[12/21] Morning Musume. '22 72nd Single "Swing Swing Paradise / Happy birthday to Me!" : Billboard #1, Oricon #1

Sat Dec 17, 2022 4:02 pm

Promotion on TV

Ultrasonic Soundwave 12.16.22 - Morning Musume. '22 Talk segment and "Happy birthday to Me!" performance
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1pd4y1Y7Eb

https://ameblo.jp/mm-12ki/entry-12779657491.html

https://twitter.com/FirstSummerUika/sta ... 8775058432

Video message

Mon Dec 19, 2022 3:55 pm

Swing Swing Paradise piano cover

Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:55 pm

Pre-Release Day Store Promotion

Tower Records Sendai

Tower Records Shibuya

Shibuya Tsutaya

HMV Sapporo

Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:23 pm

Release Day Promotion

Fukumura Mizuki and Yokoyama Reina promoting on Mora for the digital download of the new single

Oda Sakura and Makino Maria promoting the new single on Recochoku

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TV Promotion

Ikuta Erina and Yamazaki Mei promoting the new single on local Hokkaido show "Ichimoni"

Airplay Promotion

HBTM playing in a Lawson store

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Boxset

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Apple
https://music.apple.com/album/1655616945

Recochoku
https://recochoku.jp/album/A2003195940/album

Mora
https://mora.jp/package/43000030/EPCE-7727/

Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:09 pm

1st day on Oricon :
#1 with 88,851 sold!

https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-12-20/
https://twitter.com/oricon/status/1605503357371547648

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Morning Musume. '22 on Instagram Live to commemorate the release of their new single @ 9pm (Mei, Homare, Sakurai can't appear)

Instagram live after rehearsals,
Thank you!
We will archive it for a week!
We hope many people will listen to the new songs!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmbi9EphvPg/

funny "Swing Swing Paradise" dance moment at 13 minutes in with Ishida, Makino, and Kitagawa

Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:53 pm

Billboard Japan First 3 day singles sales report (12/19~12/21)

#1 with 119,100 copies sold

Morning Musume. '22's 72nd single "Swing Swing Paradise / Happy birthday to Me!" is the first single for new member Sakurai Rio and the last single for Kaga Kaede, who graduated in the Fall of 2022. This single sold 119,100 copies in its first three days and is currently in the top spot, about 86,000 copies ahead of No. 2.

https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/120263/2

First 3 day comparison :
"Chu Chu Chu Bokura no Mirai / Dai・Jinsei Never Been Better!" (110,528)

Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:39 pm

Guaranteed to be certified their 23rd consecutive Gold single!~

Thu Dec 22, 2022 10:44 pm

2nd Day on Oricon :
Stay at #1 with 4,821 Sold.

https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-12-21/

88,851 + 4,821 = 93,672

Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:18 pm

Another copy, just in case…

Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:03 pm

3rd day : #5
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2022-12-22/

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