About

Aruiteru" (????, Walking?) is the thirty-first single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released on November 8, 2006.

There are three different versions of the single. Limited edition A includes a bonus DVD and has catalog number EPCE-5433~4. Limited edition B comes in a special package with a 36-page photo booklet and will have catalog number EPCE-5435. The regular edition has catalog number EPCE-5436. The first press of this edition has a photo card included.

The Single V has been released on November 15, 2006. "Aruiteru" sold ~55,694 copies and reached Number 1 in both the daily and weekly Oricon charts.

Fun Facts

•The single is different from the past few singles, which have had an upbeat tempo.
•Tsunku's band, Sharan Q, released this song as a single also, with a rock feel instead.
•This was their first #1 single (Oricon) since As for One Day, making it the 6th generation (Sayumi Michishige, Eri Kamei, Reina Tanaka, Miki Fujimoto)'s first #1 as well as Koharu Kusumi's first.
•With this single, they defeat Pink Lady (after a tie of approximately three years) as the female group with the most amount of number one singles.