Asia no Junshin
Appearance
"Asia no Junshin" | |
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Song |
"Asia no Junshin" (Japanese: アジアの純真, lit. "Asia's Innocence" or "True Asia") is a song recorded by the Japanese pop rock duo Puffy, released in May 1996 as their debut single.[1] It was produced and composed by Tamio Okuda, with lyrics written by Yōsui Inoue.
Cover versions
- Yōsui Inoue and Tamio Okuda, composers of "Asia no Junshin" recorded the song on their collaborative album Shopping released in 1997.
- German band Gigantor covered the song on their 1999 album Back to the Rockets.
- Junko Ohashi recorded the song on her 2007 cover album Terra 2.
- The Ventures covered the song on their 2005 album J-Rock Summer Wind (Melodies in Memories). They sung an English version of it on their album An Illustrated History.
- Bahashishi covered the song on their 2011 album Luminescence.
Track listing (3-inch CD single)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Asia no Junshin (アジアの純真, Ajia no Junshin)" | Tamio Okuda, Yōsui Inoue | |
2. | "Puffy na Ohirune (Puffyなお昼寝, Pafī na Ohirune)" | Okuda, Takemi Shima | |
3. | "Asia no Junshin (アジアの純真, Ajia no Junshin)" (Karaoke) | Okuda |
Chart positions
Chart (1996) | Position | Weeks | Sales |
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Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart (top 100)[2] | 3 | 46 | 1,189,000+[3] |
Certifications
Region | Provider | Certification (sales thresholds) |
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Japan | RIAJ | Million[4] |
Awards
The 38th Japan Record Awards | |
Year | Category |
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1996 | Best New Artist[5] |
References
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (2002-07-23). "ROCK REVIEW; New Import From Japan That's Loaded With Sugar". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ PUFFY-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of "Asia no Junshin" by Puffy". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
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