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"Narihajimeta Koi no Bell" (鳴り始めた恋のＢＥＬＬ, The First Chime of Love's Bell) is the debut single of Japanese girl group Ongaku Gatas, formed from members of Hello! Project's futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and Hello Pro Eggs, which was released on September 12, 2007, under the Zetima label (distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan).

History

The single was released both as a normal edition CD (catalogue number EPCE-5494), and a limited edition CD + DVD set (catalogue numbers EPCE-5492-3) with an alternative cover. The Single V (EPBE-5262) was released on the same day, featuring two versions of the music video and "making of" footage. The song was used in a tie-up with Cirque du Soleil as the "Dralion Daihatsu" image song for its Japanese tour. The group were later referred to as one of many "supporters" of Dralion. Its highest position on the Oricon weekly chart was #10, remaining on the chart for three weeks.

The single was originally scheduled for release on August 22, but was moved to September 12 due to production issues. However, some stores still released the normal version of the single by mistake on August 22, especially over the internet. The error was not corrected until many copies had already been sold. In the original release, there are typographical errors in the names and home-towns of the group's members. In the later releases, however, these have been corrected.

Track listings

All tracks are written by Tsunku

Members at time of single

• Hitomi Yoshizawa (Leader)
• Rika Ishikawa (v-u-den)
• Mai Satoda (Country Musume)
• Asami Konno
• Miki Korenaga (Hello Pro Egg)
• Arisa Noto (Hello Pro Egg)
• Erina Mano (Hello Pro Egg)
• Minami Sengoku (Hello Pro Egg)
• Yuri Sawada (Hello Pro Egg)
• Mika Mutō (Hello Pro Egg)

External links

• Narihajimeta Koi no Bell at the Up-Front Works discography (Japanese)

References

1. ^ "音楽ガッタス CDシングル『鳴り始めた恋のBELL』発売日変更のお知らせとお詫び (Ongaku Gatas CD single "Narihajimeta Koi no Bell" release date change announcement and apology)" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
2. "シングル 鳴り始めた恋のBELL 音楽ガッタス" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
3. "シングルV「鳴り始めた恋のBELL」音楽ガッタス" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
4. ^ "鳴り始めた恋のＢＥＬＬ音楽ガッタスのプロファイールならオリコン芸能人事典－ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
5. １ｓｔ シングル『鳴り始めた恋のＢＥＬＬ』 （２００７年９月１２日発売） (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
6. ＜公演期間：2008年1月25日（金）～4月6日（日）＞ (in Japanese). Fuji TV. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
7. "音楽ガッタスがお台場でサプライズイベントを開催!! (Ongaku Gatas surprise live event held in Odaiba!)" (in Japanese). Barks. 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
8. "Hello Project's new unit, Ongaku Gatas, release postponed to September... but it's in the shops?" (in Japanese). 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2010-11-15.

• 2007 singles
• Hello! Project songs
• Songs written by Tsunku
• Zetima Records singles
• 2007 songs