Edo no Temari Uta II (江戸の手毬唄II; The Edo Handball Song II) is the sixth single from J-pop teen idol group ℃-ute. The single was released on July 30, 2008 in both limited and regular editions with the limited coming with eight interchangeable covers.
The limited edition and the first press of the regular edition came with a serial number card which can be used to enter a lottery where tickets could be won to an event. The title track appears on the album ④ Akogare My STAR as track #11, and on the Petit Best 9 as track #3.
On September 19, 2008, only 100 copies of a fan club DVD were released of the "Kurofune Version" (黒船バージョン) of the PV. The PV features one of the back dancers from the original PV dancing to a jazz instrumental of the song. The DVD cover portrayed Commodore Matthew Perry, as designed by Yajima Maimi.
Contents
Tracklist[]
℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV)
Edo no Temari Uta II (MV)
CD[]
- Edo no Temari Uta II
- "Wasuretakunai Natsu" (「忘れたくない夏」; "Unforgettable Summer")
- Edo no Temari Uta II (Instrumental)
Single V[]
- Edo no Temari Uta II (PV)
- Edo no Temari Uta II (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Jacket Photography Making of (ジャケット撮影メイキング)
Event V[]
- Edo no Temari Uta II (Close-up Ver.)
- Edo no Temari Uta II TV-SPOT (Solo Ver.)
- PV Making (PVメイキング)
Event V 2[]
- Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Umeda Erika Ver.
- Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Yajima Maimi Ver.
- Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Nakajima Saki Ver.
- Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Suzuki Airi Ver.
- Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Okai Chisato Ver.
- Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Hagiwara Mai Ver.
- Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Arihara Kanna Ver.
Kurofune Version[]
Kurofune Version
CD Tracklist[]
- Edo no Temari Uta II
- Wasuretakunai Natsu
- Edo no Temari Uta II (Instrumetal)
DVD Tracklist[]
- Edo no Temai Uta II (Kurofune Version.) (黒船バージョン)
Limited Edition Interchangeable Covers[]
Featuring ℃-ute
Featuring Umeda Erika
Featuring Yajima Maimi
Featuring Arihara Kanna
Featuring Nakajima Saki
Featuring Suzuki Airi
Featuring Okai Chisato
Featuring Hagiwara Mai
Featured Members[]
C-ute promoting the single
Single Information[]
- Edo no Temari Uta II
- Lyrics: Yoshioka Osamu
- Composition: Uzaki Ryudo
- Arrangement: Kawabata Yoshimasa
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO
- "Wasuretakunai Natsu"
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Yamazaki Jun
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- [2008.08.06] MUSIC JAPAN (Edo no Temari Uta II)
- [2008.08.08] Ongaku Senshi MUSIC FIGHTER (Edo no Temari Uta II)
- [2008.08.26] Oha Star (Edo no Temari Uta II)
- [2008.11.30] Lyricist Award Show 2008 (Edo no Temari Uta II)
- [2008.12.30] 50th Japan Record Awards (Edo no Temari Uta II)
- [2013.08.21] Odaiba Gasshuukoku Mezamashi Live 2013 (Wasuretakunai Natsu)
- [2015.07.24] The Girls Live (Wasuretakunai Natsu)
Concert Performances[]
- Edo no Temari Uta II
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2008 Natsu ~Wasuretakunai Natsu~
- ℃-ute Cutie Circuit 2008 ~9gatsu 10ka wa ℃-ute no Hi~
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2009 Natsu Aki ~Cutie JUMP!~ (part of a medley)
- ℃-ute Cutie Circuit 2012 ~9gatsu 10ka wa ℃-ute no Hi~
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2012~2013 Fuyu ~Shinseinaru Pentagram~ (2012 Shinsei Naru Ver.) - Suzuki Airi
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~Monster~ (2012 Shinsei Naru Ver.) - Suzuki Airi (part of a medley)
