2009 Morning Musume。 The Strongest Era of the Platinum Period

The time when Morning Musume。 Morning Musume。ヌs media exposure was decreasing and the group as a whole was gaining strength, which was starting to show in the platinum period.
The platinum period was the period when Ai Takahashi led the group and focused on performance,
The songs from this period became well known to the public and became legendary.
All of the songs they released were cool, and many of them featured a strong protagonist, or a protagonist who appeared weak but had a strong core.
All concerts were held in concert halls, and they traveled to the countryside as much as possible to give concerts.
However, even at the time when the public was turning away from Morning Musume。 However, the members were still struggling to keep their spirits up, but they were desperate to see what was ahead,
The members seemed to be trying their best, looking only ahead, even though their hearts were breaking.
There was a moment when I was about to leave for a moment, but it was from this platinum period that I saw the concert live for the first time.
The enthusiasm of the audience and the coolness of the performance that could not be conveyed by the video alone resonated with me, and from there, I decided to support Morning Musume。 I decided to support Morning Musume! I decided to support Morning Musume。

38thSINGLE released on February 18, 2009 【Maybe I’ll cry】

It is a cool song like “Resonant Blue” released last year, with Latin elements and hand-clapping choreography that even the audience at the live show can’t help but imitate.
Who is this “Mariko” in the lyrics? The lyrics were written by Sayumi Michishige at the time.
The song is about a breakup, and the singer is dumped, but she loves the other person so much that she tries to tell him goodbye herself, but can’t. She loves him, but they are not good for each other.
He feels that he likes the person too much and wants to say goodbye to her, but he can’t. He feels that if he continues to love her, they will not be good for each other and it will ruin their future, so he tries to move on to a new environment, but the person is really too good for him, so his decision is slow.
In the music video, the members are holding umbrellas and getting wet.
This song became one of the “Sad Woman’s Trilogy,” a phrase that spread from the Shinjuku Ni-Chome area.
This song became one of the “Sad Woman’s Trilogy” because three more heartbreak songs followed from this one.

9thALBUM released on March 18, 2009 [Platinum 9DISC]

Morning Musume。 s first original album that did not make the Top 10.
However, there are many great songs on this album.
The first song on the album, “SONGS,” is one of the representative songs of the platinum period, and when Morning Musume performed it on their spring tour that year, the performance brought the audience to their feet,
The performance of the song was so wonderful that I would like you to see it on video. I was able to go to the first concert at Nakano Sun Plaza on the “Platinum 9 Disco” tour with this album.
And Aika Mitsui’s solo song “Watashi no Charm ni Osenshin na Hito” is a favorite of the current and other Hello! Project members also like it and it has become a song that is often performed at solo events.
The song is not a group song, but rather a collection of songs for each member.
When “Guru Guru JUMP” is performed at the event, fans start to spin around in circles, which is fun to watch and to participate in.
Platinum Period is also the name taken from this album.

May 13, 2009 release 39thSINGLE【Ginger Dreamer】

This is the first work to reach No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart after the single “Walking” released in 2006.
And it is the second in the “Sad Woman’s Trilogy.
The jacket was made of kinky gold, the music video was shot against a fresh background, and there were two parts: a dramatic scene and a dance scene.
The main character is living together with the person she loves, but he is a dreamer and his dream is not coming true,
The song suggests that he is a person whose life is not accompanied by a life and who only does what he loves and not the other way around.
I am not married to a man who is on the edge of his life, so there is a limit to how much we can support each other,
I want him to pursue his dreams, but I’m leaving! So, the protagonist ironing his partner’s clothes before the last day. The song conveys the view of the hero crying while ironing.
It is my own interpretation, so you can see it in a different way.
Tsunku♂ “Morning Musume。 Marutto 20 nen no special! in “Morning Musume。”, “It is written as if it is a song about a helpless boyfriend, but I think this song was a cry from the members’ hearts. ‘I want to knock on this door, break through it, and take off into the world beyond! The song was written to express the positive feelings behind the positive feelings of ‘I’m in the closed door now.
The coupling song ”3,2,1BREAKIN’OUT!
It is a very cheerful and lively live song, and this song has an image of being performed often.

40th SINGLE released on August 12, 2009 [What a love story!］

This song was the 40th commemorative single, and the usual version plus the “40th Single Commemorative Edition” was released.
I have this CD. This is the third in the “Sad Woman’s Trilogy,” and the series of songs about lost love comes to an end here.
I was listening to Tsunku♂’s music and lyrics, which were not so many in the past, and I could picture the world of his songs so much that they are representative of the songs that come to my mind,
In the lyrics of the song, “I was eating a hamburger and looking at people on the street,” I was looking outside while eating through the glass at an eat-in restaurant, and I was wondering if I was in Shibuya. I wondered if I was in Shibuya.
Shibuya is a fun and cutting-edge town, but it is also a place where many lonely people gather.
The music video, which features black and white outfits, is a monotone song that expresses a great sense of sadness, and I hope you will watch it.
The coupling songs were different depending on the editions: “Aki Rei” for the first AB regular edition, and “All is the Power of Love” for the 40th single commemorative edition.

Best album of coupling released on October 8, 2009 [Morning Musume。 All Single Coupling Collection］

The first CD jacket is a shot of each member in the early stages of their career.
The standard edition is a shot of each member at the time of their graduation, and the active members at the time of their 39th single.
It is very nice to have all the members from those days on one CD.
All the coupling songs of the singles are included in the same order, and each of them holds various memories for me, but I like “Love is an Idea! Morning Curry” are my favorites.
Please take a look at the past articles to see what kind of songs they are.
I kind of like Kei Yasuda’s full smile. But my guesses are “Natsumi Abe”, “Maki Goto”, and “Miki Fujimoto” (laugh).

41stSINGLE [Capricious Princess] released on October 28, 2009

The song is also performed by the present and current members of the platinum term representative song 2021, and is also famous for being covered by the members at that time in the 25th anniversary best selection album.
With this song, Koharu Kusumi, 7th term member, has graduated.
The costume was designed with a hole in the buttocks, and the members were upset because they thought she was going to show her buttocks. The members were upset because they misunderstood that she was going to show her buttocks.
The music video is a dance-like song with a cool finish.
In the music video, the scene with the flame is also cool and sexy.
The coupling song “Love, Love, Love, One More Minute” was performed on the tour, and the Chinese exchange student Junjun Lingling was also very good in showing it off.
The combination of Ai Takahashi and Reina Tanaka was really the strongest, and the supportive position of Risa Niigaki and Eri Kamei there was also very much liked by me!
I guess it was the time of the times. I think that if this had been released today, it would have been as well known as “LOVE MACHINE”.

The year 2009 was a very successful year for Morning Musume。 It was a year in which Morning Musume。
The year was filled with four singles, a spring tour, an autumn tour, and a concert tour and events for the entire Hello! Project concert tour and events.
There was some fan separation, but the enthusiasm of Morning Musume。 Project concert tours and events.
And because of this period, Morning Musume。 If Morning Musume。
If we had broken up or stopped our activities, I don’t think we would be here today.
Thank you very much