Kyū Jō Show!!
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is the tenth single released by the Japanese
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 boyband Kanjani8
Kanjani Eight
is a seven-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their...

. The single was released in 2009, the first single from the group since the release of "Musekinin Hero
Musekinin Hero
is the ninth single released by the Japanese boyband Kanjani8. The single was the first that featured three separate versions since the release of Kan Fu Fighting. The two limited edition singles featured different B-side tracks and DVDs of their unit and band performs from the 2009 Summer Concert...

" more than a year prior. The single, like its predecessor, was released in three different editions. The regular edition contained the title track and three B-sides, while the limited editions only contained the title track, one B-side, and a DVD. It also marks the first time since the release of "Sukiyanen, Osaka
Sukiyanen, Osaka/Sakura Enka (Oh! Enka)/Mugendai
is the third single released by the Japanese boyband Kanjani Eight. The single was a triple A side release, featuring two versions of the CD single which contained two different comedy sketches for the song Sukiyanen, Osaka...

" in 2005 that a PV
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 DVD was included with one of the group's singles.

The B-side, "Hitotsu no Uta", is a recording from their July Kyocera Dome concert.

Band member You Yokoyama plays on the hidden gag in this single's release as the mysterious director of the television station that the band performs the title song at in the music video. The mysterious director also appears in the CD jacket of the regular edition CD single. The pun is based on Yokoyama's popularity boost due to his portrayal of an unstable television director in the Nihon Television prime time drama, The Quiz Show 2.

Regular Edition

  1. "Brilliant Blue"
  2. "Cinematic"
  3. "Kyū Jō Show!! "
  4. "Brilliant Blue "
  5. "Cinematic "
  6. "Hitotsu no Uta "

Charts

Week Oricon
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 Weekly
Peak Position Sales Total
November 16, 2009 November Week 3 1 271,516
November 23, 2009 November Week 4 10 15,977
November 30, 2009 November Week 5 27 5,357

Chart procession and succession

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