Ren'ai Hunter

Limited Edition A Cover	Limited Edition B Cover
Limited Edition C Cover	Limited Edition D Cover
Limited Edition E Cover	Regular Edition Cover

Artist

Morning Musume

Single

Ren'ai Hunter (恋愛ハンター; Love Hunter)

Released

2012.04.11

Catalog Number

EPCE-5854~5 (Limited Edition A)

EPCE-5856~7 (Limited Edition B)

EPCE-5858~9 (Limited Edition C)

EPCE-5860 (Limited Edition D)

EPCE-5861 (Limited Edition E: Niigaki Risa Graduation Commemoration Edition)

EPCE-5862 (Regular Edition)

Price

¥1,680 (Limited Editions)

¥1,050 (Regular Edition)

Limited A, B, C, D, and Regular Editions CD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (恋愛ハンター)
2. Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru (私がいて 君がいる; I am Here, You are Here)
3. Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)

Limited Edition E CD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (恋愛ハンター)
2. Watashi ga Ite Kimi ga Iru (私がいて 君がいる)
3. Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~ (笑顔に涙; Smiles and Tears) (Niigaki Risa solo) (Matsuura Aya cover)
4. Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (Close-up Ver.)

Limited Edition B DVD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition C DVD Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (Dance Shot Ver.2)

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DVD Cover

DVD

Single V "Ren'ai Hunter" (シングルV｢恋愛ハンター」)

Released

2012.04.18

Catalog Number

EPBE-5432

Price

¥1,575

Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (Music Video)
2. Ren'ai Hunter Making Video
3. Suki da na Kimi ga (LIVE Ver.) (from Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Sotsugyou Kinen Special~)

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DVD Cover

DVD

Event V "Ren'ai Hunter" (イベントV「恋愛ハンター」)

Released

2012.04.28

Catalog Number

TGBS-6610

Price

¥2,000

Tracklist

1. Ren'ai Hunter (Niigaki Risa Solo Ver.)
2. Ren'ai Hunter (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
3. Ren'ai Hunter (Tanaka Reina Solo Ver.)
4. Ren'ai Hunter (Mitsui Aika Solo Ver.)
5. Ren'ai Hunter (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
6. Ren'ai Hunter (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
7. Ren'ai Hunter (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
8. Ren'ai Hunter (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
9. Ren'ai Hunter (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
10. Ren'ai Hunter (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
11. Ren'ai Hunter (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
12. Ren'ai Hunter (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)

Information

"Ren'ai Hunter" is the 49th single released by Morning Musume. The single was released in six versions: limited editions A, B, C, D (with bonus DVDs), E (with an additional track), and a regular edition. The limited editions came with a serial number card which, when entered in a lottery, could win a ticket to one of the single's launch events. The single reached #3 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, selling 49,232 copies.

Featured Members

Morning Musume promoting the single

• 5th gen: Niigaki Risa
• 6th gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
• 8th gen: Mitsui Aika
• 9th gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
• 10th gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka

This is the last Morning Musume single to feature Niigaki Risa and Mitsui Aika. Mitsui does not appear in the dance shot music video due to injury.

Song Information

Lyrics

Tsunku

Music

Tsunku

Other Information

Arrangement and Programming: Hirata Shoichiro

Chorus: Michishige Sayumi, Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, Takeuchi Hiroaki

Disambiguation

There are currently three recorded versions of "Ren'ai Hunter" found in Morning Musume and Hello! Project's discography. These versions are:

Ren'ai Hunter (Original)

Found on the "Ren'ai Hunter" single as track #1, the 13 Colorful Character album as track #8, and the Petit Best 13 album as track #1.

Ren'ai Hunter (Instrumental)

Found on the "Ren'ai Hunter" single as track #3 and the limited E edition of said single as track #4. This is the standard version without the main vocals.

Ren'ai Hunter (updated)

Found on the The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~ album as track #8. This version was rerecorded by Morning Musume in 2013.

Performances

Concerts

• [2012] Dream Morning Musume Special LIVE 2012 Nippon Budokan ~Daiisshou Shuumaku "Yuusha-tachi, Shuugouse yo"~
• [2012] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
• [2012] Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
• [2013] Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~ (as part of a medley)
• [2013] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Special~
• [2013] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Aki ~CHANCE!~ (updated)
• [2014] Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Haru ~Evolution~ (updated) (Morning Musume '14)
• [2014] Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ (updated) (Morning Musume '14 as part of a medley)
• [2015] Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~DISCOVERY~ (updated) (Hello! Project as part of a medley)
• [2016] Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Haru ~EMOTION IN MOTION~ Suzuki Kanon Sotsugyou Special (updated) (Morning Musume '16)
• [2017] Morning Musume '17 Concert Tour Haru ~THE INSPIRATION!~ (updated) (Morning Musume '17 as part of a medley)
• [2017] Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (Niigaki Risa, Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Kaga Kaede)
• [2018] Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (updated) (Morning Musume '19)

Television

• [2012.04.08] Music Japan
• [2012.04.13] Happy Music
• [2012.04.22] J-MELO Spring Fest 2012
• [2012.04.29] Nakai Masahiro no Black Variety
• [2012.05.04] Hirunan Desu Golden Week Special Live

Oricon Chart Positions

Single

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	3	3	3	1	4	4	3	41,036
2	19	19	28	24	29	21	20	5,927
27	-	-	-	-	-	-	92	968
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	717
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	331
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	253

Total Reported Sales: 49,232*

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Limited Edition A | Limited Edition B | Limited Edition C | Limited Edition D | Limited Edition E | Regular Edition | Single V
• Hello! Project Profile: Single | Single V
• YouTube: Music Video
• projecthello.com: Lyrics