Pyocopyoco Ultra (ピョコピョコ ウルトラ; Bouncy Bouncy Ultra) is Morning Musume's 48th single. The single was released on January 25, 2012 in four editions: one regular and three limited.
"Pyocopyoco Ultra" was used as the opening theme for Hello! Project's 2012 drama Suugaku♥Joshi Gakuen.
This single marks the debut of the 10th generation. This is also currently Morning Musume's lowest selling single.
Tracklist
A pre-order slip for the Limited Edition C version of this single, noting its original release date
CD
- Pyocopyoco Ultra
- Kanashiki Koi no Melody (悲しき恋のメロディー; Sad Love Melody)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A DVD
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Dance Shot Ver.)
Limited Edition B DVD
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Close-up Ver.)
- 10ki Interview (Iikubo Haruna) (10期インタビュー(飯窪春菜))
- 10ki Interview (Ishida Ayumi) (10期インタビュー(石田亜佑美))
Limited Edition C DVD
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Pyocopyoco Lip Ver.) (ピョコピョコLip Ver.)
- 10ki Interview (Sato Masaki) (10期インタビュー(佐藤優樹))
- 10ki Interview (Kudo Haruka) (10期インタビュー(工藤遥))
Single V
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Music Video)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Another Ver.)
- Making Eizou (メキング映像)
Event V
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Recording Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Niigaki Risa Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Michishige Sayumi Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Tanaka Reina Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Mitsui Aika Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Fukumura Mizuki Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Ikuta Erina Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Sayashi Riho Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Suzuki Kanon Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Iikubo Haruna Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Ishida Ayumi Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Sato Masaki Solo Ver.)
- Pyocopyoco Ultra (Kudo Haruka Solo Ver.)
Featured Members
Morning Musume promoting the single
- 5th Gen: Niigaki Risa
- 6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
- 8th Gen: Mitsui Aika
- 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
- 10th Gen (debut): Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
Single Information
- Pyocopyoco Ultra
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Programming: Hirata Shoichiro
- Chorus: Niigaki Risa, Michishige Sayumi, CHINO
- Dance Choreography: Lucky Ikeda
- Music Video: Takehisa Masaki
- Kanashiki Koi no Melody
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement, Keyboard, Programing: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: CHINO
Performances
TV Performances
- [2012.01.29] MUSIC JAPAN
- [2012.02.10] Happy Music
- [2012.04.22] J-MELO Spring Fest 2012
Concert Performances
- Pyocopyoco Ultra
- Hello! Project 2012 WINTER Hello☆Pro Tengoku ~Funky-chan~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Graduation Special
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka, Oda Sakura
- Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Kudo Haruka Sotsugyou Special
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 3gatsu ~SUN~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido, BEYOOOOONDS
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ (part of a medley)
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ Kaga Kaede Sotsugyou Special (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2024 3gatsu "Mimosa" - Shimakawa Hana, Asano Yurika, Miyakoshi Chihiro, Nishimura Itsuki, Soma Yume, Otsubo Mano, Yoshida Hikari, Sugihara Meisa, Hattori Rua
- Kanashiki Koi no Melody
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Graduation Special
- Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~
- OCHA NORMA LIVE TOUR 2023 ~Uchira no Jimoto wa Nihon jan!~ - Saito Madoka
Event Performances
- Pyocopyoco Ultra
- [2012.01.28] Morning Musume FC Event 2012 WINTER ~Morning Labo! III~
- [2014.12.11] Juice=Juice Miyamoto Karin・Uemura Akari Birthday Event 2014 - Miyamoto Karin
- [2015.05.07] Morning Musume '15 Sato Masaki Birthday Event - Sato Masaki
- [2022.01.07] Morning Musume '22 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event - Ishida Ayumi
- [2022.12.29] COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23 (12gatsu 29nichi Makuhari Messe Kokusai Tenjiba)
- [2026.06.05] Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru Birthday Event 2026 - Dambara Ruru
- Kanashiki Koi no Melody
- [2014.01.07] Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event 2014 - Ishida Ayumi
- [2017.11.09] Morning Days Happy Holiday 10ki Member Iikubo Haruna・Ishida Ayumi・Sato Masaki・Kudo Haruka Fanclub Tour in Yamanashi - Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
- [2021.11.13] Tanaka Reina Birthday Event OtsukaReina Kai 10! ~Yakudoshi Nanka Fukitobase!~ - Tanaka Reina
Oricon Chart Positions
- Daily & Weekly Ranking
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 3 11,074 |
3 4,408 |
4 | 3 3,775 |
4 | 2 4,021 |
3 | 31,094 |
| 4 | 31 | 48 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 2,093 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 531 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 332 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 217 | 34,050 |
Total Reported Sales: 34,050
Trivia
- The single was going to be released on December 21, 2011, but it was postponed to January 25, 2012.
- This was Niigaki Risa's first single as the leader of Morning Musume.
- This was the first single in 10 years since "The☆Peace!" to not feature 5th generation member Takahashi Ai.
- This is the second single that Mitsui Aika was not featured in the dance shot due to injury.
- "Pyoco" is an onomatopoeia word meaning to chirp or cluck like a chick(en) or, in Niigaki Risa's case, a hen.
- As of translated katakana, the name would be "Pyoko Pyoko Ultra", but it is written "Pyocopyoco Ultra" on the covers, implying it is the correct romanization.
- While the regular edition was released on the Japan iTunes store on the set release date, it was released on the US iTunes store several months later.
- This is Morning Musume's lowest selling single.
- Ikuta Erina and Suzuki Kanon are only members without solo lines in this single.
- For Morning Musume's 15th anniversary, Michishige Sayumi comment on the single in a YouTube video.[1]
- The Single V was released on February 1, 2012, and the Event V was released on February 5, 2012.
- As of February 2016, the official music video has over 2,000,000 views, making it 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
Videos
Audio
Gallery
References
External Links
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Pyocopyoco Ultra, Kanashiki Koi no Melody