Starting with Rainbow, Takarazuka and Volleyball Morning Musume. 2006

As a supporter of the 2006 World Volleyball Tournament, Morning Musume。 DIVA, and WaT as a supporter of the 2006 World Volleyball Tournament. It was also a year in which two members of the group graduated from the group at once, the group won the No. 1 position on the Oricon Weekly Chart for the first time in a long time, and we collaborated with Takarazuka.
The songs released during this time are filled with many events.
Three singles, one album, and one mini-album were released.

7th album [Rainbow 7] released on February 15, 2006

The title of the album is “Rainbow,” but the costumes are monotone and set up like a noble lady’s.
Reina Tanaka became the center of this album for the first time in a long time, and from this point on she became firmly established.
This album was not a big hit, but it is one that is full of personal memories.
The album consists of four singles and other songs from the album,
The album includes four singles and other album tracks, including a remix of “Intuition 2: The Fish You Missed Is Big! ～is included as a remix, and it is the only remix of this song that has ever been released in 2025.
Even if there is an album version of this song, it is the only remix arrangement of this song, and it is the only one included in this album.
And the song “Adios BYEBYE CHATCHA! are all translated into Japanese as “sayonara” (goodbye).
I was listening to this album for my hometown because it was the time for me to move to Tokyo. I still listen to it and even performed it in public once.
And new member Koharu Kusumi’s first album, “Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari 3” was included in the album.
Rainbow Pink” was included in the album as a unit song with Sayumi Michishige, who was in her 6th term, and ‘Heavy Pink Kohaku Pink’ was included in the album.
The album was finished with a concert of moe moe songs, as “Densha Otoko” was a booming movie at that time.
They toured Japan with this album, and the concert was held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
I bought this album before I moved to Tokyo, and I still treasure it. When I was homesick after moving to Tokyo, I listened to this album. At that time, I was not using a smart phone but a cell phone, so it was not easy to get music, so the CDs I brought from my parents’ house became my precious treasures and emotional support. One of them is this album.

29th single “SEXYBOY ~Serendipity in the gentle breeze~” released on March 15, 2006

The title of the song is spring-like, but the music has the feeling of early summer.
The choreography is very catchy, with a unique bridge that says “SEXY Kamigami, the rumor on the street,” and in the music video, the dancers are dancing while the wind blows in a very refreshing manner.
As I mentioned earlier with the album, the release coincided with my arrival in Tokyo, so I came to Tokyo with a gentle breeze.
It is a fun song to sing, and it gets a lot of people excited at live performances. I wish more people knew about this song.

30th single released on June 21, 2006 [Ambiious!

This song is the 30th commemorative single and the last single for 5th term members Makoto Ogawa and Asami Konno.
As you can see from the jacket, the members are wearing Showa-era idol-style hair arrangements.
And in the music video, the members are trying to destroy themselves. The music video is not only cute, but also shows her in a variety of ways, including punching and breaking the screen.
I’m moving forward! Why don’t you move things forward ambitiously? That’s what this song is about.
I am riding in a convertible car for the first time since “Midsummer Rays. Please check it out.
And to commemorate our 30th CD, there was a campaign to win a not-for-sale CD by drawing lots, and we won it.

This CD was not for sale to the general public, but only to those who won the lottery. The CD contains remixed versions of the songs from the first single “Morning Coffee” to the 30th single “Ambiious!
I hope they will make another one like this.

Musical CD released on July 26, 2006

In the summer, Morning Musume。 The musical was to be performed together with Takarazuka, and Ai Takahashi was to play the main role in Takarazuka’s costumes. Ai Takahashi loves Takarazuka and wanted to join the group, but she had given up because of her height and other reasons. She thought she could do it, but she grew taller and told the office that she thought she could do it, so she didn’t have to quit.
The following year, I was cast in a musical at Takarazuka.

And from this summer to autumn, “Wat”, “Berryz KOBO”, “DEF.DIVA”, and “Morning Musume。 were in charge of the event, and although they did not release a single
Although it was not released as a single, “Ready Go!” was performed as the theme song at the year-end “Puch Best 7” event.
This event has been a great inspiration for many people in the Hello! Project and Morning Musume。 Project and Morning Musume。

31st single released November 8, 2006 [Walking].

This song was the first song to reach No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart since “AS FOR ONE DAY” released in 2003. I remember I was very happy because it was the first time in about three and a half years to be No. 1.
The title of the song is “Walking,” so in the music video, I am walking. The campfire scene at night is very good.
From this single, the CD is now available in three forms: first edition AB regular edition, which comes with a DVD, a photo book, or CD only.
The coupling song here, “Odore! Morning Curry” was also the title of this fall tour, which ended at the Nippon Budokan.
It is the first song in the “Morning” series since “Morning Coffee,” and this time it is about curry. It was a novelty at the time to sing about the deliciousness of curry.

The mini album “7.5 Winter Winter Morning Musume。 Mini!

This year was a year of many CDs and songs, with a full album in February and a mini-album at the end of the year.
This album contains 7 songs, except for “Walking”, which is a solo or unit song.
Reina Tanaka sang her first solo song “Kira Kira Winter Shiny G” on this album.
Only Reina Tanaka can sing this one. Because the content of this song is just like Reina Tanaka’s (lol).
Heavy Pink Kohaku Pink “Wa~MERRY Pink Xmas!” is a moe moe kyun kyun finish and
Miki Fujimoto, almost solo but with Mai Hagiwara and Chisato Okai, who were Halo Pro Kids at the time, sang “It’s winter because it’s cold! ～Miki Fujimoto sang a song with her name on it, “It’s cold, so it’s winter!
If you are interested, please check it out. All of the songs are wonderfully enjoyable and calming.