Shūji to Akira 修二と彰 | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2005 | , 2017 , 2020
Labels | |
Past members |
Kazuya Kamenashi Tomohisa Yamashita |
Shūji to Akira (修二と彰, lit. Shūji and Akira) was a special temporary unit formed by KAT-TUN member Kazuya Kamenashi and NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita for their 2005 drama Nobuta o Produce. Shūji (修二) and Akira (彰) are the names of the characters Kamenashi and Yamashita play in the drama respectively. Although the drama has long finished on television, the duo have revived their performance of their song "Seishun Amigo" (青春アミーゴ, Youthful Friends) numerous times. In 2017, they formed another special temporary unit, Kame to Yamapi (亀と山P, lit. Kame and Yamapi), for their 2017 drama Boku, Unmei no Hito desu. [1]
"Seishun Amigo 青春アミーゴ" | |
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Single by Shūji to Akira | |
B-side |
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Released | November 2, 2005 |
Recorded | 2005 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 26:28 (Regular edition) 13:15 (Limited edition) |
Label | Johnny's Entertainment |
The limited edition consists of three songs and a special 12-page photo booklet, and the regular edition consists three songs and their instrumentals. "Seishun Amigo" was used as the theme song for the drama Nobuta wo Produce starring Kamenashi, Yamashita and Maki Horikita. Musically, the song has a resemblance to Japanese kayōkyoku music of the 1980s. [2]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Seishun Amigo" | Zopp | Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand | 4:36 |
2. | "Colorful" (カラフル "Karafuru") | Tomohisa Yamashita | Kosuke Morimoto | 4:29 |
3. | "Kizuna" (絆 "Bonds") | Kazuya Kamenashi | Koji Makaino | 4:11 |
4. | "Seishun Amigo" (Instrumental) | Zopp | Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand | 4:36 |
5. | "Colorful" (Instrumental) | Yamashita | Morimoto | 4:29 |
6. | "Kizuna" (Instrumental) | Kamenashi | Makaino | 4:11 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Seishun Amigo" | Zopp | Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand | 4:36 |
2. | "Colorful" | Tomohisa Yamashita | Kosuke Morimoto | 4:29 |
3. | "Kizuna" | Kazuya Kamenashi | Koji Makaino | 4:11 |
The unit's sole single "Seishun Amigo" was released on November 2, 2005, and debuted at number one on the Oricon singles weekly chart, selling 520,419 copies. [3] It maintained its number one spot the following week, selling another 250,108 copies. [4] The single sold more than a million copies in less than four weeks [5] and spent a total of sixty-five weeks on the Oricon charts. [6] The single was the best-selling single of 2005 [7] and the third best-selling single of 2006. [8]
In 2010, Seishun Amigo was reported by the Oricon's magazine, OriStar, for having sold over 1,627,000 copies and was later certified Million by RIAJ denoting over 1,000,000 shipments. [9] [10]
Charts
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Sales and certifications
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"Senaka goshi no Chance 背中越しのチャンス" | |
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Single by Kame to Yamapi | |
B-side |
|
Released | May 17, 2017 |
Recorded | 2017 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 27:46 (Regular edition) 4:33 (Limited edition 1) 27:19 (Limited edition 2) |
Label | J-Storm |
Limited edition 1 consists of one song and its music video and making-of and a special 8-panel lyrics card, limited edition 2 consists of four songs and three instrumentals and a 24-page lyrics booklet, and the regular edition consists of three songs and their instrumentals. "Senaka goshi no Chance" was used as the theme song for the drama Boku, Unmei no Hito desu starring Kamenashi, Yamashita, and Fumino Kimura. [13]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" | Koudai Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo | |
2. | "Forever Summer" | Tomohisa Yamashita, Kazuya Kamenashi | Yamashita, Kamenashi, Zen Nishizawa | |
3. | "Gyakuten Revolution" (逆転レボルシオン "Reverse Revolution") | Zopp | Jonas Mengler, Pink Pierrot | |
4. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" (Instrumental) | Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo | |
5. | "Forever Summer" (Instrumental) | Yamashita, Kamenashi | Yamashita, Kamenashi, Nishizawa | |
6. | "Gyakuten Revolution" (Instrumental) | Zopp | Mengler, Pink Pierrot |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" | Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo | |
2. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" (Music video + making-of) | Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" | Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo | |
2. | "Follow Me" (Kamenashi solo) | Kamenashi | Chris Wahle, CR | |
3. | "Bird" (Yamashita solo) | Yamashita | Greg Bonnick, Hayden Chapman, Adrian Mckinnon, Takuya Harada | |
4. | "Super Funker!!" | Yuuki Fujii | Dailydose | |
5. | "Follow Me" (Instrumental) | Kamenashi | Wahle, CR | |
6. | "Bird" (Instrumental) | Yamashita | Bonnick, Chapman, Mckinnon, Harada | |
7. | "Super Funker!!" (Instrumental) | Fujii | Dailydose |
The single debuted at number one on the Oricon singles weekly chart, selling 175,269 copies. [14] The single spent a total of twenty-three weeks on the Oricon charts. [15] "Senaka goshi no Chance" debuted at number sixty on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart on May 8, 2017. [16] It rose to number forty-one on May 22 and peaked at number one the following week. [17] [18] The song charted for eleven weeks on the Hot 100 chart. [19] The single also topped the Billboard Japan top singles sales chart, selling 188,231 copies in its first week. [20]
