FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Morning Musume “Shouganai Yumeoibito” hits Number One on Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
May 21, 2009 – Morning Musume’s new single “Shouganai Yumeoibito” has hit #1 on Japan’s weekly Oricon Singles Chart. This marks the first time the all-girl pop group has hit the top spot in 2-and-1/2 years.
Comment from Ai Takahashi, Morning Musume and Hello! Project leader:
“To our fans —
Thank you very much for your support all the time. We received #1 on our 39th single “Shoganai Yumeoibito”, released on 5/13. When we first heard about it, everybody jumped!”
“We were very excited because after 2 and 1/2 years, this is our first #1 with the 9 new members.
We appreciate everybody’s support. We will never forget our appreciation for the fans!”
The USA release of “Shouganai Yumeoibito” will be available on May 27 from the JapanFiles store.
Links!
Morning Musume official MySpace page – http://www.myspace.com/morningmusumeofficial
Mainichi Newspaper Link (in Japanese) – http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20090518mog00m200048000c.html
