Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)

"Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)"
"Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)"
Single by Morning Musume Otomegumi
Released	September 18, 2003 (CD); October 16, 2003 (Single V)
Recorded	2003
Genre	Japanese pop; synthpop; dance-pop;
Label	Zetima; EPCE-5233; EPBE-5094 (Single V)
Songwriter(s)	Tsunku
Producer(s)	Tsunku
Morning Musume Otomegumi singles chronology

"Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)" (愛の園～Touch My Heart!～, Ai no Sono ~Tatchi Mai Hāto~, Garden of Love: Touch My Heart!) is the first single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume subgroup Morning Musume Otomegumi. In addition to the title song and its karaoke version, the single also contains a Morning Musume Otomegumi version of the earlier Morning Musume song "Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru",^[1] which was originally a b-side on the single "The Peace!".^[2] Morning Musume Sakuragumi also did a version of "Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru" at the same time as Morning Musume Otomegumi on the "Hare Ame Nochi Suki" single.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All songs are written and composed by Tsunku and are arranged by Suzuki Shunsuke.

CD[edit]

"Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)" (愛の園～Touch My Heart!～)
"Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru (Morning Musume Otomegumi Version)" (でっかい宇宙に愛がある(モーニング娘。おとめ組 Version))
"Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)" (Instrumental)

Single V DVD[edit]

"Ai no Sono: Touch My Heart"
"Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!) (Tsuki no Otome Version)" (愛の園～Touch My Heart!～ (月夜のおとめ　Version))
"Making Of" (メイキング映像)

Members at the time of single[edit]

1st generation: Kaori Iida
4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Nozomi Tsuji
5th generation: Makoto Ogawa
6th generation: Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka

Musical personnel[edit]

Kaori Iida – vocals
Rika Ishikawa – vocals
Nozomi Tsuji – vocals
Makoto Ogawa – vocals
Miki Fujimoto – vocals
Sayumi Michishige – vocals
Reina Tanaka – vocals
Tsunku – composer, background vocals
Suzuki Shunsuke – arranger

Charts[edit]

Release	Chart	Peak position	Chart run
September 18, 2003	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2nd rank	20 days
September 18, 2003	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3rd rank	8 weeks
September 18, 2003	CDTV Weekly Top 100 Singles Chart	3rd rank	6 weeks

Performances[edit]

In television shows[edit]

2003-09-25 – Utaban

In concerts[edit]

Concert title	Filming date	Release
Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'MON! Dance World~ (Hello! Project 2004Winter ～C'MON! ダンスワールド～)	2004-01-03 to 2004-01-25	2004-03-17
Morning Musume Otome Gumi Hatsukouen ~Otomechikku~ (モーニング娘。おとめ組～おとめチック～)	2004-03-20	2004-06-09]
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2004 Haru The Best of Japan (モーニング娘。CONCERT TOUR 2004 春 The BEST of Japan)	-	2004-07-14
Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2004 Natsu ~Gokujou Melon~ (メロン記念日ライブツアー 2004夏～極上メロン～)	2004-08-15	2004-11-26
Hello! Project 2005 Winter All-Stars Dairanbu ~A Happy New Power! Iida Kaori Sotsugyo Special~ (Hello! Project 2005 Winter オールスターズ大乱舞～A HAPPY NEW POWER! 飯田圭織卒業スペシャル～)	2005-01-29 to 2005-01-30	2005-03-16
Hello Pro Party! 2006 ~Goto Maki Captain Kouen~ (ハロ☆プロパーティ～！2006～後藤真希キャプテン公演～)	2006-04-16	2006-07-05
Hello! Project Tour Winter 2007 ~Wonderful Hearts Otome Gokoro~ (Hello! Project 2007 Winter ～ワンダフルハーツ乙女 Gocoro～)	2007-01-02 to 2007-01-21	TBR

References[edit]

^ "Hello! Project.com: Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~" (in Japanese). 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2007.
^ "Hello! Project.com: The Peace!" (in Japanese). 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
^ "Hello! Project.com: Hare Ame Nochi Suki" (in Japanese). 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2007.

External links[edit]

"Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart" entries on the Up-Front Works official website: CD entry, DVD entry
"Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart" entries on the Hello! Project official website: CD entry, DVD entry
Projecthello.com lyrics: Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!), Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru

[1] "Hello! Project.com: Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~" (in Japanese). 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2007.

[2] "Hello! Project.com: The Peace!" (in Japanese). 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

[3] "Hello! Project.com: Hare Ame Nochi Suki" (in Japanese). 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2007.

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