"Nippon Egao Hyakkei" (ニッポン笑顔百景, "Hundreds of Japanese Smiles") is a single that the Japanese female idol group Momoiro Clover Z released under the alias of Momoclo Tei Ichimon (桃黒亭一門, Momo Kuro Tei Ichimon). The single was published in Japan on September 5, 2012.[1]
| "Nippon Egao Hyakkei" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Momoclo Tei Ichimon | ||||
| Released | September 5, 2012 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | StarChild | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kenichi Maeyamada | |||
| Momoiro Clover Z singles chronology | ||||
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Details edit
The first verse of the song is simply the full name of Japanese folktale character Jugemu.
The title track is an ending theme for the anime Joshiraku.[2] The Yoshida Brothers accompany with shamisens.[3]
Reception edit
The CD single debuted at 6th place in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Since its release, the song was popular between Joshiraku fans and also from anime fans in general (since it was Joshiraku's ending credits rollout song), but in late March 2021, the song became worldwide popular seemingly out of nowhere, since a lot of mini-clips from TikTok came out imitating the now iconic side to side shake hip scene at the start and end of the ending credits roll out. This sudden popularity went so far that after 9 years, Momoiro Clover Z made a music video based on the song, resembling almost exactly the ending video from the anime originally came from.[4]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Kenichi Maeyamada
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nippon Egao Hyakkei" (ニッポン笑顔百景) | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Nippon Egao Hyakkei (guest appearance: Kikuō Hayashiya)" (ニッポン笑顔百景（客演：林家木久扇）) | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Mo Riff Da yo! Zen'in Shūgō" (もリフだョ! 全員集合) | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Better is The Best" (ベター is the Best) | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Nippon Egao Hyakkei" (Uta Nashi) | |
| 6. | "Mo Riff Da yo! Zen'in Shūgō" (Uta Nashi) | |
| 7. | "Better is The Best" (Uta Nashi) |
Chart performance edit
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 3 |
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 6 |
| Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | 11 |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 8 |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 Airplay | 48 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | 5 |
| Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay | 36 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Animation | 1 |
References edit
- ^ ももクロ、真夏の西武ドームで頭のネジ外してバカ騒ぎ. Natalie (in Japanese). 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ 桃黒亭一門「ニッポン笑顔百景」に"もリフ"も収録. Natalie (in Japanese). 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ 桃黒亭一門が鈴本演芸場にサプライズゲスト出演、新曲「ニッポン笑顔百景」熱唱. Musicman-NET (in Japanese). 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: ももクロ【MV】ニッポン笑顔百景 -ZZ ver.- MUSIC VIDEO / MOMOIRO CLOVER Z - Nippon Egao Hyakkei -ZZ ver.-. YouTube.