Yo-kai Exercise No. 2
"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" | ||||
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Single by Dream5 | ||||
from the album Yo-kai Watch Music Best - First Season and the EP Colors | ||||
Released | June 17, 2015 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 5:00 | |||
Label | FRAME | |||
Producer(s) | Takashi Takagi | |||
Dream5 singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" on YouTube |
"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" (Japanese: ようかい
Background and release
[edit]"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" acts as a sequel to Dream5's 12th single, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1", which was also used as an ending theme to the Yo-kai Watch TV-series. Due to "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1" being "a hit", multiple Dream5 members stated that they felt pressured to make "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" a good follow-up. The song was choreographed by Lucky Ikeda,[1] who had previously choreographed multiple other songs for the Yo-kai Watch series, such as "Gera Gera Po" and "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!". According to Dream5 member Kotori Shigemoto, Ikeda based the choreography on the song's lyrics.[2]
"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" was first shown at the Level-5 Vision event on April 7, 2015, where it was performed live by Dream5.[3] The song later debuted in the Yo-kai Watch TV-series as the new ending theme in episode 68, aired May 8, 2015. On the same day, a short version of the song was uploaded to YouTube by Avex Trax. The song was released as a CD and DVD later on June 17, under the FRAME label.[4][5]
In December 2015, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" appeared as one of the 10 songs in Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version.[6]
Chart performance
[edit]"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" made nine appearances on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 4.[5] The song debuted on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart at number 47 for the week of July 4, 2015,[7] before dropping to number 100 and leaving the chart in the following two weeks.[8][9] "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" also appeared on the Billboard Japan Hot Animation chart, where it peaked at number 7.[10]
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the CD and DVD release of "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2".[11]
- Takashi Takagi – producer
- Dream5 – vocals
- Lucky Ikeda – music video producer, choreography
- Kenichiro Kimura – coordination
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" | 5:00 |
2. | "Shirokuro Tsukenai Koi Mo Aru" | 1:26 |
3. | "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" (Karaoke) | 5:00 |
4. | "Shirokuro Tsukenai Koi Mo Aru" (Karaoke) | 1:26 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Japan (Oricon)[5] | 4 |
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[8] | 47 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dream5、
前作 の大 ヒットで「プレッシャー感 じる」" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 18, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2021. - ^ "『
妖怪 ウォッチ』大 ヒットの裏 にある、ラッキィ池田 の"存在 感 "" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2021. - ^ "Dream5、
新曲 「ようかい体操 第 二 」初 披露 ". Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. April 7, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2021. - ^ Yasuda, Shunsuke (May 15, 2015). "「ようかい
体操 第 二 」ジャケット&ミュージックビデオ公開 ". Game Watch (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. Retrieved March 19, 2021. - ^ a b c "ようかい
体操 第 二 " (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 19, 2021. - ^ Romano, Sal (October 18, 2015). "Yo-kai Watch Dance will only have 10 songs". Gematsu. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Japan Hot 100: The Week of July 4, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Japan Hot 100: The Week of July 11, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Japan Hot 100: The Week of July 18, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Animation". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Dream5 (June 17, 2015). "ようかい
体操 第 二 " (CD, DVD) (in Japanese). FRAME.