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.

Track listing

8 cm CD

– 5:07

– 4:20

– 5:06

12 cm CD (Early Single Box and individual release) – 5:09 – 4:22 – 5:11 – 5:00

Manatsu no Kōsen

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

Morning Musume songs

Zetima Records singles

1999 singles

Song recordings produced by Tsunku

Japanese-language songs

1999 songs

Manatsu no Kōsen