Gatamekira

Gatamekira
Single by Taiyou to Ciscomoonfrom the album Taiyo & Ciscomoon 1
Native title	ガタメキラ
Released	June 23, 1999
Genre	J-Pop
Format	CD
Length	20:11
Label	zetima
Producer	Tsunku
Taiyou to Ciscomoon Singles Chronology
Previous	Tsuki to Taiyou 1st Single (1999)
Next	Uchuu de La Ta Ta 3rd Single (1999)

Gatamekira (ガタメキラ; Gotta Make (It) Love) is Taiyou to Ciscomoon's second single, and the first of four in a planned release-spree leading up to their debut album. Like their first single, this song was also used as the commercial song for DDI Pocket (cell phones). It was also used as the ending theme to Idol wo Sagase!

It was released on June 23, 1999. The single reached #6 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for eight weeks. It sold 48,490 copies in its first week and 117,410 copies total. The coupling tracks are remixes of the group's first single Tsuki to Taiyou.

Tracklist

1. Gatamekira
2. Tsuki to Taiyou sexy beam remix 
3. Tsuki to Taiyou more cool remix
4. Gatamekira (Instrumental)

Featured Members

• Shinoda Miho
• Inaba Atsuko
• RuRu
• Kominato Miwa

Single Information

All Lyrics & Composition: Tsunku

Gatamekira

• Arrangement, Other Instruments: Matsubara Ken
• Bass: Yamazaki Hiroshi
• Keyboards: Kato Kazuhiro
• Background Vocal: Tsunku, Taiyou to Ciscomoon
• Dance Choreographer: Natsu Mayumi

Tsuki to Taiyou - sexy beam remix

• Remix: Motoyama Seiji
• Bass: Matsubara Hideki
• Guitar: Kato Kaoru
• Conga: Genta

Tsuki to Taiyou - more cool remix

• Remix: M.I.D
• Talk Box: Como-Lee
• Rap: U.M.E.D.Y.

Performances

TV Performances

Gatamekira

• [1999.06.20] ASAYAN
• [1999.??.??] m.m.m!
• [2014.06.26] The Girls Live - Hello! Project Station Dance Club

Concert Performances

Gatamekira

• Hello! Project '99
• LIVE!! Summer Night Town 99
• Gatameki-live
• Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000
• CONCERT TOUR 2000 YO! YO! Taiyo-La! Muunsan no Dance Tengoku
• DO-DA! Taiyo & Ciscomoon vs T&C Bomber
• Yeah! Meccha Live at Nakano Sunplaza - Matsuura Aya, Inaba Atsuko, Melon Kinenbi
• Goto Maki Concert Tour 2004 Aki ~Aa Maki no Shirabe~ - Goto Maki, Inaba Atsuko
• Hello! Project 2007 Winter ~Shuuketsu! 10th Anniversary~
• Are Kara 10nen Taiyou to Ciscomoon LIVE 2009 Last&NewDecade
• Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ A gana Live - Shin Minimoni
• Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Bravo!~
• Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
• Pirikara Live 2015 - Pirit Color
• Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018
• Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER
• Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER
• Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Matsunaga Riai
• Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 6gatsu ~Midori~ - Matsunaga Riai
• Last & Νew Decade 2
• OCHA NORMA First Live Tour 2022 ~Start Dash!~ - Ishiguri Kanami, Yonemura Kirara, Kitahara Momo, Tsutsui Roko
• Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT "ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!" ACT I

Event Performances

Gatamekira

• [2013.05.28] Sayashi Riho Birthday Event ~Sayashi no Koto, Itsu Iwau no? Ima Desho!! - Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura
• [2019.08.19] BEYOOOOONDS / CHICA#TETSU Nishida Shiori Birthday Event 2019 - Nishida Shiori
• [2023.02.26] Taiyou to Ciscomoon Live 2023 Shinoda Miho 50sai SP ~Eien ni Haropuro OG Sainenchou~
• [2023.06.19] Tsubaki Factory Kishimoto Yumeno×Akiyama Mao×Yofu Runo FC Event 2023 ~Chou Chou Chou Nen3~ Kishimon Birthday SP in Osaka - Ono Mizuho, Akiyama Mao, Yofu Runo
• [2023.12.22] CISCO X′mas Party
• [2024.01.15] Juice=Juice Arisawa Ichika Birthday Event 2024 - Arisawa Ichika

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	48,490
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	12,661
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	1,149
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	117,410

Total Reported Sales: 117,410

Trivia

• Gatamekira is an corruption of the phrase "Gotta Make (It) Love".
• Some singles had a notification (a flyer) for a Taiyou to Ciscomoon event that summer.
• ZYX covered Gatamekira for their single Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH.
• For the second chorus, Kominato sings the the part "Aishite yo Kinou yori" ("Love me more than you loved me yesterday") wrong. She is singing, "AishiteRU yo Kinou yori" ("I love you more than I loved you yesterday").
• On the ASAYAN episode aired May 30, 1999, Taiyou to Ciscomoom is in the recording boot with Tsunku.
• The first song Tsunku worked with Matsubara Ken on.

Interviews

Interview

Tsunku's comments about the single: "This is their second single. Opening is like a gospel, showing their great harmony. I really wanted to let listeners know how talented they were and how amazing their harmony was. I spent lots of time recording this song. For the melody, I chose the sound filled with percussion, (what I call “Percussive”), and for the lyrics, I chose sexy vocabularies. When the 4 of them created a beautiful harmony for the main chorus by singing, “Gotta Make It Love”, I really thought this group was awesome. They could also do funky choreography, which was another appeal of the group." The members were interviewed on how to sing this song perfect at karaoke. This is what they had to say: Kominato: This has nothing to do with the song, but please try to sing with power in your eyes. RuRu: I want you to act like a passionate woman! Inaba: Please sing "sou yo onna datte (=That’s right, I’m a woman), wow wow wow a ha ha" like your life depends on it. Shinoda: Please try to sing with the feeling of "I’m a good, strong woman".

Gallery

Videos

Gatamekira (MV)

External Links

• Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
• Wikipedia: Japanese
• Lyrics: Gatamekira, Tsuki to Taiyou ~ sexy beam remix, Tsuki to Taiyou ~ more cool remix