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| Artist = [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]
| Artist = [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]
| Cover = YMO_NaughtyBoys.jpg
| Cover = YMO_NaughtyBoys.jpg
| Released = 1983
| Released = May 24, 1983
| Recorded =
| Recorded = October 1982 - March 1983
| Genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]] ([[Electronic dance music|dance]], [[Electronic rock|rock]]), [[J-pop|J‑pop]], [[Synthpop]]
| Genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]] ([[Electronic dance music|dance]], [[Electronic rock|rock]]), [[J-pop|J‑pop]], [[New Wave music|New Wave]], [[Synthpop]]
| Length = 38:25
| Length = 38:25
| Label = [[Alfa Records]]
| Label = [[Alfa Records]]
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{{nihongo|'''''Naughty Boys'''''|浮気なぼくら|Uwaki na bokura; "Naughty boys"}} is the sixth album by [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]. It contains the [[J-pop|pop-oriented]] single "Kimi ni Mune Kyun", as well as a "preview" of "You've Got to Help Yourself", which was released in its full version on the companion album ''[[Naughty Boys Instrumental]]'', and again with vocals on ''[[Service (album)|Service]]''. ''Naughty Boys'' was their final album to top the [[Oricon]] charts. After that, no [[technopop]] artist was able to reach No.1 until [[Perfume (group)|Perfume]]'s 2008 album ''[[Game (Perfume album)|Game]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3045|title=Perfume becomes first technopop group at #1 since YMO|accessdate= November 21, 2008|date=April 23, 2008|publisher= tokyograph.com }}</ref>
{{nihongo|'''''Naughty Boys'''''|浮気なぼくら|Uwaki na bokura; "Naughty boys"}} is the sixth album by [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]], recorded from October 1982 to March 1983, and released on May 24, 1983.<ref name="allmusic_naughty"/> It contains the [[J-pop|pop-oriented]] single "Kimi ni Mune Kyun", as well as a "preview" of "You've Got to Help Yourself", which was released in its full version on the companion album ''[[Naughty Boys Instrumental]]'', and again with vocals on ''[[Service (album)|Service]]''.


==Overview==
"Kimi ni Mune Kyun" also became the highest charting single by a technopop artist on the Oricon charts, debuting at No. 2; a record the song retained until [[Perfume (group)|Perfume]]'s "[[Love the World]]" debuted at No. 1 in [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080715/gnj0807150432006-n1.htm|title=テクノ史上初！Perfumeオリコン1位|accessdate=2008-07-15|date=2008-07-15|publisher=Sankei Sports|language=Japanese |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080717080521/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080715/gnj0807150432006-n1.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3521|title=Perfume achieves technopop's first #1 single|accessdate=2008-11-21|date=2008-07-16|publisher=Tokyograph.com}}</ref> "Ongaku" ("Music") was reportedly written by [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] for his then-three-year-old daughter, [[Miu Sakamoto|Miu]]. ''Naughty Boys'' was re-released in 2004 in a double disc package alongside ''Naughty Boys Instrumental''.
''Naughty Boys'' was their final album to top the [[Oricon]] charts. After that, no [[technopop]] artist was able to reach No.1 until [[Perfume (group)|Perfume]]'s 2008 album ''[[Game (Perfume album)|Game]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3045|title=Perfume becomes first technopop group at #1 since YMO|accessdate= November 21, 2008|date=April 23, 2008|publisher= tokyograph.com }}</ref> "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" also became the highest charting single by a technopop artist on the Oricon charts, debuting at No. 2; a record the song retained until [[Perfume (group)|Perfume]]'s "[[Love the World]]" debuted at No. 1 in [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080715/gnj0807150432006-n1.htm|title=テクノ史上初！Perfumeオリコン1位|accessdate=2008-07-15|date=2008-07-15|publisher=Sankei Sports|language=Japanese |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080717080521/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080715/gnj0807150432006-n1.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3521|title=Perfume achieves technopop's first #1 single|accessdate=2008-11-21|date=2008-07-16|publisher=Tokyograph.com}}</ref> "Ongaku" ("Music") was reportedly written by [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] for his then-three-year-old daughter, [[Miu Sakamoto|Miu]]. ''Naughty Boys'' was re-released in 2004 in a double disc package alongside ''Naughty Boys Instrumental''.


