Kousui (香水; Perfume) is the seventh single by Melon Kinenbi. It was released on October 23, 2002, and it peaked at 12 on the Oricon Chart selling 23,310 copies.

Tracklist

1. Kousui
2. Ren'ai Restaurant (恋愛レストラン; Love Restaurant)
3. Kousui (Instrumental)

Featured Members

• Saito Hitomi
• Murata Megumi
• Otani Masae
• Shibata Ayumi

Single Information

Kousui

• Lyrics, Composition, Chorus: Tsunku
• Arrangement, Programming, Guitars: Suzuki Shunsuke
• Organ: Kawai Daisuke
• Chorus, Rap: Melon Kinenbi
• Chorus: Inaba Atsuko
• Music Video: Kawatani Hideo

Performances

TV Performances

• [2002.10.12] BS Junior Nodo Jiman
• [2002.10.13] Hello! Morning
• [2002.10.17] Utaban
• [2002.10.17] AX MUSIC TV 01
• [2002.10.20] BEAT MOTION
• [2002.10.21] HEY! HEY! HEY! Music Champ
• [2002.10.22] Musix
• [2002.10.25] Music Station
• [2002.10.25] FUN
• [2002.10.26] POPJAM
• [2002.10.27] CDTV
• [2002.11.02] Osaka Hatsu Genki Dash! DOHYA
• [2016.06.23] The Girls Live - Juice=Juice

Concert Performances

Kousui

• Yeah! Meccha Live at Nakano Sun Plaza
• Melon Kinenbi First Concert ~Korega Kinenbi~
• Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 Haru ~1st Anniversary~
• Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 SUMMER ~Natsu Melon~
• Melon Kinenbi ~'03 Christmas Special Chou Shibu Melon~
• Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2004 Natsu ~Gokujou Melon~
• Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2004 Fuyu ~The☆Melon Show!~
• Nochiura Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Haru "Triangle Energy" - Abe Natsumi, Matsuura Aya
• Hello☆Pro Party~! 2005 ~Matsuura Aya Captain Kouen~
• Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2005 Fuyu "Kyou mo Melon Ashita mo Melon, Christmas wa Musk Melon de!"
• Melon Kinenbi Concert 2006 'MEL-ON TARGET' - Otani Masae
• Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2006 Fuyu "FRUITY KILLER TUNE"
• Hello! Project 2007 Winter - Ishikawa Rika, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi
• Hello☆Pro On Stage! 2007 "Rock Desu yo!"
• Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2007 Fuyu "100% Melon Juice"
• Hello! Project 2008 Summer Wonderful Hearts Kouen ~Hishochi de Date Itashima SHOW~ - Tanaka Reina, Shimizu Saki, Tokunaga Chinami, Umeda Erika, Nakajima Saki
• Melon Kinenbi Concert 2008 Fuyu "MEGA MELON SINGLE MATCH"
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Platinum 9 DISCO~ - Kusumi Koharu, Junjun
• Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2009 "Gaisen"
• Melon Kinenbi FINAL STAGE "MELON'S NOT DEAD"
• Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2015 ~Special Juice~ - Juice=Juice
• Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code3→Growing!~ - Juice=Juice
• Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2018 ~SHINE! Kobushi Tamashii!~ - Hamaura Ayano, Wada Sakurako
• Hello! Project 2021 Winter ~STEP BY STEP~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Shimakura Rika
• M-line Special 2021 ~Make a Wish!~ Natsuyaki Miyabi, Bitter & Sweet
• Hello! Project Hina Fes 2025 "Juice=Juice & Tsubaki Factory Premium"
• Melon Kinenbi '25 LIVE TOUR ~Juku Melon~

Renai Restaurant

• Melon Kinenbi First Concert ~Korega Kinenbi~
• Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 Haru ~1st Anniversary~
• Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2003 SUMMER ~Natsu Melon~
• Melon Kinenbi Live Tour 2004 Natsu ~Gokujou Melon~ - Shibata Ayumi
• Hello☆Pro On Stage! 2007 "Rock Desu yo!"
• Melon Kinenbi Concert Tour 2007 Fuyu "100% Melon Juice"
• Melon Kinenbi Live House Tour 2008 "Yojigen Jack!!"

