"Thanks!" is the debut 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...

 duo GAM. It is also the ending theme for the movie Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki, starring Aya Matsuura

Aya Matsuura

is a Japanese pop singer from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-2000–2009: Hello! Project:Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part of what was later known as Hello! Project. It is a common...

. The b-side, , was also used as a filler track in the same movie.

The single was released on the Hachama

Hachama

hachama is a record and video label run by Japanese entertainment management company Up-Front Works. The label is handled by Pony Canyon. The label's motto is "Have a child's mind again" which is meant to abbreviate to "hachama". The label's roster includes artists such as Natsumi Abe, Nochiura...

 label September 13, 2006 with a catalog entry of HKCN-50037. It debuted on the 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...

 Daily Ranking singles chart at number 2, and finished with the weekly rank of number 5.

The Single V

Single V

A is a type of DVD released by artists who are part of the J-Pop idol conglomerate, Hello! Project.- Single V :A Single V is often released in coordination one or two weeks after the release of a Hello! Project single. Most artists follow this pattern, except a few including Melon Kinenbi...

DVD containing the music video was released on September 20, 2006 with a catalog number of HKBN-50073.

CD

1. Thanks!
3. Thanks! (Instrumental)

Single V DVD

1. Thanks!
2. Thanks! (Close Up Version)

External links

• Thanks! entry on the Up-Front Works official website