Gomennasai no Kissing You

"Gomennasai no Kissing You"

CD+DVD edition cover
Single by E-girls
from the album Colorful Pop
B-side "Hatsukoi"
"Fancy Baby"
"Koi no Boogie Woogie Train"
Released October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)
Format
Genre
Length 03:42
Label Rhythm Zone
Writer(s) Yu Shimoji
Producer(s) Clarabell
E-girls singles chronology
"Candy Smile"
(2013)
"Gomennasai no Kissing You"
(2013)
"Kurukuru"
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Japan[1]

"Gomennasai no Kissing You" (Japanese: ごめんなさいのKissing You) is a song by the Japanese girl group E-girls. It was released on October 2, 2013, as the group's sixth single[2] and it was released a week earlier digitally as their fifth digital single.[3]

Background

The single release was announced on August 12, 2013, on E-girls' official website, along with release day, prices and editions.[4] In August 30, the website announced more two editions of the single: One Coin CD and Music Card edition. On September 2, jacket covers and tracklist of the single were revealed. The single features a song of the group Flower, one of the groups included on E-girls. This is the second time a song of a specific group is being included in a E-girls single, with the first being "Dreaming Girls", of the group Dream, included on E-girls' debut single "Celebration!".[5]

Editions

Composition

"Gomennasai no Kissing You" was written by Yu Shimoji, composed and arranged by Clarabell. "Hatsukoi" was written by Narumi Yamamoto, composed by Chris Meyer, Takumi Tsukada and Grace and arranged by Pochi. It is a song of the group Flower. "Fancy Baby" was written by Kanata Okajima, who also composed the song with Jon Hallgren. "Koi no Boogie Woogie Train" was written by Minako Yoshida, composed by Kanata Okajima, and arranged by Yuta Nakano.

Participating members

"Gomennasai no Kissing You"

Music video

A short version of the music video for the song was revealed on September 9, 2013, on Avex Trax's YouTube channel. The full version was broadcast the following day, September 10, on the music channel M-On!. It features the girls in an amusement park performing the song. The middle part of the video includes a dance battle between the performers of the groups Flower and Happiness, and a special part including the members of the non-debuted group Bunny in marching band outfits. At the end, all the girls made the sign of "apology" in a circle. The music video was directed by Shigeaki Kubo.

Promotions

"Gomennasai no Kissing You" was used as theme song for the Japanese movie King of Gomennasai. The song was also performed on some TV shows, such as Music Dragon and Music Japan. "Hatsukoi", Flower's song, was used as theme song for Samantha Thavassa's Samantha×Kawaii×Art TV advertisement for the month of September.[10] "Fancy Baby" was used as theme song for CX's TV show Mezamashi News during the month of October.[11]

Track listing

CD+DVD edition:[6]
No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "Gomennasai no Kissing You" ( (ごめんなさいのKissing You))Yu ShimojiClarabellClarabell 3:43
2. "Hatsukoi" ( (初恋, "First Love") (Flower)Narumi Yamamoto
  • Chris Meyer
  • Takumi Tsukada
  • Grace
Pochi 3:41
3. "Fancy Baby"  Kanata Okajima
  • Kanata Okajima
  • Jon Hallgren
Jon Hallgren 3:27
4. "Koi no Boogie Woogie Train" ( (恋のブギ・ウギ・トレイン, "Boogie Woogie Train of Love"))Minako YoshidaKanata OkajimaYuta Nakano 4:24
5. "Gomennasai no Kissing You" (Instrumental) ( (ごめんなさいのKissing You))) ClarabellClarabell 3:42
Total length:
18:54
Notes

Chart performance

The physical single debuted at number two in Oricon's daily singles, selling 32,246 in its first day. In its fourth day of sales, the single climbed to the number one spot, selling 8,533 copies on that day.

Oricon chart

Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
Daily Singles Chart[14] 1 32,246 101,404+
Weekly Singles Chart 2 73,332
Monthly Singles Chart 8 89,219

Billboard Japan charts

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[15] 3
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[16] 5
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay[17] 4
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[18] 1

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Japan September 25, 2013 Digital download (Song only)[3] Rhythm Zone
October 2, 2013 Digital download,[12] CD single[2]

References

  1. Rolling Stone Japan Edition review
  2. 1 2 "「ごめんなさいのKissing You」 E-Girls│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  3. 1 2 "iTunes - ミュージック - E-girls「ごめんなさいのKissing You - Single」". iTunes Store (in Japanese). 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  4. "10/2発売 Newシングル「ごめんなさいのKissing You」ジャケ写・商品情報解禁!". LDH / Avex Trax (in Japanese). 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  5. "E-girls「謝罪の王様」主題歌シングルにアン・ルイスカバー". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  6. 1 2 "Amazon.com: ごめんなさいのKissing You (CD+DVD) (初回生産限定盤): 音楽". Amazon Japan (in Japanese). 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  7. 1 2 "Amazon.com: ごめんなさいのKissing You: 音楽". Amazon Japan (in Japanese). 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  8. 1 2 "ごめんなさいのKissing You (ワンコインCD)|mu-moショップ". Mu-mo (in Japanese). 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  9. 1 2 "ごめんなさいのKissing You (ミュージックカード)|mu-moショップ". Mu-mo (in Japanese). 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  10. "Samantha Thavasa 「Samantha × カワイイ × Art」CM "LOVE LOVE Samantha編" - Youtube". Samantha Thavasa's YouTube channel. 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  11. "【E-girls】"Fancy Baby" to be the theme song of CX "MEZAMASHI NEWS~"". LDH (in Japanese). 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  12. 1 2 "iTunes - ミュージック - E-girls「ごめんなさいのKissing You - Single」". iTunes Store (in Japanese). 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  13. "iTunes - ミュージック - Flower「初恋 - Single」". iTunes Store (in Japanese). 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  14. "【E-girls】~Ranking 1st on Oricon Daily for the first time on 10/5~ New Single "Gomennasaino Kissing You" released on 10/2(Wed.)". LDH (in Japanese). 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  15. "Billboard Japan Hot 100│Charts│Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan's Hot 100 for October 14th)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  16. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Airplay│Charts│Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan's Hot Singles Sales for October 14th)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  17. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Airplay│Charts│Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan's Hot 100 Airplay for October 14th)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  18. "Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay│Charts│Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan's Adult Contemporary Airplay for October 14th)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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