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[[File:LEUR L'EXISTENCE.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Leur L'Existence|EP]] Cover]]

; Artist
: [[Kahimi Karie]]
; Song
: Wakakusa no Koro (若草の頃; ''A Fantastic Moment'')
; Lyrics
: [[Kahimi Karie]]
; Music
: [[Oyamada Keigo]]
; Other Information
: Arrangement: Oyamada Keigo
: Backing vocals: [[Monsieur Kamayatsu]]


; Information
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"Wakakusa no Koro" or "A Fantastic Moment" is a [[Shibuya-Kei]] song recorded by [[Kahimi Karie]], and produced by [[Oyamada Keigo]]. It is a dreamy acoustic pop track, featuring Kahimi's vocals and backing vocals by [[Monsieur Kamayatsu]], another Shibuya-Kei artist who also worked with [[Cornelius|CORNELIUS]] on ''[[69/96]]'' (Kahimi as well). The song is performed in Japanese, but often referred to by it's English title.

==Music Video==
[[File:kahimi karie - a fantastic moment.jpg|thumb|300px|A scene from the video]]

The [[PV|music video]] for "A Fantastic Moment" features Kahimi playing around with a video camera. The video goes back and forth between scenes of Kahimi recording herself in the studio and scenes of her out in nature. 
== Disambiguation ==
There are currently three versions of "Wakakusa no Koro" to be found in [[Kahimi Karie]]'s discography. The following are listed chronilogical order of release: 
; Wakakusa no Koro
: Found on Kahimi's 1995 mini-album ''[[Leur L'Existence|LEUR L'EXISTENCE]]'' as track #2. This is the version set to the [[PV|music video]]. The song was later placed as the B-side on Kahimi's best ranking single "[[Good Morning World|GOOD MORNING WORLD]]".
; Wakakusa no Koro
: Found on the "[[Leur L'Existence|Let's Sing with Kahimi Karie]]" 8in CD included with the first press of ''LEUR EXISTENCE'' as track #1. This version does not feature any of the backing male vocals.
; Wakakusa no Koro (Demo Version)
: Found on Kahimi's fourth mini-album ''[[Le Roi Soleil]]'' as track #5. This is the original demo recording and therefor is a lot more stripped down.
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== External Links ==
*Music Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMyfYj474Ls YouTube]
*English translation: [http://members.optusnet.com.au/~waynedavidson/karie_lyric_afantasticmo.htm Kahimi Dreamy]

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[[Category:1995 Songs]]
[[Category:Kahimi Karie Songs]]