Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu

"Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu"
Single by Candies
from the album Candy Label
LanguageJapanese
English titleMidsummer Greetings
B-side"Orange no Umi"
ReleasedJuly 21, 1977 (1977-07-21)
Recorded1977
Genre
Length2:58
LabelCBS Sony
Composer(s)Juichi Sase
Lyricist(s)Makoto Kitajō
Producer(s)
Candies singles chronology
"Yasashii Akuma"
(1977) 		"Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu"
(1977) 		"Un, Deux, Trois"
(1977)

"Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" (暑中お見舞い申し上げます, "Midsummer Greetings") is the 15th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Makoto Kitajō and Juichi Sase, the single was released on July 21, 1977. The song appeared on their 1977 album Candy Label.[1][2]

The song peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 298,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Makoto Kitajō

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" ((暑中お見舞い申し上げます, "Midsummer Greetings"))Juichi SaseKōji Makaino2:58
2."Orange no Umi" (Orenji no Umi (オレンジの海, "The Orange Sea"))Yūsuke HoguchiHoguchi3:22

Chart positions

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 5

Cute version

"Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu"
Regular Edition cover
Single by Cute
from the album Shocking 5
LanguageJapanese
English titleMidsummer Greetings
B-side"Zansho Omimai Mōshiagemasu."
ReleasedJuly 1, 2009 (2009-07-01)
GenreJ-pop
Labelzetima
Composer(s)Juichi Sase
Lyricist(s)Makoto Kitajō
Cute singles chronology
"Bye Bye Bye!"
(2009) 		"Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu"
(2009) 		"Everyday Zekkōchō!!"
(2009)
Music video
"Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu"
on YouTube

Hello! Project girl group Cute released their version of "Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" as their ninth single on July 1, 2009.[4][5][6] It was released in a normal CD-only edition, and a limited edition with a bonus DVD.[4][7] The song was used as the Japan Post Service Company's "Summer Greetings 2009" image song.

The single peaked at No. 5 in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" ((暑中お見舞い申し上げます, "Midsummer Greetings"))Makoto KitajōJuichi SaseShōichirō Hirata 
2."Zansho Omimai Mōshiagemasu." ((残暑 お見舞い 申し上げます。, "Late Summer Greetings."))TsunkuHatake (of Sharam Q)Yūsuke Itagaki 
3."Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu (Instrumental)" ((暑中お見舞い申し上げます, "Midsummer Greetings"))KitajōSaseHirata 

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[8] 5
Billboard Japan Hot 100[9] 20
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 5
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay 51

Other cover versions

  • Japanese girl group SweetS also released a cover of this song in 2004.

References

  1. ^ "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ^ Japanese Wikipedia on 'Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu', Retrieved 2008-10-13[circular reference]
  3. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  4. ^ a b "°C-ute、ニューシングルで昭和の名サマーチューンをカバー". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  5. ^ "°C-ute話題のカバー＆アンサーソングを超～先行配信". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  6. ^ "°C-ute、浴衣姿で1日郵便局長＆新曲を披露". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  7. ^ "Hello! Project Official Site - °C-ute - Discography" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  8. ^ a b "暑中お見舞い申し上げます °C－ｕｔｅのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  9. ^ "Billboard JAPAN Hot 100". Hanshin Contents Link Corporation & Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
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