Shūji to Akira

Shūji to Akira (修二と彰, lit. Shūji and Akira) was a special temporary unit formed by KAT-TUN member Kazuya Kamenashi and NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita for their 2005 drama Nobuta o Produce. Shūji (修二) and Akira (彰) are the names of the characters Kamenashi and Yamashita play in the drama respectively. Although the drama has long finished on television, the duo have revived their performance of their song "Seishun Amigo" (青春アミーゴ, Youthful Friends) numerous times. In 2017, they formed another special temporary unit, Kame to Yamapi (亀と山P, lit. Kame and Yamapi), for their 2017 drama Boku, Unmei no Hito desu.

Shūji to Akira 修二と彰
Origin	Japan
Genres	Pop
Years active	2005, 2017
Labels	Johnny's Entertainment J Storm
Past members	Kazuya Kamenashi Tomohisa Yamashita

"Seishun Amigo"

"Seishun Amigo 青春アミーゴ"
Single by Shūji to Akira
B-side	"Colorful" "Kizuna"
Released	November 2, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop
Length	26:28 (Regular edition) 13:15 (Limited edition)
Label	Johnny's Entertainment

Single information

The limited edition consists of three songs and a special 12-page photo booklet, and the regular edition consists three songs and their instrumentals. "Seishun Amigo" was used as the theme song for the drama Nobuta wo Produce starring Kamenashi, Yamashita and Maki Horikita. Musically, the song has a resemblance to Japanese kayōkyoku music of the 1980s.[1]

Track list

Regular Edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Seishun Amigo"	Zopp	Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand	4:36
2.	"Colorful" (カラフル "Karafuru")	Tomohisa Yamashita	Kosuke Morimoto	4:29
3.	"Kizuna" (絆 "Bonds")	Kazuya Kamenashi	Koji Makaino	4:11
4.	"Seishun Amigo" (Instrumental)	Zopp	Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand	4:36
5.	"Colorful" (Instrumental)	Yamashita	Morimoto	4:29
6.	"Kizuna" (Instrumental)	Kamenashi	Makaino	4:11

Limited Edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Seishun Amigo"	Zopp	Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson, Jonas Engstrand	4:36
2.	"Colorful"	Tomohisa Yamashita	Kosuke Morimoto	4:29
3.	"Kizuna"	Kazuya Kamenashi	Koji Makaino	4:11

Chart information

The unit's sole single "Seishun Amigo" was released on November 2, 2005 and debuted at number one on the Oricon singles weekly chart, selling 520,419 copies.[2] It maintained its number one spot the following week, selling another 250,108 copies.[3] The single sold more than a million copies in less than four weeks[4] and spent a total of sixty-five weeks on the Oricon charts.[5] The single was the best-selling single of 2005[6] and the third best-selling single of 2006.[7]

In 2010, Seishun Amigo was reported by the Oricon's magazine, OriStar, for having sold over 1,627,000 copies and was later certified Million by RIAJ denoting over 1,000,000 shipments.[8][9]

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2005) Peak position Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[2] 1 Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[6] 1 Chart (2006) Peak position Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[10] 1 Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[7] 3 Sweden Hitlistan Weekly Singles Chart[11] 41

Sales and certifications Country Provider Sales Certification Japan RIAJ 1,627,000+ Million

Performances

• 2005.10.23 Utawara Hot Hit 10
• 2005.10.27 Utaban
• 2005.10.28 Music Station
• 2005.10.31 Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
• 2005.11.04 Music Fighter
• 2005.11.04 Music Station
• 2005.11.11 Music Station
• 2005.11.20 Utawara Hot Top 10
• 2005.11.30 Best Artist (ベストアーティスト, Besuto Ateisuto)
• 2005.12.23 Music Station Super Live 2005
• 2005.12.31 Johnny's Countdown Live
• 2006.03.18 Song of Japan Voted by Families (家族で選ぶにっぽんの歌)
• 2006.08.26 24-Hour Television (24時間テレビ, 24 Jikan Terebi)
• 2007.12.31 Johnny's Countdown Live
• 2008.12.31 Johnny's Countdown Live
• 2009.08.31 24-Hour Television
• 2009.12.15 Best Artist
• 2009.12.31 Johnny's Countdown Live
• 2015.12.31 Johnny's Countdown Live
• 2017.07.01 The Music Day
• 2017.12.06 2017 FNS Music Festival

"Senaka goshi no Chance"

"Senaka goshi no Chance 背中越しのチャンス"
Single by Kame to Yamapi
B-side	"Follow Me" "Bird" "Super Funker!!" "Forever Summer" "Gyakuten Revolution"
Released	May 17, 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Pop
Length	27:46 (Regular edition) 4:33 (Limited edition 1) 27:19 (Limited edition 2)
Label	J-Storm

