BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee

Be Happy Koi no Yajirobee (BE HAPPY 恋のやじろべえ; Be Happy Balance Toy of Love) is the 8th and final single by the Hello! Project girl group Tanpopo, and the first and only release by the group's "third generation", which consisted of Shibata Ayumi, Konno Asami, and Niigaki Risa. It was released on September 26, 2002 with the catalog number EPCE-5178. The first pressing came with a special trading card. The single peaked at #5 on the weekly Oricon charts, charting for 6 weeks. The single has a "crisp feel", with a touch of hip hop and R&B. This single sold 40,070 copies in its first week and 60,450 copies all together, making it the group's lowest-selling single. It was not, however, their worst-charting single, as it cracked Oricon's top five, which some "first generation" singles had failed to do. The PV for the song was featured on Tanpopo Single V Clips ①, released in June 2004.
==Tracklist==
#BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee
#Yarutokya Yaranakya Onna no Ko (やるときゃやらなきゃ女の子; A Girl's Gotta Do What A Girl's Gotta Do)
#BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee (Instrumental)
==Featured Members==
*Ishikawa Rika
*Konno Asami (debut)
*Niigaki Risa (debut)
*Shibata Ayumi (debut)
==Single Information==
;BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee
*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Programming: Nagai Rui
*Rhythmtrack Programming: DJ DRAGON
*Chorus: Nagai Rui, Tanpopo, Tsunku, Inaba Atsuko
*Music Video: Kawamura Kensuke (Director), Suehiro Tetsushi (Producer)
;Yarutokya Yaranakya Onna no Ko
*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Guitar, Programming: Suzuki Shunsuke
*Drums: Yasuo Sano
*Percussion: Sakai Hideyaki
*Chorus: Harada Marico
==Performances==
===Concert Performances===
;BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee
*Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
*Melon Kinenbi ~03' Christmas Special Chou Shibu Melon~ - Otani Masae, Shibata Ayumi
*2008 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 11gatsu ~Yokohama JUMP!~ - Noto Arisa, Komine Momoka, Wada Ayaka, Sekine Azusa
*Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~YAPPARI!~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Tsugunaga Momoko, Kumai Yurina, Fukuda Kanon
*Hello! Project 2016 WINTER ~DANCING! SINGING! EXCITING!~ - Hagiwara Mai, Nonaka Miki, Sasaki Rikako, Tanimoto Ami
*Tsubaki Factory Live Tour 2018 Haru "Hatsukoi" - Yamagishi Riko, Niinuma Kisora, Tanimoto Ami, Kishimoto Yumeno
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Yamaki Risa, Ichioka Reina, Shimakura Rika, Takase Kurumi
===Event Performances===
;BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee
*[2011.10.23] Morning Musume Niigaki Risa & Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event - Fukumura Mizuki
*[2023.10.30] Morning Musume '23 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event ～MIZUKINGDOM de Kiran✧～ - Fukumura Mizuki
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 60,450
==Videos==
==Gallery==
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G8777803.jpg|Niigaki Risa
Asami 1 056.jpg|Konno Asami
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee, Yarutokya Yaranakya Onna no Ko
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Category:Tanpopo Singles
Category:2002 Singles
Category:4th Generation Morning Musume Singles In
Category:5th Generation Morning Musume Singles In
Category:Lowest Selling Single
Category:Last Single
Category:4 Members Line-Up
Category:Melon Kinenbi Singles In