Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night

Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night (人生Blues/青春Night; Life Blues / Youthful Night) is Morning Musume '19's 67th single. It was released on June 12, 2019 in 5 editions: 2 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions came with a random trading card of 12 kinds depending on the jacket (24 in total). Limited Edition SP came with an event lottery serial number card.
The trading cards and the limited edition CD jackets have AR (augmented reality) features that can be viewed using the COCOAR2 app on iOS or Android smartphones until August 31, 2019."モーニング娘。AR" (in Japanese). Morning Musume '19 "Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night" Special Site.https://twitter.com/MorningMusumeMg/status/1141474678705254401
"Seishun Night" was selected as the July 2019 ending theme song for STV's Netsuretsu! Hot Sand!."モーニング娘。'19「青春Night」がSTV「熱烈！ホットサンド！」7月エンドテーマに決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2019-07-02.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#Jinsei Blues
#Seishun Night
#Jinsei Blues (Instrumental)
#Seishun Night (Instrumental)
===Limited Edition A DVD===
#Jinsei Blues (Music Video)
===Limited Edition B DVD===
#Seishun Night (Music Video)
===Limited Edition SP DVD===
#Jinsei Blues (Dance Shot Ver.)
#Seishun Night (Dance Shot Ver.)
===Event V===
#Jinsei Blues (Close-up Ver.)
#Seishun Night (Close-up Ver.)
==Featured Members==
*9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
*10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki
*11th Gen: Oda Sakura
*12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
*13th Gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
*14th Gen: Morito Chisaki
==Single Information==
;Jinsei Blues
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Keyboard, and Programming: Okubo Kaoru
*Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura
*Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO"振付けしましたシリーズ☆" (in Japanese). Room No.445. 2019-05-28."振付けしましたシリーズ☆" (in Japanese). Room No.445. 2019-06-01.
*Music Video: Imamura Shigeru
;Seishun Night
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Rap Arrangement: Miss Monday
*Arrangement, Keyboard, and Programming: Okubo Kaoru
*Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
*Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki, Oda Sakura
*Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO
*Music Video: ZUMI
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
;Jinsei Blues
*[2019.06.21] Buzz Rhythm 02
*[2019.06.24] FULL CHORUS
*[2019.07.13] Ongaku no Hi 2019
;Seishun Night
*[2019.06.26] TV Tokyo Ongakusai 2019
*[2019.08.05] J-MELO
===Concert Performances===
;Jinsei Blues
*Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~
*Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "harmony"
*Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~
*Morning Musume '19 ~KOKORO&KARADA~ at Shinjuku ReNY
*Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2019 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ part of a medley
*Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ encore (part of a medley)
;Seishun Night
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019
*Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~
*Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "beautiful"
*Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Aki ~KOKORO&KARADA~
*Morning Musume '19 ~KOKORO&KARADA~ at Shinjuku ReNY
*Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2019 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Morning Musume '21 Concert Teenage Solution ~Sato Masaki Sotsugyou Special~ (part of a medley)
*Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~ Morito Chisaki Sotsugyou Special
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki
*Hello! Project Year-End Party 2023 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ ACT 2
- Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki
===Event Performances===
;Seishun Night
*[2019.08.10] ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL
*[2019.10.13] TV Asahi Dream Festival 2019
*[2023.04.30] JAPAN JAM 2023
*[2024.07.25] ANGERME Hirayama Yuki Birthday Event 2024 - Hirayama Yuki
==Chart Positions==
===Oricon Chart Positions===
;Daily & Weekly Rankings
;Monthly Ranking
!Ref
|-
|2019
|June
|3
|118,186
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2019-06/
|}
Total Reported Sales: 124,536
;Weekly Combined Ranking
|-
|3
|113,548
|-
|26
|6,491
|}
Total reported points: 120,039
;Yearly Ranking
!Ref
|- 
|2019
|58
|124,536
|https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2019/p/5/
|}
===Billboard Japan Top Single Sales===
|- 
|3
|144,747
|"【ビルボード】NEWS『トップガン／Love Story』が18万枚を売り上げSGセールス首位獲得、MONSTA X/モーニング娘。'19が続く" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2019-06-17.
|- 
|14
|8,125
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=1
|- 
|19
|3,384
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=8
|- 
|12
|4,124
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=15
|- 
|26
|2,755
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=22
|- 
|45
|1,300
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=07&day=29
|- 
|50
|1,787
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2019&month=08&day=5
|}
Total Reported Sales: 166,222
===Recochoku Music Video Rankings===
|- 
|Jinsei Blues
|2
|5
|15
|- 
|Seishun Night
|3
|6
|16
|}
===Other Chart Rankings===
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="10" |
|Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days)
|3(121,669)
|"【先ヨミ】NEWS『トップガン／Love Story』が14.7万枚を売り上げ現在首位　MONSTA X/モー娘と三つ巴に（6/13訂正）" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2019-06-15.
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End
|45
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2019
|-
| colspan="3" |"Jinsei Blues" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Hot 100
|3
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2019&month=06&day=24
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
|23
|http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2019&month=06&day=24
|-
|CDTV Original Ranking
|3
|https://twitter.com/TBSCDTV/status/1142478605349507072
|-
| colspan="3" |"Seishun Night" only
|-
|Billboard Japan Hot 100
|53
|
|-
|Billboard Japan Top Download Songs
|26
|
|-
|CDTV Original Ranking
|67
|http://www.tbs.co.jp/cdtv/cddb/countdown20190622.html
|}
==Trivia==
*Fukumura Mizuki is the center for ‘’Jinsei Blues’’, and Morito Chisaki is the center for ‘’Seishun Night’’.
*The single was officially announced on May 12, 2019 during the Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~ night performance in Hokkaido.Fukumura Mizuki. "北海道はでっかい〜？☆譜久村聖" (in Japanese). Morning Musume Qki Official Blog. 2019-05-12.
*This is Ishida Ayumi's first single as sub-leader.
*This is the first single to not feature Iikubo Haruna since "Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!". However, she makes a cameo appearance in the music video for "Jinsei Blues".
*This is the eighth of 9 consecutive singles to have a lineup change (First single without Iikubo Haruna).
*Because both songs are meant to create excitement at lives, YOSHIKO choreographed the choruses for everyone to dance along.
*YOSHIKO made the dance for "Jinsei Blues" robotic and clock-like because the intro reminded her of Disney's Electrical Parade. She also added a "jinsei pose" of the 人 (hito) kanji in the chorus.
*The choreography for "Seishun Night" was changed several times.https://twitter.com/itigoppo/status/1140776323607977984https://twitter.com/shimizun_musume/status/1139496447219359744 The first version was only performed at Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019. Afterwards, gradual changes were made to parts of the dance throughout the first half of Morning Musume '19's spring concert tour.https://twitter.com/Milk_tea_Soda/status/1109366908963348482https://twitter.com/mfukuvvv/status/1109373655174176768 The final version, which was a completely new dance, was first performed in Fukuoka on April 27, 2019.https://twitter.com/undergroundintw/status/1122049625832054784https://twitter.com/shimizun_musume/status/1122049361368608768
*When Tsunku was asked on Twitter if the extra text in the "Jinsei Blues" music video was his idea, he answered that he did not know about it and that adding different writing on top of the lyrics misconstrues the song's message. He ended his reply with "Well, that's life, too. Haha"https://twitter.com/tsunkuboy/status/1135399729133694976
*The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html#read-list-1
*This is Morning Musume's last single to be released in the 2010's.
==Videos==
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==References==
==External Links==
*Special Site
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Event V Announcement
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: , 
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