Yo-kai Exercise No. 2
| "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" | ||||
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| Single by Dream5 | ||||
| from the album Yo-kai Watch Music Best - First Season and the EP Colors | ||||
| Released | June 17, 2015 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 5:00 | |||
| Label | FRAME | |||
| Producer | Takashi Takagi | |||
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| "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" on YouTube | ||||
"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" (Japanese: ようかい体操第二, Hepburn: Yōkai Taisō Dai-ni) is the 14th and final single by Japanese co-ed group Dream5. Released as a single on June 17, 2015, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" is the fourth Japanese ending theme to the 2014 Yo-kai Watch TV-series, succeeding "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!", also by Dream5, and preceding "Space Dance!" by Kotori with Stitch Bird.
Background and release
[edit | edit source]"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" acts as a sequel to Dream5's 12th single, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1", which was also used as an ending theme to the Yo-kai Watch TV-series. Due to "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1" being "a hit", multiple Dream5 members stated that they felt pressured to make "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" a good follow-up. The song was choreographed by Lucky Ikeda,[1] who had previously choreographed multiple other songs for the Yo-kai Watch series, such as "Gera Gera Po" and "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!". According to Dream5 member Kotori Shigemoto, Ikeda based the choreography on the song's lyrics.[2]
"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" was first shown at the Level-5 Vision event on April 7, 2015, where it was performed live by Dream5.[3] The song later debuted in the Yo-kai Watch TV-series as the new ending theme in episode 68, aired May 8, 2015. On the same day, a short version of the song was uploaded to YouTube by Avex Trax. The song was released as a CD and DVD later on June 17, under the FRAME label.[4][5]
In December 2015, "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" appeared as one of the 10 songs in Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version.[6]
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]"Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" made nine appearances on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 4.[5] The song debuted on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart at number 47 for the week of July 4, 2015,[7] before dropping to number 100 and leaving the chart in the following two weeks.[8][9] "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" also appeared on the Billboard Japan Hot Animation chart, where it peaked at number 7.[10]
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Credits adapted from the CD and DVD release of "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2".[11]
- Takashi Takagi – producer
- Dream5 – vocals
- Lucky Ikeda – music video producer, choreography
- Kenichiro Kimura – coordination
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Shirokuro Tsukenai Koi Mo Aru" | 1:26 |
| 3. | "Yo-kai Exercise No. 2" (Karaoke) | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Shirokuro Tsukenai Koi Mo Aru" (Karaoke) | 1:26 |
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Japan (Oricon)[5] | 4 |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[8] | 47 |
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