Zipangu (song)
Encyclopedia
"Zipangu" is Pink Lady
's 11th single, and the first, after nine number 1 hits, to only reach the highest position of number 4 on the Oricon
charts.
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Pink Lady (band)
is a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda...
's 11th single, and the first, after nine number 1 hits, to only reach the highest position of number 4 on the Oricon
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...
charts.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Shunichi Tokura, lyrics written by Yū AkuYu Aku
, , was a Japanese lyricist, poet, novelist.He was famous for thousands of his lyrics he contributed to many recording artists since 1967. Mainly during the 1970s, more than 20 of them reached the number-one on the Japanese Oricon chart, and 7 singles sold more than a million copies...
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- "Zipangu" 3:30
- "Jiken Ga Okitara Bell Ga Naru" 4:00
Chart positions
| Charts (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon 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... |
4 |
Cover versions
- Kome Kome ClubKome Kome Clubis a Japanese pop band formed in 1982. It is widely recognized as the only Japanese pop musical group which achieved commercial success by blending funk, soul and Latin musical styles. They also use the style of rakugo.-1982–1997: Commercial success:...
covered this song for the Pink Lady tribute album Bad Friends.