Event Performances

Kousui

• [2002.11.03] 2002-nen Hello! Project Dai Undoukai
• [2004.10.09] Melon Kinenbi in Shiga Kougen
• [2007.04.12] Yasuda Kei, Takahashi Ai Casual Dinner Show - Yasuda Kei, Takahashi Ai
• [2010.02.19] Melon Kinenbi 10th Anniversary Live "Seitan 3654nichi Kanshasai"
• [2010.04.04] LAST MELON GREETING - Melon Kinenbi, Abe Natsumi
• [2015.05.07] Morning Musume '15 Sato Masaki Birthday Event - Sato Masaki
• [2015.05.24-06.14] Niigaki Risa Live ~Popcorn to Ulte~ - Niigaki Risa
• [2015.08.19] ANGERME Natsu Matsuri 2015 - Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi
• [2015.08.21] ANGERME Natsu Matsuri 2015 - Fukuda Kanon
• [2015.09.11] Cutie Kankousha Fanclub Tour "Suzuki Airi & Hagiwara Mai no HagiSuzu Hokkaido wa Dekkai ℃~!" - Suzuki Airi, Hagiwara Mai
• [2016.03.22] Morning Musume '16 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 5~ - Oda Sakura
• [2018.10.28] Pink Cres. Halloween Petit Party! ~with Nihe's birthday~ - PINK CRES.
• [2018.11.30] Morning Musume '18 Kaga Kaede Birthday Event - Kaga Kaede
• [2019.02.12] Country Girls Ozeki Mai Birthday Event 2019 - Ozeki Mai
• [2020.03.09] Kobushi Factory Wada Sakurako Birthday Event 2020 - Wada Sakurako, Hamaura Ayano
• [2020.08.26] Morning Musume '20 Sato Masaki Birthday Event - Sato Masaki
• [2021.03.15] Morning Musume '21 Oda Sakura Birthday Event ~Sakura no Shirabe 10~ - Oda Sakura
• [2021.11.06] Ogata Risa Birthday Event 2021 - Ogata Risa
• [2022.05.27] ANGERME Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2022 - Sasaki Rikako
• [2022.11.25] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Yamazaki Yuhane Birthday Event 2022 - Yamazaki Yuhane
• [2022.12.27] Inaba Manaka Birthday Event 2022 ~ Solo ni natte mo! 25-Sai mo! Ganbare Manakan♡~ - Inaba Manaka
• [2023.05.10] OCHA NORMA Yonemura Kirara Birthday Event 2023 - Yonemura Kirara
• [2023.07.14] Juice=Juice Matsunaga Riai Birthday Event 2023 - Matsunaga Riai
• [2023.10.11] Morning Musume '23 Miki Nonaka Birthday Event - Nonaka Miki
• [2023.12.12] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Kiyono Momohime Birthday Event 2023 - Kiyono Momohime
• [2024.03.19] Morning Musume '24 Kitagawa Rio Birthday Event - Kitagawa Rio
• [2024.07.31] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA TETSU Eguchi Saya Birthday Event 2024 - Eguchi Saya
• [2025.02.23] Fujimoto Miki 40th BIRTHDAY LIVE ~W Seijinshiki~ - Fujimoto Miki
• [2025.05.09] Morning Musume '25 Okamura Homare Birthday Event - Okamura Homare
• [2025.09.04] OCHA NORMA Kitahara Momo Birthday Event 2025 - Kitahara Momo
• [2025.09.22] OCHA NORMA Kitahara Momo・Tsutsui Roko Birthday Event 2025 in Nagoya - Kitahara Momo
• [2025.09.27] Ishikawa Rika・Shibata Ayumi Casual Dinner Show 2025 ~BE HAPPY IshiShiba Special~ - Ishikawa Rika, Shibata Ayumi
• [2025.10.21] Tsubaki Factory Fukuda Marine Birthday Event 2025 - Fukuda Marine
• [2025.12.15] Tsubaki Factory Yofu Runo Birthday Event 2025 - Yofu Runo
• [2026.02.06] Juice=Juice Ebata Kisaki Birthday Event 2026 - Ebata Kisaki
• [2026.03.14] MaroKannagi birthdaylive2026 -Ephemeral Bloom- - Kannagi Maro
• [2026.05.11] OCHA NORMA Yonemura Kirara Birthday Event 2026 in Nagoya - Yonemura Kirara
• [2026.05.25] Ayachan's LIVE2026 ~Harmony Anthem~ - Hirose Ayaka, Hamaura Ayano
• [2026.05.30] Sasaki Rikako Birthday Event 2026 - Sasaki Rikako

Renai Restaurant

• [2006.10.07] Melon Kinenbi in Nagano Part 3
• [2009.01.19] Melon Greeting vol. 8

Cover Versions

• Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Tanaka Reina, Tsugunaga Momoko, and Yajima Maimi have all done versions of Kousui for the Hello Cover Series.
• Juice=Juice covered the song on their album First Squeeze!.

Videos

Audio

External Links

• Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
• Wikipedia: Japanese, English
• Lyrics: Kousui, Ren'ai Restaurant

v · e Melon Kinenbi
Concerts & Events
Members Former Members Saito Hitomi (Leader) Murata Megumi (Former Leader) Otani Masae Shibata Ayumi
Discography Singles Major 1. Amai Anata no Aji 2. Kokuhaku Kinenbi 3. Denwa Matteimasu 4. This is Unmei 5. Saa! Koibito ni Narou 6. Natsu no Yoru wa Danger! 7. Kousui 8. Akai Freesia 9. Chance of LOVE 10. MI DA RA Matenrou 11. Kawaii Kare 12. Namida no Taiyou 13. Champagne no Koi 14. Nikutai wa Shoujiki na EROS 15. Unforgettable 16. Onegai Miwaku no Target ~Mango-Pudding Mix~ 17. Charisma・Kirei Indies 1. Onegai Miwaku no Target / Crazy Happy! 2. DON'T SAY GOOD-BYE 3. Pinchi wa Chance - Baka ni Narou ze! 4. sweet suicide summer story 5. Seishun-on-the-Road 6. Melon Tea Albums Studio 1. 1st Anniversary 2. THE Nimaime 3. MELON'S NOT DEAD Mini 1. Melon Juice Best 1. FRUITY KILLER TUNE 2. MEGA MELON 3. URA MELON DVDs 1. Melon Kinenbi Single M Clips ① 2. Melon Kinenbi Single V Clips ② 3. Melon Kinenbi Single V Clips ③
Units & Other Acts Associated Acts 7nin Matsuri 10nin Matsuri Happy♡7 Odoru♡11 Tanpopo Sexy 8 7AIR 11WATER ROMANS Gatas Brilhantes H.P. H.P. All Stars Elegies