Futari no Hokkaido

Futari no Hokkaido (二人の北海道; Hokkaido for Two) is Country Musume's debut single, released on July 23, 1999. It was released in limited quantities as an indies single in Hokkaido only. Copies of the single came with a red sticker with the catalog number and the text "Hokkaido gentei seisanhin" (北海道 限定生産品; Hokkaido restricted production merchandise). Although it is an indie release limited to Hokkaido, it was sold out because many music fans mourned the tragedy of the members at the beginning of the sale, and there was a great response, so at some record stores in Sapporo City it sold out after one hour on the release date「カントリー娘。」事故死した柳原尋美さんの夢 初のCD発売”. スポーツニッポン (スポーツニッポン新聞社): p. 26. (1999年7月24日). Then, due to a flood of inquiries from all over the country, it was decided to accept orders at record stores across the country事故死した「カントリー娘。」の柳原尋美さん本葬 森高千里ら400人が弔問”. 日刊スポーツ (日刊スポーツ新聞社): p. 31. (1999年7月26日), and by 1999, it had recorded 20,000 hits道内発”女性シンガー VOL.2”. 北海道新聞 朝刊全道 (北海道新聞社): p. 13. (2000年1月1日).
The title track appears on the albums Country Musume Daizenshuu ①, Country Musume Daizenshuu 2 and Country Musume Mega Best.
==Tracklist==
#Futari no Hokkaido
#Morning Gyuunyuu (モーニング牛乳; Morning Milk)
#Futari no Hokkaido (Instrumental)
==Featured Members==
*Azusa (last single)
*Hiromi (last single)
*Rinne
==Single Information==
;Futari no Hokkaido
*Lyrics: 
*Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement: Maejima Yasuaki
*Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
;Morning Gyuunyuu
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Rap Lyrics and Arrangement: Shitamachi Kyoudai
==Performances==
===Concert Performances===
;Futari no Hokkaido
*Hello! Project '99
*LIVE!! Summer Night Town 99
*Dream Live Pop Revue 1999
*Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu - Country Girls
===Event Performances===
;Futari no Hokkaido
*[2000.??.??] Tokyo Keizai Daigaku Dai 101-kai Aoi Matsuri Talk & Live
*[2006.07.01] Country Musume fanclub tour in Karuizawa 2006
*[2014.08.??] Shibuya J-popcafe - AISHING FAIRY"おはようございます♡" (in Japanese). AISHING FAIRY Official Blog. 2014-08-26.
*[2015.11.21] Asobu. Kurasu. Sodateru. SATOYAMA & SATOUMI e Ikou 2015 with Yuuki no Tsubasa Aki Fest - Country Girls
*[2016.02.09] Dai 67kai Sapporo Yuki Matsuri "Country Girls Boogie Woogie LIVE" - Country Girls
*[2018.10.26] Inaba Manaka Fanclub Tour in Hokkaido ~Nokkori Toukibi Kee!~ - Inaba Manaka
*[2019.11.05] Country Girls Kessei 5 Shuunen Kinen Event ~Go for the future!!!!~ - Country Girls
;Morning Gyuunyuu
*[2000.??.??] Tokyo Keizai Daigaku Dai 101-kai Aoi Matsuri Talk & Live
==Trivia==
*This is the only single to feature the original three-member lineup; one week before the release, on July 16, 1999, Yanagihara Hiromi was killed in a car accident. Yanagihara's family was given the decision as to whether Country Musume should continue their work and release the single as scheduled, to which they approved.
*Just a month after the release, Kobayashi Azusa decided to leave the group due to psychological stress. It was speculated that she left because a nude photo of her from the past was posted in a weekly magazine causing some controversy, and in order to take full responsibility, she decided to leave the group.
*The "Futari no Hokkaido" music video was filmed at Hanabatake Farm in Nakasatsunai, Hokkaido. The ranch, owned by their producer Tanaka Yoshitake, was also where the group worked and practiced choreography.
*The single was released the same day as Coconuts Musume's debut single, Halation Summer.
*"Morning Gyuunyuu" is a country version of Morning Musume's debut single Morning Coffee with different lyrics and a different arrangement.
==Gallery==
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==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese
*Lyrics: , 
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Category:Country Musume Singles
Category:1999 Singles
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