Ai Ai Gasa Explained

Ai Ai Gasa
Type:single
Artist:Tegomass
Album:Tegomasu no Uta
Released:June 18, 2008
Recorded:2008
Genre:J-pop
Label:Johnny's Entertainment
Prev Title:Kiss ~Kaerimichi no Love Song
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Tanabata Matsuri
Next Year:2009

is the third single by the Japanese duo Tegomass, released on June 18, 2008, by Jonny's Entertainment. It was used as the ending theme for the anime Neo Angelique ~Abyss~. It ranked first on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and charted for 13 weeks.[1]

"Ai Ai Gasa" was certified Gold by the RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies.[2]

Title

Literally means to share an umbrella,[3] but it could also be read as "Love-Love Umbrella", as the word for love (愛) is also pronounced ai. As such, sharing an umbrella as a couple in Japan is considered a romantic expression, and teenagers often draw an umbrella with their name and the name of their crush, the way one would in a heart. In Tegomass's video, the two are creating rain to make a young boy and girl walk under an umbrella together.

Track lists

Limited edition track list:

  1. "Ai ai gasa"
  2. "Bokura no Uta"
  3. "Moshi mo Boku ga Pochi Dattara…"

DVD track list:

  1. "Ai ai gasa" (PV)
  2. "Ai ai gasa" (Making)

Regular edition track list:

  1. "Ai ai gasa"
  2. "Bokura no Uta"
  3. "Moshi mo Boku ga Pochi Dattara…"
  4. "Boku no Cinderella"
  5. "Ai ai gasa" (original karaoke)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: テゴマス-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック . Oricon . 2008-06-20 . 2011-11-03 . ja.
  2. Web site: 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会|各種統計 . Recording Industry Association of Japan . 2011-11-03.
  3. See 相合傘 on Wiktionary.