Manatsu no Kōsen
| "Manatsu no Kōsen" | ||||
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| Single by Morning Musume | ||||
| from the album Second Morning | ||||
| Released | May 12, 1999 (JP) | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Japanese Pop | |||
| Length | 14:33 (8 cm CD) 19:42 (12 cm CD) | |||
| Label | zetima | |||
| Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||
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| Manatsu no Kōsen on YouTube | ||||
"Manatsu no Kōsen" (真夏の光線, A ray of light in midsummer) is the fifth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on May 12, 1999, as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 235,010 copies, and reached number three on the Oricon Charts. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005, as a 12 cm CD. The lead vocalist of this single was Natsumi Abe. It was first single without Asuka Fukuda.