Various [[Cover song|cover versions]] of "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" have been produced by later artists, including [[The Human League]] ("[[YMO Versus The Human League]]" in 1993),<Ref>{{cite web|title=Yellow Magic Orchestra Versus Human League, The – YMO Versus The Human League|publisher=[[Discogs]]|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/504204|accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref> [[Asako Toki]] (in 2006),<ref>{{cite web|title=Yellow Magic Orchestra|work=whosampled.com|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sampled/Yellow%20Magic%20Orchestra/|accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref> and [[Yūko Andō (singer)|Yuko Ando]]. In 2009, a cover of "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" was used as the ending theme song for the [[anime]] series ''[[Maria Holic]]'', sung by [[Asami Sanada]], [[Marina Inoue]], and [[Yū Kobayashi]], the [[Seiyū|voice actresses]] of the main characters.
Various [[Cover song|cover versions]] of "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" have been produced by later artists, including [[The Human League]] ("[[YMO Versus The Human League]]" in 1993),<Ref>{{cite web|title=Yellow Magic Orchestra Versus Human League, The – YMO Versus The Human League|publisher=[[Discogs]]|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/504204|accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref> [[Asako Toki]] (in 2006),<ref>{{cite web|title=Yellow Magic Orchestra|work=whosampled.com|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sampled/Yellow%20Magic%20Orchestra/|accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref> and [[Yūko Andō (singer)|Yuko Ando]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paxmaveiti: Yuko Ando|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=CTCR-40301|work=cdjapan.co.jp|accessdate=15 July 2011}}</ref> Also in 2009, a cover of "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" was used as the ending theme song for the [[anime]] series ''[[Maria Holic]]'', sung by [[Asami Sanada]], [[Marina Inoue]], and [[Yū Kobayashi]], the [[Seiyū|voice actresses]] of the main characters.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

Revision as of 20:16, 15 July 2011

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Naughty Boys (浮気なぼくら, Uwaki na bokura; "Naughty boys") is the sixth album by Yellow Magic Orchestra, recorded from October 1982 to March 1983, and released on May 24, 1983.[1] It contains the pop-oriented single "Kimi ni Mune Kyun", as well as a "preview" of "You've Got to Help Yourself", which was released in its full version on the companion album Naughty Boys Instrumental, and again with vocals on Service.

Overview

Naughty Boys was their final album to top the Oricon charts. After that, no technopop artist was able to reach No.1 until Perfume's 2008 album Game.[2] "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" also became the highest charting single by a technopop artist on the Oricon charts, debuting at No. 2; a record the song retained until Perfume's "Love the World" debuted at No. 1 in 2008.[3][4] "Ongaku" ("Music") was reportedly written by Ryuichi Sakamoto for his then-three-year-old daughter, Miu. Naughty Boys was re-released in 2004 in a double disc package alongside Naughty Boys Instrumental.

Various cover versions of "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" have been produced by later artists, including The Human League ("YMO Versus The Human League" in 1993),[5] Asako Toki (in 2006),[6] and Yuko Ando in 2009.[7] Also in 2009, a cover of "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" was used as the ending theme song for the anime series Maria Holic, sung by Asami Sanada, Marina Inoue, and Yū Kobayashi, the voice actresses of the main characters.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Kimi ni, mune kyun. (A holiday affair)" (君に、胸キュン。（浮気なヴァカンス）; "Kimi ni, mune kyun. (Uwaki na vacances)")Takashi MatsumotoYellow Magic Orchestra4:07
2."Expected Way" (希望の路; "Kibou no michi")Yukihiro TakahashiTakahashi4:34
3."Focus"Haruomi Hosono/Peter BarakanTakahashi/Hosono3:41
4."Ongaku" (音楽; "Ongaku")Ryuichi SakamotoSakamoto3:25
5."Opened My Eyes"Takahashi/BarakanTakahashi3:40
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."You've Got to Help Yourself (Preview)" (以心電信（予告編）; "Ishin denshin (Yokokuhen)") Takahashi/Sakamoto0:30
2."Lotus Love"HosonoHosono4:05
3."Kai-Koh" (邂逅; "Kaikō")SakamotoSakamoto4:27
4."Expecting Rivers" (希望の河; "Kibou no kawa")TakahashiTakahashi/Sakamoto4:37
5."Wild Ambitions"HosonoHosono/Sakamoto5:10

Translation notes

As on some other YMO albums, song titles are provided in both Japanese and English, and some have different translations all together:

  • "君に、胸キュン。" translates to "My Heart Beats for You."
  • Though "Expected Way" and "Expecting Rivers" are the official translations, the Japanese titles translate to "Desired path" and "River of hope", respectively.
  • "以心電信" translates to "Telegram from the Heart".
  • "邂逅" translates to "Chance Meeting".

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Naughty Boys at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Perfume becomes first technopop group at #1 since YMO". tokyograph.com. April 23, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  3. ^ "テクノ史上初！Perfumeオリコン1位" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 2008-07-15. Archived from the original on 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  4. ^ "Perfume achieves technopop's first #1 single". Tokyograph.com. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  5. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra Versus Human League, The – YMO Versus The Human League". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  6. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  7. ^ "Paxmaveiti: Yuko Ando". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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