Happy Summer Wedding

Happy Summer Wedding (ハッピーサマーウェディング) is Morning Musume's ninth single. It was released May 17, 2000. It sold a total of 1,370,000 copies, becoming a number-one hit in Japan. 
This is the last single to feature second generation member Ichii Sayaka and the first to feature fourth generation members Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, and Kago Ai.
==Tracklist==
#Happy Summer Wedding
#Tsuugaku Ressha (通学列車; Commuting Train to School)
#Happy Summer Wedding (Instrumental)
==Featured Members==
*1st Gen: Abe Natsumi, Iida Kaori, Nakazawa Yuko
*2nd Gen: Yaguchi Mari, Yasuda Kei, Ichii Sayaka (last)
*3rd Gen: Goto Maki
*4th Gen (debut): Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Kago Ai, Tsuji Nozomi.
==Single Information==
;Happy Summer Wedding
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement: DANCE☆MAN
*Brass Arrangement: Kawamatsu Hisayoshi
*Performed by DANCE☆MAN & THE BANDMAN
**Drums: HYU HYU
**Bass: TOCA
**Guitar: JUMP MAN
**Guitar: BOMB
**Keyboards: WATA-BOO
**Percussion: STAGE CHAKKA MAN
**Turntable: DJ.ICHIRO
*Horn Section: HORNS MAN BROTHERS
**Trumpet: Kuwano Nobuyoshi
**Trumpet: Tanaka Tetsuya
**Trombone: Kawamatsu Hisayoshi
**Saxophone: Yamanaka Shigetaka
*Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi
*Music Video: Inoue Tetsuo (Director), Suehiro Tetsushi (Producer)
;Tsuugaku Ressha
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement & All Instruments: AKIRA
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2000.05.14] ASAYAN
*[2000.05.19] Music Station
*[2000.05.28] Hello! Morning #008
*[2000.06.01] Utaban
*[2000.06.04] Hello! Morning #009
*[2000.06.09] Music Station
*[2000.06.15] Utaban
*[2000.07.23] Hello! Morning Episode #016 (Hello! Morning Version) - with T&C Bomber, Melon Kinenbi, Miyoshi Chinatsu, Maeda Yuki
*[2000.08.20] Hello! Morning Episode #020 (Last Phrase Karaoke Battle)
*[2000.12.29] Music Station
*[2000.12.31] 51st Kouhaku Uta Gassen
*[2001.04.14] Pop Jam
*[2004.07.23] Music Station
*[2010.06.13] Uta no Paradise
*[2011.07.25] HEY!x3 Music Champ (Saikyo medley) (Dream Morning Musume)
*[2013.08.23] Music Station
*[2015.06.24] TV Tokyo Music Festival (Iida Kaori, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami & Niigaki Risa)
*[2015.12.16] FNS Kayousai THE LIVE
*[2016.07.18] FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri 2016 ~Umi no Hi Special~ Idol Pool Side Party
*[2020.07.04] Hello! Project presents... "Solo Fes!" (Happy Summer Wedding) - Makino Maria
===Concert Performances===
;Happy Summer Wedding
*Morning Musume Live Hatsu no Budokan ~Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru~
*Hello! Project 2000 ~Atsumare! Summer Party~
*Dream Live Pop Revue 2000
*Hello! Project 2001 Sugoi zo! 21seiki
*Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka Jou Hall Saishuu Bi~
*Hello! Project 2001 ~TOGETHER! Summer Party!~
*Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo Sugoi zo!~
*Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
*Morning Musume LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena
*Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04" - Yaguchi Mari, Takahashi Ai, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina (part of a medley)
*Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show -'05 Selection! Collection!-
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~ (part of a medley)
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2014 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Makino Maria
*Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER - Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ichii Sayaka, Yoshizawa Hitomi
*Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER "harmony" - Morning Musume '19 → Hello! Project (part of a medley)
*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)
;Tsuugaku Ressha
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Haru ~SEXY 8 Beat~
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru Shin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~9ki Mem wo Mukaete~
*Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ - Ikuta Erina, Sato Masaki, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
===Event Performances===
;Happy Summer Wedding
*[2010.04.12] Yoshizawa Hitomi Special Live ~25kaime no "Arigatou"~ - Yoshizawa Hitomi
*[2024.02.09] ANGERME Tamenaga Shion Birthday Event 2024 - Tamenaga Shion
;Tsuugaku Ressha
*[2018.07.10] Morning Musume '18 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
*[2020.10.07] Morning Musume '20 Nonaka Miki Birthday Event - Nonaka Miki
*[2024.03.21] Morning Musume '24 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 13~ - Oda Sakura
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 1,000,000
==Covers==
*A Hawaiian version of this song is found on the single Morning Musume Single Medley ~Hawaiian~ and on the album Hawaiian de Kiku Morning Musume Single Collection.
*"Happy Summer Wedding" is covered and remixed by for the mobile game .
==Comments==
==Trivia==
*It is one of the four Morning Musume singles that sold more than 1,000,000 copies.
*This is the fourth Morning Musume single with an English name.
*Nakazawa Yuko commented on the single for a YouTube video series counting up to Morning Musume's 50th single."『ハッピーサマーウェディング』解説！（中澤裕子）" (in Japanese). Morning Musume (via YouTube). 2012-07-03.
*The song was originally named "Massaka Summer Holiday"."【月刊BARKS つんく♂ロングインタビュー vol.3】「『ハッピーサマーウェディング』も、最初は『まっさかサマーホリデー』って曲だったんですよ（笑）」" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2013-08-12.
*It has become a tradition for current and former Morning Musume members who are guests at a member's wedding reception to sing "Happy Summer Wedding" together."庄司智春、相方・品川に感謝の弁で号泣 ミキティは終始“笑顔”" (in Japanese). 2009-11-27."昨日は" (in Japanese). Goto Maki Official Blog. 2016-03-26."Happy ガキさん♪♪" (in Japanese). Iida Kaori Official Blog. 2016-10-24."happy wedding♡" (in Japanese). Tsuji Nozomi Official Blog. 2017-12-10.
*First press: an 8-page booklet and thick jewel case.
*Morning Musume’s first 12cm CD single release (their previous releases were all 8cm CD singles).
*Taiwanese girl group Sunday Girls, covered “Happy Summer Wedding” for their first album, which was released in 2001.
*"Happy Summer Wedding" was a background track for the 2008 Movie Jumper.
*The Centers for this single are, Nakazawa Yuko, Abe Natsumi and Goto Maki.
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: , Tsuugaku Ressha
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