Manatsu no Kōsen
# Manatsu no Kōsen

"Manatsu no Kōsen" (真夏の光線, A ray of light in midsummer) is the fifth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on May 12, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 235,010 copies, and reached number three on the Oricon Charts. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005, as a 12 cm CD. The lead vocalist of this single was Natsumi Abe. It was first single without Asuka Fukuda.

## Track listing

### 8 cm CD

* Manatsu no Kōsen (真夏の光線, A ray of light in midsummer) – 5:07
* Koi no Shihatsu Ressha (恋の始発列車, Love's first train) – 4:20
* Manatsu no Kōsen (Instrumental) (真夏の光線 (Instrumental)) – 5:06

### 12 cm CD (Early Single Box and individual release)

* Manatsu no Kōsen (真夏の光線) – 5:09
* Koi no Shihatsu Ressha (恋の始発列車) – 4:22
* Manatsu no Kōsen (Instrumental) (真夏の光線 (Instrumental)) – 5:11
* Manatsu no Kōsen (Early Version) (真夏の光線 (Early Version)) – 5:00

## Members at time of single

* 1st generation: Yuko Nakazawa, Aya Ishiguro, Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
* 2nd generation: Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi, Sayaka Ichii
