is the third single of Hello! Project subgroup Tanpopo. It was released on June 16, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It reached number ten on the Japan Oricon charts. Unlike other Tanpopo singles, the song was first featured in Tanpopo 1 before it was released as a single.

Former Tanpopo member, Aya Ishiguro, reunited with the group's 2nd Generation to sing the Grand Symphonic version of the song. This new version, along with the single version, was featured in the group's second album, All of Tanpopo. It was also featured as the ending theme song for the variety show Warau Inu no Bouken: YARANEVA!!.

Tanpopo (song)

Track listing

The lyricist and composer of the songs is Tsunku. The arranger of "Tanpopo" was Takao Konishi, while Kaoru Yamauchi arranged the b-side song. "Tanpopo" "A Rainy Day" "Tanpopo (Instrumental)"

Tanpopo (song)

Members at the time of single

Aya Ishiguro (石黒彩) Kaori Iida (飯田圭織) Mari Yaguchi (矢口真里)

Tanpopo (song)

Musical Personnel

Tanpopo

Aya Ishiguro - vocals

Kaori Iida - vocals

Mari Yaguchi - vocals

Beijing Love Band - strings

Go Katsuura (勝浦剛) - manipulator

Takao Konishi (小西貴雄) - keyboards & programming

Takashi Masuzaki (増崎孝司) - guitar

A Rainy Day

Aya Ishiguro - vocals

Kaori Iida - vocals

Mari Yaguchi - vocals

Tsuyoshi Nishida (ニシダツヨシ) - guitar

Kaoru Yamauchi (山内薫) - bass, keyboards, & programming

External links

entry at Hello! Project Official Website

Tanpopo Up-Front Works

Projecthello.com: Tanpopo lyrics, A Rainy Day lyrics

Tanpopo songs

1999 singles

Japanese-language songs

Songs written by Tsunku

Song recordings produced by Tsunku

1999 songs

Torch songs

Pop ballads

1990s ballads

Zetima Records singles