Koko ni Iruzee!

"Koko ni Iruzee!" (ここにいるぜぇ!, "I'm Here!") is the sixteenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released October 30, 2002 under Zetima Records with the catalog number EPCE-5182.

Track listing

"Koko ni Iruzee!" (ここにいるぜぇ!, "I'm Here!") – 4:28
- Lyrics and composition by Tsunku; Arrangement by Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuki (鈴木Daichi秀行).
"Jun Lover" (純Lover, Pure Lover) – 4:40
- Lyrics and composition by Tsunku; Arrangement by Kōichi Takahashi (高橋諭一).
"Koko ni Iruzee!" (Instrumental) – 4:26

Personnel

1st generation: Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
2nd generation: Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi
4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, Ai Kago
5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki

Musicians

Aside from Morning Musume, the following personnel also took part in track 1 ("Koko ni Iruzee!") as background vocals.

Morning Musume – lead vocals, background vocals (track 1), and chorus (track 2)
Tsunku – composer, and chorus (track 1)
Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuku – programming, and guitar (track 1)
Kōichi Takahashi – programming, and guitar (track 2)
Masayuki Muraishi – drums (track 1)
Takeshi Taneda – bass (track 1 and 2)
Gen Ittetsu Strings – strings (track 1)
Naoki Hirata (The Thrill) – trumpet (track 1)
Akihito Masui – trombone (track 1)
Yukarie (The Thrill) – saxophone (track 1)

Charts

Release	Chart	Peak position	Weeks in chart
October 30, 2002	Oricon Daily Singles Chart^[2]	#1	–
October 30, 2002	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#1	16
October 30, 2002	CDTV Weekly Singles Chart^[3]	#1	12

Cover versions

Tsunku version

Two years after the release of the single, Morning Musume producer Tsunku covered the song along with "Mr. Moonlight: Ai no Big Band" (another Morning Musume song) and is featured in his album Take 1.^[4]

Nozomi Tsuji version

"Koko ni Iruzee!"

Single by Athena (Uta: Nozomi Tsuji)
B-side	"Happy My Friend"
Released	May 16, 2007 (JP)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2007
Genre	J-pop
Label	Zetima
Producer(s)	Tsunku

Former Morning Musume member Nozomi Tsuji released her own rendition of the song on May 16, 2007 as the opening theme of the anime Robby and Kerobby and as her debut single under the same label of the original version. Though the main track is "Koko ni Iruzee!", the coupling track is different and is named "Happy My Friend."

Track listing

"Koko ni Iruzee!" (ここにいるぜぇ!, "I'm Here!")
- Lyrics and composition by Tsunku; Arrangement by Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuki (鈴木Daichi秀行).^[5]
"Happy My Friend"
- Lyrics and composition by Tsunku; Arrangement by Akira.^[5]
"Koko ni Iruzee! (Instrumental)"

References

↑ "THE RECORD ● 2002. Dec. 10 ＜邦楽＞" (PDF) (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
↑ "You Taiju: Koko ni Iruzee! (Morning Musume) ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
↑ "CDTV: Koko ni Iruzee! ranking" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
↑ "Tsunku Solo Album "Take 1"" (in Japanese). Tsunku.net. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
1 2 "TV Station: W discography" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-04-24.

External links

Hello! Project official website: Koko ni Iruzee! (Morning Musume version), Koko ni Iruzee! (Nozomi Tsuji version) (Japanese)

Morning Musume singles discography

1990s	1997 "Ai no Tane" (indies) 1998 "Morning Coffee" "Summer Night Town" "Daite Hold on Me!" 1999 "Memory Seishun no Hikari" "Manatsu no Kōsen" "Furusato" "Love Machine"

2000s	2000 "Koi no Dance Site" "Happy Summer Wedding" "I Wish" "Ren'ai Revolution 21" 2001 "The Peace!" "Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)" 2002 "Sōda! We're Alive" "Do It! Now" "Koko ni Iruzee!" 2003 "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" "As for One Day" "Shabondama" "Hare Ame Nochi Suki" as Morning Musume Sakuragumi "Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)" as Morning Musume Otomegumi "Go Girl (Koi no Victory)" 2004 "Ai Araba It's All Right" "Sakura Mankai" as Morning Musume Sakuragumi "Yūjō (Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!)" as Morning Musume Otomegumi "Roman (My Dear Boy)" "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago" 2005 "The Manpower!!!" "Osaka Koi no Uta" "Iroppoi Jirettai" "Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)" 2006 "Sexy Boy (Soyokaze ni Yorisotte)" "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan" "Aruiteru" 2007 "Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia" as Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai "Egao Yes Nude" "Kanashimi Twilight" "Onna ni Sachi Are" "Itoshiki Tomo e" as Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai "Mikan" 2008 "Resonant Blue" "Pepper Keibu" 2009 "Naichau Kamo" "Shōganai Yume Oibito" "Nanchatte Ren'ai" "Kimagure Princess"

2010s	2010 "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai" "Seishun Collection" "Appare Kaiten Zushi!" as Muten Musume "Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game" 2011 "Maji Desu ka Ska!" "Only You" "Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!" 2012 "Pyoco Pyoco Ultra" "Shining Butterfly" as Dream Morning Musume "Ren'ai Hunter" "One Two Three / The Matenrō Show" "Wakuteka Take a Chance" 2013 "Help Me!!" "Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan" 2014 (as Morning Musume.'14) "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?" "Toki o Koe Sora o Koe / Password is 0" "Tiki Bun / Shabadaba Dū / Mikaeri Bijin" 2015 (as Morning Musume.'15) "Seishun Kozo ga Naiteiru / Yūgure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara" "Oh My Wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Ima Sugu Tobikomu Yūki" "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only" 2016 (as Morning Musume.'16) "Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to Iu Katasumi" "Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sō ja Nai"

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