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Seishun Amigo

Limited Edition
Regular Edition
Artist
Shuuji to Akira
Single
Seishun Amigo (青春アミーゴ)
Released
2005.11.02
Catalog Number
JECN-0076 (Limited), JECN-0077 (Regular)
Price
¥1,200
Tracklist
  1. Shuuji to Akira - Seishun Amigo (青春アミーゴ; Youth Friend)
  2. Yamashita Tomohisa - Colorful (カラフル)
  3. Kamenashi Kazuya - Kizuna (絆; Bonds)
  4. Shuuji to Akira - Seishun Amigo (Original Karaoke) (青春アミーゴ)
  5. Yamashita Tomohisa - Colorful (Original Karaoke) (カラフル)
  6. Kamenashi Kazuya - Kizuna (Original Karaoke) (絆)


Information

Seishun Amigo is Shuuji to Akira's first and only single. This single reached #1 in the Oricon weekly singles chart and is the #1 best-selling single of 2005 as well as the #3 single of 2006. Each song on this single was featured in a popular dorama; Seishun Amigo was the Nobuta wo Produce theme song, Colorful was the Dragon Zakura insert song, and Kizuna was the Gokusen 2 insert song. Colorful and Kizuna are sung solo by the actor featured in each specific dorama and Seishun Amigo is a duet.

The first press version included an exclusive 12-page photo-booklet, though interestingly didn't include the karaoke tracks. In 2005, the single sold 945,315 units. After 65 weeks in the Oricon chart, it sold 1,626,581 copies in total before dropping out of the top 200. The single was also released in Sweden, where it reached number 41 on the selling chart.

The single is certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, for a shipment of 1,000,000 copies.


Live Performances

Song Information

Lyrics
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Music
Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Jonas Engstrand, Ola Larsson
Other Information
Arrangement: Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Jonas Engstrand, Ola Larsson
E. Guitar: Ishinari Masato (SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD)
Strings & Brass Arrangement: Otsubo Naoki (SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD)
Strings: RUSH by Kato Takashi (SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD)
Trumpet: MIYASHIRO ERIC, Nishimura Koji, Nakagawa Eijiro (SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD)
T. Saxophone: Suzuki Akio (SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD)
Chorus & Chorus Arrangement: Takahashi Tetsuya (SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD)
Chorus: Kawamura Yumi, Mizukami Mieko (SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD)
Mixed by Kosugi Maki (SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD)

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