| Paprika | |
| Cover: | Paprika by foorin.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Foorin |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Released: | (Japanese) (English) |
| Recorded: | 2018 |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Length: | 3:28 |
| Label: | Sony Japan |
| Producer: | Kenshi Yonezu |
"Paprika" (パプリカ) is a song by the children choral group Foorin. NHK invited Kenshi Yonezu to produce it as a cheer song for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
This song was performed at the 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen with Okaasan to Issho, Inai Inai Baa!, Seiko Matsuda, King & Prince, Sexy Zone, AKB48, Nogizaka46, and Keyakizaka46.
The CD of Japanese version was released on August 15, 2018. The MV of English version by Foorin Team E was released through YouTube on December 1, 2019, while CD was released on January 22, 2020.[1] The MV of Kenshi version was released on August 9, 2019, and was available as a digital single on February 3, 2020.[2]
The choreographers are Tomohiko Tsujimoto and Koharu Sugawara.
The Japanese version debuted at No.18,[3] peaked at No.3 in January 2020 and charted in the Oricon singles chart for more than 100 weeks.[4] The song won the Grand Prix award at the 61st Japan Record Awards on December 30, 2019, becoming the first children's group to receive the award.
| Chart (2020) | Peak position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| JP ver. | EN ver. | ||
| Japan (Oricon)[5] | 3 | 30 | |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] | 5 | – | |
JP ver
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 61st Japan Record Awards | Grand Prix | |
| 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan | MTV Breakthrough Song |