Manatsu no Kōsen

"Manatsu no Kōsen" (真夏の光線, A ray of light in midsummer) is the fifth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on May 12, 1999, as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 235,010 copies, and reached number three on the Oricon Charts. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005, as a 12 cm CD. The lead vocalist of this single was Natsumi Abe. It was first single without Asuka Fukuda.

"Manatsu no Kōsen"
Single by Morning Musume
from the album Second Morning
Released	May 12, 1999 (JP)
Recorded	1999
Genre	Japanese Pop
Length	14:33 (8 cm CD) 19:42 (12 cm CD)
Label	zetima
Producer(s)	Tsunku
Morning Musume singles chronology
"Memory Seishun no Hikari" (1999) "Manatsu no Kōsen" (1999) "Furusato" (1999)
Music video
Manatsu no Kōsen on YouTube

Track listing

8 cm CD

1. Manatsu no Kōsen (真夏の光線, A ray of light in midsummer) – 5:07
2. Koi no Shihatsu Ressha (恋の始発列車, Love's first train) – 4:20
3. Manatsu no Kōsen (Instrumental) (真夏の光線 (Instrumental)) – 5:06

12 cm CD (Early Single Box and individual release)

1. Manatsu no Kōsen (真夏の光線) – 5:09
2. Koi no Shihatsu Ressha (恋の始発列車) – 4:22
3. Manatsu no Kōsen (Instrumental) (真夏の光線 (Instrumental)) – 5:11
4. Manatsu no Kōsen (Early Version) (真夏の光線 (Early Version)) – 5:00

Members at time of single

• 1st generation: Yuko Nakazawa, Aya Ishiguro, Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
• 2nd generation: Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi, Sayaka Ichii

External links

• Manatsu no Kōsen entry on the Up-Front Works official website