Pyocopyoco Ultra

Pyocopyoco Ultra (ピョコピョコ ウルトラ; Bouncy Bouncy Ultra) is Morning Musume's 48th single. The single was released on January 25, 2012 in four editions: one regular and three limited.
"Pyocopyoco Ultra" was used as the opening theme for Hello! Project's 2012 drama Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen.
This single marks the debut of the 10th generation. This is also currently Morning Musume's lowest selling single.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#Pyocopyoco Ultra
#Kanashiki Koi no Melody (悲しき恋のメロディー; Sad Love Melody)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Instrumental)
===Limited Edition A DVD===
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Dance Shot Ver.)
===Limited Edition B DVD===
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Close-up Ver.)
#10ki Interview (Iikubo Haruna) (10期インタビュー(飯窪春菜))
#10ki Interview (Ishida Ayumi) (10期インタビュー(石田亜佑美))
===Limited Edition C DVD===
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Pyocopyoco Lip Ver.) (ピョコピョコLip Ver.)
#10ki Interview (Sato Masaki) (10期インタビュー(佐藤優樹))
#10ki Interview (Kudo Haruka) (10期インタビュー(工藤遥))
===Single V===
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Music Video)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Another Ver.)
#Making Eizou (メキング映像)
===Event V===
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Recording Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Niigaki Risa Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Tanaka Reina Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Mitsui Aika Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
#Pyocopyoco Ultra (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)
==Featured Members==
*5th Gen: Niigaki Risa
*6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
*8th Gen: Mitsui Aika
*9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
*10th Gen (debut): Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
==Single Information==
;Pyocopyoco Ultra
*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
*Chorus: Niigaki Risa, Michishige Sayumi, CHINO
*Dance Choreography: Lucky Ikeda
*Music Video: Takehisa Masaki
;Kanashiki Koi no Melody
*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Keyboard, Programing: Okubo Kaoru
*Chorus: CHINO
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2012.01.29] MUSIC JAPAN
*[2012.02.10] Happy Music
*[2012.04.22] J-MELO Spring Fest 2012
===Concert Performances===
;Pyocopyoco Ultra
*Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Graduation Special
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka, Oda Sakura
*Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Kudo Haruka Sotsugyou Special
*Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 3gatsu ~SUN~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido, BEYOOOOONDS
*Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ (part of a medley)
*Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ Kaga Kaede Sotsugyou Special (part of a medley)
;Kanashiki Koi no Melody
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Graduation Special
*Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~
*OCHA NORMA LIVE TOUR 2023 ~Uchira no Jimoto wa Nihon jan!~ - Saito Madoka
===Event Performances===
;Pyocopyoco Ultra
*[2012.01.28] Morning Musume FC Event 2012 WINTER ~Morning Labo! III~
*[2015.05.07] Morning Musume '15 Sato Masaki Birthday Event - Sato Masaki
*[2022.12.29] COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23 (12gatsu 29nichi Makuhari Messe Kokusai Tenjiba)
;Kanashiki Koi no Melody
*[2014.01.07] Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event 2014 - Ishida Ayumi
*[2021.11.13] Tanaka Reina Birthday Event OtsukaReina Kai 10! ~Yakudoshi Nanka Fukitobase!~ - Tanaka Reina
==Oricon Chart Positions==
;Daily & Weekly Ranking
;Yearly Ranking
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|2012
|217
|34,050
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Total Reported Sales: 34,050
==Trivia==
*The single was going to be released on December 21, 2011, but it was postponed to January 25, 2012.
*This was Niigaki Risa's first single as the leader of Morning Musume.
*Tanaka Reina and Michishige Sayumi are the centers for this single. 
*This was the first single in 10 years since "The☆Peace!" to not feature 5th generation member Takahashi Ai.
*This is the second single that Mitsui Aika was not featured in the dance shot due to injury.
*"Pyoco" is an onomatopoeia word meaning to chirp or cluck like a chick(en) or, in Niigaki Risa's case, a hen.
*As of translated katakana, the name would be "Pyoko Pyoko Ultra", but it is written "Pyocopyoco Ultra" on the covers, implying it is the correct romanization.
*While the regular edition was released on the Japan iTunes store on the set release date, it was released on the US iTunes store several months later.
*This is Morning Musume's lowest selling single.
*Ikuta Erina and Suzuki Kanon are only members without solo lines in this single.
*For Morning Musume's 15th anniversary, Michishige Sayumi comment on the single in a YouTube video.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mThoinTz8I
*The Single V was released on February 1, 2012, and the Event V was released on February 5, 2012.
*As of February 2016, the official music video has over 2,000,000 views, making it 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
==Videos==
==Gallery==
Img20120127204052439.jpg|Tower Records release event
Img20120127203514643.jpg|Tower Records release event
Img2012012720353704.jpg|Tower Records release event
PyocopyocoUltraMM.jpg
PPURISA2.jpg|Niigaki Risa
PPUSAYUMI2.jpg|Michishige Sayumi
PPUREINA2.jpg|Tanaka Reina
PPUAIKA2.jpg|Mitsui Aika
PPUMIZUKI2.jpg|Fukumura Mizuki
PPUERINA2.jpg|Ikuta Erina
PPUKANON2.jpg|Suzuki Kanon
PPURIHO2.jpg|Sayashi Riho
PPUHARUNA2.jpg|Iikubo Haruna
PPUAYUMI2.jpg|Ishida Ayumi
PPUSATO2.jpg|Sato Masaki
PPUHARUKA2.jpg|Kudo Haruka
PyocopyocoUltra2.jpg|9th Gen
PyocopyocoUltra3.jpg|10th Gen
PyocopyocoUltra1.jpg|Niigaki, Michishige, Tanaka, Mitsui
PPU1.jpg|Fukumura and Sayashi
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography:
**Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
**Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: Pyocopyoco Ultra, Kanashiki Koi no Melody
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