is the third major single from the Japanese pop group C-ute, released on October 17, 2007 on the Zetima

Zetima

is a Japanese record label owned by Up-Front Works, a Japanese entertainment management company. The label is handled by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Outside Japan the label is most famous for releasing music by several participants in Hello! Project, the most famous...

 label.

The CD single was released in two versions: Regular Edition and Limited Edition, the latter included a bonus DVD with a concert performance. It debuted at number 3 in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, remaining in the chart for 4 weeks.

On October 31, the Single V

Single V

A is a type of DVD released by artists who are part of the J-Pop idol conglomerate, Hello! Project.- Single V :A Single V is often released in coordination one or two weeks after the release of a Hello! Project single. Most artists follow this pattern, except a few including Melon Kinenbi...

 containing the "Tokaikko Junjō" music video appeared.

As of November 28, 2007, the single has sold 38,085 copies, making it their highest-selling single to date, and also the second-best selling Hello! Project Kids

Hello! Project Kids

is a Japanese music group of fifteen young girls chosen out of 27,958 applicants in 2002. The group was formed as a part of the Hello! Project. The group has so far published a number of records under both group names and the Hello! Project Kids title....

 single after Buono!

Buono!

is a Hello! Project unit consisting of three members: Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Koubou, and Airi Suzuki from ℃-ute. The name translates into 'tasty', more specifically when used to imply food possesses a pleasant palate...

's debut single "Honto no Jibun

Honto no Jibun

is the title of the first single by the Hello! Project unit Buono!, featuring Airi Suzuki, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Momoko Tsugunaga as the main performers and Maimi Yajima and Chisato Okai as background characters in the song's Promotional Video....

".

On December 30, 2007, for the single "Tokaikko Junjō" C-ute received the Japan Record Award

Japan Record Award

for outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association, is major music awards show held annually in Japan.- Categories :The Japan Record Award are four awards which are not restricted by genre....

 for Best New Artist.

Description

The selected lead singer for Tokaikko Junjō is Airi Suzuki

Airi Suzuki

is a Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups C-ute, Buono! and Hello! Project Kids. Both of her parents, Tōru and Kyoko Suzuki, are professional golfers, although her mother has already retired.- Career :...

. The Minor Vocals for Tokaikko Junjō are Mai Hagiwara

Mai Hagiwara

is a Japanese pop singer, currently a member of C-ute and Hello! Project Kids.Hagiwara joined Hello! Project after passing the 2002 Hello! Project Kids audition. She is the youngest out of the fifteen Hello! Project Kids and is also the youngest member in C-ute. As a member of Hello! Project, she...

 and Saki Nakajima

Saki Nakajima

is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society.-Television Animation:* Bleach as Chizuru Honshou.* Blue Dragon as Bouquet* Duel Masters as Mimi Tasogare* Gravion Zwei as Dika...

, they get 3 and 2 solo lines. Maimi Yajima

Maimi Yajima

is a member and the leader of C-ute, a J-pop group within Hello! Project. Her younger cousin, Akari Takeuchi, is also a member of Hello! Project, currently a "Hello Pro Egg"...

 also gets a solo line and 2 paragraphs of soliloquy. It's dance performance designated Airi Suzuki

Airi Suzuki

is a Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups C-ute, Buono! and Hello! Project Kids. Both of her parents, Tōru and Kyoko Suzuki, are professional golfers, although her mother has already retired.- Career :...

, Mai Hagiwara

Mai Hagiwara

is a Japanese pop singer, currently a member of C-ute and Hello! Project Kids.Hagiwara joined Hello! Project after passing the 2002 Hello! Project Kids audition. She is the youngest out of the fifteen Hello! Project Kids and is also the youngest member in C-ute. As a member of Hello! Project, she...

 and Saki Nakajima

Saki Nakajima

is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society.-Television Animation:* Bleach as Chizuru Honshou.* Blue Dragon as Bouquet* Duel Masters as Mimi Tasogare* Gravion Zwei as Dika...

 as choreographical centre, but in the middle of the song, Airi Suzuki

Airi Suzuki

is a Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups C-ute, Buono! and Hello! Project Kids. Both of her parents, Tōru and Kyoko Suzuki, are professional golfers, although her mother has already retired.- Career :...

 and Maimi Yajima

Maimi Yajima

is a member and the leader of C-ute, a J-pop group within Hello! Project. Her younger cousin, Akari Takeuchi, is also a member of Hello! Project, currently a "Hello Pro Egg"...

 are the center positions.

Track listing

3. "Tokaikko Junjō (Instrumental)"

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position	Weeks on chart
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... )	3	4

External links

• Tokaikko Junjō entry on the Up-Front Works official website