Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima
| "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Morning Musume | |
| from the album Best! Morning Musume 2 | |
| Released | February 19, 2003 (Japan CD, DVD, VHS) |
| Recorded | 2003 |
| Genre | Japanese pop |
| Length | 10:56 |
| Label | Zetima EPBE-5059 (DVD) EPVE-5059 (VHS) |
| Composer(s) | Urano Seichirou |
| Lyricist(s) | Inoue Hisashi, Yamamoto Yaushisa |
| Producer(s) | Tsunku |
| Music video | |
| "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" on YouTube | |
"Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" (モーニング娘。のひょっこりひょうたん島, Mōningu Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima; Morning Musume's Unexpected Contradiction Island) was the seventeenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released February 19, 2003. It sold a total of 151,342 copies, reaching number four on the Oricon Charts. The title song was first performed live on NCON, a traditional school choir contest promoted by NHK, and later on other shows Minna no Uta where this song made their its TV appearances.
This single is a cover of the theme song to a famous children's puppet show from the 1960s, called Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (ひょっこりひょうたん島).