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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.

Tracklist[]

CD[]

  1. Edo no Temari Uta II
  2. "Wasuretakunai Natsu" (「忘れたくない夏」; "Unforgettable Summer")
  3. Edo no Temari Uta II (Instrumental)

Single V[]

  1. Edo no Temari Uta II (PV)
  2. Edo no Temari Uta II (Dance Shot Ver.)
  3. Jacket Photography Making of (ジャケット撮影メイキング)

Event V[]

  1. Edo no Temari Uta II (Close-up Ver.)
  2. Edo no Temari Uta II TV-SPOT (Solo Ver.)
  3. PV Making (PVメイキング)

Event V 2[]

  1. Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Umeda Erika Ver.
  2. Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Yajima Maimi Ver.
  3. Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Nakajima Saki Ver.
  4. Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Suzuki Airi Ver.
  5. Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Okai Chisato Ver.
  6. Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Hagiwara Mai Ver.
  7. Edo no Temari Uta II Close-up Solo Arihara Kanna Ver.

Kurofune Version[]

ºC-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (Kurofune Version)

Kurofune Version

CD Tracklist[]

  1. Edo no Temari Uta II
  2. Wasuretakunai Natsu
  3. Edo no Temari Uta II (Instrumetal)

DVD Tracklist[]

  1. Edo no Temai Uta II (Kurofune Version.) (黒船バージョン)

Limited Edition Interchangeable Covers[]

Featured Members[]

C-ute 03

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"

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
"Wasuretakunai Natsu"

Event Performances[]

Edo no Temari Uta II
"Wasuretakunai Natsu"

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.

Videos[]

Edo no Temari Uta II (MV)

Dance Shot Ver.
Close-up Ver.
Yajima Maimi Close-up Solo Ver.
Nakajima Saki Close-up Solo Ver.
Suzuki Airi Close-up Solo Ver.
Okai Chisato Close-up Solo Ver.
Hagiwara Mai Close-up Solo Ver.
Kurofune Version
Yajima Maimi - Kurofune Version Jacket Design

External Links[]

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