"Ai Ai Gasa" (アイアイ傘) is the third single by the Japanese duo Tegomass, released on June 18, 2008, by Jonny's Entertainment. It was used as the ending theme for the anime Neo Angelique ~Abyss~. It ranked first on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and charted for 13 weeks.[1]

"Ai Ai Gasa"
Single by Tegomass
from the album Tegomasu no Uta
B-side
  • Bokura no Uta
  • Moshimo Boku ga Pochi Dattara...
  • Boku no Cinderella
ReleasedJune 18, 2008
Recorded2008
GenreJ-pop
LabelJohnny's Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Zopp
Tegomass singles chronology
"Kiss ~Kaerimichi no Love Song"
(2007)
"Ai Ai Gasa"
(2008)
"Tanabata Matsuri"
(2009)

"Ai Ai Gasa" was certified Gold by the RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies.[2]

Title edit

Literally ai ai gasa (相合傘) means to share an umbrella,[3] but it could also be read as "Love-Love Umbrella", as the word for love (愛) is also pronounced ai. As such, sharing an umbrella as a couple in Japan is considered a romantic expression, and teenagers often draw an umbrella with their name and the name of their crush, the way one would in a heart. In Tegomass's video, the two are creating rain to make a young boy and girl walk under an umbrella together.

Track lists edit

Limited edition track list:

  1. "Ai ai gasa"
  2. "Bokura no Uta"
  3. "Moshi mo Boku ga Pochi Dattara…"

DVD track list:

  1. "Ai ai gasa" (PV)
  2. "Ai ai gasa" (Making)

Regular edition track list:

  1. "Ai ai gasa"
  2. "Bokura no Uta"
  3. "Moshi mo Boku ga Pochi Dattara…"
  4. "Boku no Cinderella"
  5. "Ai ai gasa" (original karaoke)

References edit

  1. ^ "テゴマス-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 20, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会|各種統計". Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  3. ^ See 相合傘 on Wiktionary.[unreliable source?]