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"Itoshiki Tomo e" (愛しき悪友へ) is a song recorded by Morning Musume's tenth anniversary group Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai. It was released on August 8, 2007 by Zetima as their second single and is the groups last single before disbanding after their summer tour.

Writing
Written by Tsunku, the main theme behind the song is friendship.

The first chorus begins with "Nee kirei ni natta ne suteki na koi na no ne/Yokatta ne kondo wa awasete yo ne Nee kirei ni natta ne jibun no koto no yō ni ureshii wa itoshii tomo e"

Critical reception
The song was well received by critics. Barks News praised the group saying, "10nen Kinentai's five members—Natsumi Abe, Kaori Iida, Maki Goto, Risa Niigaki and Koharu Kusumi—sing the song by turns as if they blend the voices and feelings of the world into the lyrics." Barks also noted an important point of the song being Goto's "shout" in the final chorus.

Chart performance
On the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, issue date August 20, "Itoshiki Tomo e" debuted at number 15. The following week it fell to number 45. The single charted for two more weeks before falling of the charts, selling 17,760 copies.

Live performances
The group preformed the song on Music Japan. They also appeared on Melodix and performed the B-side "Michi Naru Mirai e".

Personnel

 * Vocals - Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Maki Goto, Risa Niigaki, Koharu Kusumi
 * Guitar and Programming - Yuichi Takahashi (Track 1), Kōji Kamata (Track 2)
 * Electric piano - Koji Igarashi (Track 1)
 * Chorus - Maki Goto (Track 1), Risa Niigaki (Track 1)
 * Bass - Sting Miyamoto (Track 1)
 * Drums - Toshiyuki Takao (Track 1)