Furusato

Furusato (ふるさと; Hometown) is Morning Musume's sixth single. It was released on July 14, 1999 as an 8cm CD. It sold over 170,670 copies and reached number five on the Oricon weekly charts. 
In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Morning Musume Early Single Box, a limited edition box set containing their first eight singles reissued on 12cm CDs. In 2005, the singles were released individually, and first press editions came with a photo card.
==Tracklist==
===Original Edition===
#Furusato
#Wasurerannai (忘れらんない; Unforgettable)
#Furusato (Instrumental)
===Re-release Edition===
#Furusato
#Wasurerannai
#Furusato (Instrumental)
#Furusato (Early Vocal Version)
==Featured Members==
*1st Gen: Nakazawa Yuko, Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
*2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ichii Sayaka
==Single Information==
Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
;Furusato
*Arrangement: Konishi Takao
*Dance Choreography: Natsu Mayumi
;Wasurerannai
*Arrangement: Konishi Takao & Shitamachi Kyodai
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[1999.07.11] ASAYAN
*[1999.07.15] Utaban
*[1999.07.16] Music Station
*[2006.03.03] Hello Pro Hour - Abe Natsumi, Takahashi Ai
*[2006.09.01] Hello Pro Hour - Yaguchi Mari
===Concert Performances===
;Furusato
*Morning Musume Summer Event '99
*Hello! Project '99
*Morning Musume Summer-Autumn Event '99
*LIVE!! Summer Night Town 99
*Hello! Project 2002 ~ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY~ - Hello! Project (part of a medley)
*Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'MON! Dance World~
*Morning Musume Otome Gumi ~Otome Chikku~ - Morning Musume Otome Gumi
*Abe Natsumi First Concert Tour 2004 ~Anata Iro~ - Abe Natsumi
*Yuko Nakazawa Christmas Live Tour 2004 Winter ~Watashi ga Omou Konna Christmas~ Live DVD - Nakazawa Yuko
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6kan Hit Mankai!~ - Takahashi Ai / Niigaki Risa
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~"
*Natsumi Abe '05 Revue & Concert "How Are You, Miss Murata?" - Abe Natsumi
*Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello☆Pro Natsu Matsuri~ - Kusumi Koharu, Mitsui Aika, Junjun, Linlin
*Abe Natsumi Special Live 2007 Aki ~Acoustic Nacchi~ - Abe Natsumi
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~ - Michishige Sayumi
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Nine Smile~
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~
*Abe Natsumi Special Live 2013 ~twinkle night~ - Abe Natsumi
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Ogawa Rena
*M-line club Live Event at STB139 ~Hinamatsuri ni Kansha wo Komete~ - Iida Kaori, Nakazawa Yuko, Yasuda Kei
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE~ - Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari (with Morning Musume '18 as chorus)
*Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~ - Hello! Project
*Hello! Project 2020 Autumn ~The Ballad~ Extra Number - Hello! Project
*Hello! Project 2020 ~The Ballad~ Special Number - Hello! Project
*Tsubaki Factory no Natsu Matsuri 2023 ~Shakunetsu~ - Tsubaki Factory
;Wasurerannai
*Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ - Oda Sakura, Yokoyama Reina
*Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ Kaga Kaede Sotsugyou Special - Oda Sakura, Yokoyama Reina
===Event Performances===
;Furusato
*[2007.12.16] Nakazawa Yuko Special Christmas Live 2007 ~Blanche~ - Nakazawa Yuko
*[2015.01.07] Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event 2015 Ishida Ayumi
*[2019.03.13] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Takase Kurumi Birthday Event 2019 - Takase Kurumi
*[2022.09.11] Takahashi Ai Birthday Event ~Okaasan Unde Kurete Arigato! 36 ni Natta yo!~ - Takahashi Ai
*[2022.12.19] Tsubaki Factory Yofu Runo Birthday Event 2022 - Yofu Runo
*[2024.05.10] Morning Musume '24 Inoue Haruka Birthday Event - Inoue Haruka
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 170,670
==Notable Covers==
*[2001.11.29] FOLK SONGS (album by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko, track #7)
*[2002.06.26] Morning Musume Single Medley ~Hawaiian~ (single by Takagi Boo, Morning Musume, Coconuts Musume, Fujimoto Miki, Ishii Rika as track #2 "Furusato (Hawaiian Version)"; also featured in Hawaiian de Kiku Morning Musume Single Collection, track #9 "Furusato (Album Version)")
*[2004.02.04] Hitoribocchi (album by Abe Natsumi, track #9 "Furusato (Abe Version)")
*[2004.02.18] Morning Musume Best Shot Vol.1 (performed by Yaguchi Mari)
*[2004.05.28] Morning Musume Best Shot Vol.2 (performed by Tsuji Nozomi)
*[2004.07.22] Dai Nishou ~Tsuyogari~ (album by Nakazawa Yuko, track #12 "Furusato (Nakazawa Version)")
*[2004.09.14] Morning Musume Best Shot Vol.3 (performed by Takahashi Ai)
*[2004.12.04] Morning Musume Best Shot Vol.4 (performed by Niigaki Risa)
*[2010.12.08] Hello Cover (Kamei Eri digital album, track #2)
*[2011.01.26] Furusato (Niigaki Risa digital song; also featured in Hello Cover as track #2)
*[2011.02.16] Furusato (Suzuki Airi digital song)
*[2011.03.02] Furusato (Natsuyaki Miyabi digital song)
*[2011.03.30] Furusato (Takahashi Ai digital song)
*[2011.03.30] Furusato (Okai Chisato digital song)
==Trivia==
*Abe Natsumi is the only member to receive solo lines for Furusato, and other members only sing in harmony with her during non-solo lines. 
*This was the first music video to have images and clips of the member's childhood.
*When released, the single competed against famous artists like V6, Yamashita Tatsuro, Dir en grey, Hamasaki Ayumi, for the #1 spot on the Oricon charts.ASAYAN June 27, 1999
*This is also last single before the addition of 3rd generation member Goto Maki.
*This was Morning Musume's lowest selling single until "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima".
*This is the first release that Tsunku uses the stylized credit Tsunku♂.
*Track #4 in the re-release was recorded on June 6, 1999. Compared to the single version, Abe’s vocals are somewhat more cheerful. At this stage, there was no chorus part, except for the harmonies by members. The single version was recorded later on June 8. As for the single version, the song ends by fading out. However, this version has a clear ending.
*Abe Natsumi commented on the single in a YouTube video series counting up to Morning Musume's 50th single.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUdmuJUwcSU
*The Center for this single is Abe Natsumi.
==Comment==
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: , Wasurerannai
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