Pride Bright / FUNKY FLUSHIN' (プライド・ブライト/FUNKY FLUSHIN') is Juice=Juice's 17th single. It was released on July 12, 2023 in 5 editions: 2 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions includes a random trading card of 10 kinds and one shiny group card depending on the jacket (22 in total).[1]
"FUNKY FLUSHIN'" is a cover of the 1979 song by Yamashita Tatsuro. "Pride Bright" was pre-released digitally on June 29, 2023.[2]
A 7-inch LP vinyl record of "FUNKY FLUSHIN'" will be released on December 6, 2023.[3]
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Pride Bright
- FUNKY FLUSHIN'
- Pride Bright (Instrumental)
- FUNKY FLUSHIN' (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A Blu-ray[]
- Pride Bright (Music Video)
- Pride Bright (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Pride Bright (Making Eizou) (メイキング映像; Making Video)
Limited Edition B Blu-ray[]
- FUNKY FLUSHIN' (Music Video)
- FUNKY FLUSHIN' (Dance Shot Ver.)
- FUNKY FLUSHIN' (Making Eizou)
Limited Edition SP Blu-ray[]
- rockin'on presents. COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23 2022.12.29 at COSMO STAGE
- CHOICE & CHANCE
- Ai no Diving
- MC
- Zenbu Kakete GO!!
- Platonic Planet
- TOKYO Glider
- Fiesta! Fiesta!
- "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?
- Romance no Tochuu
Bonus Contents - Backstage Eizou (バックステージ映像; Backstage Video)
LP Record[]
Side A[]
- FUNKY FLUSHIN'
Side B[]
- FUNKY FLUSHIN' (Instrumental)
Featured Members[]
Juice=Juice promoting "Pride Bright"
Juice=Juice promoting "FUNKY FLUSHIN'"
- Uemura Akari
- Dambara Ruru
- Inoue Rei
- Kudo Yume
- Matsunaga Riai
- Arisawa Ichika
- Irie Risa
- Ebata Kisaki
- Ishiyama Sakura
- Endo Akari
Single Information[]
- Pride Bright
- Lyrics and Composition: Yamazaki Aoi
- Arrangement, Programming & Guitars: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Chorus: Dambara Ruru, Irie Risa, Ebata Kisaki
- FUNKY FLUSHIN'
- Lyrics: Yoshida Minako
- Composition: Yamashita Tatsuro
- Arrangement, Track Programming & Guitar: Aksel Odenbalk
- Bass Guitar: Henrik Linder (Dirty Loops)
- Backing Vocals: Haruna & Juice=Juice
- Produced by Anders Dannvik & Shusui
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- Pride Bright
- [2024.10.29] Hello! Dream -Music- #17
Concert Performances[]
- Pride Bright
- Juice=Juice 10th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~10th Juice at BUDOKAN~
- Juice=Juice 10th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~10th Juice~ Encore
- Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT "Theme Of Hello!"