Single information

Limited edition 1 consists of one song and its music video and making-of and a special 8-panel lyrics card, limited edition 2 consists of four songs and three instrumentals and a 24-page lyrics booklet, and the regular edition consists of three songs and their instrumentals. "Senaka goshi no Chance" was used as the theme song for the drama Boku, Unmei no Hito desu starring Kamenashi, Yamashita, and Fumino Kimura.[12]

Track list

Regular Edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Senaka goshi no Chance"	Koudai Iwatsubo	Iwatsubo
2.	"Forever Summer"	Tomohisa Yamashita, Kazuya Kamenashi	Yamashita, Kamenashi, Yoshi Nishizawa
3.	"Gyakuten Revolution" (逆転レボルシオン "Reverse Revolution")	Zopp	Jonas Mengler, Pink Pierrot
4.	"Senaka goshi no Chance" (Instrumental)	Iwatsubo	Iwatsubo
5.	"Forever Summer" (Instrumental)	Yamashita, Kamenashi	Yamashita, Kamenashi, Nishizawa
6.	"Gyakuten Revolution" (Instrumental)	Zopp	Mengler, Pink Pierrot

Limited Edition 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Senaka goshi no Chance"	Iwatsubo	Iwatsubo
2.	"Senaka goshi no Chance" (Music video + making-of)	Iwatsubo	Iwatsubo

Limited Edition 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Senaka goshi no Chance"	Iwatsubo	Iwatsubo
2.	"Follow Me" (Kamenashi solo)	Kamenashi	Chris Wahle, CR
3.	"Bird" (Yamashita solo)	Yamashita	Greg Bonnick, Hayden Chapman, Adrian Mckinnon, Takuya Harada
4.	"Super Funker!!"	Yuuki Fujii	Dailydose
5.	"Follow Me" (Instrumental)	Kamenashi	Wahle, CR
6.	"Bird" (Instrumental)	Yamashita	Bonnick, Chapman, Mckinnon, Harada
7.	"Super Funker!!" (Instrumental)	Fujii	Dailydose

Chart information

The single debuted at number one on the Oricon singles weekly chart, selling 175,269 copies.[13] The single spent a total of twenty-three weeks on the Oricon charts.[14] "Senaka goshi no Chance" debuted at number sixty on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart on May 8, 2017.[15] It rose to number forty-one on May 22 and peaked at number one the following week.[16][17] The song charted for eleven weeks on the Hot 100 chart.[18] The single also topped the Billboard Japan top singles sales chart, selling 188,231 copies in its first week.[19]

The single was certified Gold by RIAJ in May 2017.[20]

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2017) Peak position Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[2] 1 Japan Billboard Hot 100 Chart[17] 1 Japan Billboard Top Single Sales Chart[21] 1

Sales and certifications Country Provider Sales Certification Japan RIAJ 220,000+ Gold

Performances

• 2017.05.13 Count Down TV
• 2017.05.16 Utacon
• 2017.05.19 Music Station
• 2017.05.19 Buzz Rhythm
• 2017.05.26 Music Station
• 2017.07.01 The Music Day
• 2017.11.28 Best Artist 2017
• 2017.12.06 2017 FNS Music Festival

References

1. 「青春アミーゴ」の真相！なぜ、修二と彰はこんなに売れたのか！？. Oricon (in Japanese). December 2, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
2. 2005年11月第2週のシングルランキング情報. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-20.
3. 2005年11月第3週のシングルランキング情報. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-20.
4. "Utawara Hot Top 10". (in Japanese). 2005-10-23. NTV. Missing or empty |series= (help)
5. "Seishun Amigo Oricon profile". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-20.
6. "2005 Oricon Yearly Singles Ranking". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-20.
7. "2006 Oricon Yearly Singles Ranking". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-20.
8. "Million hit singles in 10 years (2000-2010)". OriStar: 14–15. September 9, 2010.
9. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2005年11月. Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-20.
10. 2006年1月第2週のシングルランキング情報. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-20.
11. "SHUJI TO AKIRA - SEISHUN AMIGO (SONG)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
12. 亀梨&山P&文乃、ドラマEDで“ボク運ダンス”披露. Oricon (in Japanese). 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
13. 【オリコン】亀と山P、『ボク運』主題歌1位 12年ぶり黄金タッグ復活. Oricon (in Japanese). 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
14. 背中越しのチャンス(初回限定盤1). Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-02.
15. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 May 8, 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
16. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 May 22, 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
17. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 May 29, 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
18. 背中越しのチャンス / 亀と山P CHART insight. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-02.
19. 【ビルボード】亀と山P『背中越しのチャンス』188,231枚売り上げでシングル・セールス・チャート首位獲得. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
20. 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会. Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-02.
21. "Billboard Japan Top Single Sales May 29, 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-12-02.

External links

• "Seishun Amigo" product information (in Japanese)
• "Senaka goshi no Chance" product information (in Japanese)