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Wakakusa no Koro
- 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
"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 on 69/96 (Kahimi as well). The song is performed in Japanese, but often referred to by it's English title.
Music Video
The 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 as track #2. This is the version set to the music video. The song was later placed as the B-side on Kahimi's best ranking single "GOOD MORNING WORLD".
- Wakakusa no Koro
- Found on the "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.
External Links
- Music Video: YouTube
- English translation: Kahimi Dreamy
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