Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1990
Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku
Buy Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo for her fifth studio album, 'Rosette'. It was released by Pony Canyon as the album's lead single on January 10, 1990. Although it was not officially released on vinyl, a few copies were produced for promotional use. Kudo performed the song on the 41st Khaku Uta Gassen, marking her third appearance on the program. In 2015, DAM asked their users to select their favorite Shizuka Kudo songs to sing karaoke to and compiled a top ten list; "Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku" came in at number six.
Background
The song is described as a retro-sounding pop number, reminiscent of Group Sounds. It was written by Gor Matsui and composed by Tsugutoshi Got. Got and his Draw4 band members Satoshi Kadokura, Takeshi Fuj, Hiroaki Sugawara and Noriyasu Murase created the arrangement while Got produced the track. It is the first collaboration between Matsui and Got since "Koi Hitoyo". Lyrically, the song describes the temptation the protagonist reads on the lips of a potential lover she is being lured by. The opening line of the song is the familiar saying, , which loosely translates to "wait a minute!". Matsui was inspired by Kudo making it her personal catchphrase at the time to write it into the song. Kudo has described Matsui as "observant", stating of her working relationship with him, "we only exchange emails once a year but he always knows exactly the right lyrics to write".
Cover version
In 2017, Yichir Umehara recorded a cover of the song for the Shizuka Kudo-as-sung-by male voice actors tribute album, 'Shizuka Kudo Tribute'.
Chart performance
"Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku" debuted at number-one on the Oricon Singles Chart, with 119,000 units sold in its first week. It slid to number two the following week, then to number three, before rising to the top of the chart a second time on its fourth week. The single charted in the top 100 for a total of 18 weeks. The song ranked at number two on the monthly Oricon Singles Chart for the months of January and February 1990, bested first by Tatsuro Yamashita's "Christmas Eve" and then by Buck-Tick's "Aku no Hana". It ranked at number eight on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart.
Track listing
Charts
Certification
See also
* List of Oricon number-one singles
References
Category:1990 songs
Category:1990 singles
Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Tsugutoshi Got
Category:Songs with lyrics by Gor Matsui
Category:Shizuka Kudo songs
Category:Pony Canyon singles
Buy Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 1990