Unbalance na Kiss o Shite

Unbalance na Kiss o Shite (アンバランスなKissをして / An Unbalanced Kiss) is the second single released by Japanese artist Hiro Takahashi on December 17, 1993. It peaked on the Oricon charts at No. 28 upon its initial debut, and again in 2005 at No. 187.[1] The single had also charted in 2004 with the song "Hohoemi no Bakudan" (微笑みの爆弾 / Smile Bomb) by Matsuko Mawatari, which was written by Hsiao-Lung Lee and Matsuko Mawatari.[1][2]

"Unbalance na Kiss o Shite"
Single by Hiro Takahashi
from the album Welcome to Popsicle Channel
ReleasedDecember 17, 1993
GenreJ-pop
Length3:50 (12" version)
LabelMedia Remoras
Songwriter(s)Hiro Takahashi
Hiroshi Yamada
Producer(s)Hiro Takahashi
Hiro Takahashi singles chronology
"Itsumo Jōkigen"
(1993)
"Unbalance na Kiss o Shite"
(1993)
"Kimi ja Nakerya Imi Ga Naine"
(1994)

This song also became the third ending of the anime series YuYu Hakusho.

Track listing

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1993 release

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Unbalance na Kiss o Shite" (アンバランスなKISSをして / An Unbalanced Kiss)Hiroshi YamadaHiro Takahashi • Tamiaki • Daisuke KawaiNorihiko Hibino3:50
2."Unbalance na Kiss o Shite" (Instrumental) Hiro Takahashi • Tamiaki • Daisuke KawaiNorihiko Hibino3:52

2005 release

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Side 1
No.TitleVersionLength
1."微笑みの爆弾" (by Mawatari)(vocal) 
2."アンバランスなKISSをして" (by Takahashi)(vocal) 
3."太陽がまた輝くとき" (by Takahashi)(vocal) 
4."微笑みの爆弾" (by Mawatari)(DJ YEBISU REMIX) 
5."アンバランスなKISSをして" (by Takahashi)(TABATA REMIX) 
6."微笑みの爆弾" (by Mawatari)(inst.) 
7."アンバランスなKISSをして" (by Takahashi)(inst.) 
8."太陽がまた輝くとき" (by Takahashi)(inst.) 

Personnel

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  • Norihiko Hibino: arrangement
  • Hiro Takahashi: keyboards, synthesizer, chorus
  • Tamiaki: electric guitar
  • Daisuke Kawai: organ, synthesizer

Covers

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  • Eizo Japan - track #5 on album EIZO Japan 1 (2009)
  • misono - covered a clip of the song in "misono to Utaou! Animedley II", track #5 from her album Cover Album (2009)
  • M.O.E - track #16 on album Oretachi no Uta wo Kiku CD (2011)
  • Lead - track #3 on their jacket A edition of their single Hurricane (2011). They released an alternate version of the song on their CD+COUPLING BEST version of their studio album Now or Never (2012).
  • Ayabie - track #1 on album V-ANIME ROCKS evolution (2013).

Chart positions

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References

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  1. ^ a b ""微笑みの爆弾/アンバランスなkissをして" single at Oricon (オリコン)". Kabushiki-gaisha Oricon (株式会社オリコン). Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  2. ^ a b c ""アンバランスなkissをして" single at Oricon (オリコン)". Kabushiki-gaisha Oricon (株式会社オリコン). Retrieved 2011-08-24.