Hito ni Yasashiku
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was the first single by the Japan
ese band The Blue Hearts
. It was first released on an independent label on February 25, 1987, before the band signed with a record company. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto
, the band's lead vocalist, and was arranged by The Blue Hearts. The track is 5m26s in length. The cover for the single was designed by Junnosuke Kawaguchi
, the band's bassist.
The B-side track on the single was "Hammer (48-oku no Blues)" (ハンマー（48億のブルース）), which was written by Masatoshi Mashima
, the band's guitarist.
drama of the same name.
A cover version of the song can be heard being played on GuitarFreaks
while Charlotte wanders through the arcade in the film Lost in Translation
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese band The Blue Hearts
The Blue Hearts
was a popular Japanese punk rock band that performed from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. In 2003, they were ranked by HMV Japan as number 19 on their list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts...
. It was first released on an independent label on February 25, 1987, before the band signed with a record company. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto
Hiroto Komoto
is a Japanese rock singer who has fronted bands such as The Blue Hearts, The High-Lows and The Cro-Magnons. The official kanji for his name are 甲本 浩人, but katakana is used when writing his name in official publications.-Personal History:...
, the band's lead vocalist, and was arranged by The Blue Hearts. The track is 5m26s in length. The cover for the single was designed by Junnosuke Kawaguchi
Junnosuke Kawaguchi
is a Japanese bassist who played for bands such as The Blue Hearts. He is now a music producer in Tokyo. He was born Hiroyuki Kawaguchi in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo.-Personal History:...
, the band's bassist.
The B-side track on the single was "Hammer (48-oku no Blues)" (ハンマー（48億のブルース）), which was written by Masatoshi Mashima
Masatoshi Mashima
is a guitarist who has performed with Japanese rock bands such as The Blue Hearts, The High-Lows and The Cro-Magnons. He was born in Hino and raised in Kodaira in Tokyo, Japan.His nickname while playing was "Marcy."-Solo albums:...
, the band's guitarist.
Original recording
The song was originally released as a single on an independent label. It was again released as a single after the band signed to a record label. The new release, however, was remixed and the original recording can only be found on the analog record of the single.Other releases
The song was also released on the following albums:- Just a Beat ShowJust a Beat Showis an omnibus album of a live show in Shibuya's Yaneura on March 3, 1986, in Japan. It was released in May of the same year. The performers were Lä-Ppisch, The London Times, The Blue Hearts and The Jumps.-Background:...
- Meet the Blue HeartsMeet the Blue HeartsMeet the Blue Hearts was the first compilation album released by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It includes many of their hits from their time with the Meldac Records label and live records from their tour of America.-Disc 1:...
- East West Side StoryEast West Side StoryEast West Side Story was the second compilation album released by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It includes many of their hits from their time with the East West Japan label...
- Super BestSuper Best (album)Super Best was the compilation album by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. This retrospective is composed of their early efforts released by Meldac Records between 1987 and 1989...
- Live All Sold OutLive All Sold OutLive All Sold Out was the first live album released by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It contains 20 of their hits and was released by their label, East West Japan.-Track listing:#"Hito ni Yasashiku"...
- Yaon Live on '94 6.18/19Yaon Live on '94 6.18/19Yaon Live on '94 6.18/19 was the second live album released by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It contains 17 of their hits and was released by their label, East West Japan.-Track listing:#"Sutegoma" #"Yume"...
Related media
The song was featured in a 2002 Fuji TelevisionFuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
drama of the same name.
A cover version of the song can be heard being played on GuitarFreaks
GuitarFreaks
is a music video game series produced by Konami. The player uses a controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. The game consists of music predominantly from rock and roll and J-Pop genres, and is now in its 19th version, GuitarFreaks V8, which was released in March 28, 2011...
while Charlotte wanders through the arcade in the film Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation (film)
Lost in Translation is a 2003 American film written and directed by Sofia Coppola; her second feature film after The Virgin Suicides and it stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson...
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