Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!) explained

Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)
Cover:	Morning Musume Otome Gumi - Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart~.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Morning Musume Otomegumi
Released:	September 18, 2003 (CD) October 16, 2003 (Single V)
Recorded:	2003
Label:	Zetima EPCE-5233 EPBE-5094 (Single V)
Producer:	Tsunku
Next Year:	2004

is the first single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume subgroup Morning Musume Otomegumi. In addition to the title song and its karaoke version, the single also contains a Morning Musume Otomegumi version of the earlier Morning Musume song "Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru",^[1] which was originally a b-side on the single "The Peace!".^[2] Morning Musume Sakuragumi also did a version of "Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru" at the same time as Morning Musume Otomegumi on the "Hare Ame Nochi Suki" single.^[3]

Track listing

All songs are written and composed by Tsunku and are arranged by Suzuki Shunsuke.

CD

1. 1. 1. "Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)" (Instrumental)

Single V DVD

1. "Ai no Sono: Touch My Heart"

Members at the time of single

• 1st generation: Kaori Iida
• 4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Nozomi Tsuji
• 5th generation: Makoto Ogawa
• 6th generation: Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka

Musical personnel

• Kaori Iida  - vocals
• Rika Ishikawa  - vocals
• Nozomi Tsuji  - vocals
• Makoto Ogawa  - vocals
• Miki Fujimoto  - vocals
• Sayumi Michishige  - vocals
• Reina Tanaka  - vocals
• Tsunku  - composer, background vocals
• Suzuki Shunsuke  - arranger

Charts

Release	Chart	Peak position	Chart run
September 18, 2003	Oricon Daily Singles Chart
September 18, 2003	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
September 18, 2003	CDTV Weekly Top 100 Singles Chart

Performances

In television shows

• 2003-09-25  - Utaban

In concerts

Concert title	Filming date	Release
	2004-01-03 to 2004-01-25	2004-03-17
	2004-03-20	2004-06-09]
	-	2004-07-14
	2004-08-15	2004-11-26
	2005-01-29 to 2005-01-30	2005-03-16
	2006-04-16	2006-07-05
	2007-01-02 to 2007-01-21	TBR

External links

• "Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart" entries on the Up-Front Works official website: CD entry, DVD entry
• "Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart" entries on the Hello! Project official website: CD entry, DVD entry
• Projecthello.com lyrics: Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!), Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hello! Project.com: Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~ . 2007 . 2007-03-19 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20070312083551/http://www.helloproject.com/disco/03/s_01/index.html . 12 March 2007 . dead . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Hello! Project.com: The Peace! . 2007 . 2007-03-19 . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071029045202/http://www.helloproject.com/disco/01/s_12/index.html . 2007-10-29 .
3. Web site: Hello! Project.com: Hare Ame Nochi Suki . 2007 . 2007-03-19 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20070221213337/http://www.helloproject.com/disco/02/s_02/index.html . 21 February 2007 . dead . dmy-all .