- Juice=Juice 10th Anniversary Concert Tour 2023 ~Juicetory~
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2023 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ ACT3
- Hello! Project 2024 Winter ~THREE OF US~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2024
- Hello! Project 2024 Summer ALL OF US "Altair"
- Juice=Juice Concert Tour 2024 TRIANGROOOVE2
- Juice=Juice Concert Tour 2024 TRIANGROOOVE2 Special
- FUNKY FLUSHIN'
- Juice=Juice 10th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~10th Juice~ Encore
- Juice=Juice 10th Anniversary Concert Tour 2023 ~Juicetory~
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2023 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ ACT1
- Hello! Project 2024 Winter ~THREE OF US~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2024 - Hello! Project
Event Performances[]
- Pride Bright
- [2023.09.01] ANGERME Matsumoto Wakana Birthday Event 2023 - Matsumoto Wakana
- [2023.10.10] Juice=Juice FC Event 2023 ~10gatsu 10ka wa Juice=Juice no Hi!~
- [2023.11.01] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Yamazaki Yuhane Birthday Event 2023 - Yamazaki Yuhane
- [2023.12.13] Juice=Juice FC Event 2023 ~Meri Kuri×Juice×Box~
- [2023.12.19] Tsubaki Factory Yofu Runo Birthday Event 2023 - Yofu Runo, Ebata Kisaki
- [2024.03.03] Juice=Juice Fanclub Tour Miracle×Juice×Bus4 in Izu
- [2024.04.02] Miyazaki Yuka Birthday Event 2024 ～30 Sai～ - Miyazaki Yuka
- [2024.04.19] OCHA NORMA Ishiguri Kanami Birthday Event 2024 - Ishiguri Kanami
- [2024.06.20] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2024 - Maeda Kokoro
- [2024.08.26] Juice=Juice FC Event 2024 ~Miracle×Juice×Box×Enjoy Summer!~
- [2024.10.08] ANGERME Hashisako Rin Birthday Event 2024 - Hashisako Rin
- FUNKY FLUSHIN'
- [2024.01.18] ANGERME Ise Layla Birthday Event 2024 - Ise Layla
- [2024.08.26] Juice=Juice FC Event 2024 ~Miracle×Juice×Box×Enjoy Summer!~
- [2025.03.19] Ishida Ayumi FC Event 2025 Haru ~Hajimemashite, Ohisashiburi Desu~ - Ishida Ayumi
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 39,507 |
2 2,707 |
3 1,653 |
4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 46,867 |
| 13 | - | 27 | 30 | 5 | - | 30 | 19 | 1,943 |
| - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 42 | 699 |
| - | - | - | 28 | 7 | - | - | 30 | 1,033 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Out for 2 weeks. | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 130 | 138 |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | July | 9 | 49,509 | [4] |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 96 | 50,680 |
Total Reported Sales: 50,680
- Weekly Combined Ranking
| Week Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 48,526 | [5] |
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales[]
| Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 71,741 | [6] |
| 17 | 2,502 | [7] |
| 28 | 1,087 | [8] |
| 24 | 1,489 | [9] |
Total Reported Sales: 76,819
Recochoku Music Video Rankings[]
| Song | Daily Rank | Weekly Rank | Monthly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pride Bright | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| FUNKY FLUSHIN' | 2 | 3 | 17 |
Other Chart Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 2 (65,718) |
[10] | |||
| "Pride Bright" only | ||||||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 5 | [11] | ||||
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 11 | [12] | ||||
Trivia[]
- The single was announced on May 10, 2023 at the episode #477 of Hello! Project Station.[13]
- This is their first single since "SEXY SEXY / Naite Ii yo / Vivid Midnight" to feature the same line-up as the previous single.
- This is the third song originally produced by Yamashita Tatsuro that Juice=Juice has covered, after "DOWN TOWN" and "Plastic Love".
- Kawashima Mifu was not featured in this single despite being a member at the time of release as she was added to Juice=Juice after the single was announced.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ "Juice=Juice 2023年7月12日発売17thシングルご購入特典のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-05-26.
- ↑ "Juice=Juice「プライド・ブライト」6/29(木)0時先行配信決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-06-28.
- ↑ "Juice=Juice｜名曲カバー3タイトル『DOWN TOWN』『プラスティック・ラブ』『FUNKY FLUSHIN'』の7inchアナログ盤が12月6日発売" (in Japanese). TOWER RECORDS ONLINE. 2023-10-11.
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2023-07/
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2023-07-24/
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2023&month=07&day=24
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2023&month=07&day=31
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2023&month=08&day=07
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2023&month=08&day=14
- ↑ "【先ヨミ】B'z『STARS』9.1万枚で現在シングル1位" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2023-07-13.
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2023&month=07&day=24
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2023&month=07&day=10
- ↑ "【ハロ！ステ#477】Juice=Juiceお知らせ！～春の公開実力診断テスト～課題曲ダイジェスト！OCHA NORMA「ヨリドリ ME DREAM」ハロー！キッチン MC:西田汐里＆平井美葉" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Station. 2023-05-10.
External Links[]
- Discography:
- Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- "Pride Bright" Digital Pre-release: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Pride Bright, FUNKY FLUSHIN'