The Go-Go's Smackdown 2: Morning Musume Quiz

Answer: The Go-Go's

Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey co-wrote "How Much More" and The Go-Go's originally released this song on the B-side of their non-album single "We Got the Beat" in the United Kingdom on 9 May 1980.

Ten months and 23 days after releasing this single, The Go-Go's signed their first recording contract with I.R.S. Records on 1 April 1981 and rereleased "How Much More" on their debut album "Beauty and the Beat" on 14 Jul 1981.

Answer: The Go-Go's

Charlotte Caffey wrote "Surfing and Spying" and The Go-Go's released this song on the album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" on 18 Oct 1994.

The Go-Go's originally recorded "Surfing and Spying" on a demo tape at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles, California in October 1980 with four other songs: "How Much More," "We Got the Beat," "Lust to Love" and "Cool Jerk."

Answer: The Go-Go's

Jane Wiedlin and Kathy Valentine co-wrote "The Way You Dance" and The Go-Go's released this song on the album "Vacation" on 20 Jul 1982.

Jane and Kathy exclusively co-wrote a total of four songs for The Go-Go's: "The Way You Dance," "Worlds Away," "Beneath the Blue Sky" and "The Whole World Lost Its Head." Jane and Kathy also teamed with Jill Sobule to write "Daisy Chain" on the album "God Bless The Go-Go's" in 2001.

Answer: The Go-Go's

Jane Wiedlin, Ron Mael and Russell Mael co-wrote "Yes or No" and The Go-Go's released this song on the album "Talk Show" on 19 Mar 1984.

The Go-Go's "Yes or No" ranked on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from 22 Sep to 6 Oct 1984 peaking at number 84.

Brothers Ron and Russell Mael formed Sparks in 1970 and released 26 studio albums, 80 singles and 51 music videos.

Jane sang vocals on the songs "Lucky Me, Lucky You" and "Cool Places" on Sparks' twelfth album "In Outer Space" on 13 Apr 1983. Sparks' "Cool Places" ranked on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks from 16 Apr to 2 Jul 1983 peaking at number 49 and on the Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80 for 14 weeks peaking at number 13. Jane also starred in the "Cool Places" music video.

Answer: The Go-Go's

Jane Wiedlin and Don Bolles co-wrote "London Boys" and The Go-Go's released this song on the album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" on 18 Oct 1994.

According to Jane's interview in the video "Totally Go-Go's!" (1982), "'London Boys' was the first song I ever wrote and it was just when the band started and one of the few surviving songs from our early beginnings. At the time, it was before I had ever gone to England and I was, all my life, have been real enamored with English boys. How much cuter they seemed to be than American boys" ("Totally Go Go's!", 17:01).

Answer: Morning Musume

Mitsuo Terada, aka Tsunku, wrote "Daite Hold on Me!" and Morning Musume released this song as a single on 9 Sep 1998.

The "Daite" in "Daite Hold on Me!" is Japanese for "to hold," "to embrace" or "to hug," so the English translation of "Daite Hold on Me!" is "Hold Me, Hold on Me!"

Morning Musume's "Daite Hold on Me!" ranked on the Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 16 weeks from 21 Sep 1998 to 4 Jan 1999 debuting at number one. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified "Daite Hold on Me!" as Platinum (250,000 sales) in September 1998.

How many songs debuted on a music chart at number one? According to Billboard Chart Beat, since August 1958, 66 artists had a total of 93 songs debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number one, and the first was Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" on 2 Sep 1995 (Trust, 2026).

According to Oricon Charts, since January 1968, almost one thousand Japanese songs have debuted at number one with the most from Arashi (54), AKB48 (53), B'z (49), KinKi Kids (47) and Kanjani Eight (42). Masato Shimon's "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" was the first to debut at number one on an Oricon Chart on 5 Jan 1976.

Answer: Morning Musume

Mitsuo Terada, aka Tsunku, wrote "Love Machine" and Morning Musume released this song as a single on 9 Sep 1999.

Morning Musume's "Love Machine" ranked on the Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 31 weeks from 20 Sep 1999 to 17 Apr 2000 peaking at number one. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified "Love Machine" as 3× Platinum (750,000 sales) in September 1999.

Since their formation in 1997, Morning Musume has had 18 generations (evolving lineups) with 51 members and the sixth generation contained the most at 16: Kei Yasuda, Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Mari Yaguchi, Rika Ishikawa, Miki Fujimoto, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Nozomi Tsuji, Makoto Ogawa, Ai Kago, Risa Niigaki, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige and Reina Tanaka.

Answer: Morning Musume

Mitsuo Terada, aka Tsunku, wrote "The Peace!" and Morning Musume released this song as a single on 25 Jul 2001.

Morning Musume's "The Peace!" ranked on the Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 22 weeks from 6 Aug to 31 Dec 2001 peaking at number one. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified "The Peace!" as 2× Platinum (500,000 sales) in July 2001.

When "The Peace!" reached number one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, Morning Musume became the first all-female band in Japanese history to have number-one hits for four consecutive years (1998-2001). The Japanese duo Pink Lady previously held this record, albeit with nine number-one hits for three consecutive years (1976-1978).

In the US, The Supremes hold this record with 12 number-one hits for six consecutive years (1964-1969) and in the UK, the Spice Girls had nine number-one hits for five consecutive years (1996-2000).

Answer: Morning Musume

Mitsuo Terada, aka Tsunku, wrote "Happy Summer Wedding" and Morning Musume released this song as a single on 17 May 2000.

Morning Musume's "Happy Summer Wedding" ranked on the Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 26 weeks from 29 May to 13 Nov 2000 peaking at number one. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified "Happy Summer Wedding" as Million (1,000,000 sales) in June 2000.

Since their formation in 1997, Morning Musume has had 18 generations (evolving lineup) with 51 members. The fourth generation not only recorded "Happy Summer Wedding" but also had the greatest age gap among its ten members at 14 years, seven months and 19 days.

Answer: Morning Musume

Mitsuo Terada, aka Tsunku, wrote "Koi no Dance Site" and Morning Musume released this song as a single on 26 Jan 2000.

Morning Musume's "Koi no Dance Site" ranked on the Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 14 weeks from 7 Feb to 8 May 2000 peaking at number two. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified "Koi no Dance Site" as 3× Platinum (750,000 sales) in February 2000.

The "Koi no" in "Koi no Dance Site" is Japanese for "of love" or "love's," so the English translation of "Koi no Dance Site" is "Love's Dance Site" or "Dance Site of Love."

Since their formation in 1997, Morning Musume has had 18 generations (evolving lineups) with 51 members. When Kudo Haruka joined Morning Musume on 29 Sep 2011, she was the youngest member at 11 years and 11 months. When Yuko Nakazawa departed Morning Musume on 15 Apr 2001, she was the oldest member at 27 years, nine months and 27 days.