Honnou
- Artist
- Shiina Ringo
- Single
- Honnou (本能; Instinct)
- Released
- 1999.10.27
- Tracklist
- Honnou (本能; Instinct)
- Aozora (あおぞら; Blue Sky)
- Rinne Highlight (輪廻ハイライト; Rebirth Highlight)
- Information
Honnou is Shiina Ringo's fourth single. This was released simultaneously as the re-release of Shiina's debut single, Koufukuron. The single rose to #2 in Oricon charts and charted for #24 weeks. This single sold 997,050 units in Japan. The B-sides Aozora and Rinne Headlight were used as Suntory Cocktail Bar CM songs. Rinne Highlight is a cover of Susanna Hoffs' song No Kind of Love. Currently this is Shiina's most successful single.
Shiina cosplaying as a nurse in the music video and on the single cover was much talked about. Shiina also cosplayed in this manner in television performances.
Gips was originally meant to be released in place of Honnou, however due to sickness Shiina was not able to record Gips in time for the single's release (and hence, the already recorded Honnou was chosen to be released instead).
Contents
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Shiina Ringo
- Music
- Shiina Ringo
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Kameda Seiji
- Bass: Kameda Seiji
- Drums: Muraishi Masayuki
- Guitar: Nagoshi Yukio
- Piano: Saito Yuta
- Synths: Nakayama Nobuhiko
- Recording/Mixing: Inoue Uni at Kame-star Studio, Studio Terra
Music Video
The PV for Honnou was directed by Kimura Yutaka. It features Shiina Ringo cosplaying as a nurse in a white room. For most of the music video, she performs the song between blood drips, while behind her is abassist cosplaying as a doctor. In many scenes she is shown breaking a sheet of glass (sometimes punching it, while others hicking it with her high heels).
The person cosplaying a doctor in the music video is in fact the bassist for one of Shiina's Zecchoushuu bands Hatsuiku Status, Torii Yasunobu (鳥井泰伸).
The music video won in the 1999 Space Shower awards for best female video.
Disambiguation
There are three known versions of Honnou to be found in Shiina Ringo's discography. These include:
- Honnou
- Found on the Honnou single as #1, and #12 on her Shouso Strip album. This is the version set to the PV.
- Honnou (Gekokujyo Xstasy Live)
- Found on the Gekokujyo Xstasy Live DVD as track #1. The song was used as the opening act and set the theme for the entire tour/DVD.
- Honnou (Just Can't Help It. Live)
- Found on the Just Can't Help It. DVD as track #14. This version is a self cover, as Shiina was part of Tokyo Jihen at the time.
Oricon Chart Positions
| Date | Week Rank | Week Sales | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999.11.08 | 2 | 237,910 | 237,910 |
| 1999.11.15 | 3 | 92,540 | 330,450 |
| 1999.11.22 | 4 | 97,690 | 428,140 |
| 1999.11.29 | 4 | 76,740 | 504,880 |
| 1999.12.06 | 8 | 81,380 | 586,260 |
| 1999.12.13 | 7 | 65,430 | 651,690 |
| 1999.12.20 | 9 | 59,150 | 710,840 |
| 1999.12.27 | 7 | 44,150 | 754,990 |
| 2000.01.03 | 14 | 33,630 | 788,620 |
| 2000.01.10+17 | 9 | 74,840 | 863,460 |
| 2000.01.24 | 11 | 20,510 | 883,970 |
| 2000.01.31 | 18 | 23,910 | 907,880 |
| 2000.02.07 | 24 | 24,380 | 932,260 |
| 2000.02.14 | 37 | 14,070 | 946,330 |
| 2000.02.21 | 30 | 14,380 | 960,710 |
| 2000.02.28 | 39 | 8,310 | 969,020 |
| 2000.03.06 | 57 | 6,420 | 975,440 |
| 2000.03.13 | 51 | 4,290 | 979,730 |
| 2000.03.20 | 59 | 3,850 | 983,580 |
| 2000.03.27 | 59 | 3,410 | 986,990 |
| 2000.04.03 | 72 | 2,750 | 989,740 |
| 2000.04.10 | 68 | 2,750 | 992,490 |
| 2000.04.17 | 77 | 2,550 | 995,040 |
| 2000.04.24 | 81 | 2,010 | 997,050 |
