutanjima" ranked as the #63 single in 2003 on the Oricon yearly chart. 
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
#Housekibako (宝石箱; Jewelry Box)
#Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (Instrumental)
===Single V===
#Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
#Making Eizou (メイキング映像; Making Footage)
==Featured Members==
*1st Gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
*2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
*4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
*5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
==Single Information==
;Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
*Lyrics: Inoue Hisashi, Yamamoto Morihisa
*Composition: Uno Seichiro
*Arrangement, Keyboards & Programming: Konishi Takao
*Manipulator: Go Katsuura
*Bass: Ataru Sumiyoshi
*Percussion: Genta
*Ukulele: Mihiko Matsumiya
*Chorus: Morning Musume
*Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi
*Music Video: Kawatani Hideo (director), Suehiro Tetsushi (producer)
;Housekibako
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Guitar & Programming: Suzuki Shunsuke
*Chorus: Morning Musume
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2003.02.00] Minna no Uta - February-March"みんなのうた年度別放送楽曲一覧 (2000年代)>2002年度の放送楽曲>2003年2-3月" (in Japanese). Wikipedia.
*[2003.02.16] Hello! Morninghttps://youtu.be/9gAKEklUDGQ?t=509
*[2003.02.18] MUSIX!https://youtu.be/vLQetqZiQhA
*[2003.02.21] MUSIC STATION
*[2003.02.27] Utaban
*[2009.08.21] Minna de Utaou! Family Songhttps://youtu.be/wBWmQeItl0s
===Concert Performances===
;Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
*Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
*Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2004 Haru The BEST of Japan
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
===Event Performances===
;Housekibako
*[2010.03.24] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in Hawaii 2010 - Junjun
==Oricon Chart Positions==
;Daily & Weekly Rankings
;Yearly Ranking
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|2003
|63
|151,342
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Total Reported Sales: 151,342
==Trivia==
*4th generation member Tsuji Nozomi commented on the single for a YouTube video series counting up to Morning Musume's 50th single.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXsvHL3MYjs
*As of February 2016, the official music video is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that have reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
*The Center for this single is Takahashi Ai.
*In July 2018, Kobushi Factory and Tsubaki Factory also released a cover of "Hyokkori Hyoutanjima". The music video of their version was a tribute to Morning Musume's version, also being directed by Kawatani Hideo.
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography:
**Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
**Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS 
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima, Housekibako
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