La La Sunshine Explained

La La Sunshine
Cover:Chisato Moritaka - La La Sunshine.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Chisato Moritaka
Album:Taiyo
Language:Japanese
B-Side:Mukashi no Hito wa...
Released:
(re-release)
Recorded:1996
Length:3:43
Label:One Up Music
zetima (re-release)
Composer:Hiromasa Ijichi
Lyricist:Chisato Moritaka
Producer:Yukio Seto
Prev Title:So Blue
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Gin'iro no Yume
Next Year:1996

is the 29th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by Hiromasa Ijichi. The single was released by One Up Music on June 10, 1996. The song was used as the opening and ending theme of Fuji TV's news magazine program Mezamashi TV from April 1, 1996 to March 28, 1997.[1] The single was re-released by zetima on April 16, 2008 with a bonus DVD containing the music video to coincide with the song's use by Kao Corporation for a Blaune hair coloring commercial featuring Moritaka.[2]

Background

Moritaka's 10th studio album Taiyo contains the song . This is because Fuji TV requested for the song to be used on their news magazine program Mezamashi TV. Moritaka modified the song with the word replaced with in the lyrics, as well as a reworked arrangement to turn it into "La La Sunshine".[3]

Moritaka performed the song on the 47th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.[4]

Chart performance

"La La Sunshine" peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 179,000 copies.[5] [6] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on August 20, 2012.[7] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 2.[8]

The song was remixed by tofubeats in the 2014 collaboration album Chisato Moritaka with tofubeats: Moritaka Tofu.[9] [10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.

Personnel

Certification

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 「ララ サンシャイン」(CD) . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-03-31.
  2. Web site: 「ララ サンシャイン」(CD/DVD) . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-03-31.
  3. Web site: Biography . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-03-31.
  4. Web site: 47th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History . . 2020-03-31.
  5. Web site: ララ サンシャイン/森高千里 . . 2020-03-31.
  6. Web site: 森高千里(シングル) . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524164721/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/moritaka.html . Japanese . 2021-08-16. 2011-05-24 .
  7. 森高千里 『ララ サンシャイン』 【セルフカヴァー】 . Chisato Moritaka . Moritaka . Chisato . . 2012-08-20 . 2020-03-31.
  8. Web site: 「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.2」 . Chisato Moritaka Official Website . . 2020-03-31.
  9. 森高千里 Brand-New “LALA SUNSHINE” Remixed by tofubeats . Chisato Moritaka . Moritaka . Chisato . . 2014-10-29 . 2020-03-31.
  10. Web site: 森高千里 with tofubeats 森高豆腐 . . 2020-03-31.