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Koi no Kisetsu

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Wikipedia article




is the debut single by the Japanese band . Written by Tokiko Iwatani and Taku Izumi, the single was released on July 20, 1968 by King Records. A musical film based on the song was released by Shochiku in 1969.

Background



"Koi no Kisetsu" earned Pinky & Killers the New Artist Award at the 10th Japan Record Awards in December 1968. The band also performed the song on the 19th 'Khaku Uta Gassen' that year, making them the first mixed group to perform on NHK's New Year's Eve special. After much deliberation, the show's producers assigned the band to the Red team, as vocalist Yko Kon ("Pinky") was the band leader.

The song was featured in the soundtrack of the 2009 anime film 'Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance'.

Commercial performance



The single stayed at No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart for 17 combined weeks from September 23, 1968 to January 20, 1969 and landed at No. 3 on Oricon's 1968 year-ending chart and at No. 4 on Oricon's 1969 year-ending chart, selling over 2.7 million copies. The song was ranked at No. 18 on Oricon's historical singles chart.

Track listing



All lyrics are written by Tokiko Iwatani; all music is composed and arranged by Taku Izumi.

Personnel



* Yko Kon lead vocals

* George Hamano backing vocals

* Louis Takano guitar

* Endy Yamaguchi bass

* Pancho Kagami drums

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Cover versions



* Sachiko Nishida covered the song on her 2007 CD box set 'Nishida Sachiko Kaydaizensh'.

* GO!GO!7188 covered the song on their 2008 cover album 'Tora no Ana 2'.

* Akina Nakamori covered the song on her 2009 cover album 'Mood Kay: Utahime Shwa Meikyoku Sh'.

* Naomi Sagara covered the song on her 2010 compilation 'Golden Best: Naomi Sagara Complete Singles + Hit Cover Collection'.

* Kiyomi Suzuki covered the song on her 2011 cover album 'Woman Sings the Blues'.

* Hideaki Tokunaga covered the song on his 2012 cover album 'Vocalist Vintage'.

* Yutaka Mizutani covered the song on his 2015 cover album 'Toki no Tabibito 2015'.

* Begin covered the song on their 2017 album 'Begin no Marcha Chora 2'.

Film



A Japanese musical film of the same name, based on the song, was released by Shochiku on February 21, 1969.

The film was an overseas box office hit in the Soviet Union when it released there in 1970, selling a total of tickets.

References




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