Shūji to Akira
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| Shūji to Akira 修二と彰 |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2005 |
| Labels | Johnny's Entertainment |
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| Kazuya Kamenashi Tomohisa Yamashita |
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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 wo 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.
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[edit] "Seishun Amigo"
| "Seishun Amigo 青春アミーゴ" |
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| Single by Shūji to Akira | |
| B-side | "Colorful" (カラフル Karafuru) "Kizuna" (絆 Bonds) |
| Released | November 2, 2005 |
| Format | CD |
| Recorded | 2005 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 26:28 (Regular edition) 13:15 (Limited edition) |
| Label | Johnny's Entertainment |
[edit] Single information
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.
[edit] Track list
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| # | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Seishun Amigo" | Zopp | Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand | 4:36 | |||||
| 2. | "Colorful" (カラフル, from the drama Dragon Zakura) | Tomohisa Yamashita | Kosuke Morimoto | 4:29 | |||||
| 3. | "Kizuna" (絆, from the drama Gokusen 2) | 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 | |||||
| Limited Edition | |||||||||
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| # | 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 | |||||
[edit] Chart information
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.[1] It maintained its number one spot the following week, selling another 250,108 copies.[2] The single sold more than a million copies in less than four weeks[3] and spent a total of sixty-five weeks on the Oricon charts.[4]
The single became the best-selling single of 2005[5] and the third best-selling single of 2006.[6]
[edit] Charts, peaks and certifications
[edit] Charts
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[edit] Sales and certifications
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[edit] Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by "Pop Star" by Ken Hirai |
Oricon weekly number one single November 14, 2005 – November 21, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Wish" by Arashi |
| Preceded by "Snow! Snow! Snow!" by KinKi Kids |
Oricon weekly number one single January 9, 2006 – January 16, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Feel" by Kumi Koda |
| Preceded by "Hitomi wo Tojite" by Ken Hirai |
Oricon yearly number-one single 2005 |
Succeeded by "Real Face" by KAT-TUN |
[edit] Performances
- 2005.10.23 Utawara Hot Top 10 (歌笑HOTヒット10)
- 2005.10.27 Utaban
- 2005.10.28 Music Station
- 2005.10.31 Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
- 2005.11.04 Music Fighter (ミュージックステーション)
- 2005.11.04 Music Station
- 2005.11.11 Music Station
- 2005.11.20 Utawara Hot Top 10
- 2005.11.30 Best Artist (ベストアーティスト Besuto Ateisuto)
- 2005.12.23 Music Station Super Live 2005
- 2005.12.31 Johnny's Countdown Live
- 2006.03.18 Song of Japan Voted by Families (家族で選ぶにっぽんの歌)
- 2006.08.26 24-Hour Television (24時間テレビ 24 Jikan Terebi)
- 2007.12.31 Johnny's Countdown Live
- 2008.12.31 Johnny's Countdown Live
- 2009.08.31 24-Hour Television
- 2009.12.15 Best Artist
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Since the single sold a total of 945,315 copies in 2005[5] and 676,352 copies in 2006,[6] it has an overall sales count of 1,621,667.
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Japanese) "2005年11月第2週のシングルランキング情報". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2005&month=11&week=2&submit4.x=13&submit4.y=18. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ (Japanese) "2005年11月第3週のシングルランキング情報". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2005&month=11&week=3&submit4.x=13&submit4.y=18. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ (Japanese) Utawara Hot Top 10. NTV. 2005-10-23.
- ^ (Japanese) "Seishun Amigo Oricon profile". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/623941/1/. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ a b c (Japanese) "2005 Oricon Yearly Singles Ranking". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/051219_01_1.html. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ a b c (Japanese) "2006 Oricon Yearly Singles Ranking". Oricon. http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/special/061221_02.html. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ (Japanese) "2006年1月第2週のシングルランキング情報". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2006&month=1&week=2&submit4.x=15&submit4.y=19. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年11月". Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200511.html. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
[edit] External links
- "Seishun Amigo" product information (Japanese)
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