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[edit | edit source]
℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV)
Edo no Temari Uta II (MV)
CD[edit | edit source]
- Edo no Temari Uta II
- "Wasuretakunai Natsu" (「忘れたくない夏」; "Unforgettable Summer")
- Edo no Temari Uta II (Instrumental)
Single V[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]

Kurofune Version
CD Tracklist[edit | edit source]
- Edo no Temari Uta II
- Wasuretakunai Natsu
- Edo no Temari Uta II (Instrumetal)
DVD Tracklist[edit | edit source]
- Edo no Temai Uta II (Kurofune Version.) (黒船バージョン)
Limited Edition Interchangeable Covers[edit | edit source]
Featured Members[edit | edit source]

C-ute promoting the single
Single Information[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
TV Performances[edit | edit source]
- [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[edit | edit source]
- Edo no Temari Uta II
- 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"
Event Performances[edit | edit source]
- [2020.02.12] Suzuki Airi FC Event 2020 ~Minna no Ohanashi Kikasete! Watashi, Utaimasu!~ ("Wasuretakunai Natsu") - Suzuki Airi
Oricon Chart Positions[edit | edit source]
- 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 |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4,030 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,253 |
Total Reported Sales: 5,283
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
℃-ute - Edo no Temari Uta II (MV) (Nakajima Saki Close-up Solo Ver.) Nakajima Saki Close-up Solo Ver. Yajima Maimi - Edo no Temari Uta II (Kurofune Version) Jacket Design Yajima Maimi - Kurofune Version Jacket Design Add a photo to this gallery |
External Links[edit | edit source]
- 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