I WISH

I WISH is Morning Musume's tenth single. It was released on September 6, 2000. It sold a total of 654,640 copies.
"I WISH" was the song used in Japanese commercials for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Morning Musume also appeared in the commercials. It was also used as the ending theme to Idol wo Sagase!. 
==Tracklist==
#I WISH
#Akogare My Boy (あこがれMy Boy; Longing My Boy)
#I WISH (Instrumental)
==Featured Members==
*1st Gen: Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
*2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
*3rd Gen: Goto Maki
*4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
;Morning Musume '22 version
*9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
*10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi
*11th Gen: Oda Sakura
*12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
*13th Gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
*14th Gen: Morito Chisaki
*15th Gen: Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei
==Single Information==
;I WISH
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement and Programming: Kono Shin
*Bass: Irie Naoyuki
*Guitar: Kono Shin, Hayashibe Naoki
*Percussion: Misawa Izumi
*Trumpet: Araki Toshio, Sugazawa Masahiko, Yokoyama Hitoshi
*Trombone: Murata Yoichi, Tsuji Fuyuki
*Bass Trombone: Murata Yoichi
*Horn: Arima Yoshiharu, Abe Masato
*Strings: Kinbara Chieko Group
*Turntable: DJ COUNTRY
*Chorus: Tsunku
*Dance Choreography: Natsu Mayumi
*Music Video: Miyasaka Mayumi
;Akogare My Boy
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement: AKIRA
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2000.09.03] ASAYAN
*[2000.09.03] Hello! Morning Episode 022
*[2000.09.08] Music Station
*[2000.09.14] Utaban
*[2000.09.15] Music Station
*[2000.10.05] Utaban
*[2000.10.06] Music Station
*[2000.12.24] Pop Jam
*[2000.12.29] Music Station
*[2000.12.31] 51st Kouhaku Uta Gassen
*[2011.05.09] J-MELO
*[2020.07.04] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!" (I WISH) - Fukumura Mizuki
===Concert Performances===
;I WISH
*Hello! Project Dai Undoukai
*Hello! Project 2001 Sugoi zo! 21seiki
*Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka Jou Hall Saishuu Bi~
*Hello! Project 2001 ~TOGETHER! Summer Party!~
*GREEN LIVE
*Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo Sugoi zo!~
*Hello! Project 2002 ~ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY~
*Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
*Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
*Morning Musume Sakura Gumi Hatsu Koen ~Sakura Saku~ - Morning Musume Sakura Gumi
*Morning Musume Otome Gumi ~Otome Chikku~ - Morning Musume Otome Gumi
*Hello! Project 2004 summer ~Natsu no Doon!~
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6kan Hit Mankai!~
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Haru ~SEXY 8 Beat~
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
*Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club Kouen ~Thank you for your LOVE!~  - Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Fujimoto Miki
*M-line club Live Event at STB139 ~Hinamatsuri ni Kansha wo Komete~
*Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Sunshine Parade~ - Hamaura Ayano, Ogawa Rena, Kishimoto Yumeno
*Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER ~HELLO! MEETING~ - Hello! Project
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE~ - Yasuda Kei, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Kago Ai
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019 - Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai with Morning Musume '19
*Hello! Project 2021 Aki "Zoku Kachou Fuugetsu" - Team Hana, Team Tori
*Hello! Project 2022 Winter ~LOVE & PEACE~
*Hello! Project 2022 Spring CITY CIRCUIT (as part of Morning Musume '22 CONCERT TOUR ~Never Been Better!~)
*Hello! Project Year-End Party 2022 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show ~Sanctuary~" Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special - Fukumura Mizuki → Morning Musume '23
;Akogare My Boy
*Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka Jou Hall Saishuu Bi~
===Event Performances===
;I WISH
*[2010.12.23] Morning Musume Presents Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa Premium Christmas Dinner Show - Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
*[2020.02.14] Iida Kaori FC Event - Iida Kaori, Makino Maria
*[2020.12.01] Juice=Juice Miyamoto Karin Birthday Event 2020 - Miyamoto Karin
*[2021.12.21] Morning Musume '21 FC Event ~Musume×FAN×Fun!×Christmas~
*[2023.08.17] BEYOOOOONDS / SeasoningS Kobayashi Honoka Birthday Event 2023 - Kobayashi Honoka
*[2024.05.07] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2024 - Dambara Ruru
;Akogare My Boy
*[2022.11.03] Ogata Risa Birthday Event 2022 - Ogata Risa
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 654,640
==Trivia==
*This is the fifth Morning Musume single with an English name.
*4th Generation member Tsuji Nozomi gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
*As of February 2016, the official music video is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
*All the 4th Generation members sang "I WISH" in each of their separate graduation concerts.
*I WISH was re-arranged and performed by Morning Musume's 2013 lineup in The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~.
*An English cover was recorded by Vanessa Williams as "I Wish" for the album Cover Morning Musume!.
*I WISH was covered by virtual Youtuber Inuyama Tamaki on the vtuber compilation album IMAGINATION vol.3.
*The Center for this single is Goto Maki.
*This single is the first of two singles where which the number of members matches the number of the single. In this case, this is the tenth single, and there are ten members. The only other example is the 13th single, Mr.Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~, which is the debut of the 5th generation, and increases the lineup from 9 to 13.
*This is the first single to not feature Ichii Sayaka since Morning Coffee.
*I WISH was used during the group vocal lesson of Morning Musume LOVE Audition 21, which was used to determine the members of Morning Musume's fifth generation.
*A new version of "I WISH" sang by the Morning Musume '22 lineup was used as ending theme of TV Tokyo's drama Mayonaka ni Hello!."OPにハロプロ新グループ・OCHA NORMAの「恋のクラウチングスタート」が決定！EDはドラマのためにモーニング娘。'21が「I WISH」を新規収録！つんく♂よりコメント到着！さらに番組予告映像も解禁！" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. 2021-12-23.
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: , Akogare My Boy
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