is the third single of Hello! Project

Hello! Project

is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...

 subgroup Tanpopo

Tanpopo

was the first official subgroup of Japanese pop girl group Morning Musume formed in November 1998. They specialized in singing slow and mature songs, which morphed to an old-fashioned and upbeat style—a genre somewhat similar to that of the band from which it originated.-History: The group...

. It was released on June 16, 1999 as a 8cm CD. It reached number ten on the Japan Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 charts. Unlike other Tanpopo singles, the song was first featured in Tanpopo 1

Tanpopo 1

Tanpopo 1 is the first album from the Japanese pop idol group Tanpopo. It was released March 31, 1999 with the catalog number EPCE-5017.It contains at least one version of three A-sides, and six new songs.-Track listing:# # # # "Motto "#...

before it was released as a single.

Former Tanpopo member, Aya Ishiguro

Aya Ishiguro

is a singer, writer, TV personality and fashion designer in Japan, most famous for her participation in pop group Morning Musume. She was born in Hokkaidō, Japan on May 12, 1978.Aya Ishiguro was a runner-up in a 1997 contest to find a new female rock idol...

, 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

All of Tanpopo

is the second album by the Hello! Project girl group Tanpopo. It was released September 4, 2002 with the catalog number EPCE-5177. The limited edition contained a booklet with three different covers. The album peaked at #4 on the weekly Oricon chart and charted for five weeks, selling 75,670 copies...

.

Track listing

The lyricist and composer of the songs is Tsunku

Tsunku

, better known professionally as , is a prolific Japanese record producer, songwriter, and vocalist.He is best known for having two major roles in the Japanese music landscape: first as the lead singer of the popular rock group Sharam Q, and now as the producer, primary composer, lyricist and main...

. The arranger of "Tanpopo" was Takao Konishi, while Kaoru Yamauchi arranged the b-side song.

1. "Tanpopo"
2. "A Rainy Day"
3. "Tanpopo (Instrumental)"

Members at the time of single

• Aya Ishiguro
  Aya Ishiguro
  is a singer, writer, TV personality and fashion designer in Japan, most famous for her participation in pop group Morning Musume. She was born in Hokkaidō, Japan on May 12, 1978.Aya Ishiguro was a runner-up in a 1997 contest to find a new female rock idol...
  
   (石黒彩)
• Kaori Iida
  Kaori Iida
  is a Japanese pop singer and actress, associated with Hello! Project and best known as a founding member of the girl band Morning Musume. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side project band Tanpopo and is currently a solo artist...
  
   (飯田圭織)
• Mari Yaguchi
  Mari Yaguchi
  , known professionally by her birth name of is a Japanese pop artist and former member of Hello! Project. She is a former member of Morning Musume and Tanpopo, one of its first sub groups, and also founded Minimoni...
  
   (矢口真里)

Tanpopo

• Aya Ishiguro
  Aya Ishiguro
  is a singer, writer, TV personality and fashion designer in Japan, most famous for her participation in pop group Morning Musume. She was born in Hokkaidō, Japan on May 12, 1978.Aya Ishiguro was a runner-up in a 1997 contest to find a new female rock idol...
  
   - vocals
• Kaori Iida
  Kaori Iida
  is a Japanese pop singer and actress, associated with Hello! Project and best known as a founding member of the girl band Morning Musume. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side project band Tanpopo and is currently a solo artist...
  
   - vocals
• Mari Yaguchi
  Mari Yaguchi
  , known professionally by her birth name of is a Japanese pop artist and former member of Hello! Project. She is a former member of Morning Musume and Tanpopo, one of its first sub groups, and also founded Minimoni...
  
   - 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
  Aya Ishiguro
  is a singer, writer, TV personality and fashion designer in Japan, most famous for her participation in pop group Morning Musume. She was born in Hokkaidō, Japan on May 12, 1978.Aya Ishiguro was a runner-up in a 1997 contest to find a new female rock idol...
  
   - vocals
• Kaori Iida
  Kaori Iida
  is a Japanese pop singer and actress, associated with Hello! Project and best known as a founding member of the girl band Morning Musume. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side project band Tanpopo and is currently a solo artist...
  
   - vocals
• Mari Yaguchi
  Mari Yaguchi
  , known professionally by her birth name of is a Japanese pop artist and former member of Hello! Project. She is a former member of Morning Musume and Tanpopo, one of its first sub groups, and also founded Minimoni...
  
  - vocals
• Tsuyoshi Nishida (ニシダツヨシ) - guitar
• Kaoru Yamauchi (山内薫) - bass, keyboards, & programming

External links

• Tanpopo entry at Hello! Project Official Website
• Projecthello.com: Tanpopo lyrics, A Rainy Day lyrics