Kibun Sōkai

"Kibun Sōkai" (気分爽快, lit. "Refreshing") is the 22nd single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Kenichi Kurosawa, the single was released by One Up Music on January 31, 1994. The song was used by Asahi Breweries for commercials promoting Asahi Z beer.[1]

"Kibun Sōkai"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Step by Step
Language	Japanese
English title	Refreshing
B-side	"Te wo Tatakō 2"
Released	January 31, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	J-pop pop rock
Length	3:59
Label	One Up Music
Songwriter(s)	Chisato Moritaka Kenichi Kurosawa
Producer(s)	Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Rock'n Omelette" (1994) "Kibun Sōkai" (1994) "Natsu no Hi" (1994)
Music video
Kibun Sōkai on YouTube

Kibun Sōkai
Video by Chisato Moritaka
Released	November 30, 1994
Genre	J-pop pop rock
Language	Japanese
Label	One Up Music
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Lucky 7 Live (1994) Kibun Sōkai (1994) 1996 Do the Best Live at Yokohama Arena (1996)

The song was included in the 2020 various artists album Egao no Uta ~ Minna no Kokoro ni Nokoru Suteki na Kyoku, Kokoro ni Sotto Yorisou Uta ~ (エガオのウタ～みんなのココロに残るステキな曲、ココロにそっと寄り添う歌～, Songs of Smiles ~ Wonderful Songs That Remain in Everyone's Heart, Songs That Gently Snuggle Up to Your Heart~).[2]

Music video

The music video takes place at a restaurant, with Moritaka singing by her table before all of the customers and staff dance with her. The video introduced the "Kibun Sōkai dance", with Moritaka directing the audience to wave their arms right to left to the chorus.[3][4]

The music video LaserDisc was released on November 30, 1994, with its contents compiled in the 2000 DVD Chisato Moritaka DVD Collection No. 9: Kibun Sōkai.[5][6]

Reception

"Kibun Sōkai" peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 438,000 copies.[7] It was also her first single to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[8]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on August 3, 2013.[9] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2014 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 5.[10] It was also used in a 2015 Asahi Style Free beer commercial starring Moritaka.

The song was remixed by tofubeats in the 2014 collaboration album Chisato Moritaka with tofubeats: Moritaka Tofu.[11][12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka.

CD single

No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kibun Sōkai" ((気分爽快, lit. "Refreshing"))	Kenichi Kurosawa	Yuichi Takahashi	3:59
2.	"Te wo Tatakō 2" (Te wo Tatakō Tsū (手をたたこう2, lit. "Clap Your Hands 2"))	Moritaka	Moritaka	3:39
3.	"Kibun Sōkai (Original Karaoke)" (Kibun Sōkai (Orijinaru Karaoke) (気分爽快 (オリジナル・カラオケ), lit. "Refreshing (Original Karaoke)"))	Kurosawa	Takahashi	3:54

LaserDisc

No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Watarasebashi" ((渡良瀬橋, lit. "Watarase Bridge"))	Hideo Saitō	Saitō
2.	"Watashi no Natsu" ((私の夏, lit. "My Summer"))	Saitō	Saitō
3.	"Hae Otoko (Long Version)" (Hae Otoko (Rongu Vājon) (ハエ男 (ロング・ヴァージョン), lit. "Fly Man" (Long Version)))	Moritaka	Moritaka
4.	"Kaze ni Fukarete" ((風に吹かれて, lit. "Blowing in the Wind"))	Saitō	Saitō
5.	"Rock'n Omelette" (Rokkun Omuretsu (ロックン・オムレツ))	Moritaka	Moritaka
6.	"Kibun Sōkai" ((気分爽快, lit. "Refreshing"))	Kurosawa	Takahashi
7.	"Natsu no Hi" ((夏の日, lit. "Summer Day"))	Saitō	Saitō
8.	"Suteki na Tanjōbi" ((素敵な誕生日, lit. "A Wonderful Birthday"))	Takahashi	Takahashi
9.	"Making of "Watashi no Daiji no Hito"" ((私の大事な人, lit. "My Important Person"))	Moritaka	Yasuaki Maejima

Chart positions

Charts (1994)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[7]	3

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8]	Platinum	400,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums
• Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, piano, backing vocals
• Hiroyoshi Matsuo – acoustic guitar
• Shin Hashimoto – piano
• Masafumi Yokoyama – bass
• Yukio Seto – bass

Cover versions

• Yumi Adachi covered the song in her 1995 album Big. Because Adachi was 14 years old at the time, the word "beer" (ビール, bīru) was replaced with "cola" (コーラ, kōra) in the lyrics.
• Shōko Hamada covered the song in 2007 cover album Hamashō Album ~O teate Shimashōko~.
• Runa Miyashida covered the song in her 2009 album Ska Flavor No. 2.
• Azumi Waki covered the song in the 2016 soundtrack album The Idolm@ster Cinderella Master Jewelries! 003.

References

1. "｢気分爽快｣(CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
2. "エガオのウタ～みんなのココロに残るステキな曲、ココロにそっと寄り添う歌～". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
3. "Biography". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
4. Moritaka, Chisato (2012-07-11). 『気分爽快』 セルフライナーノート. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
5. "｢気分爽快｣ (VHS/LD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
6. "｢CHISATO MORITAKA DVD COLLECTION No.9 気分爽快｣(DVD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
7. "気分爽快/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
8. "Japanese single certifications – 森高 千里 – 気分爽快" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 2, 2021. Select 1994年4月 on the drop-down menu
9. Moritaka, Chisato (2013-08-03). 森高千里 『気分爽快』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
10. "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.5」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
11. Moritaka, Chisato (2014-10-29). 森高千里 Brand-New “LALA SUNSHINE” Remixed by tofubeats. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
12. "森高千里 with tofubeats 森高豆腐". Warner Music Japan. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

External links

• "Kibun Sōkai" at MusicBrainz
• "Kibun Sōkai" at Discogs