- 9→10 Shuunen Kinen ℃-ute Concert Tour Haru ~The Future Departure~ (part of a medley)
- ℃-ute 12 Nenme Totsunyuu Kinen ~℃-Fes! Part 1 9gatsu 5ka mo ℃-ute no Hi at Nippon Budokan~
- ℃-ute Shinshun Concert 2017 ~℃OMPASS~
- "Wasuretakunai Natsu"
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2008 Natsu ~Wasuretakunai Natsu~
- ℃-ute Cutie Circuit 2008 ~9gatsu 10ka wa ℃-ute no Hi~
- ℃-ute Cutie Circuit 2009 ~9gatsu 10ka wa ℃-ute no Hi~
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2009 Natsu Aki ~Cutie JUMP!~
- ℃-ute Concert Tour 2010 Natsu Aki ~Dance Special!! "Chou Uranaito!!"~
- ℃-ute Cutie LIVE 2012 summer IN Otodama ~Natsu Live de Bakoon!~
- ℃-ute Cutie Circuit 2012 ~9gatsu 10ka wa ℃-ute no Hi~
- ℃-ute Cutie LIVE 2013 summer ~Queen Of OTODAMA~
- ℃-ute Cutie LIVE 2014 summer ~Otodama Monster~
- ℃-ute (910) no Hi Special Concert 2014 Thank you BeriKyuu! in Nippon Budokan "Zenpen" - with Berryz Koubou
- ℃-ute Cutie LIVE 2015 summer ~Gamusha LIVE in Otodama~
- ℃-ute Cutie LIVE 2016 summer ~Summer Wind in Otodama~
- ℃-ute Dinner Show 2017 ~Iwai! ℃-ute Kessei 12 Shuunen!!!!!~
Event Performances[]
- [2020.02.12] Suzuki Airi FC Event 2020 ~Minna no Ohanashi Kikasete! Watashi, Utaimasu!~ ("Wasuretakunai Natsu") - Suzuki Airi
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Single Daily & Weekly Ranking
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 3 8,098 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27,805 |
| 4 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 6,524 |
| 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110 | 1,013 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 148 | 447 |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 200 | 35,789 |
Total Reported Sales: 35,789
- Single V
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4,030 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,253 |
Total Reported Sales: 5,283
Trivia[]
- It is the first single to feature all members receiving solo lines.
- The single featured Yajima Maimi as the center.
- The title track was originally written for Itsuki Hiroshi, an enka singer under UP-FRONT AGENCY. He allowed Tsunku to use the song for ℃-ute, thus starting a friendly rivalry. Itsuki released his single under the title "Edo no Temari Uta" on October 22, 2008, three months after ℃-ute did. This is one of the reasons why "Edo no Temari Uta II" isn't considered to be known as a cover single. This strategy was also used for Nakazawa Yuko's Junjou Koushinkyoku and Fujimoto Miki's Okitegami.
Additional Videos[]
 ℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV) (Dance Shot Ver.) Dance Shot Ver.  ℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV) (Close-up Ver.) Close-up Ver.  ℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV) (Yajima Maimi Close-up Solo Ver.) Yajima Maimi Close-up Solo Ver.  ℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV) (Nakajima Saki Close-up Solo Ver.) Nakajima Saki Close-up Solo Ver.  ℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV) (Suzuki Airi Close-up Solo Ver.) Suzuki Airi Close-up Solo Ver.  ℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV) (Okai Chisato Close-up Solo Ver.) Okai Chisato Close-up Solo Ver.  ℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV) (Hagiwara Mai Close-up Solo Ver.) Hagiwara Mai Close-up Solo Ver.  ℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV) (Kurofune Version) Kurofune Version  Yajima Maimi - Edo no Temari Uta II (Kurofune Version) Jacket Design Yajima Maimi - Kurofune Version Jacket Design |
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
- Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Edo no Temari Uta II, Wasuretakunai Natsu
