is the sixth album from the J-pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 idol group Morning Musume

Morning Musume

, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...

, released on December 8, 2004.

Ai no Dai 6 Kan contains three hit singles, all released prior to the album between April and December 2004: "Roman: My Dear Boy", "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari

Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari

is the 23rd single by the J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released on July 22, 2004. It sold a total of 91,789 copies in the music stores that report to Oricon and peaked at number three on the Oricon Charts....

", and "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago". Ai Kago

Ai Kago

is a Japanese singer, actress, author and former Guinness World Record holder.At age 12, Kago won the 4th National Audition of Morning Musume held by Up-Front Works Agency in 2000, which led to her admission into the extremely popular idol group as a 4th generation member. In the same year, she...

 and Nozomi Tsuji

Nozomi Tsuji

, known professionally by her birth name of is a Japanese tarento and a former member of the pop idol group Morning Musume, its subgroup Mini Moni, and the duo W. She has participated in the shuffle groups 10-nin Matsuri, Odoru 11, and 11Water, H.P...

 (who graduated from the group in August 2004 to continue with their duo W (Double You)

W (Double You)

, also written as Double You or Double U, was a Japanese pop duo associated with Hello! Project. Nozomi Tsuji and Ai Kago, former fourth generation members of Morning Musume, were in the group.- 2004 :...

 full time) perform along with the other 12 members of the group at the time on the first two aforementioned tracks, recorded and released as singles when they were a part of the group, and on "Ship To The Future", a song from Morning Musume's Spring 2004 Musical Help!! Atchii Chikyu o Samasunda. Another album track, "Help!!", is also from Help!! Atchii Chikyu o Samasunda; a slower version of the latter was recorded by band members Rika Ishikawa

Rika Ishikawa

, is a Japanese pop singer and TV/radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the trio v-u-den until June 2008...

 and Sayumi Michishige

Sayumi Michishige

is a sixth generation member of the J-pop group Morning Musume and has the third longest tenure of any member in the group ....

 under the name Ecomoni

Ecomoni

is a Japanese pop group from Hello! Project. It was originally founded in the second quarter of 2004 with Sayumi Michishige and Rika Ishikawa as members...

 and released on the compilation Petit Best 5.

The album was released at a pivotal and transitional time for the group, as upon its release in December 2004, it was already known that first generation member and group leader 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...

 and fourth generation member, Rika Ishikawa, would be leaving the group within three months of each other — Iida to embark on a solo career and Ishikawa to concentrate on her new group V-u-den

V-u-den

is a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa , Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader. The name means: , , and...

.

Ai no Dai 6 Kan is also 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...

's last album with the group, although she continues to work as a general entertainer under the 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...

 banner that houses Morning Musume and its many offshoots.

A new version of the album track "Chokkan: Toki to Shite Koi wa", entitled "Chokkan 2: Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!" and featuring some different lyrics as well as new vocals by the post-Mari Yaguchi lineup, is the title track of Morning Musume's 28th single release. A live recording of the original version of "Chokkan..." was released on December 21, 2005 on the Hello! Project compilation Petit Best 6.

Track listing

All songs written by 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...

1.  – 3:46
2.  – 3:05
3.  – 4:16
4.  – 6:00
5.  – 4:15
6.  – 3:46
7.  – 3:31
8.  – 3:56
9.  – 5:36
10. "Help!!" – 2:28
11. "Ship! To the Future" – 3:33
12.  – 5:08

Musical personnel

• Shunzuke Suzuki – Keyboards, guitar, drum programming
• Sting Miyamoto – Bass
• Hiroshi Iida – Percussion
• Masatsugu Sinozaki Strings Quartet – Strings
• Yuichi Takahashi
  Yuichi Takahashi
  is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T11 long distance events.Yuichi took part in the 5000m, 10000m and marathon in the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning the T11 marathon. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics he attempted to defend this title but only managed to finish...
  
   – Keyboards, guitar, drum programming
• Atsuko Inaba
  Atsuko Inaba
  is a J-pop singer formerly within Hello! Project. She began her career as a Japanese idol with female group Osaka Performance Doll from 1993 to 1996, then joined new Hello! Project group Taiyo to Ciscomoon in 1999, until its end in late 2000...
  
   – Vocals (background)
• Ogu – Vocals (background), drums, percussion
• Koji Makaino – Keyboards, guitar, bass, drum programming
• Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuki – Keyboards, guitar, bass, drum programming
• Yoshinari Takegami – Brass arrangement, tenor sax

• Futoshi Kobayashi – Trumpet
• Wakaba Kawai – Trombone
• Shoichiro Hitara – Keyboards, guitar, bass, drum programming
• Tomohisa Hawazoe – Bass
• Konta
  Konta
  -Location:Konta is connected to Jagdalpur and Vijayawada by National Highway 221. It is near the state border with Andhra Pradesh. Nearest airport is Hyderabad International Airport.-External links:*...
  
   – Soprano sax
• Yukari Hashimoto
  Yukari Hashimoto
  is a Japanese female composer and arranger.Collaboration with Yukari Tamura include arranging some tracks on the album Gin no Senritsu, Kioku no Mizuoto.. She composed and arranged the music for the song "Cutie ♥ Cutie" on Yukari Tamura's single Spiritual Garden and the track Princess Rose...
  
   – Keyboards, drum programming
• Hitoshi Watanabe – Bass
• Yasuharu Nakanishi – Electric piano
• Koichi Yuasa – Keyboards, guitar, bass, drum programming
• 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...
  
   – Composer, vocals (background)

Recording personnel

• Masakazu Kimura – Mix engineer
• Naoki Yamada
  Naoki Yamada
  is a Japanese footballer who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.-Early life:His father is a former football player who played for Mazda SC and U20 Japan national football team.-International career:...
  
   – Mix engineer
• Kazumi Matsui
  Kazumi Matsui
  is the mayor of Hiroshima, Japan.Matsui was born in Hiroshima, son to a Hibakusha father.He won the mayoral election held in the unified local elections on April 10, 2011. In his bid for the Mayoral position, he was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.-External links:* *...
  
   – Mix engineer
• Ryo Wakizaka – Mix engineer
• Shinnosi Kobayashi – Recording engineer
• Yuichi Ohtsubo – Recording engineer
• Mitsuo Koike – Mastering engineer

External links

• Ai no Dai 6 Kan entry on the Hello! Project official website