The single was certified Gold by RIAJ in May 2017. [21]
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Shūji to Akira 修二と彰 | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2005 | , 2017 , 2020
Labels | |
Past members |
Kazuya Kamenashi Tomohisa Yamashita |
Shūji to Akira (修二と彰, lit. Shūji and Akira) was a special temporary unit formed by KAT-TUN member Kazuya Kamenashi and NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita for their 2005 drama Nobuta o Produce. Shūji (修二) and Akira (彰) are the names of the characters Kamenashi and Yamashita play in the drama respectively. Although the drama has long finished on television, the duo have revived their performance of their song "Seishun Amigo" (青春アミーゴ, Youthful Friends) numerous times. In 2017, they formed another special temporary unit, Kame to Yamapi (亀と山P, lit. Kame and Yamapi), for their 2017 drama Boku, Unmei no Hito desu. [1]
"Seishun Amigo 青春アミーゴ" | |
---|---|
Single by Shūji to Akira | |
B-side |
|
Released | November 2, 2005 |
Recorded | 2005 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 26:28 (Regular edition) 13:15 (Limited edition) |
Label | Johnny's Entertainment |
The limited edition consists of three songs and a special 12-page photo booklet, and the regular edition consists three songs and their instrumentals. "Seishun Amigo" was used as the theme song for the drama Nobuta wo Produce starring Kamenashi, Yamashita and Maki Horikita. Musically, the song has a resemblance to Japanese kayōkyoku music of the 1980s. [2]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Seishun Amigo" | Zopp | Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand | 4:36 |
2. | "Colorful" (カラフル "Karafuru") | Tomohisa Yamashita | Kosuke Morimoto | 4:29 |
3. | "Kizuna" (絆 "Bonds") | Kazuya Kamenashi | Koji Makaino | 4:11 |
4. | "Seishun Amigo" (Instrumental) | Zopp | Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand | 4:36 |
5. | "Colorful" (Instrumental) | Yamashita | Morimoto | 4:29 |
6. | "Kizuna" (Instrumental) | Kamenashi | Makaino | 4:11 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Seishun Amigo" | Zopp | Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand | 4:36 |
2. | "Colorful" | Tomohisa Yamashita | Kosuke Morimoto | 4:29 |
3. | "Kizuna" | Kazuya Kamenashi | Koji Makaino | 4:11 |
The unit's sole single "Seishun Amigo" was released on November 2, 2005, and debuted at number one on the Oricon singles weekly chart, selling 520,419 copies. [3] It maintained its number one spot the following week, selling another 250,108 copies. [4] The single sold more than a million copies in less than four weeks [5] and spent a total of sixty-five weeks on the Oricon charts. [6] The single was the best-selling single of 2005 [7] and the third best-selling single of 2006. [8]
In 2010, Seishun Amigo was reported by the Oricon's magazine, OriStar, for having sold over 1,627,000 copies and was later certified Million by RIAJ denoting over 1,000,000 shipments. [9] [10]
Charts
|
Sales and certifications
|
"Senaka goshi no Chance 背中越しのチャンス" | |
---|---|
Single by Kame to Yamapi | |
B-side |
|
Released | May 17, 2017 |
Recorded | 2017 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 27:46 (Regular edition) 4:33 (Limited edition 1) 27:19 (Limited edition 2) |
Label | J-Storm |
Limited edition 1 consists of one song and its music video and making-of and a special 8-panel lyrics card, limited edition 2 consists of four songs and three instrumentals and a 24-page lyrics booklet, and the regular edition consists of three songs and their instrumentals. "Senaka goshi no Chance" was used as the theme song for the drama Boku, Unmei no Hito desu starring Kamenashi, Yamashita, and Fumino Kimura. [13]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" | Koudai Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo | |
2. | "Forever Summer" | Tomohisa Yamashita, Kazuya Kamenashi | Yamashita, Kamenashi, Zen Nishizawa | |
3. | "Gyakuten Revolution" (逆転レボルシオン "Reverse Revolution") | Zopp | Jonas Mengler, Pink Pierrot | |
4. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" (Instrumental) | Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo | |
5. | "Forever Summer" (Instrumental) | Yamashita, Kamenashi | Yamashita, Kamenashi, Nishizawa | |
6. | "Gyakuten Revolution" (Instrumental) | Zopp | Mengler, Pink Pierrot |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" | Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo | |
2. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" (Music video + making-of) | Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Senaka goshi no Chance" | Iwatsubo | Iwatsubo | |
2. | "Follow Me" (Kamenashi solo) | Kamenashi | Chris Wahle, CR | |
3. | "Bird" (Yamashita solo) | Yamashita | Greg Bonnick, Hayden Chapman, Adrian Mckinnon, Takuya Harada | |
4. | "Super Funker!!" | Yuuki Fujii | Dailydose | |
5. | "Follow Me" (Instrumental) | Kamenashi | Wahle, CR | |
6. | "Bird" (Instrumental) | Yamashita | Bonnick, Chapman, Mckinnon, Harada | |
7. | "Super Funker!!" (Instrumental) | Fujii | Dailydose |
The single debuted at number one on the Oricon singles weekly chart, selling 175,269 copies. [14] The single spent a total of twenty-three weeks on the Oricon charts. [15] "Senaka goshi no Chance" debuted at number sixty on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart on May 8, 2017. [16] It rose to number forty-one on May 22 and peaked at number one the following week. [17] [18] The song charted for eleven weeks on the Hot 100 chart. [19] The single also topped the Billboard Japan top singles sales chart, selling 188,231 copies in its first week. [20]
The single was certified Gold by RIAJ in May 2017. [21]
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