"Otto Chikan!" (おっとCHIKAN!) is the 4th single by the Japanese idol girl group Onyanko Club. It was released in Japan on April 21, 1986.

"Otto Chikan!"
Single by Onyanko Club
LanguageJapanese
A-side"Otto Chikan!"
B-side"Omoide Bijin"
ReleasedApril 21, 1986 (1986-04-21)
LabelCanyon
Composer(s)Hiro Nagasawa [ja]
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Onyanko Club singles chronology
"Jā ne"
(1986)
"Otto Chikan!"
(1986)
"Osaki ni Shitsurei"
(1986)

Outline

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This song praises the high school girl bullying a nerdy-looking man by accusing him of being a molester when the man truly wanted to give the girl a love letter.[1]

The song was banned from being commercially used on television sometime after its release.

The lyrics are considered extremely offensive in light of the 21st century, where molestation crimes have been severely punished and false accusations of molestation have also become a problem.[2] On the other hand, at the time this was released, music critic Kyōko Sugimura (杉村京子, Sugimura Kyōko) commented as follows. "The content depicted in the lyrics can be forgiven because it is a cute bullying by a high school girl. This is a mischievous song".[3]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Otto Chikan!" (おっとCHIKAN!)Hiro Nagasawa [ja] 
2."Omoide Bijin" (思い出美人)Masami Tsuchiya 

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[4] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon) 44

References

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  1. ^ Iwakiri, Jun, ed. (August 24, 1987). おニャン子白書 [The White Paper On Onyanko Club] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Fusosha Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 4-594-00169-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Ino, Ryōsuke, ed. (November 18, 2003). おニャン子クラブと永遠のグループアイドル [Onyanko Club And Eternal Group Idols] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Takarajimasha. p. 69. ISBN 978-4796636919.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ Mizuno, Masafumi, ed. (1986-06-01). "アイドルレコード絶対完璧レビュー" [Absolute Perfect Review for Idol Records]. THE SUGAR (in Japanese). No. June 1986. Tokyo, Japan: Kōyūsha [ja]. p. 76.
  4. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". (by subscription)
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